We believe this to be a preferred trek for those who enjoy hiking and contact with nature. The hours of trekking per day are not too long.

6:00 AM - We travel to the small town of Cabanaconde. (colca canyon)

We arrive in Cabanaconde (3,287 mhsl) after a 6 hour trip. Upon arriving we will have lunch at a restaurant.

We start the trek down to the Colca River (3:30 /4 hrs. Aprox). On the way down to the bottom of the Canyon we will visit a typical village named San Juan de Chuccho, 2200 mhsl. During the dry season in Colca the weather maintains an average temperature of about 30şC. In the bowels of the canyon we will find a variety of volcanic stones. We will spend the night in the village of San Juan de Chuccho in typical huts with dinner prepared and served by a local family.

6:00 AM - Get up and have a breakfast.

On this day we will hike to Tapay (2900 mhsl), about 1 hour and 30 min. going up. This colonial village is known for its Quechua-speaking population. Also, it affords us a lookout to the opposite side of the Canyon.

Continuing the hike, we make a 2 hour descent to the villages of Coshńirhua (2350 mhsl) and Malata (2350 mhsl), and then another hour of hiking to arrive at the oasis of Sangalle (2000 mhsl). Lunch. The oasis of Sangalle is a great place to relax and appreciate nature, while also taking advantage of the lukewarm swimming pools (18şC). The owners of the oasis have built small houses of bamboo where we will be spending the night.

Our guide will explain the various native fruits growing in the oasis, such as the lucma, the pacay, and the chirimoya. You will also have the opportunity to taste them.

4:30 AM - Back up to Cabanaconde (1200 m up). We will be setting out a little early to catch the sunrise over Colca Canyon, and also to make time for our stop at Cross of the Condor to watch for condors. There is also a possibility of spotting condors on the trek up to town from the oasis. We will have breakfast when we arrive in Cabanaconde.

We then take the transport to the Condor’s Cross (25 min.) to admire the condor in flight (about 1 hour and a half) before continuing on to the town of Chivay to relax in the thermal hotsprings (38şC). In order to enjoy more time in the hotsprings we will bring along a lunch of sandwiches and fruit.

Afterward we make the return trip to Arequipa, arriving at approximately 5 PM.

Local bus service:

• This is a good choice for those on budget or looking for cheaper trek.
  
• You get to know Perú in a different way, there’s more contact with the local people and other tourists as well.
  
• With the local bus it's possible to observe condors at the condor lookout (the last day of trek).
• Local buses leave from Arequipa at 6:00 am
• For the return there are many departures on local buses from Cabanaconde.

Negatives aspects in a local bus:

• Local bus transport is different in Perú, it is a basic service. Inside the local bus there’s no heating nor air conditioning.
• Normally in a local bus everyone sits but there are people who stand.
• In the local bus there’s not toilet. The bus stops to pick passengers up in different towns. The bus stops in chivay where there is a toilet.
• With the local bus you can’t visit turistic places in the Colca Valley only the Condor’s lookout and the Chivay - hot springs.
  

Tourist bus in shared service :

• It is a service where there are only tourists, in the tourist bus there are usually 40 passengers.
• In the first day, this tourist bus in shared service goes through the various hotels to pick up the passengers. this bus picks up passengers from many differents hotels.
• the client must be waiting between 3:00 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. for the tourist Bus, you may wait without knowing the exact time of pickup.
• In conclusion, the bus leaves from Arequipa at 4:30 am, and continues to the condor lookout without stops along the way. The  bus arrive at the condor lookout at 10:00 am, the bus wait 30 min. in the condor lookout.
• A positive aspect of this tourist bus service, is usually in the big buses there is toilet, ( sometimes the toillet is not so nice) but remember in the local bus service you can go to the toilet in Chivay village.

Negatives aspects in the touris bus in shared service:

-You have to wait ready inside your hotel generally a minimun of one hour.

-Very early departure.

-The toursit bus in shared service arrives very late to the Condor Lookout at 10:00 am ( in the first day). Often to late to see the condors.

-in the Return (third day, after the trek) the bus leaves from Cabanaconde at 10:30 am, and arrives at the condor cross 30 min. after, without stops in condor cross and in the Colca Valley.

-With the tourist bus in shared service you don't visit the colca valley, just the Condor’s Cross ( 30 min. in the first day) and stop in Chivay for the -hot springs in the last day.

-If you need a connexion from the Colca canyon to Puno after the trek it's dificult, because the tourist bus for the trek people leaves from Cabanaconde ( in the last day of the trek ) at 10- to 10:30 am and this tourist bus arrive to chivay village at 13:30 and the bus for Puno leave at 13:30 pm.

- The tourist bus ( for trek people) leaves from Cabanaconde at 10:00 to 10:30 am and arrive to Arequipa city between 19:30 to 20:00hrs

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• Private transport service is opposite to the local bus service or tourist bus in shared service , with the private transport service we do many stops in the toilets and in places to take pictures and it’s more confortable(climatized).
• It's a service to people who are interested in visiting also the colca valley, remember that the trekking is into the Colca Canyon.
• in the transport and in trek there are maximun 6 people.
  
• It’s a service to people who like more comfort in the transport and to know better the Colca Canyon and the colonial village's along the way. With plenty of stops for toilettes as well.
• In a private service, we visit the colca valley making more stops for sightseeing terraces, pre-inca tombs, volcanoes, the national reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca: Llamas, vicuñas, alpacas and  colonial towns etc.
• If for the day of the trek we have only 2 or 3 people we don't cancel the tour trek , we leave and you don't pay extra.
• you can leave with all your back pack ( luggage ) there are much space inside the car. And during your trek , the driver will take care of your backpack. And if you have a connetion from colca to Puno it will be easier for you.
• After trek , if you don't need continue to Arequipa city you can take a bus from colca valley (Chivay) to the bus station of Puno city. This bus leave to 13:30 from chivay village and arrive to the bus station of Puno 19:30.