Llamas were the primary means of transportation before the arrival of the Spanish.
The Inca road, or Qapac Ñan, covered up to 60,000 kilometers across Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia.
All the roads originated in the city of Cusco. For the Incas, this city was considered the political, religious, and administrative center of Tawantinsuyu, which covered a little over 3,000 square kilometers and encompassed the aforementioned countries.
To manage and distribute resources, llamas were used as pack animals.
As the Spanish established themselves in Peru, llamas were gradually replaced by horses, mules, and donkeys.
And llamas and alpacas were relegated to the high Andes Mountains. Currently, llamas and alpacas can still be found in some parts of Peru. Thanks to the alpaca fiber boom, local herders and communities continue to raise alpacas for their fiber and meat, and they also raise llamas within the alpaca herds.
Llamas are still used as pack animals in some areas where horses, donkeys, and mules cannot acclimatize to the altitude.
With the tourism boom in Peru, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos are the stars of the country's wildlife tourism.
Many of our clients are very happy after trekking with llamas and alpacas in the Andes. Experience our llama trek with Pablo Tour amidst the Andean wilderness and witness how the Incas were able to conquer these lands with the help of these South American camelids, which provided companionship, food, clothing, and, in the case of the llama, a pack animal.

ITINERARY

DAY 1
6:00 AM - We pick you up from your hotel and after a 2-hour drive, we arrive at the Aguada Blanca and Salinas National Reserve.

We will visit the reserve to observe groups of vicuñas, llamas, and alpacas.
We can also enjoy the views of the north face of the Misti and Chachani volcanoes.
We can also take this opportunity to have breakfast.
Afterward, we continue our journey and gradually ascend to the start of our llama trek.
The local family will be happy to share their culture with us.
This llama trek is customizable; you decide the duration, depending on your fitness level.
We can choose a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5-hour llama trek.
Lunch.
Depending on the chosen duration of the llama trek, we can also take a 2-3 hour hike through the Canocota Canyon.
At the end of the day, we will enjoy the 45-degree Celsius hot springs located in the town of Chivay. Then we continue to the village of Coporaque where a local family awaits us.
This family prepares our dinner, and we spend the night in private rooms.

DAY 2:
6:00 Breakfast
7:30 We arrive by transport at Cruz del Cóndor, the starting point of the Colca Canyon.
We observe the condor's flight for over an hour and then take an hour-long trek along the edge of the Colca Canyon.
We return to Chivay, visiting the various colonial towns and the best viewpoints in the Colca Valley. After lunch, you have two options:
1. Continue to the city of Arequipa, arriving at 5:00 PM.
2. At 1:00 PM, you can take the connecting bus to the city of Puno, arriving at 7:30 PM.

INCLUDES:
- Transportation
- Professional driver
- Oxygen tank
- Professional guide (Spanish-English)
- Entrance to the national reserve and Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint
- Entrance to the hot springs
- Meals from lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 2
- Briefing 1 or 2 days before the tour at our office
- 24-hour assistance during the tour
- Pick-up from your hotel and drop-off at your hotel upon your return to Arequipa
- Hotel with heating, private bathroom, and hot water
- Treks mentioned in the program
- Exclusive Llama Trek Peru

DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Breakfast on the first day
- Tips (Optional)