Colca Canyon

Next up is a two day one night hike in the Colca Canyon, which is twice as deep as the Grand Canyon and the major tourist draw card in Arequipa.
We had to get up at 12:15am (yes, basically midnight) to drive 7 hours to the start of the trek - driving times are crazy in Peru. We chose a guide who led us to a side arm of the canyon, so we were the only tourists all day. The scenery was quite spectacular. The hotel for the night had natural hot pools, where we relaxed for the rest of the afternoon.
The next morning we went out of the canyon again to spot condors (success!), enjoy the views of the terraces, try "Colca Sour" (Pisco sour made with local prickly pears) and drive over the Colca pass (4900m) again back to Arequipa to catch our flight to Lima.Read more