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 pick you up from your hotel, then we travel to the small town of Cabanaconde. (colca canyon).

After 6 hours travel we arrive to Cabanaconde (3,287 mhsl). Upon arriving we will have lunch at a restaurant.

We start the trek down to the Colca canyon (3:30 /4 hrs. Aprox). to the village of San Juan de Chuccho 2200 mhsl. During the dry season in Colca canyon the weather maintains an average temperature of about 30 degrees Celsius in the day and 5-9 degrees in the night. In the bowels of the canyon we will find a variety of volcanic stones. We will spend the night in San Juan de Chuccho village in typical huts (home stay) 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 descent 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 (23 degrees Celcius). The owners of the oasis have built small houses of bamboo where we will be spending the night. (very basic rooms but clean).

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 the Condor cross 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. here wi finish the trek.

We then take the transport to the Condor’s Cross (25 min faraway in car.) to admire the condor in flight (we wait the condor flights about 1 hour and a half) Then we continue to Chivay village to relax in the thermal hotsprings (38 degrees C). 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: (45 tourists and locals in the transport )

• This is a good choice for those on budget or looking for cheaper trek.
• You get to know Peru 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 Peru, it is a basic service. Inside the local bus there’s no heating nor air conditioning.
• The departure of the local buses may change without any notice
• 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 touristic places in the Colca Valley, only the Condor’s lookout and the Chivay - hot springs.
• We are not responsible for delays or cancellations, change schedule without notice. (Are not ours buses)

Tourist bus in shared service: (20-35 tourists in the bus)

• It is a service where there are only tourists, in the tourist bus there are usually 20-35 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 different hotels.
• The client must be waiting between 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. for the tourist Bus; you may wait without knowing the exact time of pickup, you need to wait ready at 4 am inside your hotel.
• In conclusion, the bus leaves from Arequipa at 4:00 am, and continues to the condor cross without stops along the way. The bus arrives at the condor lookout at 9:00 to 9 :30am, the bus wait 30 min. in the condor cross.

Negatives aspects in the tourist bus in shared service:

-The first day you have to wait ready inside your hotel , generally a minimum one hour.
-Very early departure.
-In the first day The tourist bus in shared service arrive at 9:00 to 9:30 am, at the condor cross and you wait the condor only 30 min.
-in the Return (third day, after the trek) the bus leaves from Cabanaconde at 10:00 to 10:30 am, and arrives at the condor cross 30 min. after, without stops in condor cross and without stops in the Colca Valley.
- In the Return (third day) the bus leaves from Cabanaconde village at 10:00 to 10:30 am without stops on the way , only one stop in  the Colca Valley for lunch, and if we have time , we can go to the hot spring in Chivay village.
-If you need a connexion from the Colca canyon (chivay village) to Puno after the trek it's difficult, because the tourist bus for the trek people leaves from Cabanaconde ( in the last day of the trek ) at 10:00 - to 10:30 am and this tourist bus arrive to Chivay village at 13:00 and the bus for Puno leave at 13:30 pm. You will have only 30 min. to take a sandwich. ( is necessary to be 15 min, before the departure).
- The tourist bus (for trek people) leave from Cabanaconde at 10:00 to 10:30 am and arrive to Arequipa city between 19:00 .

-The tourist bus in Shared service is just a transport without really visits in the Colca valley such us : stops for sightseeing terraces, pre-inca tombs, volcanoes, the national reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca: Llamas, vicuñas, alpacas and colonial villages, etc.

-We are not responsible for delays or cancellations, change schedule without notice. (Are not ours buses)

Private transport service (Comfortable service, maximum 6 people in the minivan and 6 people in the trek)

• 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 comfortable (climatized).Personalized travel in small group.       
• In private car service we pick you up from your hotel at 6:00 am.
• 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 maximum 6 people.
• It’s a service to people who like more comfort in the transport and to know better the Colca valley 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 villages, etc.
• If for the day of the trek you are only 2 or 3 people we don't cancel the tour trek, we leave and you don't pay extra.
• If you have a conextion from Colca to Puno You can leave with all your back pack (luggage from ) there is much space inside the car. And during your trek, the driver will take care of your backpack. for the conexion Colca to Puno it will be easier for you. You will have enough time for the lunch.
• After trek, if you don't need continue to Arequipa city you can take a Tourist bus from Colca valley (Chivay) to the bus station of Puno city. This bus leave at 13:30 from Chivay village and arrive to the bus station of Puno 19:30.