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The 15 Best Things to Do in Arequipa

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Arequipa is built out of white sillar quarried from the volcanoes behind it, and El Misti is visible from most of the plaza. Worth booking in the city and just outside it: the Santa Catalina monastery and its painted lanes, the sillar quarries and their carvings, the Salinas lagoon with its flamingos, and white water on the Chili.

From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Full-Day Guided Tour with Meals

From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Full-Day Guided Tour with Meals - Price and meals: what $42 really buys, and what to budget extra

1.From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Full-Day Guided Tour with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 982 reviews · 14 hours · from $42Our pick

One day from Arequipa to Colca Canyon for condors, alpacas, a real Andean buffet lunch, and a hot springs swim with your guide.

“Very cool trip! Highly recommend. Our guide had a lot of information on the place and you could tell he really liked his job! Would definitely recommend him as a guide and the tour itself, unfortunately i forgot his name but we took the tour on the 16th sept!”

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Tour to the Salinas Lagoon and National Reserve in Arequipa

Tour to the Salinas Lagoon and National Reserve in Arequipa - The road to Salinas: long and curvy, so plan your comfort

From Arequipa: Sillar Route Trek

From Arequipa: Sillar Route Trek - Meeting point to first drive, getting oriented fast

3.From Arequipa: Sillar Route Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 461 reviews · 4 hours · from $12

A half-day Sillar Route trek in Arequipa, with a quarry workshop, a canyon walk with petroglyphs, and volcano views for $12.

“I had Mike as a guide and his english was great. Also gave me recommendations for restaurants. Side note: I only had big bills and some places only took smaller ones and mike gave me some change. Stand out guy.”

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Arequipa: Chili River White Water Rafting with Hotel Pickup

Arequipa: Chili River White Water Rafting with Hotel Pickup - The Van Ride From Arequipa, and Why Timing Matters

2-Day Tour Colca Canyon in Arequipa with end in Puno

2-Day Tour Colca Canyon in Arequipa with end in Puno - Salinas, Aguada Blanca, Patahuasi, and the best early-animal spotting

5.2-Day Tour Colca Canyon in Arequipa with end in Puno

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 248 reviews · 2 days · from $78

2-day Colca Canyon tour from Arequipa to Puno with condor viewing, Chivay hot springs, vicuñas, and guided transfers.

“Great ! Juan Pablo is an excellent guide sharing in-depth knowledge along the way of villages, crops, geology, history, animals, birds and any topic you that tickled your curiosity. His driver Pablo was always there to help you and made sure we had a comfortable ride. First day lunch, dinner with local music and dancing followed by second day lunch were all very good quality and value for money if you chose to join in. After lunch on day two we changed buses for the ride to Puno which was similarly comfortable with a midway stop.”

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From Arequipa: 2-Day Colca Canyon Trekking Tour

From Arequipa: 2-Day Colca Canyon Trekking Tour - Cruz del Cóndor: condors, viewpoints, and the sunrise bus ride

Walking tour in the Historic Center of Arequipa

Walking tour in the Historic Center of Arequipa - Starting at Plaza de Armas, the Smart Way to Learn the City

7.Walking tour in the Historic Center of Arequipa

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 180 reviews · 2 hours · from $10Best value

2-hour Arequipa historic center walk with Plaza de Armas stories, cloisters, volcano views, and alpaca feeding at Mundo Alpaca.

“Our tour guide, Edgar, was very informative, kind, and funny. It was a nice 2 and a half hour walk with beautiful sites. Edgar knew his history very well and was open to questions at any time. He also recommended places to eat. Would highly recommend this tour”

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From Arequipa: Full Day Tour of Colca Canyon with Meals

From Arequipa: Full Day Tour of Colca Canyon with Meals - The very early pickup from Arequipa (3:00 to 3:30 AM)

8.From Arequipa: Full Day Tour of Colca Canyon with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 146 reviews · 15 hours · from $27

Early Colca Canyon tour from Arequipa with Cruz del Cóndor condor views, Chacapi thermal baths, wildlife stops, and breakfast.

“Our day at Colca Valley and Colca Canyon was very nice as David is an excellent guide. I feel like we arrived earlyer at many steps so when the other groups arrived, we were already ready to leave again - it did not feel as crowded as I feared. If you want to take good pictures of the condor, bring a good lens.”

