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Arequipa Surroundings and City Tour

Arequipa Surroundings and City Tour

When visiting the beautiful Arequipa the visitor can take in the spectacular neo-Renaissance Cathedral, the impressive Santa Catalina Convent, colonial mansions and museums, all of which are reason enough to visit Arequipa. On the outskirts of the city one can find many other attractions.

Itinerary:  

Mirador de Yanahuara:
It is located a 2 km to the center of the city , with the same name district, have beautiful and older streets ,and in the highest is located the main square and the famous church.

Paucarpata:
at 7 km from the city center, where you can see incas’s scaffold, their churches have pictures of the Cusqueña college. In this place happened the meeting for the peace entrance of Chile army in 1879. Place for entertainment, you can find typical arequipean restaurants.

Molino de Sabandía:
a 10 km of the city , beautiful field based of volcano: Chanchani, Misti y Pichupichu, Unique and farmer town with incas’s scaffolds, with a lot of manantials. This is a place with good weather, sun and fresh air and the Molino de Sabandía is in the middle of all, it was created in 1,622 and restructured in the 70’s by the Hipotecario Bank of Perú. The Molino work for the hydraulic force of the little river.

La Via Paisajista:
Since de city of Arequipa until Tingo you can see a lot of the field special the district of Socabaya. Places like Huasacache and pampas del Cusco you can see the river Postrero.

Huasacache:
Place located in Socabaya border river, there is a viceroyal big house named Mansion del Founder, was constructed in XVIII century.

Santa Catalina’s Monastery:
It is the most important and impressive monument religious construction of Perú. Founded on september 1579, for Santa Catalina de Siena vocation, it was close until 1970. It has a 20,426 m2 , it has the characteristic of the century XVI and XVII, it’s narrow streets, gardens and squares have Spanish names and remind the old neighbourhood of Granada and Sevilla, there are museums with important artists pieces like porcelain, religious ornaments , sculptures, pictures of different colleges.

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What’s included:

  • Private transportation

  • An official tourist guide

  • All entrance tickets and fees.

  • Tour as described

Not included:

  • Alcoholic beverages.

  • Extras.

  • Tips or taxes.

  • Hotel in Arequipa.

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Prices:

Prices from US$ 86.40 (Minimum two people)

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