AREQUIPA · TREKS
The routes worth the airfare.
The 10 arequipa treks hikers rate above the rest. A tight shortlist of the routes people finish and immediately start planning to do again, with prices, trail times and the outfitters who run them.
Half-day Sillar Route trek from Arequipa: Añashuayco quarries, Culebrillas canyon walk, Wari petroglyphs, volcano views, stone carving.
Most Popular“Very interesting history of sillar mining and beautiful views at each stop. Our guide was excellent!”
2-day Colca Canyon trek from Arequipa with sunrise bus rides, condor views at Cruz del Cóndor, Sangalle Oasis sleepover, and hot springs.
“Was really fun. Alex was a good guide who took good care of the group!”
A guided 2-day Colca Canyon trek from Arequipa to Sangalle, staying at Cielo Azul Lodge with meals, transport, and pool time.
“Canyon was great. The tour company was thoroughly mediocre; the bus driver played music at 3am, there were bugs at dinner, the breakfast on the first day was tiny.”
Half-day Sillar Route and Culebrillas trek from Arequipa: active quarries, megacarving, canyon walk, petroglyphs, volcano views. $11.
“Eine interessante Tour”
A small-group 3-day trek in Colca Canyon with sunrise views, condors, oasis swimming, and hot meals, ending in volcano and vicuña country.
“I did a 3-day, 2-night trek with this agency, guided by Miguel, and everything went really smoothly. The service was excellent — the itinerary was carefully planned and perfectly executed, the schedule was well respected, the breaks were Read more”
A small-group day trip from Arequipa to Capua Waterfall, El Tigre hot springs, and Yura Viejo’s church—plus snacks and great river views.
“We really enjoyed this hike and our guide, Pablo, was wonderful and very helpful. We were the only ones on the trail which made this feel like we were being shown and unknown locals-only type trail. We walked in our hiking shoes through the river which was unique and pretty fun (be sure to pack…”
A 3-day Colca Canyon trek from Arequipa with small-group hiking, village nights, Sangalle pools, and Chacapi hot springs.
“I want to start off with saying that our guide Ghersey was amazing. He made our trek very enjoyable. He was helpful, knowledgable and informative. The company is well organized and their buses are nice.”
A small-group 2-day Colca Canyon trek from Chivay to Sangalle, ending with a one-way transfer to Puno. Bungalows, hot springs add-on.
“Great experience, the colca canyon offers a fantastic scenery. We saw some condors along the way, too. The hike is quite challenging, especially on the second day - it's going 1200 altitude meters up. Planning was good, everything was taken care of, for example the transport of our luggage and the transfer to Puno (we…”
Hike Arequipa’s Sillar Route quarries and Culebrillas canyon, with volcano viewpoints and a mega church carving, plus Chivay hot springs recovery.
“Terrible guide, probably high of drugs and alcohol”
Two days in Peru’s Colca Canyon with condors at Cruz del Condor, Sangalle pools, a solar lodge, and warm-water thermal baths.
“Magnifiques paysages au programme ! La présence de notre guide Alix a été un réel plus : il a donné plein d'explications enrichissantes et il a su trouver des solutions rapidement lorsque certains ont éprouvé des difficultés à finir le trek, et tout ça avec sourire. C'est clairement une activité à ne pas manquer !”
Every great trekking region, and the routes worth walking in each.
