Walking Tour through the Historic Center of Arequipa
Description
It is characterized by being a small group tour, explanations to the detail of the history of Arequipa and is perfect to start our first day in Arequipa knowing in a quiet and safe way the most outstanding attractions of Arequipa. It is a charming walk through Arequipa, no mobility is used because you would lose the charm of walking through the city since currently the traffic is very complicated. IMPORTANT: Tip the guide at the end of the tour as it helps us to cover all maintenance costs to the places of visit. Even so, adding the cost of the reservation together with the voluntary tip at the end, it turns out to be a pretty cheap tour for the whole tour and places we will show you during the tour.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will meet at the same office where we will begin the tour, an important point to know the Cathedral, its façade, the arches that surround the Historical Center that teach us the History of its foundation and how the Arequipa of Today came to be.
We will visit the company's Cloisters, a striking architectural complex in the city, we will appreciate its carvings, figures and history, a place that will leave you amazed.
It will be a brief but very charming visit to know the oldest market in Arequipa, its cultural variety will leave us amazed at this place.
We will take a walk to the Grau bridge, where we can appreciate the beauty of the Volcanoes such as Misti, the terraces and the route of the Chili River, a spectacular view that shows us the beauty of the Arequipeña countryside, here we end the tour, walking with the guide close to the city center, leaving you very close to the Monastery of Santa Catalina or the Juanita Mummy Museum or the Cathedral Museum itself, you also have the option of taking a taxi and visiting the Yanahuara Viewpoint itself. which is only 5 minutes from the city.
Current textile store selling clothing made from Alpaca fiber. We also appreciate the small camelid zoo. We will learn about the industrial work that is done with this beautiful fiber. The guide will explain to us about the different varieties of these animals appreciated in the Andes mountain range, the so-called South American camelids. These productions are very old in Arequipa and are already part of the Traditions of Arequipa. It also includes an old factory.
A very traditional neighborhood in Arequipa where we will learn about the origin of the founding of Arequipa. Proof of this are the narrow streets that still remain around this charming place in Old Arequipa. You will be fascinated with this visit
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(18)
This was a fun walking tour. The guide was great and very informative and showed some fun spots during the tour.
Very nice experience knowing more about arequipa Also with the guide Edgar very patient when explaining everything🤗✨️ Recommended
Guides with yellow umbrella were amaizing. Very informative, cheerfull, good energy and a lot of stories and advices.
It is a very good experience, in the end we were asked for an extra tip but in reality still, the tip is little, considering everything they let us know in these two hours of tour, places that I never visit in other cities, really Arequipa is wonderful, I recommend it super
The pronunciation of English of the guide was not good enough. He is very knowledgeable, none native English will not understand and native will need to ask repeats
Guide service considered average even if the visit was still interesting. The thread is not identifiable in the comments. Comment to structure
Muchas gracias por tus buenos comentarios, siempre buscaremos la mejora continua Exitos en tus futuros viajes
I would like to give this tour a review, however I was not met by the tour operator at the meeting point and no response to my whatsapp messages, therefore lost my payment.
We had a very good time walking around the city center and our guide was excellently. We learned a lot about the city, the history and the people of Arequipa, so we were very satisfied.
Our walking tour was very memorable. We got to see many of the sights of Arequipa with excellent commentary and background explanations. This is a very good way to get familiar with the city for a longer visit.
The Francesco Guide was fantastic. It took us around the city to learn about the culture and the city. Recommended!
