The three days Colca Canyon Trek has the same itinerary as the two day trek apart from an extra night in the canyon. The first day is 4 hours of trekking downhill. The second day is 4 hours both up and downhill. Hikers will wake up early the third day to begin the final 3 hour trek out of the canyon to continue until puno at the end of the day.
We will pick you up from where you are staying between 3:00 and 3:30 AM and drive three hours to Chivay. Here, we will stop for simple breakfast of bread, butter, jam, tea, mate and coffee. We then continue to the Condor Cross Viewpoint and stop for 45 minutes to see into the depths of the Colca Canyon and look for Condors flying overhead. Next, we drive a short distance to San Miguel, at 3,300 meters, where we will start the trek.
First, we walk to the bottom of the canyon to the small village San Juan de Chuccho. Here, we will eat a simple lunch of vegetable soup, rice, potatoes and alpaca. There is also a vegetarian option if desired. After lunch, you will have the rest of the afternoon to enjoy San Juan de Chuccho and relax in the shared bamboo bungalows. We will spend the first night here.
At 7AM, we will wake up to eat a breakfast of pancakes, tea and coffee. After eating, we continue walking to the village Sangalle, passing the small towns of Cosñirhua and Malata along the way. Sangalle is an oasis at 1,900 meters and is deepest point of the trek. Upon arriving, we will eat a typical lunch. Afterwards, you have the option to relax in the natural fed pools, fish, or play soccer.
Later that evening, we will eat dinner before retiring to the bamboo bungalows to sleep. This meal usually consists of vegetable soup, pasta and tea.
We will wake up at 5:00 AM to stark trekking out of the canyon to Cabanaconde. Here we will eat a simple breakfast of bread, butter, jam, tea, coffee and mate. After breakfast, we will drive back towards Chivay and make various stops along the way to see pre-Incan and Incan terraces, colonial towns, and other views. Our last stop is the Yanque hot springs where we will stay for approximately one hour to enjoy the hot baths.
Afterwards, we will stop for lunch at a local restaurant in Chivay. After our last lunch we will change transport, which will take us to the city of Puno, passing through the national reserve we descend from 4,830 meters to make a couple stops along the way in through the National Reserve of Aguada Blanca and Salinas and Pampa Cañahuas. There we will see four species of South American Camelids: alpacas, llamas, vicuñas, and guanacos.
Also we will stop in Lagunillas viewpoint to see the great view on the lake and flamingos anf finally We will arrive in puno at approximately 19:30 PM.
NOTE: For people who get tired during the trek it is possible to hire mules.
| Number of persons | Price per person | |
| 1 person | $ USD 125.00 | Inquire Now |
The Colca Canyon is located within the Caylloma Region of Perú which is situated at approximately 3,500 metres and is locally known as La Sierra.
The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with pre-Inca roots, and small colonial towns, still home to the Collagua and the Cabana cultures. Locals maintain their ancestral traditions and continue…
