½DAY CITY TOUR AREQUIPA

RATES 2024

PRIVATE & GROUP TOUR

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RUMBO EXPLORA have carefully selected the best transport options, with guided visits between Arequipa and Colca Canyon, all year around. RUMBO EXPLORA offer you the possibility to make your transport reservation, due that not all transport companies have an automatic booking system. We will confirm your reservation within 24 hours.

½DAY CITY TOUR AREQUIPA & LOOKOUTS (Group Tour)
BY TOURIST TRANSPORTATION	INCLUSIONS / EXCLUSIONS
US$45.00 p/p	Inclusions: Tourist transportation in group, english spanish speaking guide, entrance tickets, visit Santa Catalina convent, visit mirador del carmen and yanahuara (look-out),  Exclusions: Visit the cathedral, Museum Andean Sanctuaries and others not mentioned in the program.
City Tour Arequipa & Lookouts (morning)	Not available Not available
City Tour  Arequipa & Lookouts (afternoon)	Pick up time from hotel: 14:00 – 14:30pm Return time to hotel: 17:30pm

01DAY CITY TOUR AREQUIPA & LOOKOUTS (Private Tour)
PRICE PER PERSON	INCLUSIONS / EXCLUSIONS
US$67.00 (based on 02 persons)	Inclusions: Private transportation, English-Spanish speaking private guide, entrance tickets, visit Santa Catalina convent, Cupula policromada, museum Andean Sanctuaries, Cathedral + mirador del carmen and yanahuara (look-out),  Exclusions: Others not mentioned in the program.
US$57.00 (based on 03 persons)
US$52.00 (based on 04 persons)
US$50.00 (based on 05 persons)
On request 06 persons up
City Tour Arequipa & Lookouts (morning)	Pick up time from hotel: 09:00am Return time to hotel: 12:30pm
City Tour  Arequipa & Lookouts (afternoon)	Pick up time from hotel: 14:00am Return time to hotel: 17:30pm

½DAY CITY TOUR AREQUIPA & LOOKOUTS

DESCRIPTION OF ITINERARY:
CITY TOUR AREQUIPA & SURROUNDINGS: In the afternoon around 14:00 – 14:30pm a driver & guide will pick you up from the hotel to take you to visit the city. Arequipa is a beautiful city that was founded by the Spanish in 1540 in a place specially chosen for their natural beauty and warm climate. This beautiful city is located at 2400 meters above sea level and the Misti volcano over 5822 meters high. Arequipa known as the White City because most of its houses and buildings are constructed of white ashlar stone and dating from the colonial era surrounded by stunning natural landscapes. The main square: Admired not only for its beauty but also because it is the central point of the city. In the center of the square is a bronze fountain consists of 3 courses and crowned by a character called “Tuturutu” according to the history he was the person responsible for advising of any news event. Arequipa has a cathedral built in the seventeenth century with ashlar and brick, it was destroyed by fire in 1844, but restored after 24 years. The interior of the cathedral is beautiful, with its large size really awesome. Where we find an organ brought from Belgium, a devil that comes from France, an altar Italian model, and every corner that will surprise you. Santa Catalina Monastery: Founded on September 10, 1579 thanks to the donation of assets of Maria de Guzman widow of Don Diego Hernandez de Mendoza. A miniature city that housed the nuns Arequipa for over 400 years, is the most important attraction possessed by this beautiful city, open to the public in 1970, with an innumerable amount of colonial artwork. The Museum Andean Sanctuaries – UCAM: Here are the remains of the mummy named Juanita, belonging to the Inca nobility. In 1995 was made an expedition to Ampato Snow mountain to observe the eruption of Sabancaya volcano and the possible detection of any archaeological evidence, having successfully the mummy Juanita locate in very good condition except for some parts of the body. A month later was discovered 2 more mummies over 5800 meters. Yanahuara viewpoint: Built in the nineteenth century, has a series of arches with inscriptions of the most important people. It has a really privileged view of the Misti and the city of Arequipa. Return to hotel 17:30pm.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED: The tour INCLUDES tourist transportation, English-Spanish speaking guide for ½ Day, entrance tickets, guided visit to Santa Catalina Convent, Plaza de Armas (Main Square), Cúpula Policromada, Mirador (Look-out Point) Carmen del Alto, Mirador Yanahuara, return to hotel. Besides pre-trip information + organization and all local taxes. There are no hidden extras in our prices.
NOT INCLUDED: Drinks, extras, tips.

IMPORTANT: Our tourist transportation vehicles have nation wide circulation permit and 2 types of insurance (Certificate of Statutory Accident Insurance Transit SOAT, besides has vehicle Insurance Policy to all risks in record) + oxygen & first aid kit + panoramic windows + reclining & confortable seats, exclusive for our demanding customers. Rumbo Explora provide to visitors all possible choices. Beware with illegal local Tour Operators or middleman, who do not pay the real costs to suppliers (transport, local restaurants & guest houses, tour guides & drivers). Help us avoid the explotation.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BY RUMBO EXPLORA	OTHER LOCAL OPERATORS
Technical specifications: Our modern & new tourist transportation vehicles: Mercedes Benz & Renault (10 to 19 seats), Minibus (25 to 30 seats), Buses (40 seats)	Technical specifications: Few tour operators work with good tourist transportation vehicles as: Mercedes Benz & Renault (10 to 19 seats), Minibus (25 to 30 seats), Buses (40 seats)
First Aid Kit & Services: Oxygen & first aid kit, telephone charger and maps, which led us to be one of the best tour operators in the southern Perú.	First Aid Kit & Services: Few tour operators provide this service.
Insurance policy: Our tourist transportation vehicles have national permit circulation and 2 types of insurance (Certificate of Statutory Accident Insurance Transit SOAT, besides has vehicle Insurance Policy to all risks in record)	Insurance policy: Most of tour operators work with vehicles which have local permits only.
Tours guides: We put at your disposal the most qualified staff of tourist guides, with degree of the Institute (3 years) or University (5 years) and certified from the language center of the university and Peruvian-American Cultural Center (US Embassy) with a high level of English.	Tours guides: Some travel agencies are not paying their guides or drivers, hiring them without experience. We are sure that you will be forced to buy souvenirs during the journeys with higher prices, and the guides will try living of their commissions, which can be a bad experience for you. ¡Be aware!

IMPORTANT NOTE:

You can see that in Rumbo Explora we have developed for you tailor-made itineraries with the best price as competitive as possible, providing an excellent service and paying our guides 10% above the legal wage agreed with the tour guides in Peru. Our staff are some of the best paid in Cusco & Machupicchu, Puno & Lake Titicaca, Arequipa & Colca canyon, Lima and Nazca & Paracas, which allows us to attract only the Best Tour Guides, Motor Boats and Land Transportation with national permit, to none other local company, that can only provide a cheaper price by providing a far inferior service and saving on staff costs, ¿How? Hiring tour guides in training without experience and not paying them, besides avoiding taxes to government.
Big Travel companies from Europe, North America, Australia and others work with the Peruvian Tour Operators located in Lima-Peru, who work as middlemen receiving from them good prices from the Tours & Packages, and paying to us 40 to 50% minor the normal price, besides 2 to 3 months delayed, being this the reason that Rumbo Explora have decided to offer tours & packages directly to travelers.