A version of our 4 day/3 night Arequipa and Colca Canyon extension including a one night homestay with a local family in the village of Sibayo. This is a unique opportunity for travelers wanting to experience the daily and communal life of a rural Peruvian village.
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Located 7750 feet above sea level and surrounded by snowy peaks, Arequipa delights visitors with its colonial charm and friendly inhabitants. Upon arrival at the Arequipa airport, you driver will meet you and take you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore the city of Arequipa on your own, as this day is unguided. Visit the Santa Catalina Monastery (a 4.5 acre maze of gardens, plazas, and churches in the town center), people-watch in the main plaza or just relax in your colonial hotel.
As rich in history as the Cusco area, Colca's pre-Inca terraces rise straight up the canyon and ancient tombs can be found perched on vertical canyon walls. You'll leave Arequipa early this morning for one of the deepest canyons in the world. The drive takes you back in time, past herds of llamas and alpacas and through 400-year old colonial towns where residents raise potatoes and tend sheep according to the rising and setting of the sun. Pass through the Reserva Nacional Salinas and Aguada Blanca with its unique flora and native vicunas, the wild kin to the alpaca and reknowned for its fine wool.
We continue to the village of Sibayo where the host family invites you to share lunch with them. The homestay provides our travelers with a good perspective of the daily and communal life of the region. You will share meals with the hosts, participate in handicraft demonstration, and have the opportunity to visit their gardens (and join in to help harvest or weed if you want!). After dinner, listen to the stories and enjoy the stars! Travelers will have a private, comfortable room.
Wake up to the sounds of village and the smells of breakfast and begin your day participating in their daily activities. After lunch, we continue following the canyon on the way to the Colca Lodge in the heart of the valley, next to the Colca River and in the midst of ancestral farming terraces. Relax in hot springs and enjoy a local peña (folkloric show).
Day 4: Cruz del Condor. Return to Arequipa
1 Breakfast
The next morning we head to the Cruz del Condor where we have our best chance to see the Andean condor. Return to Arequipa in the afternoon, and travelers can either catch a flight to Lima or continue overland to Puno to visit Lake Titicaca. Alternatively, stay an extra night in Arequipa and fly to Cusco the next morning.
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Trip begins and ends in Arequipa. Please add $195 per person if transferring overland to Puno to visit Lake Titicaca.
Initial deposit is $400, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
Final payment is due 70 days (10 weeks) prior to departure by bank transfer, check or credit card. All final payments by credit card may be subject to a surcharge and maximum of $20,000 charge
Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
We have used AL for decades now to plan trips. Kassandra has been with us from the start and has never disappointed. She knows our family and our quirks and is always willing to fit the trip to us. This time we made her work for the booking because of family member schedules. It has all come together for a great Christmas gift for many families.
Kris Rowe
4 weeks ago
Great company. Good communications. Great accommodations, excursions, transport. Guide Elvira was spectacular along with transport, driver, Cesar and activities
Kathy S
2 months ago
Having done a trip in the past with Adventure Life, I found picking a trip and customizing it was a breeze and fit everything I wanted
Scott Drayer
2 months ago
Arvin has been very responsive and professional.
Carlotta Diaz
2 months ago
very easy to deal with kassandra. she listened to what our interests were and planned a great trip for us. nothing to worry about!
