Tour

Arequipa city viewpoints & Sillars route

4 hours and 30 minutes

Easy

Visit the best viewpoints in Arequipa city including the Sillar's route

 We begin our journey to the Ruta del Sillar which is a tourist route with a lot of history and living culture, where you can visit quarries and areas where the sillar originated. The first point where we will stop will be the YANAHUARA viewpoint then VOLCANOES VIEWPONIT and Chilina valleythen we will continue to CANTERAS DE AÑASHUAYCO; Currently it is in operation, the stonemasons perform their work from very early; in the place we will be able to appreciate an immense canyon with farallones (walls of ignimbrita) that have several meters of height, formed by the extraction for the formation of the Ashlars. At this point we will tell you the history of sillar, the elaboration and the use that has been given to you since always. In this quarry you can see a Mega-carving of the Church (La Compañia de Jesus) made by the stonemasons themselves. We can also visit some of them so that they can explain to us how their daily work is and they can make us experience cutting one of their stone blocks ourselves.

Then we will move to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, which is 30 minutes away from Añashuayco. Arriving at this point we will make a walk of approximately 20 minutes inside the small canyon formed by the passage of water, which has walls of 15 to 20 meters, while we enter it the walls of the canyon are increasing in height. At the end of the walk we can see petroglyphs made by the Wari culture more than a thousand years ago. Before returning to the city we will observe the Apachetas which are stone formations placed one on top of the other that are a symbol of gratitude towards nature and also attraction of good luck which cause a mystical sensation.

What's included?
    • Guided tour
    • Round trip transportation
    • Hotel pick-up / drop-off
    Exclusions
      • Admission fee USD 
      • Tips
      Please note
        • Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 5 minutes prior to your scheduled pick up time.
        • Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation at least 12 hour before pick up
        • Don't print the booking ticket to show us we will only need your full name and passport number .
        What to bring

          Bottle of water /snacks

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