The 10 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Arequipa Region, Peru

Live the best experience of adventure in Arequipa with us: Rafting in the Chili River, only 20 minutes from the historic center! Or join us mountain biking Arequipa and get a different view of the city. We have tours at 8AM, 11AM and 2PM every day.

The newest extreme adventure in the Colca Canyon is a must-do while visiting this natural wonder. Only 5 minutes away from Chivay, next to "La Calera" hot springs. A series of increasingly exciting rides can be combined with some rock climbing. Courses range between 2000 and 6500 feet at speeds of 50-70 MPH. All this in beautiful scenery, with breathtaking views and friendly company. Fun for all ages!

The classes run for 2.5 hours and include: - Explanation of the bean to bar chocolate making process and history of cacao - Roasting and husking your own cacao beans - Making your own cacao paste in the traditional Mexican style with a granite stone morter - Making Xocolatl, an ancient Mexican drink. - Blind taste of different chocolates to understand the differences between commercial and artisan chocolate - Making your own chocolates with Andean grains, like quinoa, kiwicha, and coca to take home with you. The class is taken within our Chaqchao café where we also sell organic Peruvian coffee, organic homemade desserts, craft Peruvian beer and of course our bean to bar chocolates.

Peru Nat Red is travel agency, located in Arequipa, Peru, and dedicated to the development of cultural tourism, ecotourism and adventure tourism; respect for the environment and gratitude to our nature is our work code, our passion is to spread the Peruvian culture, and rescue our customs and traditions. Our commitment is to satisfy the needs of both national and foreign visitors, offering a personalized service, with flexible tours.

Walk for tips is the best way to discover Arequipa city and is financially supported by your tips according to the quality of the service received. This walking tour leaves from Monday to Saturday from Plaza San Francisco at 11:00 am, by what we meet at 10.45 am. The only guide for Walk for Tips is Carlos, who was born in Arequipa city and is easily recognized due to his blue cap and his blue umbrella.

​​It is a pleasure to offer our services as well as share our beautiful lifestyle that teaches us to love and conserve our rivers. We offer two rafting tour in the Arequipa region, one three-hour rafting tour in Rio Chili and one full-day rafting tour in Rio Majes. Check out our website for all the details and please get in touch!

We are specialist in private or shared tours for family, students, friends and group tours in Colca Canyon, Reality Tour and Sillar Tour(white volcanic stone mine), Salsa lessons. Ask for our private or shared tour prices.

The Santa Teresa y San Jose’s Carmelitas Descalzas’s Monastery, from Arequipa, was founded in 1710, and since then remains in life, hosting a Community of Contemplative Nuns. In its more than 300 years of existence, the Monastery has been treasuring paintings, sculptures, furniture, metalwork, decorative arts, textiles, beautiful murals and objects of daily use from different periods, origins and artistic styles. In 2005, the Community of nuns decided to open a part of the monastery as Museum of Viceregal Art, exhibiting hundreds of objects of its valuable collection in 13 spaces of the old Cloister of the Offices. The Museum is thematic in most of its Exhibition Halls and is also a living museum, since several of the objects and environments are still used as they were more than 3 centuries ago.