Full Day Tour To The Salt Lake Salinas in Arequipa
Description
This one day tours to this wonderful place where you can contemplate impressive landscapes surrounded by active volcanoes, a natural salt reserve next to the natural habitat of llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and flamingos that fall perfect for a day of tours in Arequipa. You can also enjoy the thermal baths in the middle of nature.
Tour Options
Itinerary
National Reserve it is important to find at least 70 different types of birds, among which it is worth mentioning the presence of the parihuanas, both the common flamingo and the Andean parihuana or also the Parihuana de James. In this reserve you can also find the Andean condor, which is considered the largest flying bird in the world. It is important among the bird species that are in danger or at risk of extinction, in addition to the condor and the Andean flamingo mentioned: the suri, which is a species of Andean ostrich
Picturesque and traditional town where agriculture and the view of the volcanoes that surround the city stand out
Small volcanoes located within the national reserve from where hot springs flow, which will be perfect in the middle of nature and the impressive views of the salt flat.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up clients from hotels and hostels in Arequipa's city center. We can also pick you up from Arequipa's Plaza de Armas if your hotel, hostel or Airbnb is not located in the city center.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Remaining hours will spend to travel
Reviews(35)
Never showed up for the appointment... at 6:00 in the morning. (I had booked the night before). They might have said it was impossible to book on that date as others do.
Hello, we’re sorry you weren’t able to take the tour with us. Your reservation was received too late; we only accept reservations until 6:00 p.m. That’s why you didn’t receive a response at the time, despite our prior recommendations. And on the day of the tour, I processed your refund.
Wear warm clothes and walking shoes
We had a complete disaster of an experience with them. My wife and I went on a day tour with them to Salinas and Volcan de Logen near Arequipa. The bus was super uncomfortable and cramped. A lot of other passengers were complaining about it and trying to get a little more space by pushing against the seat in front of them or behind them. The tour guide talked the absolute minimum during the whole trip. Hi did not even bother to ask who needed English guidance. I am quite fortunate to speak a tiny bit of Spanish as his English was lacking severely when he talked some short sentences to the Asian passengers. The lunch restaurant they took us to was a complete disaster as well. We paid the equivalent of a high end restaurant in the main square of the city but received cold, tasteless food in a run down building. It kind of turned into a disgrace when most of the other passengers (locals) started to complain about this and did not want to pay the full price. Instead of taking responsibility they downplayed our complaints and basically told us to suck it up and that they never had any such complaints so far. Overall, we felt like this is a classic example of a tourist trap, AVOID AT ALL COST!
Great day, beautiful views, the salt lake is fantastic, long journey, the road aren’t great, also lunch was at 17:00, we weren’t made aware so take some food with you.
We enjoyed seeing around Arequipas and the path to the reserve gives great views of the volcanoes! We saw several llamas, alpacas, vicugna and flamingos in the reserve! Gustavo is a great guide, he speaks good English, he gives several information, he is friendly and attentive. And our driver performed very well on a road that comes with challenges!
This tour was superb! Our guide & driver were the best in our 10 day trip to Peru. We did Machu Picchu & Rainbow Mountain prior to our arrival in Arequipa. Gustavo switched flawlessly between Spanish & English for the entire group, provided very good details about all the stops on the itinerary. Our driver clearly paid attention to the road and the ride was so much nicer for it. Let's face it, the rural roads in Peru could use some maintenance. Breakfast and lunch were delicious, please try the quinoa porridge & cuy! When I return to Peru, Peru Baby Llama will be the company I do my excursions with.
Everything was seamless from start to finish. Mario is a great guide and has excellent English. He helped us spot vicuñas in the wild nursing - a once in a lifetime experience!
Gustavo was a great guide. It was a very interesting day, and we saw lots of interesting things. Unfortunately, one I'd asked if we should bring our swimsuits. The the service provider didn't give me an answer on that question so I assumed not to bring them . So we had to rent swimsuits when we got to the thermal baths. It wasn't expensive. It was just that I specifically had asked. If you have just arrived in areakeepa, you want to drink lots of coca tea or eat coca leaf, it's quite high in elevation.
A wonderful experience Gustavo the guide is a very skilled and attentive person, who was explaining each of the characteristics of the places we went Alex the driver, also very professional The exceptional landscape
It was a really fun day. The guide Gustav spoke just the right amount and was very kind and informative. The activities were great and so was the food.
