2-dages udflugt til Colca Canyon med transfer til Puno

A big thank you to our super guide Omar who accompanied us during these two days with good humor and always interesting explanations! An area for improvement would be to leave at a different time to avoid the crowds of many tourist groups and perhaps choose more local restaurants to avoid the tourist group effect. That would make the experience more pleasant.

A very convenient way to visit Cocoa Canyon to see the condors ( check seasonality of condors) from Arequipa with transfer to Puno. Delivered everything it said it would however no pre- trip communication left me wandering is it would. I eventually went into the office in Arequipa the afternoon before departure to confirm. Had paid for a small group tour but was on a 40 seater bus with no other English speakers. The guide did his best to remember to provide English information as well but it became less certain over the two days. Fortunately I have enough Spanish to understand a lot of what was being said. I had read a previous review of a solo traveller who had a similar experience with Nativa suggesting it’s a risk that should be mansged if possible.

We had an amazing time with our guide Huber. He told us many things about the nature and the culture. He was on time and very friendly.

The trip allows for plenty of stops along the way to Puno including a night on chivay. The plaza de armas was quaint with plenty of artisinal shopping and Andean and food tasty treats. Small enough pueblo to see in an overnight trip. The visit to the hot springs was a great experience as it was timed to sunset hours and it was the most natural hot springs I've seen. The tour guides were extremely pleasant and helpful. Our guide was Omar. We enjoyed seeing the llama farm and the vicunas and flamingos along the way. A quick stop to a small tea restaurant was pleasant.

The Arequipa Chivay route and the activities in Chivay were super, the Chivay Puno road the guide didn't know anything we stopped at the same places as the previous route except Lagunillas The first guide whose name was Herman was super good Regarding Nativa Express, which is the agency that took care of everything, I didn't find it very organized in terms of prior communication, I wrote messages and they didn't answer, the info by email was different from what happened: for example: they changed our hotel pickup time and they changed my hotel and upon arriving at the hotel the reservation wasn't made (luckily and thanks to the hotel's willingness they made room for us), and I found out about the time because in Arequipa I saw the agency and I went to ask because they weren't answering my messages The hotel in Chivay was super nice with hot water I liked what I experienced in terms of the landscape

Guide and driver very professional and helpful

The guide Jesus was wonderful. He even taught us some Quechua.

Highly recommended excursion. During the trip to Chivay, you can see vicuñas, alpacas, and llamas, and the panoramic views of the volcanoes are impressive. The dinner with traditional regional dance in Chivay and the hot springs are also highly recommended. The tour of the Colca Canyon is also very interesting; we saw condors just a few meters away. Jesús is a fantastic guide; he explains everything very well and is very kind. He helped us connect with the culture of the region.

A beautiful experience that also allowed us to reach our next destination! The condors are magnificent!

This was a great 2 day tour. Saw a lot of the landscape and the Condors were amazing. At times the bus goes through very high elevation.