this horseback riding tour is designed for people who want to have the maximum fun on horseback in the peruvian andes.

this horseback riding tour begins in the village of cabanaconde which is situated at 3287 meters above sea level. (7 hours by bus from arequipa city)

on this tour we will explore a lagoon that is at the foot of the sacred ampato mountain, it was on this mountain where the mommy of juanita was discovered which now lays in the museum of santuarios andinos; one block from the plaza de armas (the main square ) in the city of arequipa.

the mocurca lagoon belongs to the town of cabanaconde and has an altitude of 4310 meters above sea level.

from this lagoon you can appreciate the beautiful natural scenery of the andes.

6.00am leave from the city of arequipa and travel to the town of cabanaconde (colca canyon), we will arrive in this town approximately at mid-day, and have lunch in a local restaurant.

here the horses will be waiting ready for us to arrive to start our horseback riding tour.
here we will have:

• a horse especially for the guide.
• horses for the clients.
• a donkey which will carry our things, for example. our food, equipment for camping and your personal items.

after lunch we will travel by horse to piracha 3700 meters above sea level (duration 3 hours) here we will camp with the view of the nature at our sides. from here we can observe the depth of colca canyon and also the colca canyon mountain range.  we will be camping on a natural balcony of a beautiful view of colca canyon.

you will wake up and enjoy a coca tea or coffee and breakfast at dawn. we will then continue for 6 hours, until the mocurca lagoon 4200 meters above sea level.

the moment we will approach the mocurca lagoon you will appreciate the incredible view. in the afternoon there is the possibility of doing a ritual and paying respect to the earth with our guide.

here we will enjoy the view, the evening, dinner and camping

after breakfast we will trek the mocurca lagoon to obtain the best photos of the sacred ampato mountain and the nature.

on this day we will return to the town of cabanaconde.

we will have two types of services on this route: local bus service or private transport.

local bus: the first day we will take the bus that leaves at 6 am from the bus station in arequipa, we will collect you from your hotel to go to the bus station and take the bus the town of cabanaconde. the local bus does not have a toilet; it also will not stop if you need the toilet on route or in the touristic places (viewpoints) but this option is more economical.

the third day: you do not have another option than to ride from the mocurca lagoon to the town of cabanaconde and stay the third night in this town and continue the following day.

we will leave with the first bus at 7am at the condor cross. we will then wait for the third bus that passes to the condor cross at 9 am and then we will arrive in chivay to go to the calera thermal springs (by taxi from the bus station in chivay will take 5 minutes) later we will have lunch and continue to the city of arequipa.