Arequipa: Full Day Colca – Achoma

Duration: Full day

Arequipa - Colca

Full day

Difficulty: Intermediate

Shared service

Arequipa - Colca

Full day

Dificultad Intermediate

Shared service

Description

Route Arequipa/Valle del Colca/Achoma

Arequipa – Valle del Colca – Achoma

Taking care of nature is taking care of your health, through this reconnection trip in the Colca Canyon, you will have the opportunity to reconnect with your heart, mind and body. Approximately 3 hours away from Arequipa. Join to be an eco-responsible traveler and lover of nature. Live the reconnection with Nassf Travel in the Colca Valley.

Climate:

Arid and mild climate with temperate temperatures year-round. The average annual temperature is 14°C, but it can vary between 9°C and 23°C. It has two seasons: summer (April to October), characterized by sunny days, cold nights, and little rain (the ideal time to visit), with temperatures reaching up to 24°C during the day and dropping to 0°C at night. In winter (December to March), there is abundant rainfall, with temperatures ranging between 15°C and -3°C.

Purchase with purpose

10% contributes to the Eco-Friendly Good Practices Project and social entrepreneurship in Peasant, Indigenous and Vulnerable Communities directed by our NGO Red Ecovoluntariado Nassf Latinoamérica.

Itinerary

The trip starts very early at 3:00 am. to go to Chivay, the most important town in the Colca Valley. Here you will enjoy a delicious breakfast, and then embark on a tour where you will appreciate wonderful landscapes, pre-Inca terraces, as well as native flora and fauna, until we reach the Cruz del Cóndor to observe the majesty of the Colca Canyon from a strategic point, as well as the flight of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus). On the way back, a stop will be made at the Huayra Punko viewpoint, in Pinchollo, and then at the Antahuilque viewpoint, in order to observe some models and pre-Inca hanging tombs. The next stop will be in Maca, a small and picturesque town in the region.

Arrival to the town of Achoma to taste a delicious lunch in a country restaurant. In this place, together with the community of Achoma, you will have activities with the family that will welcome you in the afternoon. As a ceremony of payment to the Pachamama or payment to the earth, sowing, and participation in the typical dance of the Colca Valley, el Wititi. You will visit the hot springs, where you can bathe and relax with its thermo-medicinal properties.

Before returning to Arequipa, you will finish the trip through the Colca Valley with a stop at the impressive Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest part of the tour and you will make another stop at the Tocra Bofedales, where the sighting of South American camelids are presented, aslo birds such as ducks and Andean flamingos. The last stop will be in Patahuasi, to enjoy a panoramic view in front of Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu, with forests of stones and curious rock formations.

Return to Arequipa.

End of our services

Includes:

All transfers.
Bilingual local tour guide.
01 Breakfast.
Experiential experience.
Activities with a local Achoma family.
Entrance to the thermal baths.
Tourist ticket.

Not included:

Lima – Arequipa – Lima.
Lunch.
Tips.

Tips for the trip:

Who is suitable to make this trip?

Eco-responsible traveler and nature lover as a couple, family with children over 8 years old.

Difficulty level: Intermediate

Maximum altitude: 4910 m.s.n.m.

What to bring:

Identity document

Comfortable clothes

Sunscreen

Hiking shoes

Cap

Portable charger

Photographic camera

Gallery

Frequent questions

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Why buy with us?

SOCIAL

Opportunity for empowerment and leadership in indigenous and / or vulnerable communities.

ENVIRONMENT

You contribute to the care of nature with a project for the preservation of the environment.

ECONOMIC

You generate fair trade and job opportunities for local people, mostly women from indigenous communities.

PURPOSE

Every time you buy, between 5% to 10% is invested in socio-environmental projects directed by our NGO Red Ecovoluntariado Nassf Latinoamerica.

EMPOWERMENT

Development of the solid waste management project. Rescue of core skills and talents. Community leadership and shared responsibility in sustainable tourism.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Delivery of materials for the development of prototypes for your ventures. It is managed and monitored for the creation of formal entrepreneurship and development of responsible tourism in its community.