Tour Canyon of the Condor Cusco 1 Day

Tour Canyon of the Condor Cusco 1 day

The condor canyon in Cusco.- It is located in the Apurímac River Canyon in the Andean community of Chonta in the district of Limatambo in the province of Anta and Cusco department (70 kilometers), 3 hours by bus to the community of chonta and 1 hour and a half walking from the community of chonta to the viewpoint of the condor canyon. total distance of the walk 3 kilometers.

The Mirador in the condor canyon Chonta Cusco, is the natural sanctuary of the Andean condor, the largest sacred bird of the Incas that flies as an Andean spiritual messenger. This place offers visitors the majestic flight of the Andean condor in its natural habitat and impressive Apurímac canyon with more than 1000 meters deep, here is the home of the condors where they sleep and nest. At the same time you can observe the birds as: eagles, hawks, kestrels, hummingbirds among others and also in the tour you will visit the small and beautiful archaeological remains such as; Killarumiyoq and Tarawasi.

Itinerary – Tour Canyon of the Condor Cusco 1 Day

Cusco – Quillarumiyoc – Tarawasi – Chonta – Condor Canyon

To start this day tour Mirador del Condor Chonta Cusco.

Early at 8:00 a.m. We will pick you up from your hotel and then travel by bus on the route Cusco – Chonta.

In the tour we will have excellent panoramic views. Valleys full of crops formed by steep mountains some covered with snow and we will also visit the following small archaeological complexes:

Killarumiyoc. It was a temple dedicated to the Moon (mama killa), this is a masterpiece spit on a single rock and around it you can see huge agricultural terraces, then we will visit Tarawasi. It was a place of rest for those who went to the Chinchaysuyo and built by Pachacutec with fine cellular style lace and then we will arrive to Limatambo where we will have our delicious lunch.

Later we will travel to the Chonta community, from where we will start walking for 1 hour and a half to the Mirador del Condor Chonta Cusco (optional horses).

From 2:00 p.m. the condors begin to return from their daily activities, by then we will be ready to witness the majestic flight of the condors, at least we can see about 10 condors, but in this canyon there are more than 100 and also other birds that share this bed with the condors

Finally we will return to the city of Cusco, arriving at approximately 7:00 p.m.

Included in the Canyon Tour of the Condor Cusco 1 day:

• Private transport.
• Professional Tourism Guide
• Binoculars
• 01 lunch
• Entrance to the Mirador del Condor Chonta Cusco
• Ticket for Killarumiyoq and Tarawasi

It does not include in the Tour Cañon del Condor Cusco 1 day:

• Drinks (mineral water among others)
• Horses (can rent in the same place)
• Tips (optional)