Top Things to do in Colca Canyon
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What to do and see in Colca Canyon, Arequipa Region: The Best City Tours
Discover the best top things to do in Colca Canyon, Peru including 7-Day: Full South to Lima from Cusco, 13-Day Tour from Lima:Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Colca Canyon and Nazca Lines, Excursion to Colca Canyon 1 Day, Classic Arequipa, Colca Canyon Full Day , Complete Peru Tour.
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1. 7-Day: Full South to Lima from Cusco
Overall Ratings
4.6 based on 88 reviews
- Take a speedboat out to the Ballestas Islands to see penguins and sea lions in their natural habitat. – Paracas - Dune Buggy up and Sandboard down the biggest sand dunes at the only desert oasis in South America. – Huacachina - Make a quick stop (30 minutes) to see the Nazca Lines for free, or let us assist with a Nazca Lines flight (overnight stay required). – Nazca - Tour or trek the second deepest Canyon in the world at the Colca Canyon. – Arequipa - Take a boat to Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, and visit families living on the floating islands. – Puno - Visit the Sacred Valley and tour/trek to the world famous ruins of Machu Picchu. – Cusco - Free hotel/hostel pickups and dropoffs at every stop. Avoid ripoffs and unsafe taxis.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Restroom on board, Drop off at your hotel, Nazca Viewing Tower, Pisco Vineyard Guided Tour, Paracas National Reserve Tour, Chincha Secret Slaves Tunnels, Bilingual Guide
Exclusions: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Reviewed By Pradeep K
Where do I start? I’m a solo traveler who booked a ticket to Peru 4 days before the flight and I’ve never been to South America and nor can I speak Spanish which made me anxious. Peru Hop was the first company I contacted via email and they have been super helpful!! From all the communication, the arrangements, Peru hop made it so so easy!! It’s not like the hop on hop off buses in Europe, this is a tour full of experiences and I’m always skeptical for paying to travel around but this is well worth it. More importantly the guides were great in particular Ricardo!! This guy made me feel so welcomed, talked to me like we’ve know each other for ages. He answered all my questions, made enquirer for me, and looked after me. Alex have such good insight to the national reserve. I met wonderful people and had the best time of my life. I’m booking Peru Hop again for Cusco to lake titicaca. I don’t usually write reviews but I had to share how good they were.
2. 13-Day Tour from Lima:Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Colca Canyon and Nazca Lines
Explore all the highlights of Peru on a 13-day tour from Lima. See the Sacred Valley and visit the salt terraces of Maras and Moray. Step back in time at Ollantaytambo. Discover the complex of Machu Picchu together with your tour guide. Then, travel to the highest navigable lake in the world and visit the interesting islands of Lake Titicaca - the Uros Floating Islands, made of Tortora Reed and Taquile Island. Enjoy a scenic journey by tourist coach from Puno to Colca and see the most amazing places of the Colca Canyon and spot several condors flying around. At last, have a once in a lifetime experience flying over the mysterious Nazca Lines.
Inclusions: Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch, Lunch, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Accomodation, Professional English Speaking Tour Guide, Round Trip Expedition Train To Machu Picchu, Round Trip Bus Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes, All Transfers And Transportation, Executive Tourist Coach: Cusco to Puno, Puno to Yanque and Arequipa to Ica, All Fees and Taxes, Flight over Nazca Lines, Entrances
Exclusions: Gratuities, International and Domestic Flights
Reviewed By Jzeliger51
We had 2 nights in the Amazon at Amazona Posadas. We packed in a lot to very little time. The lodge was beautiful and very comfortable, food was excellent. Our guide was very good but seemed a bit disinterested at times. Very knowledgeable. We then went to Cusco, had a walking tour and cooking class. Our new guide, Albero was excellent. Our cooking class with Jesus was fun, very accommodating. We then moved on to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Highly recommend the hike at MP Mountain. Our guide was very supportive and patient! Next we then went to the Rainbow Mountain. Unfortunately, though I requested we NOT go to Vinicunca, that is where we were taken. It was very beautiful, but very crowded. I did not understand why we did not go to Palcoyo. Was told later it was not accessible due to landslides. This may have been the case, but was unhappy about the lack of transparency prior to embarking. Overall, we were very happy with our experience and grateful to have completed it before the travel restrictions were set in place for the COVID pandemic.
