There are tours in Colca valley of 5, 6 or one week environ with local experience. Sibayo is a well equipped stone village (3860m-12070 feet a s l)to share agriculture, cameloids and dances.
Itineraries
Sibayo - valley - condor and canyon view ( cross )
Sibayo - valley - condor and canyon view point ( cross ) - trek inside the canyon to the bottom.
And some variations for reaching all the levels up to the coast, since the anex at foot of page.
basic options ( 3 and 2 days ):
Colca valley tour ( 3 days / 2 nights ): recommended
The first day:
8:00 We pick you up from the accomodations.
8:30 We begin passing along the avenue of the army towards the north.
9:00 We surround Chachani volcano and we ascent in altitude up to 3500 m
- 11480 feet a s l arriving at
the first flat level of the highland, the reserve of " Salt mines and White Wash " of Arequipa,
We stop to see the vicuñas in its natural state.
10:30 We visit the restaurant of the highland to drink coca te or others.
10:45 We continue the ascension of the Andes (the desert of the mountain)
up to a level full of small lagoons,
migratory birds and camelid.
11:45 We arrive at the top , the volcanes view point ( Patapampa at 4910 m - 16104 feet a s l ) and
we start to go down while watching the big geological loophole, the same valley, having the lowest point
where we look at the most the province capital city : Chivay, and Coporaque village and fields.
12:30: Arrival at Chivay and lunch.
14:30 We take a walk by the typical places of the town , we take accommodation and rest.
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16:30 In the afternoon we go to pools of volcanic hot water ( hot springs ) at 10 minutes from Chivay.
18:00 We return to Chivay and continue the local visits.
19:30 Dinner and typical show.
2nd day:
6:30 We start the journey towards the Cross of Condor across the valley which is flanked between
two chain of mountains like "Chila". In this way we observe green landscape with flora or
dry spaces . We stop at points for observing big Archaeologie agriculture steps ( terraces )
landscapes and villages .
We note the river is deeper but we continue in the same altitude.
in South America, a protected natural location: THE COLCA CANYON, one of the deepest in the
world ( It is 4100 m - 13448 feet depth from the bottom up to the top of the top mountain chain, from a point
at 30 km from the "Cross" towards the adresse of the river ).
From that view point the river is 1200 m - 3936 feet down over us. The mountain's top on the face is
3300 m - 10824 feet above the bottom of the canyon, being this lowest place a sub-tropical enviroment
and there are villages at 2000 m s n m. ( 6560 feet a s l ).
9:30 Then, we continue the road 10 minutes and the descent begins, taking the canyon's edge ( "the way of
the depth" through the water channel on the very sloped wall of the mountain ).
We walk until a point to get the canyon off . We enter in a not sloped space on the side of mountain and
begin walking through the fields down towards the village of Cabanaconde which is at 3200 m s n m
( 10496 feet a s l ): a medium village on this chain of mountains.
15:30 And we begin to interchange with local people and nature among the great colorful mountains. Free
afternoon.
18:30 We take diner and we pass one of the most silence retreats of the world ( drinks and funny )
Third day:
8:00 Breakfast and return by the same way across the valley
for stopping in some
other points of view and the
volcanic Maca village.
10:30 Arrival at Yanque village, that was the "bosses ville", where we can
appreciate the big colonial church ( 1700 ) and we begin the archaelogical way through the extended right
chain of mountains.
13:00 Arrival at Coporaque, the most important Inca village, where we can appreciate one of the most
special churches in Peru
13:30 Return to Chivay and lunch.
14:00 Return to Arequipa or trip to Puno ( 6 hours ) depending of your choise.
THE NEXT DAY:
EARLY, TRANSFER OUT TO BUS STATION OR AIRPORT FROM YOUR ACCOMMODATION
A special variation: a real tour
Sometimes we can continue, the third day, by the way of the edge's canyon, just to say not
to go acroos the valley again, instead that, continuing towards the ocean Pacific . Then, from Cabanaconde,
we pass by Huambo, the last village before arriving at the coast with the possibility of doing
Majes tour or beaches tour on summer.
It's recommended solar protection (cream, glasses), comfortable shoes, protection for the cold,
swimming suit.
It's recommended to have little change for getting small things.
The price includes:
the guide, transports, accommodation , breakfasts.
The ticket for swimming pools is optional ( 3.5 dolars )
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