Cusco, September 6, 2010

     

COLCA CANYON 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS


Itinerary
FIRST DAY:

Passengers will be collected from their respective hotels at 6am, to take a public bus to the town of Cabanaconde (3,230m) (approximately 6 hours). Upon arrival we will have lunch in a restaurant, before beginning our descent into the Canyon.
After five hours walking we will arrive at the first community of Llahuar, where the River Colca and the River Huaruro meet. Here we can enjoy the thermal baths and watch the geysers, we can also fish for trout along the river. We will spend our first night here. 
 

SECOND DAY:
We will get up very early to have breakfast and continue our walk, today we will visit the ancient town of Llatica (2,438m), and a series of beautiful places. The inhabitants of the canyon collect cochineal. We will arrive at the camp in a small village called Fure (2,758m), a beautiful oasis after around 5 hours walking. We will have lunch here and after a short rest we will head to the beautiful Cataratas de Huaruro (80m high waterfall), as well as the falls of the River Tocallo. We will return to Fure and spend our second night in comfortable cabins.
 
 THIRD DAY:
Today we will go to the community of Sangalle, after walking for four hours we will arrive at Sangalle (Oasis). Here we will have lunch and a free afternoon to enjoy a swim in the pool (24ºC) and exploring the surroundings. After 4 hours of rest and relaxation we will climb the southern slope of the Colca Canyon to arrive at the ancient town of Cabanaconde (3 hours walking), where we will have dinner and spend our third night in a hotel. 


FOURTH DAY:
We will get up at 6am to have breakfast and we will then take a local bus at 7am to the Cruz del Condor Reserve. Here we can observe the fascinating flight of the condor as well as the depth of the canyon. After about an hour we will take the 9am bus to the district of Chivay, where we can enjoy the natural baths of La Calera's medicinal, thermal waters of 35ºC. We will then have time for lunch and will afterwards return to the White City , where we will arrive at around 6 pm. You will then be transferred back to your hotel. 

 

Include

  • Transfer from Hotel to bus station and back to hotel
  • Public transport
  • Accommodation in cabin and hotel (3 nights)
  • Specialised guide (bilingual)
  • Food (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners)
  • Cook
  • Tent and dinning tent
  • First aid kit and emergency oxygen supply
  • Entrance to the pool (oasis)
  • Cooking equipment
  • Option of vegetarian food 

Not Include

  • Entrance to the Cruz del Condor reserve (10 dollars) 
  • Entrance to the thermal baths of La Calera (Chivay) 10 soles
  • Water and snacks
  • last lunch (chivay)

 

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