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Adventure Day in Arequipa: Pillones Waterfall + Rock Forest

Adventure Day in Arequipa: Pillones Waterfall + Rock Forest - Leaving Arequipa: Yura road views and the eerie Pampa de Arrieros stop

9.Adventure Day in Arequipa: Pillones Waterfall + Rock Forest

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 120 reviews · 11 hours · from $27

Near Arequipa, see vicuñas, Pillones Waterfall, and the Puruña Stone Forest with high-altitude views on an 11-hour day trip.

“Christina was the best guide I had so far. She translated everything even tough I was the only foreigner on the trip and she was very knowledgeable and went out and beyond to do the best pictures for us! Thank you 😊”

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Full-Day Colca Canyon Tour from Arequipa

Full-Day Colca Canyon Tour from Arequipa - The 3:00 AM pickup and how to survive the long drive

10.Full-Day Colca Canyon Tour from Arequipa

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 112 reviews · 14 hours · from $39

Full-day Colca Canyon tour from Arequipa with condor flights, vicuñas at Pampa Cañahuas, Andean villages, Patapampa, optional hot springs.

“Liz was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and helpful. And thanks to our driver Edwin for getting us to and from safely.”

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Arequipa Tasting Tour

Arequipa Tasting Tour - San Francisco Plaza and the Santa Catalina connection: architecture with street-level flavor

11.Arequipa Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes · from $13Top rated

Small-group walking tour through Arequipa’s historic center, with San Camilo market bites and a pisco tasting finish.

“Jose was an informative guide. He was very patient with all of the all of the group. His information helped us understand the buildings and places we walked past the day before ignorant to their significance. With the tour and the tasting experience, this tour represented a great value!”

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From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Day Trip with Transfer to Puno

From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Day Trip with Transfer to Puno - Breakfast, sunrise views, and the road into Colca country

Sillar Route and Culebrillas Petroglyphs

Sillar Route and Culebrillas Petroglyphs - Group size and timing: what the 4 hours feels like on the ground

13.Sillar Route and Culebrillas Petroglyphs

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 89 reviews · 4 hours · from $19

A half-day Arequipa trip combining Yanahuara viewpoints, the Sillar stone quarry, and a bumpy Culebrillas walk to petroglyphs.

“The tour was generally as described, but less informative than I was expecting. We were given ‘free time’ at each location. longer explanations were first given in Spanish and then these tourists could leave for their free time, followed by a brief explainer in English. I understand bilingual tours can be difficult, but it felt like we were an afterthought / inconvenience. Glad we used our Viator credits to pay for this, else wouldn’t have felt worth the price.”

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Arequipa: Walk through the Historic Center of the City

Arequipa: Walk through the Historic Center of the City - Cathedral first, then cloisters: where the city’s power shows up

14.Arequipa: Walk through the Historic Center of the City

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 87 reviews · 2 hours · from $15

Walk Arequipa’s White City with a local guide, see the Cathedral and tambos, then finish at volcano viewpoints. Small group, $15.

“This tour was AMAZING, Joss is the best, me and my girlfriend really appreciate this tour! We discovered a lot of info and special things about peru and arequipa that we don’t know. Also this tour include some of non touristic place that only a real peruvian knows! If you want to discover and visit arequipa this tour is the best, and at the end you can enjoy the best pisco sour with the best sunset spot in arequipa. Thank you so much!!!”

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From Puno to Arequipa: 2 Days/1 Night Colca Canyon Tour

From Puno to Arequipa: 2 Days/1 Night Colca Canyon Tour - Day 1: Puno to Chivay with Lagunillas, Pampa Cañahuas, and Patapampa

15.From Puno to Arequipa: 2 Days/1 Night Colca Canyon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 83 reviews · 2 days · from $102

2-day Colca Canyon tour from Puno to Arequipa with Chivay lodging, condor viewing, wildlife stops, and La Calera hot springs.

“Très belle excusion, beaux paysages. La baignade dans les bains thermaux était également très bien. Le cout des repas n'ėtait parfois pas inclus et les boissons facturées très chères. La qualité des repas proposés ètait très moyenne. Le minibus utilisé pour l'excursion etait complet, c'était compliqué de ranger les valises et paquetages. Il aurait fallu un bus plus grand. Inconvénients compensés par la beauté du site et la chance de voir quelques condors. Mark.”

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