3. Excursion to Colca Canyon 1 Day
A day trip, which will allow you to visit the beauty of the Colca canyon, although it can be considered quickly, is the best option to get to know the Colca valley in a single day and take that pleasant memory to visit these villages of Amazing views and wonderful Colca Canyon.
Inclusions: Pick up from hotels in the city center., Tourist transport equipped with security measures, Professional guide English - Spanish, Continental breakfast, with Andean cereals.
Exclusions: Entrance ticket to the Colca. Peruvians 7 dollars, South America 12 usd, Other 23 usd,, Entrance to the hot springs. 5 dollars, Optional Buffet lunch can be booked
Reviewed By DLop55
Very interesting to see the white mountains and natural rock walkways. Tour guide was excellent and over all was a great tour. Can be a tough walk to get through, but worth it based on physical ability.
4. Classic Arequipa
In this tour, we will visit the most attractive points of the white city of Arequipa, such as the Santa Catalina convent, Colca Canyon and Cruz del Condor. A classic!
Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch, Transfers to and from Arequipa., Pedestrian city tour + Santa Catalina convent., Colca 2 days / 1 night., 02 lunches in Chivay., Guided group tours with official bilingual tourism guide., Tourist transport for the tours., Entrances to the places to visit., 2 nights accommodation in Arequipa., 1 night accommodation in Chivay.
Exclusions: National flights, International flight, Tips
5. Colca Canyon Full Day
From 2:50 am our mobility passes through the different hotels to start our trip to one of the deepest canyons in the world, taking the Yura road, pass by Pampa Cañahuas (Aguada Blanca and Salinas National Reserve ) habitat of the beautiful South American camelids, the vicunas. In the Tocra bofedales we can appreciate a variety of migratory birds, among which are the flamingos. We will pass through the crater of an extinct volcano (Chucura). We will stop at the Mirador de los Volcanes, which is also the highest area of the road (4,910 m.a.s.l.) from where we will appreciate much of the western mountain range. Approximately, at 7:00 am to 7:30 am we will be moored to the town of Chivay; Then we will go to the Mirador de la Cruz del Condor, strategic observation point of the Canyon and the spectacular flight of the Condor. Then visit other towns and the termal baths. Is possible take a picture of the camelids in the way to return to Arequipa.
Inclusions: TURISTIC TRANSPORT, PROFESSIONAL GUIDE, Breakfast
Exclusions: TICKET ENTRANCE OBLIGATORIE. PERUVIANS 6 DOLLARS / SUDAMERICANS 13 USD / OTHERS 23 USD, ENTRANCE TO HOT SPRING 5 DOLLARS, Lunch
Reviewed By DLop55
Very interesting to see the white mountains and natural rock walkways. Tour guide was excellent and over all was a great tour. Can be a tough walk to get through, but worth it based on physical ability.
6. Complete Peru Tour
Veru Voyage is a Peruvian travel agency focused on crafting bespoke itineraries to small groups, with the best Peru has to offer. Every trip is a unique experience. We want you to enjoy new experiences, try it all, and learn along the way. We want to bring you closer to our world, the culture, to the people and their way of living.
Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Private transportation
Exclusions: National Flights
Reviewed By Maxpark12
We have been wanting to go to Peru for a long time, and finally decided to go last December with Veru Voyage, and we must say that though it rained a tad (we knew this before hand because it's the rainy season) we couldn't be happier. We did the Lares trek along with Lake Titicaca/Puno and Arequipa, each place is totally different and each one of them offers completely different experiences. Though most recommend not going during the rainy season, and I understand why, everything is so green and beautiful that we think that it's actually a good idea, if we had to do it all over again we would choose the end of the rainy season towards March or April, where everything is still green but it doesn't rain as much. The team at Veru was brilliant, they did everything for us and we could not be happier, it's a boutique travel agency with great service and great price for what you end up with, highly recommended.
