This circuit has been designed specially for the lovers of history, flora and fauna.

Approximately at 6 a.m. we pickup the passenger at their hotel, then we leave to the Colca Valley and then to the colca canyon. We leave before the classic tours and before the classics travel agencies.

Approximately after a two hours' trip, we will find the main route that goes to the Colca Valley. In this sector, that is named "Pampas Cañahuas" we will be able to watch the "vicuñas" which are non-domesticated camelids that live freely onto the "Aguada Blanca y Salinas" National Reservation.

On this part of our trip, it is possible to use the rest rooms placed in "Chasqui Pampa".

After this, we willl go to the "Bofedales of Tocjra Pampa" where we will be able to watch different kinds of birds like black ibis, andean duck, "guayatas", "the pajaro bobo", Andean gulls, etc.
Near this place we will be able to find herds of "llamas" and "alpacas".

In this part of our trip we will be at a height of 4850 meters over the sea level (In a place named "Mirador de los Volcanes"). Here, we will have an outstanding view of the different volcanoes (also called "the volcanic belt of Southern Peru) and a partial view of the Center Andes Mountain Chain.

After approximately 4 hours of travel and visits we will arrive to the Colca Valley, specifically to the town named Chivay 3700 mhsl, which is the bigests one, where we will be able to enjoy thermal waters with a temperature of 38 Celsius degrees, also, also we can visit the museum next to the thermal waters. After lunch we will continue our trip towards Cabanaconde village placed at 3287 meters over the sea. In the way we will be able to watch and to photograph pre Inca terraces known as "andenes", ceremonial stones, the colonial church of the village of Yanque and finally we will arrive to the "Cross of the Condor".

After lunch In chivay city, ,we visit the colca valley without tourists , remember the classic tours sleep in Yanque or Chivay city Or Coporaque, and the next day all travel agencies and tourists leave in the early morning to the condor cross , and they do the same stops at the same time along the Colca valley and in the viewpoints and villages are full tourists,cars and buses.

The noise of tourists and the noise from motor cars they can not enjoy the visit and the nature.

That is why we continue on this day towards Cabanaconde village 3287 mhsl, on the way we stop in Yanque village and here we will trek during one hour to the archeological inca remain Of Uyo-Uyo. The diffcult of this trek is : Easy +.

Then, with our transport we continue to Cabanaconde , on the way we can stop any where , Yes that is true!. we will visit de differents viewpoints such, Antahuilque viewpoint,Mollepunku viewpoint .wayrapunku, ceremonial stones, etc. On the way from Arequipa to Cabanaconde you can stop anywhere.

After these visits we will arrive to the condor cross, WELCOME TO THE COLCA CANYON .This place is the start of the colca canyon , yes we leave the colca valley and we enter to the colca canyon. we visit the condor cross without tourists and if we have luke we can see how condor return to their nests. (without tourists). don´t worry , you will visit the condor cross for second time the next day in the morning.

Before arrive to Cabanaconde village we will stop at the Tapay viewpoint to see the village inside the colca canyon then , we trek from Tapay viewpoint 3700 mhsl , to Cabanaconde 3287mhsl. during one hour , the difficult of this trek is : Easy +.

On this trek you will cross Pre-Inca terracies you can see local people on their daily activities. This trek is highly recommended by our customers, during the trek you can see the sunset on the colca canyon.

Comments.-The treks are optionals, if you prefer you can stay in the transport with the driver , you can take more pictures and ,at the end of the treks the driver pick up the rest of customers..

Night in a hotel in Cabanaconde.

With the special program of Pablo tour we visit the colca valley in the afternoon (without tourists)

Advantages of our colca tour culture and nature

At 6:00 am, we leave from our hotel , after 20 minutes of trek we arrive to the best view point of colca canyon ( the gran Mirador of Achachihua ) Here there are not tourists, from here you can see : the Oasis inside the canyon and also the huaruro Waterfall ( the right bank of the colca canyon) , the treasure of the pre-inca trails. Then we come back to the the transport : 20 min. trek

Total 40 minutes of trek , flat at 3300 mhsl , the difficult of the trek is: Easy

7:00 we go to condor cross (15 min. By car) Here we stayed about one hour trying see the condor´s flight.

