Sign up for the Sillar Route tour and discover why Arequipa is known as the “White City.” On this excursion, you’ll visit the quarries where the sillar stones were extracted to build this city during the colonial period (16th, 17th, and 18th centuries).
HIGHLIGHTS
Meeting place
- We’ll pick you up from your hotel at 9:00 or 13:00 — you choose the schedule.
- Read all tabs, please.
The Cathedral — interior visit
Discover the oldest cathedral in Peru, built on the Palace of the 8th Inca emperor Wiraqocha.
Qoricancha and Santo Domingo Church — interior visit
Get to know the largest pre-Columbian ceremonial center in South America, located in the heart of Cusco.
Saqsayhuaman — interior visit
Explore the largest megalithic construction in South America, erected under the rule of the 9th Emperor Pachaquteq in the 15th century.
Visit of Indigenous handicraft
We will visit a handicraft center where you will learn about indigenous textiles — we visit this place to lower the operating costs (no one is obliged to buy anything).
Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay — interior visit
Discover more about Inca architecture and religion by visiting the most interesting archaeological sites around Cusco.
Ending place
This outing ends two blocks away from the Plaza de Armas at about 15:00 or 18:30.
PRICE
The prices shown in the table are:
- Per person in US dollars ($).
- Pple. = people.
- Group = group service, shared.
| Pple. | Type of tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Group | Private | |
| 1 | $23 | $110 |
| 2 | $23 | $60 |
| 3 | $23 | $57 |
| 4 | $23 | $55 |
| 5 | $23 | $54 |
DETAILS
| Details | Type of tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Group | Private | |
| Schedule | – 09:00 to 13:00 – 14:00 to 18:00 | You decide |
| Days | Every day | Every day |
| Language | es/en simultaneously | en or es |
| Size | 5 to 15 pax | You and your friends |
| Included | Type of tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Group | Private | |
| Pick up from your hotel | ✅ | ✅ |
| Guide-Driver | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tourist vehicle | ✅ | ✅ |
| Personalized service | ❌ | ✅ |
| Ticket for Añashuayco: 5 soles pp | ❌ | ❌ |
| Ticket for quebrada de Culebrillas: 5 soles pp | ❌ | ❌ |
| Drop off at your hotel | ❌ | ✅ |
Accessibility: This tour is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
What do I bring?
- Sweaters or jackets.
- Anti-slip shoes.
- Raincoats.
- Caps or hats.
- Sunscreen.
- Sunglasses.
- A bottle of water.
- Local currency for your entrance tickets.
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NOTES
Pick-ups and timings
Group tours:
- All pick-ups and tour ending times are approximate.
- Pick-ups apply only for hotels located in the historic center.
- Your pick-up time will depend on your hotel location.
- If you are out of the historic center, we’ll arrange a meeting point.
- If it’s hard for the vehicle to make it to your hotel, we’ll arrange a meeting point.
- We don’t do pick-ups if there are festivals, strikes and car trafic.
- We’ll arrange all pick-ups and meeting points one day prior your tour.
Private tours:
- Pick-ups are sharp on time.
- Pick-ups apply for all Arequipa city.
- We’ll arrange all pick-ups one day prior your tour.
- The tour ending time is still aprox; but, we’ll do our best to finish the tour as scheduled.
Vehicle type and seats
Vehicles:
- Authorized by the Ministry of Transportation of Peru.
- Clean and modern ones.
- Sedan looking auto, 4×4, H1, Van, Renault and Mercedez Benz (it will depend on the group size).
Seats – group tours:
- You reserve a seat in the bus, not a specific number of seat.
- If you get picked-up first, then you can choose some seats (your pick-up time will depend on your hotel location).
- Couples seat together to 95%; however, we can’t warranty this will happen to 100%.
Road
- Paved track.
- The last part of the road is compacted dirt.
- The road is bumpy sometimes.
- Dust sometimes enters vehicles.
Guide
Authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism. This tour is focused on trekking, not history.
Group tours:
- He goes as a companion to show the way.
- Intermediate English.
- There is not much explanation during the tour.
Private tours:
- He will always be at your disposal.
- Intermediate-advanced English.
- There is plenty of explanation during the tour.
Driver
- The driver sometimes drives fast due to distance and time constraints.
- If you book a private tour, the driver will drive at a normal speed.
- The driver sometimes listens to music to stay awake.
Entrance ticket discounts
Kids, minors, students and Peruvians may have discounts but an official ID is required to show:
- Kids and minors: Bring their official passaports to prove their age.
- Students: Bring your offficial passport and goverment issued ID.
- Peruvians: Bring your oficial ID.
Operability and itinerary
This tour is subject to variation without any prior notice, due to weather conditions, strikes and any other event that doesn’t allow the normal tour operation. See also our terms.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellation of the tour is free as long as you do so at least 48 hours in advance, otherwise we will charge 100% of the tour price. See also our terms.
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