Pablo tours is a Peruvian tour operator specialising in adventure tours. This company structures tours of the Colca Valley to avoid the times when the area is congested with tourists. The two-day Colca tour begins with a six-hour bus drive to Cabinaconde, where you overnight in a hotel. After breakfast the next day it's a short drive to view the condors from Achichuhua viewpoint in the Colca Valley. The tour goes on to cross the Colca River to the towns of Ichupampa and Coporaque, where you can walk around and get a feel for the quiet life in the Andes. After lunch in the town of Chivay the tour returns to Arequipa.
Pablo Tours
Jerusalen 400-AB-1
Arequipa
Peru
011-51-54-203737
pablotour.com
SAS Travel Peru is an environmentally friendly company that was named the Best Inca Trail Tour Operator in 2007 by the Tourism Ministry of Peru. Its three-day Colca Canyon Trek departs from Arequipa by bus to Cabinaconde. The trek begins there with a four-hour descent to the floor of the Colca Canyon. Accommodations are in rustic homes with local families. The trek continues with a gradual climb to the villages of Tapay, Coshñirhua and Malata, followed by a descent back to the Colca River and the Oasis (or Sangalle Valley) where you will camp out or sleep in cabins. There is time to relax by the swimming pool, explore the waterfalls in the area or fish for trout in the Colca River. Hike out of the canyon on the last day to board the bus back to Arequipa, stopping en route at Cruz del condor to view the condors.
SAS Travel Peru
Calle Garcilaso 270
Cusco
Peru
011-51-84-261920
sastravelperu.com
Colca Trek is a Peruvian company with 22 years of adventure travel experience. The five-day Colca Trek is a tour for two to four passengers with transportation from Arequipa in a four-wheel drive vehicle with views of snow-capped volcanoes and the Atacama desert. You hike to the Calera hot springs, San Juan de Chuccho village, the Colca River and the Huaruro waterfalls. Stop at Cruz del Condor viewpoint and overnight in a hotel in Chivay and in local houses or cabins in San Juan de Chuccho, Fure and Pallca. Cross small rivers and hike through cactus forests in the Llatica Canyon. This tour requires a moderate level of fitness to hike in and out of the canyons.
Colca Trek Adventure Travel
Jerusalen 401-B
Arequipa
Peru
011-51-54-206217
colcatrek.com.pe
