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3 Days COLCA TREK
 CLASSIC

It is Peru's third most-visited tourist destination.
The Colca Canyon is located about 160 km (99 mi) northwest of Arequipa. With a depth of about (4160 meters 13728feet) it is one of the deepest canyons in the world. Its length is about 70 km (43 mi) before the Canyon there is a colorful Andean valley with pre-Inca rooted inhabitants, and towns founded in Spanish colonial times, still inhabited by descendants of Collagua and Cabana cultures. The local people maintain their ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces, called andenes.

“ONCE A YEAR GO SOMEWHERE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN BEFORE”

(Dalai Lama)

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USEFUL INFORMATION
Duration: 3 days 2 nights
Starting Point: AREQUIPA- PUNO or CUZCO
Final point: AREQUIPA- PUNO or CUZCO
Destination: Colca Canyon - Colca Valley - Geopark
 Vicuña National Reserve
Theme: Hiking & Cultural
Length: 24 km /15 miles
Difficulty: Moderate 3
Group size: Minimum 2 participants
Abra Patapampa: 4910 meters /16203 feet
Oasis: 2000 meters /6600 feet
Chivay town height: 3650 meters /12045feet
Vicuña National Reserve height: 4000 meters / 13200feet
Availability: All year Long
Rainy season: Jan - Mar
Requirement: Standard Physical condition

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FIRST DAY
AREQUIPA - CHIVAY - PAMPA SAN MIGUEL - SAN JUAN DE CHUCCHO

We pick all the participants up from their Hotels, hostels, Airbnb between 03:00 am 3:30 am (private service 4:00 am) then we travel for 3hrs to Chivay the Principal town of the Colca region there we have a delicious breakfast for about 1/2 hour after we follow the left bank of the Colca river going straight to the main lookout point known as (Cruz del Cóndor) to observe one of the largest flying bird in the world whose scientific name is (Vulture Gryphus) or simply Andean condor, we stay here for about 40 minutes (our private tour stay longer time) then continue to Pampa San Miguel the starting point for our trek.
This first day we descend, for about 3:30hrs. using a winding path that will take us to a very deep part of the Colca canyon along the trail we will observe a great diversity of Andean vegetation as well as the morphology the canyon, its beautiful mountains, it is also possible to collect fruits like prickly pears (January to May) and of course all the time the flight of the Condors over the mountains, the trail leads us to the Colca River and to a small community known as San Juan de Chucho, where we stay for the night also to get a delicious lunch made with local products, the afternoon is free to rest, explore the area or perhaps to visit the Tapay and its pre-Inca ruins besides get a view of the snowy Sepregina and on the other side the huge peak of Bomboya a unique landscape that offers this part of the canyon then we return to San Juan de Chuccho to rest, at around 7:00 pm we have dinner and an interesting conversation with our tour guide who will explain us about the culture, ethnic groups and traditions that are still alive in the Colca Canyon, as well as a briefing about the activities for the next day.

Accommodation: San Juan de Chuccho
Pampa San Miguel height: 3400 meters 11220 feet
San Juan de Chucho height: 2100 meters 6930 feet
Hiking distance: 7.5 km – 4.68 miles
Today Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
 Vegetarian food: Available

SECOND DAY
COSÑISHUA – MALATA - PRE-INCA AMPHITHEATER - SANGALLE (Oasis)

7:30 am the Breakfast will be served then we continue our adventure this day our destination is Sangalle and its beautiful Oasis (in one of the deepest parts of the canyon) on first part of this trail we gradually ascend towards Cosñirhua town located at 2600m a place for us to visit the small school, leave a small present and know a bit about the national reality of this part of the canyon, the children will be very happy to meet us and learn a bit of your language, after a moment we say them (hasta la vista baby) bye bye we keep hiking for 10 minutes to get to Malata village very popular for its cultivation of an interesting variety of fruits such as avocado, cherimoya, figs and preckly pear, Malata village is characterized by its little church of XVII century, in this place the local people is very proud of preserving their traditions in a very pleasant environment, but rustic, their customs still have a great relationship with their divinity Pachamama or Mother Earth.
Around 11.00am we continue with the hike descending about 40 minutes in direction of the Colca river to cross another suspension bridge to get to Sangalle (2100m) once at the place we get our bungalows, cabins or maybe we have to set up our camp, (depending in what you booked) then time to refresh in the pool or simply rest and enjoy lunch, the afternoon is free to explore this magical and mysterious place walking through its small forest or you can just enjoy the landscape drinking a delicious Colca sour or any other kind of drink and relax until dinner time.

