Is Arequipa worth visiting?

Arequipa is Peru’s second-important city and is also called “The white city”. This city belongs to the highlights of Peru and with good reason! It offers a tons of fantastic restaurants, bars and cafés, as well as several must-see attractions like Santa Catalina Monastery, La Recoleta Convent, Juanita mummy, the Basilica Cathedral, a great countryside to walk and get slow to high altitude etc. You can easily fill several days of fun here.
Arequipa sits at an elevation of 2,300 meters, or 7,600 feet  and is guarded by three dramatic volcanoes the Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and has a great architecture that is a formidable ensemble of baroque-mestizo buildings grafted out of the local white rock called “Sillar”, that has so far withstood most of what Mother Earth has thrown at it.

The historic center spans an area of 332 hectares and is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2000.

Arequipa Tours: What to do in Arequipa?

In Arequipa you have a lot to discover. In the Historic Center we have the Plaza de Armas with its portales and peculiar corners, the Cathedral, the Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, the Convent of the Recoleta, the Church and the Cloisters of Compañia de Jesús and the Convent of Santo Domingo, the Church of La Merced, the Church of San Agustín, the neighborhood of San Lázaro and the Museum of Virreinal Art of Santa Teresa, among many other attractions that you should not miss. Also we have to pointed the Religious museum of the Cathedral and the museum “Santuarios Andinos“, where one can appreciate the princess of the volcano Ampato “the Juanita mummy”.

Every visit to Arequipa must include these places!

What to visit around Arequipa?

ArequipaAlso the city offers half-day and full-day tours to the surroundings areas, such as tours and walking through its countryside visiting traditional villages; where you will observe its beautiful terraces and have panoramic views with its volcanoes, visiting the Petroglyphs of Toro Muerto, enjoying the Pisco route (Ideal for food lovers) or traveling to the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, the Mejia National Reserve (Birding Tour) and let’s not forget its beautiful beaches such as Mollendo, Camana and Mejia at the summer season from January to March.

The city is also the starting point for excursions to the incredible Colca Canyon, a huge valley surrounded by incomparable landscapes and ancestral traditions. In addition; also starting point for excursions to other attractions such as the Cotahuasi Canyon or the impressive Valley of Volcanoes or to have some adrfenaline shot climbing our volcanoes or doing some rafting.

Don’t hesitate to Contact us; we can prepare your tour package with all details and according to your needs and expectations.

Do you get altitude sickness in Arequipa?

Most travelers have little to no problems in Arequipa (2,300m.) and it is a good midpoint between sea level (Lima or Paracas) and Andean destinations of more than 10,800 ft (3,300 m).

But exactitly its location  makes Arequipa an ideal destination to gradually acclimatize prior to further ascent.

How do you spend a day in Arequipa?

If you have only 1 day, here some things to do in one day in Arequipa

• Santa Catalina Monastery.
• Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa.
• Plaza de Armas.
• Walk in the colonial neighborhood (Yanahuara or Cayma).
• Museo Santuario Andinos.
• Visit Añashuayco with Culebrillas area.