Sillar arches at the Yanahuara lookout with El Misti behind

Suyo Journeys · 5 days / 4 nights

Arequipa, from volcanoes to the sea

Five unhurried days in Arequipa: cloisters, cacao, sillar quarries and the great Pacific wetland.

Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Route
Arequipa · Sillar Route · Islay coast
Format
Private and tailor-made

A full immersion in Arequipa and its surroundings, without high altitude. We explore the White City and its history, you make your own chocolate, discover where sillar is born and descend from the Andes to the coast to watch birds facing the ocean.

Ideal for: Families, photography and bird lovers, and those who prefer to avoid high altitude.

The route

  1. Arequipa 4 nights
  2. Mejía Lagoons Day trip

Day by day

  1. Day 01

    Welcome to the White City

    A personal welcome at the airport or bus station and transfer to your hotel, with an itinerary briefing on the way. Free afternoon to stroll the Main Square.

    Night in Arequipa
  2. Day 02

    White City, Juanita and cacao

    In the morning, lookouts, the Historic Center, Santa Catalina and the Andean Sanctuaries Museum. In the afternoon (2:45 pm session), a chocolate masterclass: from bean to bar, with your own chocolates to take home.

    Night in Arequipa
  3. Day 03

    Where sillar is born

    The Añashuayco quarries, with a hand-carving demonstration and monumental reliefs, and Culebrillas Canyon with its petroglyphs. Free afternoon in the city.

    Night in Arequipa
  4. Day 04

    From the Andes to the Pacific

    We descend to the Islay coast and the Mejía Lagoons National Sanctuary, home to over two hundred bird species, ending by the ocean at the Mejía and Mollendo beaches.

    Night in Arequipa
  5. Day 05

    Farewell

    Private transfer from your hotel to the airport or bus station, timed to your flight or bus.

    End of service
Cloisters of La Compañía in Arequipa
Reliefs carved in the Añashuayco sillar quarries
Arequipa Cathedral tower at sunset
Arequipa main square

What’s included

  • Arrival transfer with assistant and departure transfer
  • City Tour + Santa Catalina + viewpoints, with entrance fees
  • Andean Sanctuaries Museum (Juanita)
  • Chocolate masterclass
  • Sillar Route and Mejía Lagoons
  • Private licensed guide and private transport

Not included

  • Hotels: booked with our partner hotels, your choice
  • Box lunch for the coast day (recommended)
  • Meals not stated in the itinerary

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