Full Day Salinas Reserve
07:45 Pick up from the hotel where we will go to the volcano viewpoint, visiting the Chiguata district where we will arrive at the Laguna de Salinas reserve to observe flamingos, parihuanas, water mirrors, sighting of vicuñas, llamas and alpacas, Minivolcano Lojen and Aguas Lojen Hot Springs, and finally we will return to Chiguata for lunch and then we will begin our way back to the city of Arequipa
Includes
- Tourist Bus
- Profesional guide (english/ spanish)
- Transfer
- Breakfast
Itinerary
DAY 1: AGUADA BLANCA NATIONAL RESERVE AND SALINAS LAGOON
6:10 – 6:45: Pick up from hotels in the historic center or agreed meeting point.
6:50 AM: Leaving the city of Arequipa towards Laguna Salinas. Leaving the city of Arequipa behind.
7:35 AM: We arrive at the traditional district of Chiguata where we will begin our experience at the volcano viewpoint along with its countryside and pre-Inca terraces of Chiguata. Continuing with the tour we arrive at the town of Chiguata where we appreciate the Church of the Holy Spirit, later we will enjoy our breakfast. After breakfast we will go for 1 hour to the high Simbral (4,200 meters above sea level) where we can observe plants from the Queñua Yareta Tola area. Later we arrive at LAGUNA DE SALINAS where we will stay from 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes making different stops to observe flamingos – Parihuanas, water mirrors (seasonally), sightings of vicuñas, llamas and alpacas all year round. In the dry season we will visit the salt extraction centers where you can take perspective photos. Leaving behind the salt lake, we head to the hot springs and mini volcano of Logen to enjoy a relaxing bath before our lunch in the town of Chiguata, from where we will begin our return to the city of Arequipa.
5:00 PM: Approximately we will be arriving in Arequipa, our disembarkation being 3 blocks from the main square.