COLCA CANYON – CUSCO
Private Transportation

RATES 2024

PRIVATE SERVICES

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RUMBO EXPLORA have carefully selected the best transport options, with guided visits between Colca Canyon and Cusco, 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.

COLCA CANYON – CUSCO Private Transportation
ORIGIN / DESTIN.	RATES	APPLY	TRANSPORT / SPECIFICATIONS
Chivay / Cusco: 405km	Not allowed	01 – 02 people	SUV (Toyota – Nissan) (No insurance policy, not nationwide circulation permit in Peru)
Chivay / Cusco: 405km	US$420.00	01 – 04 people	Minivan (Hyundai – H1) N° of Seats: 05 + luggage space
Chivay / Cusco: 405km	US$470.00	05 – 08 people	Sprinter Short (Mercedes Benz) N° of Seats: 10 + luggage space
Chivay / Cusco: 405km	US$540.00	09 – 12 people	Sprinter Van (Mercedes Benz) N° of Seats: 15 + luggage space
Chivay / Cusco: 405km	———— ————	13-19 people 20-25 people	Minibus Irizar (Mercedes Benz) N° of Seats: 25 + luggage space
Chivay / Cusco: 405km	———— ————	26-35 people 36-42 people	Bus Irizar (Mercedes Benz) N° of Seats: 42 + luggage space

COLCA CANYON – CUSCO
Private Transportation

DESCRIPTION OF ITINERARY:
DAY 01: COLCA CANYON – TUTI & SIBAYO – SICUANI (lunch) – RAQCHI INCA TEMPLE – CUSCO: Breakfast at hotel. At apropriate time a driver will pick you up from the hotel in Chivay (Colca Valley) then you will be driven to Cusco (Peru) making stops on route at villages of TUTI, SIBAYO & The Pulpera CALLALLI where there is the giant rocks castles (natural rock formations by the erosion). Our next stop is CONDOROMA Dam which is 4740m (highest point of our trip), following with our journey we reach to YAURI village, a lovely place by its stone forest unique in this area. LANGUI name of one of the four Lakes locally known as (4 lagunas) where there is flora and fauna. SICUANI: We stop to have lunch at a quiet countryside restaurant where you will enjoy the traditional Peruvian dish (buffet lunch). RAQCHI: After lunch we continue with the trip visiting Raqchi, one of the most important places in the Inca times, as Raqchi was the limit between Cusco and Puno (route to Collasuyo) for that reason was built here over 200 barns (food stores, to save food in the drought time), agricultural terraces, stone walls, and qolqas (store houses). Also here is located one of the largest temples built in the time of the Inca Pachacutec to devote as worship to the god Wiracocha. There is a great central wall with a stone base likewise there are other walls built of adobe (water, mud and straw) now a day it is used to build houses in rural areas in the Andes. The central wall has a height of 12m, 92m long, 25.5m wide, 1.20m thick walls, its roof a slope of 50°, the columns were 1.60m in diameter and height of 9.80m. ANDAHUAYLILLAS: Typical Andean village from colonial time, of origin and unique architecture located 40 km away from Cusco on the river Vilcanota. In Andahuaylillas stand out its Catholic church from the colonial time with a beautiful mural decoration since XVII and XVIII century known as the Sistine Chapel of América, the quality of the artwork found inside. This church was built on Incas construction by the Jesuits in the XVI century, with walls of adobe and stone columns. Inside of the church left side is the inscription I baptize you in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Amen, the most interesting is that the inscription is written in 5 languages like Latin, Quechua, Aimara, uro puquina and Castilian (uro puquina extinct). Arrival to Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED: Private tourist transportation Colca Canyon to Cusco, stops en route route to Cusco at Tuti, Sibayo & Callalli villages, the Dam of Condoroma, Yauri village, Lake Langui, Buffet lunch at restaurante in Sicuani, entrance fees to Colca canyon, Raqchi Inca temple, Andahuaylillas colonial church. The cost of the private tourist transportation. Besides pre-trip information + organization and all local taxes. There are no hidden extras in our prices.
NOT INCLUDED: Entrance fees to Colca valley S/ 70.00 soles (Peruvian currency) or US$22.00 (USA dollars), entrance fees to Hot Springs La Calera S/ 15.00 or US$5.00, lunch at Restaurant in Chivay village, transport for hotels located out of Chivay, lunch at Restaurant in Sicuani village, entrance fees to Raqchi S/ 20.00 or US$6.00 and Andahuaylillas church S/ 15.00 or US$5.00, accommodation, meals, 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
LAND TRANSPORTATION	LAND TRANSPORTATION
Technical specifications: Minivan Hyundai H-1 (05 seats) Sprinter Mercedes Benz & Renault (10 to 19 seats), Minibus Mercedes Benz Irizar (25 to 30 seats), Bus Mercedes Benz Irizar (40-44 seats)	Equipped with: Reclining seats, retractile seat belts, air conditioner, heating system, plugs for mobile devices.
First Aid Kit & Oxygen: Oxygen bottle & first aid kit in all our excursions & transfers	Insurance policy: Our vehicles have National permit circulation and (Certificate of obligatory Insurance for accidents of transit SOAT, besides all vehicles have Insurance Policy to all risks in record)

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.