Accommodation: Sangalle (Oasis)
Sangalle Oasis height: 2000 meters/ 6561 feet
Hiking distance: 11 km - 6.87 miles
Today Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Vegetarian food: Available

THIRD DAY
OASIS - CABANA PUEBLO - VALLEY OF FIRE - AREQUIPA

4:30am begins our 3hrs hike taking a mountain climber pace, in order to make good use of our energy and achieve our goal (the top of the canyon) we will arrive at Cabana Pueblo, good place for both enjoy our breakfast and rest, then we take our transport to return to Chivay and on the way back we have a wonderful view of the thousands of Pre Inca terraces in this beautiful valley, we stop in Maca town to visit the colonial church and buy some souvenirs at the small market after that we go straight to thermo-medicinal baths to relax and relieve the sore muscles, temperatures are between 38 C ° and 40 C ° The next place to stop is Chivay to enjoy the last lunch after that great moment we start going back to Arequipa but doing 2 more stops on the way at the highest point named Patapampa then in the Vicuña National Reserve 2 hours later we arrive to Arequipa the city center  at approximately 5:00 p.m. End of service.

Oasis height: 2000 meters/ 6561 feet
Cabana pueblo height: 3300 meters /10890 feet
 Hiking distance: 5.5 km
Today Meals: breakfast, lunch
Vegetarian food: Available

INCLUSIONS | EXCLUSIONS | RATES

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

WHAT'S EXCLUDED?

X Entrance ticket (Colca Canyon s/.70.00)
    (Standard Service)
X Traditional Buffet Lunch (Day 3)
    (Standard Service)
X Entrance to the hot springs
    (Standard Service)
X Alcoholic beverages or water
X Tips for the tour Guide and the assistant staff
X Travel insurance
X Binoculars
X Transfer to Puno or Cusco

WHAT DO I NEED PACK?

PREMIUM SERVICE

have to prepare a day backpack to carry only the necessary (a bottle of water, suns cream, camera) as well as a rucksack to store all the mentioned items below to put them on the mule

GENERAL ITEMS

· Backpack 30 - 40 liters
· Jacket
· Waterproof Jacket or poncho
   (Rainy season Jan – Apr)
· Long-sleeve T-shirt
· Long pants
· Short pants
   (It is pretty warm during the day)
· 03 Underwear
· 03 pair of Socks
· 01 pair of Trekking Boots
· 01 pair of Flip flops
· Walking sticks
· Sunscreen
· Sunglasses
· Sun Hat
· Swimming suit
· Personal stuff, towel soup etc.
   (Standard Service)
· Mosquito repellent
· Personal Medicine
· Extra money soles
· Flashlight and extra batteries
· Water 1.5 - 2 liters per day
   (We can buy it in every town)
· Snacks

NOTE

PREMIUM SERVICE
Everything is private - ALL INCLUSIVE

SUPERIOR SERVICE
this is a Semi- Private excursion that shares the tourist van only, the rest is private

STANDARD SERVICE
Shares a group with other participants

We offer a Discount of $15.00 per person for foreign students under 25 years of age who have a student card with a valid expiration date at the time of their excursion and also for regular students between 8 and 17 years old

This discount will also apply to people from countries belonging to the Andean Community (CAN) Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador

Special discounts for Peruvians $20.00 per adult and $25.00 per student

NO discounts will be applied in the high season months (June, July and August)

To receive the discount benefit, we need you to send us the photo or high quality scan of the card. We also need to view the high quality image or passport scan of the student under 17 and children under 8 years old

Departure time could be more flexible for Premium Service

We have a price for SOLO traveler - get information write us to +51 939394105 or operaciones@peruultimateexpedition.com

THIS EXCURSION CAN ALSO START FROM PUNO OR CUSCO CITIES you will not have to get to Arequipa city and to take another journey (get more information about it)

PERU ULTIMATE EXPEDITION
Not only offers this option, if you like to be out of the ordinary and regular excursions, let us know to send you our secrets trips.
 Our group of experts is prepared to develop the trip on the way that you prefer, if there is any special activity that you want to do, contact us that we will kindly answer you.
We are experts in Mountaineering, Rafting, Mountain biking trekking in the deepest canyons in the world Colca and Cotahuasi, we also develop horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing, bird watching, and visits to the largest petroglyph deposit in the world, cave paintings or any other excursion that we can combine to create the best experience that you deserve.
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