3 Days HORSEBACK RIDING TOUR
(Colca Valley & Geopark)

Overview

The Colca Valley considered the first tourist destination in Arequipa region, show us a dazzling nature, great living culture and delicious cuisine, in this magical place you will be able to enjoy nature, experiential tourism and adventure, it has a great diversity of flora and fauna, where the Andean Condor stands out, the terraces in the colca valley represent one of the most impressive landscapes on the continent, besides the enormous natural and cultural heritage, clearly highlighting the survival of two fundamental Ethnic groups Collaguas and Cabanas.
Most of our time we are thinking about people who is looking for outdoor adventure, in general Peru offers wonderful opportunities to horseback ride through the most beautiful scenery, one of our favorite places to ride friendly horses is in the Valley of fire (colca valley) in Southern Peru, it is the perfect place for a wide range of adventure activities.
 We offer excursions from half day to 7 days of exiting horseback ride, everything will depends on your time and experience.

“UNDERSTANDING THE SOUL OF A HORSE IS THE CLOSEST THING, FOR A HUMAN BEING, TO KNOWING PERFECTION”

 Anonymous

 USEFUL INFORMATION

Duration: 3 Days / 2 nights
Starting Point: Arequipa - Puno
Final point: Hotel - Arequipa - Puno or Cusco
Destination: Vicuña National Reserve - Geopark
 Colca Valley - Colca Canyon
Theme: Horseback Riding, Nature & Culture
Total Riding distance: 68 km / 42.5 miles
Riding Grade: Moderate
Group size: Minimum 2 participants
Abra Patapampa: 4910 meters /16203 feet
Vicuña National Reserve height: 4000 meters / 13200 feet
Chivay town height: 3650 meters /12045 feet
Availability: All year Long
Rainy season: January - March
Requirement: Standard Physical condition
Weight Limit: 95 kg - 209 pounds

 ITINERARY

FIRST DAY

AREQUIPA - NATIONAL RESERVE (Salinas Y Aguada Blanca) - MIRADOR DE LOS ANDES 4910M - CHIVAY TOWN

7:00am We pick you up from your hotel, bus station or airport and then we begin our journey to the Colca Valley following the road that goes to Yura cement factory, then we pass near Quiscos valley and after 2:00hrs of travel we enter to Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, we stop to take pictures and enjoy the beauty of the landscape, we also learn about life and behavior of the South American camels living in this part of the Andes over 4000m (13.200feet) (llamas, alpacas vicuñas and guanacos) we suggest you to drink an Inca tea (hot herbal infusion including coca leaves) which is going to help you mitigate the symptoms of altitude sickness, later on we continue to the wetlands to observe more wildlife species such as birds, rabbits and maybe Andean foxes later we get to the highest place of the entire route PATAPAMPA a natural viewpoint, where we get a perfect panoramic view ofof the most active volcano in Peru known as Sabancaya also Mismi volcano (origin of the Amazon River) and Ampato volcano very popular for having preserved the mummified body of the Inca Princess Juanita, sacrificed during the Inca period.
After a long journey we arrive to Chivay town (3651m) the largest and the most important of all Colca Canyon here we have plenty of time to enjoy a wide variety of typical food, then transfer you to the village where your hotel is, later on we go to the ranch to meet and learn all about horses that we will be riding.
We will learn how to communicate with our mounts horsemanship techniques similar to those used by the famous horse whisperer and you will practice with the horses, this day we have our first ride in the afternoon and after if the time permits we visit the hot spring then we go to enjoy a traditional dinner and we talk about the agenda for the next day with our tour guide.

Patapampa Highest point: 4910 meters /16.203 feet
Yanque height: 3550 meters - 11715 feet
Accommodation: Hotel - Yanque village
Meals: Lunch, Dinner snacks
Vegetarian food: Available
Riding length: 18 km / 11.25 miles
Riding Time: 3 – 3.5 hours

