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Arequipa & Colca — 7 days

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Pumice & Pine
Runs this trip
7 Days · 6 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Trekking
Seven days, with 1,100 metres down and back up
High Intensity
Travelers can expect 6-8 hours of challenging high-altitude trekking
Group Size 1 - 14
1 guide per 10 ratio
Ages 14+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 14
4,900 m at the highest point

Where this operator goes

7 days · 14 stops

Itinerary

7 days, planned by Pumice & Pine

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atArequipaRodríguez Ballón Airport (AQP), Arequipa
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Arequipa Residency

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 1, 2, 6

Chivay House

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 3

Cabanaconde Retreat

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 4

Sangalle Inn

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 5

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 4, 5
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7
  • LunchServed on day 5

11 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

One other operator runs this trailThe same trail, at their own price, group size and refund window.Condor Overland₹1,20,999See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Break the boots in before you come
The single most common reason a trek stops being enjoyable. New boots on day one means blisters by day two and a descent on ruined feet by day four. Walk fifty kilometres in them at home first, on hills if you can find any.
Deal with a hot spot immediately
The moment something rubs, stop and tape it. Everyone on the trail will wait two minutes for that and nobody wants to wait an hour later while it is dressed properly.
The group moves at its slowest walker
That is not a courtesy, it is how groups stay together and how nobody ends up alone on a ridge in cloud. If that person is you on a given day, say so early rather than falling quietly behind.
Never leave the group to go ahead
Almost every serious incident on a marked Indian trail starts with somebody moving faster than the guide and taking a turning that looked obvious. Waiting at junctions is the whole discipline.
Treat your water
Streams above the villages look clean and mostly are; below them they are not, and giardia will ruin a week. Filter, boil, or use tablets — and drink more than you feel like.
Weather turns faster than you can descend
An afternoon build-up in the Himalaya arrives in under an hour. That is why days start early and why a guide who wants to turn back at eleven in the morning is not being cautious for the sake of it.
A stream is not the same in the afternoon
Snowmelt peaks with the day's heat, so a crossing that was ankle-deep at eight is thigh-deep at three. Cross early, unclip your waist belt, and face upstream.
Carry original photo ID
Forest and park entry in the Indian Himalaya is permitted through the district administration and checked at the gate against the permit your operator holds. A photocopy is not always accepted.
The medical certificate is not a formality
Several states now require a doctor-signed fitness certificate on higher and glacier-bound routes, and more ask for one over 55 or with a pre-existing condition. Get it early; it is a reason people are turned back at the road head.

Who runs this trip

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Pumice & PineVerified

“Andes and Central America, altitude planned properly”

Based in Cusco Running treks since 2010
Rating
4.8(4 reviews)
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About Pumice & Pine

Every itinerary is built around where you sleep rather than where you go, because in the Andes that is the only decision that matters.

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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.8/5
Based on 4 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.8/5
Guide
4.5/5
Itinerary
5.0/5
Transport
4.0/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.0/5
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James Whelan – Singapore2026-02-05 · Verified booking

Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Simple food, well made, and enough of it.

Reply from Pumice & Pine

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Manav Sethi – Kolkata2026-02-05 · Verified booking

Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years.

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Sofia Marchetti – Auckland2026-02-05 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Recommended.

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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Rahul Menon – Pune2026-02-05 · Verified booking

Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Solid operator.

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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Questions people ask

Arequipa is 2,335 m, lower than Cusco. But the road to Chivay crosses about 4,900 m and Cabanaconde sits at 3,287, so this trip goes higher than most Cusco itineraries at its peak. The Chivay night is the acclimatisation and skipping it is why people are ill on the four-day version.

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