Explore the aroma of folklore in the amazing Colca Canyon

Arequipa – Chivay – Cruz del Condor The day begins as a group tour with participants from other companies. Between 2:30 and 3:00am we pick you up from your accommodation in Arequipa and bring you in circa 3.5 hours to Chivay. A little town located in the Colca Valley where we have breakfast. Afterwards we bring you to the view point Cruz del Condor. Here you get to know the canyon and have free time to watch condors in their natural environment. We drive the same road back to Chivay and stop in a few places on the way. First we stop in a town called Pinchollo, which has a great view on the whole Colca Valley (Mirador de Wayrapunko). Second stop is the view point Antahuilque, where you can see many terraces similar to the ones in theaters. The third stop is the traditional village Maca. Finally we drive by Yanque, where you have 45 minutes to relax in the hot springs. We will be back in Chivay around 12:30pm. Chivay - Coporaque In Chivay we will leave the tour group behind and continue with our local family from Coporaque. You travel with a local guide and meet a local family that only speaks Spanish or Quechua. It is a great opportunity to  communicate with local people. Our local family accompany us till the next day. You go to their house in Coporaque for a lunch. After lunch we discover the local customs in their neighborhood. In the afternoon we walk together with the local family for 45 minutes to the hot springs. A place where you can relax while watching the stars. Private transport brings you to a local house where you have dinner and spend the night. Maximum elevation: 4980 meter above sea level

Today the local family takes you for around 3 hours of trekking through the Colca Valley, with beautiful views over Sabancaya and Ampato volcanos. We finish the trek at the Uyu Uyu ruins, where Collaguas culture was a resident in the past. On the way we will see also local commentary (tumbas de Chilaqota). If we have enough time, we go to the hot springs for another relaxing moment. We take the lunch in Yanque with local dessert made out of delicious cactus, a local sweet that called sancaya. After the lunch you go to Chivay with a colectivo. From there you take the tourist bus to Puno, which stops at some view points. After circa 5 hours you arrive at Puno. Trekking time: 2.5 – 3 hours Maximum elevation: 4850 meter above sea level