Tours & activities in Arequipa

This free tour of Arequipa is the best way to explore this beautiful, history-steeped Peruvian city. There's so much to discover, what are you waiting for?

To understand a part of the history of the Incas.The Andean Sanctuary Museum, home to the 'mummy' Juanita. Discovered at the top of Ampato Mountain in 1995, in the Andes of Southern Peru, Juanita is in fact not a mummy but a frozen 12 year old Inca girl who was sacrificed to the gods in the 1450s.

For this tour we will take a panoramic bus tour whose visits will be the Plaza de Armas, the Mirador de Carmen alto, Plaza and Mirador de Carmen Alto, Yanahuara Mirador Church and Plaza, Outcal Incalpaca and zoo, Sachaca District, Tingo Spa, via Landscaper, Mansion of the Founder, Stone Mill in Sabandia and Andenería de Paucarpata. During this trip you will appreciate the scenic splendor that Arequipa has. Making short stops at 5 main points where you can walk around.

Just a few miles from Arequipa lies a city of quarries. On The Sillar Route you'll explore the stone formations and discover why it's called the White City.

Take a journey through the history and culture of the Canary Islands. Learn about the life of the indigenous people with over 100 life-size figures showing moments of daily life.

The ashlar is the origin of the architecture of the White City and its tourist route is developed in the district of Cerro Colorado. In addition to the natural landscapes of the area, you can observe the process of extraction, styling and megatallado of the ashlar.It has the necessary infrastructure and tourist services such as interpretation workshops, with the presence of sillar cutters; information panel areas; tourist signage; parking lot; Purchase of handicrafts in sillar and rest areas.The sillar route is managed by the Sillar Cutters Network - Arequipa. It currently comprises a length of 2,000 meters, covering the quarries in operation of Añashuayco, Cortadores and the virgin quarry of Culebrillas.

THE TOUR HAS TWO HOURS OF START, AT 8:00 AM OR 2:00 PM, WITH THIS WE CAN KNOW THE WONDERFUL OF THE CITY OF AREQUIPA, A NEWLY DISCOVERED LANDSCAPE WHERE A LOT OF THE CULTURE OF AREQUIPA IS KNOWN AND THE ORIGIN OF THE SILLAR, FAMOUS STONE FROM WHICH THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF THE CITY WAS BUILT. YOU WILL WALK LIGHTLY ALSO FOR A PINK ARMCHAIR CANYON, VIRGIN AREA AND NAME CUADBRILLAS. WE WILL EXPLORE THE CARVINGS THAT EXIST IN THIS AREA AND THE VALUABLE WORK OF THE CANTERS.

Learn all about the thousand-year-old work of ashlar stone quarry workers and enter a ravine formed by flowing water on our Ashlar Route & Culebrillas Canyon Tour from Arequipa.

The Route of the Sillar, is an immense quarry of sillar (stone of volcanic origin), that forms spectacular gorges, similar to those of Petra in Jordan, you can also see petroglyphs and appreciate the way of extraction of the stones.

Don’t start your vacation waiting for a taxi or figuring out public transportation – book your Arequipa airport transfer in advance, and travel with ease from the Rodriguez Ballon International Airport to your Arequipa hotel. This arrival transfer service is available 24 hours a day.

At the end of your Arequipa stay, travel from your Arequipa hotel to Rodriguez Ballon International Airport without any hassle! This shared departure transfer is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

If you don’t want to begin your Arequipa vacation by standing in line for a taxi or sharing the ride with other travelers, book this private, arrival airport transfer in advance, and travel with ease from the Rodriguez Ballon International Airport to your Arequipa hotel. This arrival transfer service is available 24 hours a day.

Ensure peace of mind at the end of your Arequipa vacation by booking a private transfer from your Arequipa accommodation to Rodriguez Ballon International Airport. Reach the airport relaxed and in time for your flight! Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena in Arequipa, is considered one of the most important and original architectural works of Peru and Latin America, with more than 400 years of history. It is known as "A city inside the city "because inside there are several streets, cloisters, cells, a square with a pool, laundry, cemetery, etc. In its Pinacoteca you can see an important collection of religious art from the continent, as well as numerous paintings of the so-called Cuzqueña School, the maximum expression of the fusion of two cultures, the Inca and the Spanish. It was opened to the public in the year 1970 and receives daily visitors from all parts of Peru and the world.

on the route to the Sillar Route where you visit quarries and areas where the sillar originated. We will visit the Añashuayco Quarry; In the place we will be able to appreciate an immense canyon with cliffs that are several meters high, formed by the extraction for the formation of the Sillares.You can see a Mega-carving of the Church of the Society of Jesus made by the stonecutters themselves.We can also visit some of them so they can explain to us what their daily work is like and make us experiment by cutting one of their stone blocks ourselves.then we will move to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, arriving at this point we will make a walk of approximately 20 minutes inside the small canyon that was formed by the passage of water At the end of the walk we can see petroglyphs made by the Wari culture over a thousand years ago.

If you would like to know where do they take the materials to build the nice buildings and all the Cathedral this is the place where you must go. The workers they will show you and teach you how do they do it and how do they work the "sillar".

Learn all about the history of Arequipa with this panoramic tour where you'll discover the most emblematic places in the Peruvian city on our comfortable bus.

- Explore the Arequipa countryside tour only in half day. - Discover the best viewpoints such as Yanahuara and volcanoes viewpoint in Chilina valley.

* Would you like to discover why Arequipa is the white city? Let's go to explore the origin definitely the ''sillar route'' La Ruta de Sillar is the best option.* After having visited the ''Sillar Route'' you will understand why the buildings of their houses and monuments that characterize and make it unique.

Servicio de taxiPuntualidad, comodidad y confianza.Conductor Bilingue con experienciaTraslados, servicio de tour privados.

An accredited professional guide is in charge of accompanying you on this experience, with him, you will get to know the charm of the city, discovering details of its history and tradition. The tour begins in the Plaza de Armas of the city, talking about its history and foundation; then we visit the church and the cloisters of the Company located in a corner of the same square; then we visit the San Camilo market, one of the most picturesque markets in the country; then we move to the Bolognesi bridge from where you can take good photos of the Misti and the Chili river; then we headed to the Barrio de San Lázaro. We finish with the tasting and explanation of our national distillate and local gastronomy, the tasting of Pisco Arequipa and traditional snacks of the city.

Book a private transfer from your hotel or destination to Airport, service guaranteed once you make the booking. We will provide all information necessary to meet your driver at hotel or destination. • Meet and greet • Private transfer • 24 hours service (all day) • All costs included (taxes, fees, tolls, tips, etc…)

Book a private transfer from your hotel or destination to Airport, service guaranteed once you make the booking. We will provide all information necessary to meet your driver at hotel or destination. • Meet and greet • Private transfer • 24 hours service (all day) • All costs included (taxes, fees, tolls, tips, etc…)