SECOND DAY 

YANQUE - ICHUPAMPA - LARI - PINCHOLLO

7:00 am we have breakfast at the hotel then we go to the ranch to start this exiting 5/6 hours ride, today we go on a long ride through the Colca valley on our friendly horses as well as the Chalan and the tour guide we enjoy the scenery of the valley of fire (colca) its spectacular chila volcanic range and its beautiful mountains, pre-Inca terraces, colonial churches, pre Incas ruins, the Atun mayu (colca river) villages Ichupampa and Lari  among others, all this on the right bank of the river the path takes us through different sectors up and down, eminently terrain of a high Andean valley, at around midday we get to a peaceful village named Lari where we stop to rest, stretch the legs, and get our snack - box lunch 25 - 30 minutes later we continue riding between the terraces, going down very close to  the Colca River we get cross it through a bridge to pass to the left side of the valley, then we ride uphill up to the area of cabana nation where we spend the night in a family homestay surrounded for a beautiful green area and huge mountains, dinner will be served around 7:00pm it is the perfect moment to have an interesting conversation with our tour guide which will explain you about the culture, ethnic groups, customs, traditions and everything that is still preserved in the canyon as well as a briefing about the agenda for the next day.

Paso Lari : 3800 meters /12.540 feet
Pinchollo height: 3550 meters - 11715 feet
Accommodation: Home stay family Pinchollo village
Meals: breakfast, box lunch, dinner snacks
Vegetarian food: Available
Riding length: 39 km / 24.37 miles
Riding Time: 5-6 hours

THIRD DAY

CABANA NATION (Pinchollo) - CONDOR CROSS LOOKOUT - CHIVAY - AREQUIPA

7:00am breakfast is served and after that we do the last part of this beautiful ride, we pick the horses up, then we go for 2 hours to the principal lookout point named Condor Cross (3600m), at this place we appreciate and observe the fly of king of the Andes, the Condor which sometimes is seating on the big rocks on the cliffs, we will be here for more than an hour looking the second biggest flying bird in the world, also it is possible to see many villages at the deep part of the Colca canyon.
At this place it is time to say Thanks and good Bye to the Chalan and horses, they will go back home, then we have to return to Chivay, doing some tourist stops along the way, to visit a handicraft market, a local church, thermal baths to relax the muscles etc. later on, we have lunch in Chivay town, after that we take our way back to Arequipa 3 – 3.5 hours later we will arrive to your hotel in Arequipa city.
End the service.

Condor cross: 3785 meters /12.490 feet
Meals: breakfast, traditional buffet lunch
Vegetarian food: Available
Riding length: 11 km / 6.87miles
Riding Time: 2 hours
thermal bath: Yanque Village

HORSEBACK RIDING TOUR INCLUDES

This Excursion Does Not Included

X Hotel in Arequipa
X Accident insurance
X Alcoholic beverages
X Sunglasses
X Water / Snacks
    Standar Service
X Entrance to the hot springs
    Standar Service
X Tips for guide and camp staff

What You Need To Bring/Carry

· Day backpack
· Rain jacket or poncho
   (December - April)
· Comfortable shoes
· Sweater or jacket
   (Something warm)
· Bottle of water
· Flashlight and batteries
· Hat or cap
   (to protect you from the sun)
· Sun's cream
· Snacks
· Sunglasses
· Extra money
   (tips and souvenirs)

NOTE

· THE SUPERIOR SERVICE
   Everything is INCLUDED
· THE STANDARD SERVICE
   Shares a group with other participants
· Superior Service is recommended, because the program ingeneral is more flexible 
· Our tour guides are experts and have a great passion for horseback riding, they are English and Spanish speakers that will be riding with you all the time besides to give you support during the expedition
· The briefing of this expedition is usually in your hotel at 7.00 pm if you want to change it, just request it at the Booking time
· To have experience in long horseback riding, is required to apply for this excursion.
· We take care of our horses because we love them, they are very quiet and friendly, we consider them part of our family.
· If you are more than 2 people get a different price
· The times quoted in this itinerary are approximate
· A minimum of 2 participants is required to organize this excursion
· We strongly recommend apply to Superior Service to have a support vehicle, if in case you wish to stop for any reason, (it usually happens when people get tired) everyone have the chance to take a break to rest in our vehicle and resume the excursion at anytime you wish.
· Rainy season January - March
· Departure time More flexible for Superior Service
· We have a price for SOLO traveler
· We present two payment channels Paypal and Wester Union
· Our price does not include the transfer fee if you pay through Paypal

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