DETAILED ITINERARY:
6:15 AM to 6:45 AM - We will pick you up from your hotel in the city of Arequipa and take you to the Pillones Waterfall. In approximately 2 hours, we will arrive at the starting point of the hike. We will make our first stop in the town of Pampa de Arrieros, which was formerly the entrance to the White City for people arriving by train.
10:30 am - We will arrive at the starting point of the hike, a somewhat challenging descent. We will prepare warm clothing since it is quite cold due to the altitude (4,000 metres above sea level). We will begin a somewhat difficult 30-minute descent hike to reach the Pillones Waterfall. We will have to descend a rocky slope very carefully, and walk along the side of a river before reaching the waterfall.
11:00 AM - We will arrive at the Pillones Waterfall, where we can take as many photographs as we like. We will spend an average of 45 minutes there.
Before returning to the point where our vehicle awaits us, we will gather the whole group and take a group photo.
12:30 pm – We'll start the journey to get to the Puruña Stone Forest.
1:00 PM - We'll arrive at the Puruña Stone Forest, where we'll spend an average of 40 minutes taking as many photographs as our imagination allows.
1:40 PM - We will have lunch in the village of Imata before returning to Arequipa.
3:00 PM - We'll begin the return trip to the city of Arequipa.
5:00 PM - We will arrive in city centre Arequipa and drop you off near Plaza de Armas.