4-Days Tour to Cotahuasi Canyon in Arequipa

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1DAY 1. Arequipa to Cotahuasi with some stops⌄

   06:00 Departure from Arequipa to Cotahuasi with a little stop in Petroglifos de Toro Muerto 12:00 Lunch in Chuquibamba Throughout the trip we will make several stops at the viewpoints and points to appreciate the snowy mountains. 15:00 we will arrive to Cotahuasi. Dinner & Overnight

   We stop to have lunch

   We visit the majes valley

   We pass by this valley

   Overnight: Basic hostel

2. 2DAY 2 Cotahuasi - Ruins Huana - Quechualla⌄

   DAY 2 Cotahuasi - Ruins Huana - Quechualla Deepest part of the Canyon' Lodging and breakfast at 6:30am. We'll take our private transport to the deepest part of the canyon for 2-hour to the small town of Mayo; there will begin a hike up a trail Quechualla 8 kilometers (approx. 4hours). The tour is crossed by 3 bridges and view. Archaeological Remains of Huaña with pre-Inca hanging tombs and numerous terraces. Forest characteristic for its giant cacticactus 8 meters high and longirostro bat habitat. Observe the Inca Trail, stretches of Capac Nan, strategic road network that linked the coast with the capital of the Empire. Arrival Quechualla (1700 m.s.n.m.) appreciate streets and typical houses and diversity of fruit plants organic production (pacay, cherimoya, lucuma, grapes, tuna, etc.) that visitors can pick and taste from the tree. Typical lunch. Time to enjoy some wine tasting and pisco, appropriate and pleasing to tacar variety of organic wines and Pisco. Dinner and overnight in home-Quechualla.

   We get in the deepest part of the Canyon

   Overnight: Overnight with local family in family houses

3. 3DAY 3. Quechualla - Waterfall Sipia - Cotahuasi⌄

   Breakfast in Quechualla and return to Cotahuasi on the same path until May, then by our transport to Cotahuasi, with a stop at the waterfall Sipia spectacular attraction, emblem of the canyon. Arrival in Cotahuasi having visited the Valle de Piro. Enjoy some time for lunch in Cotahuasi. After visit the Ecomuseum of vegetables and city tour in Cotahuasi, which highlight the narrow streets and adobe houses with gabled roofs and shop for souvenirs. In the afternoon Cotahuasi - Taurisma - Hot Springs Luicho – Ride After Lunch we are going to drive to the northern part of Cotahuasi Canyon to visit the countryside and the traditional village of Taurisma. We will cross a suspension bridge to see a forest of broom and other plants area located alongside the river Cotahuasi, then visit the town of Taurisma and its main square where we see four cedar trees over 300 years old, then we return along the same bridge to take a local mobility. Relaxing in the Thermo medicinal waters Luicho, 38°C to 40°C, soothing, healing properties conducive for relaxation. In the afternoon enjoy a ride from the thermal baths to the town of Antabamba, for about 2-hour at 360°. We will appreciate beautiful landscapes formed by the Cotahuasi river, mountains, fields, herbs and more, once you reached the people of Antabamba visit and taste a snack prepared with natural local produce. Return in Cotahuasi at 7:00pm dinner and overnight.

   We enjoy at the hot springs

   Overnight: Basic hostel

4. 4DAY 4. Back in Arequipa⌄

   After breakfast we are going back to Arequipa with some stops. We will be there at 4pm approximately in Arequipa city.