Ater see the condors we trek from the condor cross 3700mhsl to the the Cure viewpoint 3600 mhsl, this trek is a little up hill , we reach the canyon with wonderful viewpoints , during the trek we can see condors. 40 minutes of trek to one hour. The difficult of this trek is: easy +.

Then after the trek, we meet the transport and we continue towards Pinchollo village and before getting to Maca village, we say good bay to the large tourists groups (classic tours). we branch off the main road and we cross the Colca river towards the right bank of the Colca valley.

The right bank of the Colca valley .- This part of the Colca Canyon is less visited by tourists and not  visited for the classic tours .In this part of the valley there are typical towns of colonial style which are not visited by tourists, these towns are: Lari / Ichupampa / Coporaque. In these towns you can walk and explore through the typical streets and appreciate the quiet life in the Andes.

Then we’ll continue to Chivay town , Here we ejoin the hot spring then  lunch in Chivay, we continue towards Arequipa city. The time we get 5 pm.

This tour is for people who like to do something different, being in the middle of pre-Inca terraces, and enjoy a part of the Colca Canyon that is not visited by the classic tours. Directed towards people who like to do good sightseeings in typical villages without many tourists.

Dear friends, after having organized classic tours to the Colca valley and Colca Canyon since the 80s, and after receiving many comments and suggestions from our customers, we decided to change the classic tour to the Colca valley avoiding the masses of tourists.
The name of this tour is Colca tour culture and nature by Pablo tour.
Let me inform you that the precious suggestions from our customers we have taken in mind and we are making a route where we avoid encountering the great masses of tourists.
Allow us to inform you what are the complaints filed by the vast majority of tourists who visit the Colca Valley at its classic route madden by classic travel agencies, where the journey is performed in large and uncomfortable buses and sleep in towns of Chivay, Yanque or Coporaque which are part of the Colca Valley and not the truly Colca Canyon

Colca valley Classic tours:

1. The classic tours only visit the Colca Valley
2. Everyone sleeps in Chivay, Yanque or Coporaque
3. The first day in the afternoon all go together like sardines swiming at the same time in the hot springs
4. All classics travel agencies visit the Colca Valley the second day in the morning at the same time
5. In the first visit of the second day occurs unheard of, in the village of Yanque await over 50 children typically dresses dancing for tourists and then asking for money. In the same village in the main square ladies typical dress have wild birds (like hawks , eagles, owls, etc..) tied up, to which it they have cut their wings to prevent their flight and this ladies charge for each photo S /....... Nuevo sol. And incredibly there are hundreds of tourists taking pictures with this birds suffering

We do not agree that children in the main square of Yanque be exploited in this way. Ok can dance but ask for money at a young age is not good

6. In the classic tours all visit the Colca Valley the second day in the morning, everyone has to get up to have breakfast 4:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. from 5 to 5:30 am pick up the tourists from different hotels, they need to go to the condor cross. On the way stop in the viewpoints and not only expects nature but also street vendors and great masses of tourists accompanied with car engine noise, noise of tourists, pollution from cars etc. Important: viewpoints in the Colca Valley are very small and are not prepared to receive large amounts of tourists at the same time.

7. The classic tours only visit the left side of the valley.

8. In the classic tours 99% of the time the tourists are in the car unable to walk

Points improved in our Colca tour - culture and nature by Pablo Tour

1. Our Colca tour , culture and naturel visit the Colca valley and Colca Canyon
2. We sleep in cabanaconde village (Colca Canyon)
3. We visit the hot springs the second day
4. We visit the Colca valley the first day in the afternoon without tourists
5. We do not visit the village of Yanque the second day with the great masses of tourists, we visit this town the first day in the afternoon without tourists
6. We sleep in the Colca Canyon in cabanaconde, we do not need to get up so early, the distance between cabanaconde and the condor’s cross is only at 15 minutes by car
7. We visit the left side and right of the Colca Valley
8. We walk every day two hours
9. And we visit the best viewpoint in the Colca canyon: Gran mirador Achachihua
10. 10. We visit the condor cross 2 times , first time: first day in the afternoon, second time: Second day in the morning.

Important Our goals are:

1. We avoid the tourists crowd during the tour.
2. We visit the Colca Valley and the Colca Canyon
3. We visit the right bank and left bank of the Colca valley
4. We sleep in cabanaconde (typical village)
5. We visit the Colca valley the first day without tourists
6. Maximum 6 people per group
7. We trek at least 2 hours per day (optional)