Arequipa Tour

Description Adventure Travel in Arequipa

With Adventure Tourism in Arequipa or “Arequipa Emocionante” tour, you can visit a beautiful city located in the south of Peru, which offers not only the most beautiful landscapes but also the most incredible destinations to practice adventure sports. If you are a lover of adventure sports, you have to take this tour in Arequipa.

In this Arequipa tour we will visit: The Plaza de Armas and its bronze pool with a sculpture made of copper of a little elf with a trumpet, the Mirador de Carmen Alto Plaza and Mirador de Yanahuara, which is a set of beautiful ashlar arches built during the XIX century, a panoramic view of its three volcanoes Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu, the zoo, Zoo Mundo, the Tingo Spa, the Via Paisajista and the Founder’s Mansion, then we will go to the Sabandia Mill.

You will be able to visit in one day the largest rock art complex in America, the Petroglyphs of Toro Muerto, which are an important lithic complex and the Castle. This Arequipa Tour is ideal for those who love adventure and for those who like rock art.

Mountain Biking in Arequipa tourism is unique. This experience is multiplied thanks to the great natural scenery provided by the Pichu Pichu volcano, this volcano is extinct, located in the Cordillera Volcanica del Sur del Peru, with a height of 5,542 meters above sea level. Finally, rock climbing, an activity that consists of climbing walls, using your own physical and mental strength. It is considered climbing any ascent whether it is easy, difficult or impossible to do with the lower extremities (feet and legs; in some cases you could also use the knee, in case there is a wall next to it) and the upper extremities (arms and hands) in the Chilina Valley.

Enjoy the Adventure Tourism in Arequipa

MAIN POINTS OF VISIT

• Arequipa (2,335 masl)
• Sabandia Mill (2,399 masl)
• Majes Valley (200 – 800 masl)
• Petroglyphs of Toro Muerto (400 – 800 masl)
• Pichu Pichu Volcano (5,542 masl / 15,542 fasl)
• Chilina Valley (2,578 masl)

Day 1: Arequipa – Historical Center – Yanahuara Viewpoint – World Zoo – Founder’s Mansion – Sabandia Mill – Arequipa

• We have 3 schedules so you can know the monumental case and surroundings of this beautiful city: 09.00 am, 11.00 am and 2.00 pm.
• We will pick you up 15 minutes before the start of the tour, at the HOTEL located in the circuit of the Plaza de Armas.
• This tour is done in a panoramic bus and lasts 4 hours; the whole tour is inside and outside the city of Arequipa, we will start at the Plaza de Armas and the places to visit are: colonial buildings, museums and main streets of the city.
• In this Arequipa tour we will visit: Plaza de Armas Arequipa and its bronze basin with a sculpture made of copper of a little goblin with a trumpet, it is said that it once had wings, but over the years it was lost, this sculpture is known as Tuturutu. There is a myth about the Tuturutu that says that it represents a soldier of the XVI century. Another legend says that “El Tuturutu” was a character of short stature who enjoyed the confidence of the Inca Mayta Capac for being his official messenger to the ayllus and soldiers, “The name Tuturutu was taken from the sound of the instrument used by this character to announce to the Inca about the arrival of a chasqui or an encomienda”. The Tuturutu of so much day and night, one morning he woke up dead and petrified by a wave of cold and since then he became the permanent watchman of the Plaza de Armas of Arequipa.
• We will also go to the Mirador de Carmen Alto Plaza and Mirador de tours Yanahuara, which is a set of beautiful ashlar arches built during the nineteenth century, by the location in which it is located, is a must-see place, because it allows us to admire the beautiful white city of Arequipa, having a panoramic view of its three volcanoes (Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu). We can also observe engraved writings of illustrious people of the city of Arequipa.
• We will make another stop at the OUTLET INCALPACA and the zoo, Zoo World of tours Arequipa houses 340 animals of 88 species that were recovered from traders or abandoned. It has 3 hectares of extension, we can find the spectacled bear, a protected species for being in the process of extinction; lions recovered from a circus a year ago; Peruvian otorongos and monkeys of various species. An area that attracts attention is the one that houses the penguins and the exotic fish aquarium where you can see piranhas, motor rays, discus fish, electric eels, needlefish, among others.
• We will pass by the Tingo Spa, the Via Paisajista and the Founder’s Mansion, then we will go to the Sabandia Mill..

