City tour Arequipa by foot
Description
This walking tour in the downtown of Arequipa will help us to understand about the people and history. You get to enjoy more of the city with the anecdotes, legends and traditions you'll know about. Also we will have a delicious pisco sour sample and a tasty local drink, and dessert knowing more from this city and Peru through the food and beverages. * VERY IMPORTANT: If you have any question or delay write to my WhatsApp.
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Itinerary
It s a complex where you will understand the importance of the animals until today for South America especially Peru, so as why the fibers are appreciated. You will have an opportunity to look at hand made textiles with natural dyes used by Andean communities until today.
Included as World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 2000, we will visit places with religious and civilian architecture built from volcanic materials. During the visit, you'll understand the past and present of the city's history, culture and tradition. We will have a little break to taste delicious Peruvian chocolate and a nice tea.
The oldest colonial neighborhood of the city with a peculiar design of streets. This is important in the history of Arequipa. Important festivals are also organized in this area.
We finish the afternoon tour on a rooftop Viewpoint where we can see the sunset , the city and the volcanoes
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What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(86)
This was a really nice way to get to know this amazing city. I enjoyed our guide who took us around the centre to visit various houses and other places. He was knowledgable and presented well.
All in all - good value for the money. Nice walking trip around the city center for 2,5 hours. The only thing is that we already paid for the trip when we booked via Viator/ but the guide demanded 10-20 dollars or 30-60 sol per person as a tip - he mentioned several times and ended the tour on a rooftop so you would have to pass by him to go. NOT OKAY!!!!! I don’t mind paying tips - but don’t demand it and don’t tell me the amount.
Dear Danish traveller, first of all in Sout America is CUSTOMARY to tip the tour guides because that help a lot their families, and the guide suggested an amount because a lot of customers asked that severas time so its given an average as in Medellin Colombia or Quito Ecuador cities with same cost of life and when the customer enjoyed the tour as you wrote at the begining of the review you have an idea, but never he DEMANDED the tip he clearly always says those who want approach to him and when people leesve without leaving a tip as YOU did it he still smiles to all and thanks all as he did it with you, so please if next time if you dont like tiping even you receive a good servicio its OK but dont write biased reviews that are NOT ACCURATE. because that affects a guide that was all the time polite enthusiastic and kind with all the group even with the ones as you that dont like tiping. Thanks
Absolutely loved this walking tour! Our tour guide was super informative and witty! Was a great time and would definitely recommend.
Very entertaining and interesting tour. Really gave me insight on the city and even the country as a whole. I definitely recommend you do this tour before you do anything else in Arequipa. That way you can appreciate your other activities more.
The tour was informative, but it could have visited more sites. Many of the churches cannot be entered without paying. There were no drinks as described on the tour page.
The tour itself was good but it is actually a free walking tour. The next day we saw it advertised for free. At the end of the tour I was surprised that the guide asked for $10-$20/ per person in tips. I was surprised by that but makes sense now that I know most of the people were there for free
Very professional guide who explained information on the numerous stops on the walk clearly and concisely. Nice rooftop bar on the main square that we stopped at. Beautiful views over the city with the volcanoes as a beautiful back drop.
Really enjoyed this walking tour. As well as seeing lots of sights the guide also gave out a lot of suggestions of other things to see and do. The only thing I didn’t like was at the end the guide told us they expected tips the reason why and how much to tip. I come from a country that does not have a culture of tipping and don’t appreciate being told to tip and how much to tip.
The tour took us to some very good spots and gave us a good history of the area immediately surrounding the Plaza de Armas. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Now the things I did not like. The listing says that coffee and tea will be included. That is completely false. The title makes it sound like you will stop for a drink somewhere while in reality you are taken to one bar and given half a shot of a local fermented drink to taste and then recommended coming back later and purchasing drinks after the tour to see the view from the location. Lastly, two stops before the end of the tour there is a very hard sell for gratuities which are recommended at 100% to 200% the cost of the tour. And then we are told that at the next stop if you do not have cash there is an ATM available. After basically demanding the gratuity it is then said that it is voluntary.
As you said the tour explain you will stop for a drink and while the guise explains about wha you will see on the rooftop viewpoint you can sea and relax or use for.free toilet there and it was not a bar as you said is a reataurant and it was provided a drink that all tourist in the walk enjoy more than tea or coffee and is meaninful and very important in South America drink that you mentioned in a derogatory way, surely because you didn't pay attention to the explanation of the guide, so who gave a false starement is you and with the tour you went to the rooftop having great views of the volcanoes and the city for free, and the guide just said if you want to enjoy the sunset with great view of the golden hour you could go back to that rooftop that tourist love, but of course next time if you dont go with the tour you have to consume something of the place as in any other restaurant but again you didnt pay attention properly. And newsflash for you tipping is customary and expected in South America because tour guides rely on tips to make up the bulk of their income, gratuity is heavily integrated into the country's economic. And no matter how much you país for the city tour bye the way our price is really a bargain unlike most offered the guide suggests the aversge ammount for this service as in big cities of Colombia Ecuador or Perú, and some customers ask if they can tip with card or ask for an ATM , that's why he told that to the group and when he finish clearly said those who want to leave a tip you can approach and leave it to the guide and not like you falsely said that you were compelled, you left nothing and he always was polite and said goodbye with a smile, if you have a bad day I suggest better cancel a tour you have organized in any city you visit if you are going to take your bad mood in the tour and not pay attention th the guide.
Knowing the historic centre of Arequipa with a prepared guide is very important to get the most out of what the city has to offer.
