Full Day Tour to Colca including Transfer to Puno
Description
Enjoy this experience preferred by tourists who want to make the most of their time getting to know the highlights of the Colca Valley, the traditional towns, a little relaxation in the most recommended thermal baths such as Chacapi, you will get to know this traditional town near the Valley. And from there the most notable thing is that our tour will end by arriving in the city of Puno at night, making brief stops along the way to appreciate the beautiful landscapes of the protected natural reserves that exist on this road.
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Itinerary
The road to the town consists of a trip of approximately 3 hours from the city of Arequipa. Main town of the Colca Valley where we will have breakfast, we will appreciate the warmth and beauty of the place. We will stay at the place for approximately 30 minutes.
A tour from Chivay to here for 45 minutes, when we arrive at the place we will have a reasonable time of approximately 1 hour and a half to take photos of this beautiful place and see the depth of the canyon, we will appreciate the flight of the condor and the slopes of one of the deepest canyons in the world. Then we will go to visit the other points surrounding the Colca Canyon.
We will visit the town of Maca, traditional in the Canyon, where there are different customs and a craft market where we can buy some souvenirs and take photos with the trained falcon and camelids. There are also traditional drinks such as Colca sour that you can buy if it is your preference.
We will visit the natural viewpoint of Andenerias where we will appreciate another charming view of the Colca Valley. Here you can see the old traditional terraces of the Colca Valley.
We will stop for 1 hour to visit the hot springs located in Yanque, which are waters from the Chucura volcano, with temperatures up to 36 degrees. We will enjoy its waters with medicinal and temperate properties to have a moment of relaxation and enjoyment.
Once again we return to the main town to have free time for lunch, after which we will board another vehicle that will take us to Puno, we will have another guide on the vehicle.
On the way to Puno we will make a stop to appreciate the tutelary volcanoes on the other side of the Colca where there are snow-capped mountains and thaws such as Coropuna, Ampato and Hualca Hualca, to see the thaws and the view of the Volcano Viewpoint.
Brief stop where you can appreciate the camelids, see the volcanoes and sell the traditional Coca bush, which you can buy if you want.
Before arriving at the city of Puno we will stop to appreciate a protected natural area where you can see the high Andean flora and birds of the place, here you can see a greater amount of fauna in better seasons.
At approximately 7:30 pm we will arrive in the city of Puno, disembarking as close to the city center as possible. From here they could go to the hotel on their own. Our service ends here. The trip from Chivay to Puno takes an average of 6 hours.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
There must be communication the day before the activity to coordinate the pick-up point, the place and the instructions to bring. The guide will be distinguished by the company uniform and will also look for you by name at the selected hotel.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(15)
It was truly a fantastic experience. At first, I hesitated due to some negative comments, but I came to realize that those issues were likely the customers' own fault; because the travel agency was in constant communication with us and was truly professional, providing guidance on every detail. Furthermore, the trip was delightful—featuring comfortable transportation, professional guides, and stunning scenery.
Don’t book this trip ever! We booked this trip as part of our travels as we needed to get to Puno. The tour operator never arrived. We got up early, was at the meeting point at 3 in the morning and he never arrived and never took our phone calls. Very disappointed also in Viator for using these second grade and not trustworthy tour operators.
My sincerest apologies; the guide looked for you the whole time, but you were never at the meeting point. Regards, LUIS
The time given at canyon was only 40mins which was not enough. 1hr was provided for bath in thermal spring, atv biking etc. and the guide said that is what everyone wants
The tour was very organized, comfortable mobilities and very friendly guides, I recommend doing the tour with them, the deal was 10/10
Bad organization, we were late to everything, when we got to breakfast there was no longer stock of butter and other things
Although it was an early start, it was well worth the effort. The Colca Canon, and all the stops along the way, all made for an interesting trip. We were on a bus of Spanish speakers and we didn’t always get a full English translation. Our only concern was we thought the driver was a little too carefree, overtaking on blind corner mountain roads and driving like he was in a race. Anyway, we survived. Not sure the hot springs were actually springs.We were convinced it was warmed river water evidenced by the number of pipes and pumps leading to the river. Buffet lunch was amazing and some of the best ceviche we’ve had in Peru.
Great way to make a transfer from Arequipa to Puno without losing what's in the middle. The guide David was excellent, so we can see the Vale de Colca, Chivay, Canyon de Colca, immense condors, volcanoes, lagoons, thermal pools, alpacas, lamas, vicuñas.. It was an intense but excellent day
Long trip for less than one hour at Colca Canyon. Very small bus; no leg room. Average buffet lunch. Two other insignificant stops.
Gracias por tus consejos, buscaremos la mejora . saludos cordiales luis
The pick-up and drop-off times may be delayed but are still acceptable. The travel time is relatively long, but the scenery is worth looking forward to.
It was great seeing Colca Valley, Colca Canyon and the condors but departing at 3:00 am was very hard. I would have much rather skipped the breakfast and 2 other stops before the canyon and left and hour and a half later. The lunch stop was okay except that after eating at several other buffet lunches, I couldn't face another buffet. It was good to be able to go to Puno instead of going back to Arequipa but the entire trips was too long because there were way too many stops at gift stores. Also the first seats that we got on the bus was so bad that we had to beg the guide to change them. We were put on the wrong bus and only found out about it from talking to the guide. Fortunately we were able to connect with the correct bus and go to Puno.