Hotel: CORREGIDOR

BREAKFAST – HOTEL / LUNCH & DINNER – PASSENGER

Day 2: Arequipa – Majes Valley – Toro Muerto Petroglyphs – Arequipa

• 04.50 hrs We will pick you up at the hotel in the circuit of the Plaza de Armas.
• 05.00 hrs We move by bus to the town of Corire, this is the closest town to the petroglyphs of Toro Muerto.
• Our first visit to the region of Arequipa is in TORO MUERTO, place where we will find more than 6,000 thousand stones engraved with phytomorphic, zoomorphic, anthropomorphic and geometric shapes. We will have the opportunity to know in situ the historical legacy of our pre-Columbian cultures such as: Wari, Chuquibamba and Inca. This visit will last 03 hrs.
• They are manifestations of rock art in the Majes Valley distributed over an area of 5 km2, extending between 400 and 800 meters above sea level. It is perhaps the richest area in rock art in the world. Volcanic rocks abound in this site because there are two volcanoes relatively close to the Arequipa excursions, the Chachani and the Coropuna. These blocks are engraved under the bas-relief technique and that would have its dating, according to studies of iconography, in the year 800 A.D. and were discovered only in 1951.
• Lunch in Corire (optional, picnic lunch based on shrimp).
• After lunch, we will visit a traditional wine cellar, where we will taste the finest wines and piscos produced in a traditional hacienda.
• In the afternoon we will go to the TORAN annex. In this place we will be able to observe pre-Hispanic cemeteries and also the south zone of the valley of majes. Return to Arequipa city tours.
• 19.00 hrs Arrival to Arequipa, we will leave you near the main square.

Hotel: CORREGIDOR

BREAKFAST, LUNCH and DINNER – PASSENGER

Day 3: Arequipa – Pichu Pichu Volcano – Arequipa

Pichu Pichu is a volcano located east of the city of Arequipa. It is very eroded and consists of seven peaks, of which the Coronado is the main summit and the highest. It preserves a ceremonial platform, in which the Incas made offerings on its summits where in 1964 the first mummy of Altura del Peru was found.

The Pichu Pichu is an extinct volcano, located in the Cordillera Volcanica del Sur del Peru, with a height of 5,542 meters above sea level. The origin of this volcano is explained by several legends. One of them tells that a warrior raped the daughter of the Inca, whom he left pregnant and did not want to accept responsibility, so he was persecuted. Desperate, he wanted to flee by the road that leads to the Balneario de Jesus, but tired, he fell asleep at nightfall on the slopes of a hill. When dawn broke, he was castrated and punished for his rebellion by the sun, which condemned him to eternal sleep. That is why this volcano, seen from afar, looks like a sleeping man who has no sexual apparatus.

• 08.00 hrs The pick up will be at your respective hotels, we will board the private 4×4 van and we will move to the foothills of Pichu Pichu (4,300 meters above sea level) taking the route of Chiguata and it will accompany us during our journey and waste of adrenaline.
• We will descend from 4,300 to 2,300 meters above sea level, which is 70% downhill, 20% flat and 10% uphill. Having a landscape as a tourist attraction yanahuara of andenerías and traditional villages. Being these 2,000 meters of unevenness. There we will find 04 different circuits that part of the base of the snowy Picchu Picchu Picchu presenting impressive views on the route by the geographical unevenness.
• We start with a tourist route of sand, small and slippery stones here we can test the skill and balance of each of the participants, we will also appreciate vicuñas that roam around the place.
• After 10 Km, we will begin other routes of bigger stones. This route will invite us to have a lot more city tours Arequipa and effort in your movements, it is definitely for the more daring. We will pass through a more desolate place enjoying the freedom and fresh air.
• We will continue through a part of fine sand having a view of the countryside and city tours Arequipa where adrenaline flourishes much more, the route helps us to release tensions even the craziest of cyclists without repairing any fall, as it can do it smoothly.
• At the end of this adventure, we will celebrate our challenge with beer and a small snack before returning to the city center.
• FREE AFTERNOON, to stroll through the historic center or craft fairs.

Hotel: CORREGIDOR

BREAKFAST – HOTEL / LUNCH & DINNER – PASSENGER

Day 4: Arequipa – Chilina Valley – Arequipa

• 8.30 hrs We will pick you up at your hotel in the circuit of the Plaza de Armas and we will move to the Chilina Valley – climbing area. Here we will find different routes with different degrees of difficulty.
• We will have a brief talk about safety and the proper use of equipment. The participant can do several climbing sessions, depending on their physical condition: Top rop and sport routes.
• After this exciting sport, we will return to Arequipa at approximately 14.00 hrs.
• At the agreed time, transfer to the airport.

BREAKFAST, LUNCH and DINNER – PASSENGER