Day 1 : You will be transported from Arequipa international Airport to the hotel. Your tour begins next day. (Meals are not included on the day of arrival) Arequipa has a very interesting colonial down town.
You may like to take a tour of the city and visit the convent of “Santa Catalina” (not included).

Day 2 : You will leave your hotel in Arequipa at 8 :00am by private transportation to the Colca Valley. You will enter the “Salinas y Aguada Blanca” reserve where alpacas, llamas and vicuñas live. See the Volcanoes’s Mirador, the
Highest altitude we reach is 4900 meters above sea level, and descend in the valley to 3500 meters above sea level. A delicious lunch will be served in the “Tradicion Colca Hotel”, and you will meet our Peruvian “Paso” horses and our specialized “chalanes”. Afterwards you will visit the Yanque Village, where you can observe the church, constructed by the Spanish at the XVII Century, and visit the Yanque’s Museum, which displays a lot of culture related with the Colca Valley and the ancient cultures that dwelt there. Return to the hotel to enjoy of a relaxing massage. The sauna and Jaccuzzi will be available from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, that night children of the village will perform a typical dance, called “wititi”.

Day 3 : Breakfast at the hotel, depart for your first horseback ride to Coporaque Village and the archaeological site of Uyo Uyo (6-hour ride – snack box on the way). As you leave our stable you will pass by the main square of Yanque Village.
You will cross the stone bridge over the Colca River, where you can see the “Collagua way” (Pre-Inca Culture) which was used to store corn in holes carved in the mountain. These holes are so difficult to access, that the only way to reach them is using a rope.
You will continue on to the lost city of Uyo Uyo.
Finally you will find the archaeological site of Uyo Uyo, the ancient capital city of the “Collagua” culture.
These old houses, ancient irrigation ducts, and a lot of other relics prove the coexistence between the “Collaguas” and Incas.
From there you will continue on through the “amphitheater”, Amazing Pre-Inca terraces carved in the mountain in circular form.
Finally you will reach Coporaque Village, where you can see the Main square. The church has a fountain dedicated to the Inca (evidence of the Inca conquest). You will ride on until you reach the Collagua Cemetery. You will find bones and skulls of the latest centuries.
Return to the Tradicion Colca Hotel to enjoy a brunch. In the afternoon, you will visit the hot springs bath of Chivay village. Return to the hotel to enjoy massages and dinner. The sauna and Jacuzzi will be available from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

Day 4 : Be sure to check what you need to bring in order to be fully prepared to enjoy your excursion. At 8:00am enjoy breakfast at the hotel. At 9:00am depart by horses for a 6 hour ride to the right side of the Colca Valley to explore the tranquility and beauty of the landscape. You can enjoy also the Pre-inca terraces, and wonderful crops. You will cross the villages of Ichupampa, Lari and Madrigal where the group will set up camp, dinner and overnight in the camp.

Day 5 : At 6:00am breakfast at the camp. After breakfast you will embark on a 3.5 hours trek to the “Chimpa” fortress, located at the top of the mountain. You will observe a miniature template of the area made of stone including the emperor’s throne. The panoramic view of the valley is splendid and unique because you are able to observe both sides of the Colca Canyon and the valley where condors fly freely .The “Chimpa” fortress is a strategically military facility, of the “Collagua” culture. This is made with mountain stones. Return to the camp. Later, depart in a 4 hour ride to the Pinchollo village. You will cross the Colca river again, passing over another beautiful bridge. On the way you can enjoy the beautiful landscape of the Colca Valley, full of Pre-Inca Terraces, mountains, and animal life (cows, bulls, alpacas, llamas and sheep, attended by locat people, wearing traditional clothes and costumes.) You also can see plantations being plowed, irrigated or harvested, according to the season of your stay. Dinner and night in Pinchollo village, in a simple and basic accommodation of the community.

Day 6 : Breakfast at 7 :00am in Pinchollo and later depart in a 7-hour ride to the geyser of Pinchollo and Cabanaconde. On the way you will pass through amazing landscapes composed of high volcanoes with snow cap tops, waterfalls and huge mountains. Following the river you will finally reach the geyser « Hatun Infiernillo » (4450 meters above sea level), available 24 hours a day the entire year. Lunch on the way and we continue on the riding to change the mount with some fresh horses to join Cabanaconde village and accommodations in a 3 stars hotel.

Day 7 : Breakfast at 8 :00am, riding down the Colca Canyon to Llahuar village and 4 hours riding in the deepest canyon of the world. You will experience a 3800 feet gradient to arrive to Llahuar, where we pass the night in rustic and nice cabin, afternoon is free for relaxiation

Day 8 : Breakfast at Llahuar, then you ride 4 hours to “Oasis of Sangalle.” On the way to this dessert zone you’ll observe the flora, mainly composed of cactus. Lunch at Sangalle. In the afternoon, you could refresh yourself in the thermal swimming-pools of the Oasis. Dinner and night at Sangalle in rudimentary constructed bungalows.

Day 9 : After breakfast, you’ll ride 3 hours until the village of San Juan de Chuccho. Following Colca River inside the Canyon, you can admire huge and impressive landscapes. You’ll also cross little rivers and because of the difficulty of the landscape you will need to get off your horse and walk. Lunch at San Juan. In the afternoon, enjoy the lifestyle of local people, their activities mainly agricultural. Dinner and night in a rudimentary rural lodging.

Day 10 : Breakfast. Then you begin the ascension of the Canyon with the Horses. For the safety and security of both riders and horses it will be a slow journey a part of the rise is made walking your horse. You arrive at Cabanaconde end come back in a private vehicle to Tradicion Colca Hotel at Yanque’s village. Sauna end Jacuzzi available from 6pm to 9pm. Dinner then night at the Hotel.

Day 11 : Breakfast at 8:00am at the hotel. Later you will depart by vehicle to the Lake Titicaca. It is about 6 hour trip across the Andes and the Altiplano. On the road we will have lunch. Afterwards we continue toward the typical village of Llachon on the peninsula of Capachica, located by the lake. This community restored and preserves the ancestral traditions to welcome travelers. It is a mythical and unique journey, very far from the tourist main roads,. You will be accommodated, in the traditional and rustics houses of the community.

Day 12 : Breakfast at 7:00am at Llachon and departure on boat to cross the Lake Titicaca and visit the magnificent Taquile island. After lunch you will continue your journey crossing the lake towards the Uros floating islands and return to Puno. End of tour.