AREQUIPA
From $193 per passenger in a double room
4 days
3 nights
Arequipa, located in southern Peru, is a city that captivates visitors with its colonial charm, impressive architecture, rich history and stunning natural surroundings. Known as the "White City" due to the abundance of buildings constructed with sillar, a white volcanic stone, Arequipa offers a unique experience for tourists.
Itinerary
DAY 1: CITY TOUR - CONVENT OF SANTA CATALINA PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
Reception in the city of Arequipa and transfer to the hotel.
14:00 Hrs. We will start our City Tour visiting the Main Square, one of the most beautiful in Peru; the Cathedral, an example of Peruvian architecture during the 19th century that houses precious treasures of gold and silver; and the Church of La Compañía, an old Jesuit temple, perhaps the most important in Arequipa for its history and tradition, with a beautiful facade with columns carved with spirals, laurel wreaths, flowers, birds, etc. Then we will visit the convent of Santa Catalina, a "small city" of the seventeenth century opened to the public in 1970 after 400 years of cloister, transporting visitors four centuries in the past. You will tour numerous spacious courtyards and gardens, the kitchen and slave quarters and the convent's stone washhouses.
Return to the hotel.
Overnight in Arequipa.
DAY 2: SALINAS LAGOON
Breakfast at the hotel.
06:00 to 06:30 Hrs. Pick up from downtown hotels and start of the tour. We will go to the traditional district of Chiguata, where we will make a short walk to the Infiernillo de la Bedoya Waterfall, then we will visit its square and church.
We will continue our tour until we reach the National Reserve Salinas and Aguada Blanca where we can see several volcanoes such as Misti, Pichu Pichu, Chachani, Tacune and Ubinas, mountains and lakes, including the Laguna de Salinas.
Later we will go to the town of Moche to visit the mini volcano of Lojen and its thermal pools (Rusticas).
14:30 Hrs. We start our return to Arequipa.
16:30 Hrs. Arrival to the center of Arequipa.
Overnight in Arequipa.
DAY 3: SILLAR ROUTE
Breakfast at the hotel.
Pick up from downtown hotels and start of our tour where we will visit the quarries and areas where the sillar stone originated. The first point where we will stop will be the Añashuayco Quarry; which we will arrive in 45 minutes approx. It is currently in exploitation, we will be able to appreciate the quarry workers doing their work; in the place we will tell you the history of the ashlar, the elaboration and the use that has always been given to it. In this quarry we will be able to appreciate a carving of the Church of the Company of Jesus made by the quarrymen themselves.
Later we go to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, which is 30 minutes away. Arriving at this point we will make a walk of approximately 20 minutes inside the small canyon that was formed by the passage of water, at the end of the walk we can observe petroglyphs made by the Wari culture, return.
Overnight in Arequipa.
DAY 4: DEPARTURE TRANSFER
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the hotel for departure.
END OF SERVICES
Package includes:
- Transfers in and out
- 03 Nights accommodation in Arequipa city + breakfasts
- Tours in shared or regular service: City Tour + Santa Catalina Convent / Lagunas Salinas / Sillar Route
- Entrance to the attractions to be visited
- Professional guidance in English or Spanish
Package does not include:
- Personal expenses.
- Meals not stipulated in the itineraries.
- Extras of any kind in the hotels.
- Excess baggage.
- No unspecified services.
- Hotel surcharges for Early Check In and Late Check out
Notes
IMPORTANT NOTES
- Rates are expressed in U.S. dollars, per person.
- Guided in Spanish or English.
- Shared service
- Subject to availability, does not apply for holidays such as Easter, Fiestas Patrias, Christmas, New Year's Eve and other local holidays).
- The order of the tours may vary.
- Pick-ups are from centrally located hotels; if outside the pick-up area, an additional cost for out-of-center transfers will be charged.
Rates and Hotels
FOREIGN TARIFF
|
Hotel
|
Category
|
Simple
|
Double
|
Triple
|
Children
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Margott's House
|
3
|
$ 249
|
$ 193
|
$ 173
|
$ 162
|
|
Terra Mistica Vallecito
|
3
|
$ 253
|
$ 189
|
$ 178
|
$ 166
|
PERUVIAN TARIFF
|
Hotel
|
Category
|
Simple
|
Double
|
Triple
|
Children
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Margott's House
|
3
|
$ 268
|
$ 206
|
$ 184
|
$ 173
|
- PRICES PER PERSON / EXPRESSED IN U.S. DOLLARS
- CHILDREN RATE APPLIES FROM 3 TO 10 YEARS OLD
- RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
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