Salar de Salinas Adventure from Arequipa from 6:00am to 1:30pm
Description
Get to know the amazing Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, home to a great variety of wildlife, including native and migratory birds, South American camelids, diverse high Andean flora and, above all, a spectacular view of the Salinas Lagoon and the great mountains. that surround it such as the Ubinas volcano and Pichu Pichu.
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Itinerary
This fabulous excursion starts in the Historic Center of Arequipa at 6:00am. The first stop at the viewpoint of the volcanoes in Chiguata to appreciate the imposing volcano Misti place where the landscape and the Inca walk make the visit an unforgettable experience, we will also know one of the oldest and most traditional churches in the village of Chiguata, in addition we will breakfast in this place the price is approximately S/7.00 . This includes the time we move from one place to another.
Our journey continues in transport between volcanoes spotting queñuals and the flora that surrounds it.
Then we will ascend to the viewpoint of the Pichu Pichu volcano, at 4,300 meters above sea level. From this point we will have another perspective of the Misti volcano and the city of Arequipa. Here we can see extraordinary fauna (vicuñas, llamas, alpacas and guanacos) and flora (yaretales, queñuales). The next stop is the salt flat and the Salinas water bodies. Depending on the season, we can observe flamingos and optical illusions caused by the water mirrors typical of this natural area. Here we are considering the return time to the city of Arequipa
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The pick up is in hotels around the main square, your guide will call you 5 minutes before the pick up.
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
- Not recommended for people with altitude sickness, we reach 4 200 meters above sea level
Reviews(6)
Excursion from 6am to 1pm to Laguna de Salinas. This was our second excursion with this agency (Colca Canyon full day done before). By going directly through Puriy, we paid the same Award (75 soles/person) as for Colca, for fewer services: 1/2 day excursion versus 1 full day, and breakfast is not included (contrary to what is written on their website), while it was in Colca. Other people on our bus paid much less by going through another platform/agency (?) Things to do, we were disappointed that we didn't have more time to see the animals in the reserve. On the plus side, we were a lot of French in the group and the Guide exceptionally toured in Spanish/French instead of Spanish/English. In summary, average excursion.
I traveled with them to Laguna de Salinas, my guide was Franco, he gave us a lot of information about the entire tour and above all, he helped us take photos.
Apreciamos su tiempo para dejarnos su comentario y gracias por lindas palabras a nuestro equipo, quienes nos esforzamos para cada viajero tenga una experiencia increíble. Siempre bienvenidos, los esperamos en una nueva oportunidad. Atte. Equipo Puriy
Very good attention and tours on time. Super recommended. The guide was super attentive and detailed at all times. I will return with the same ones
Excellent service from the company, very punctual and very attentive!! All very compliments, very happy and satisfied with the service
19 people instead of 15 max. The minibuses are not comfortable (also full and not air-conditioned) for a stony road. We cross the volcanoes, it looks very beautiful but only 1 stop at the bottom in front of the Misti. Stops are limited to Salinas 1 hour on a 6 hour trip with a meal at 3pm. Breakfast is lousy, lunch too and expensive for the quality in a place with no view. You might as well leave 1 hour later and enjoy breakfast at the hotel. In short, barely 1 hour of stopping in the heart of the Salinas lagoon. It's great but no point of view. Already full of groups present, no walks even though the site lends itself to it. We have to leave when vicuñas cross the salt lakes... I lend my binoculars but the guide doesn't offer anything to observe them. A quick stop to photograph on the side of the Alpaca road. But quickly he goes to the thermal baths, paying for it already at 12 p.m. 1 hour wait if you don't want to do it (20c is not very hot!) at 4500 m. We're leaving for a 2-hour drive, it's 1 p.m., meal at 3 p.m. yay! .another 1 hour to return to Arequipa. And here’s the trick…
Thank you for your review. All feedback is important to us and we are sorry to hear that you had such a frustrating experience. I hope you can see from our other reviews that your situation is the exception. Our team strives every day to make every guest experience enjoyable.
An amazing day with a super helpful and happy guide (Mario), we loved every second of it. The highlights for us were standing on the mirrored salt flat, taking in the stunning scenery, having a dip in the thermal pool and seeing lots of wild Llama & Alpacas!
Dear Aiden Tate; Thank you very much for your motivating testimony on your trip with us to the Salar de Salinas Lake, also I want to thank you for your kind words to our tour guide Mario, who is passionate about his work, we are very proud of our team. We wish you all the best on your trip and It will be a great joy to be able to serve you again in a future opportunity! A big hug from Arequipa Puriy Expeditions Team!
