Arequipa & Colca Canyon

18:30: hotel pickup and transfer to Cusco bus terminal.

19:00: tourist bus departure for Arequipa. The overnight journey takes approximately 10 hours.

Welcome at Arequipa bus terminal, transfer to the hotel and check-in.

14:00: hotel pickup for the White City tour. Visit Santa Catalina Monastery, featuring four centuries of architecture, cells, small streets, flower-filled cloisters and homes preserving period furniture.

Continue through the main square and cathedral façade, the church and cloisters of the Society of Jesus and San Francisco Square. The program also lists the alleys of San Lázaro, Tristán del Pozo House and the San Lorenzo neighborhoods.

Optional visits to San Camilo and the Juanita Mummy museum. The program mentions a S/ 25 admission fee in this section; confirm which visit it applies to and the current amount.

03:00: hotel pickup and approximately 3-hour drive to Chivay. Breakfast on arrival.

Continue for approximately 1 hour to Cruz del Cóndor, stopping for photographs of Colca Canyon. At the viewpoint, appreciate the depth of the canyon and look for Andean condors in flight.

Return with stops at Maca and Antahuilque to see agricultural terraces. In Maca, visit the colonial church and main square, where local traditional dress can be seen.

Stop in Yanque, with an optional approximately 1-hour visit to volcanic hot springs.

Return to Chivay for a lunch of local dishes. Lunch is a scheduled stop; confirm its cost with the agency.

On the way to Arequipa, stop at Patapampa viewpoint, the highest point of the route, to see the volcanoes. Continue to the wetlands of Pampa Cañahuas National Reserve to observe flora and fauna.

Approximately 17:30: arrival in Arequipa and return to the hotel to rest. If a return to Cusco has been arranged, transfer to the bus terminal according to the departure schedule.