Day 1 - arrive Arequipa - Museo de Altura - Santa Catalina Convent
Morning arrival into Arequipa where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Mid morning tours of the Museo de Altura where the noted Inca Ice Princess ( Momia Juanita) is preserved for the public view. In 1995, American archaeologist Johan Rienhards is credited for discovering this child mummy of the Inca civilization high above Colca Canyons Mt. Ambato (20,700 ft.) Afterwards continue to the Santa Catalina Convent, which was opened to the public in 1970 after four centuries of mysterious isolation this site is by far the most interesting of the Arequipa sites. History is said that at one point there were over 450 nuns whom lived in seclusion from the outside. The convent has been beautifully remodeled with Colonial furniture & paintings from the Cuzco & Arequipa Schools of Art. The convent with the traditional painted homes, cobblestone streets & plazas spread throughout is literally is a city in itself and its massiveness will amaze. Additional time for photographs and shopping then return to your hotel. Over night at your hotel.

Day 2 - Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Chivay - Hot Springs
Early morning departure at 8:00 a.m. by tour bus to the north part of Arequipa passing the town of Yura, around the Mountain of Chachani. Today you have a chance to see Pampa Canahuas and the National Vicuna Reserve. Mid day (12:00 p.m.) arrival into Chivay and the lodge for lunch. (lunch on own) Afterwards time permitting you can visit the local hot springs. Evening the dinner and typical folk show at the lodge. Overnight at the local lodge. (BB)

Day 3 - Colca Canyon - Chivay - Arequipa
Morning departure ( 7:00 a.m. ) to "El Mirador de la Cruz del Condor" where the best possibilities of viewing the fabled Andean condor are available. Later return to Chivay, where you will visit some pre-Inca tombs as well as several small traditional villages like Pichollo, Maca and Yanque before returning to Chivay for lunch. (lunch on own) Afternoon depart by tour bus from Chivay and return to Arequipa (5:00 p.m.) and transfer to your hotel. Over night at your hotel. (BB)

Day 4 - Arequipa - ( Lima, Puno or Cuzco )
You will be met & transferred to the Arequipa airport and the departing flight to Cuzco, Puno or Lima. (BB)

Class	Rating	View Hotels in Class	Single	Double	Triple
Economy		View Hotels in Class ECONOMY CLASS Casa Andina Casa Andina Colca	$669	$439	$399
Tourist		View Hotels in Class TOURIST CLASS 3* Posada del Inca Colca Lodge	$829	$499	$469
First		View Hotels in Class FIRST CLASS 5* Libertador Colca Lodge	$1139	$629	$569