1st Day: Transfer in Arequipa and sightseeing on the city.

 

Arrival at Rodríquez Ballón airport in Arequipa , meeting assistance and transfer to the selected hotel. Free morning to take a short rest.

In the afternoon City tour to Historical Center , taking in the Plaza of Armas , the Jesuita Church of the Society of Jesus, the Santa Catalina Monastery, a cloistered convent. It was built in 1580 and was enlarged in the 17th century. The over 20,000-square-meter monastery is predominantly of the Mudejar style, and is characterised by the vividly painted walls. There are approximately 20 nuns currently living in the northern corner of the complex; the rest of the monastery is open to the public; then visit to the Yanahuara Neighborhood, a traditional district located about two kilometers from downtown. It is an old, established village which today is part of the city. It has colorful, narrow and aged side streets, houses with family orchards and a church of baroque facade from the year 1750 in the main plaza. But the most outstanding feature here are the arcs of sillar of the famous Mirador of Yanahuara, from which the entire city can be appreciated; the arcs made of the whitish volcanic rock sillar, sport engravings with the philosophy of life and inspiration of the Arequipeños, where we visit the "Mirador". We will contemplate the volcanoes like the Misti, Pichupichu and Chachani.

Finally return to your hotel.

2nd Day: Arequipa : Countryside and Sabandia Mill tour.

Our guide picks you up at your hotel in Arequipa early in the morning, to visit the countryside and Sabandia Mill tour. In the course you will have a countryside tour of Arequipa: The Gulch of Chilca next to the River Chili; the Typical Neighborhood of Paucarpata, with their beautiful Andean constructions and their Colonial Church; theTingo Spa; the Founder's Mansion, Don Garcí Manuel of Carbajal received a plot of land in Huasacache, a place located in the beautiful countryside of Arequipa where at the moment he built a large house and surrounding land. In 1555 his son-in-law Don Martin López requests the Town council of Arequipa that his father-in-law's country property was given to him. This fact bases historically that the founder from Arequipa had lands and lived in Huasacache; the Mirador of Sachaca from where we will appreciate the valley, concluding the journey in the famous Mill of Sabandia, place where formerly the grains were milled through the force of the Water.

3rd day: Arequipa : Return

Possibility of extension to Cusco, Puno or Lima .

After breakfast, transfer to the local airport or bus station.

End of our services

INCLUDES:

- Transfert to the hotel (round trip)
- Bilingual Guide.
- 02 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast.
- Combined tour of the City and the Santa Catalina Monastery.
- Countryside and Sabandia Mill tour