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Fullday: Salinas Lagoon from Arequipa
- Duration9 hours
- Max Travelers15 people
- Free CancellationUp to 24 hrs
- CategoryAdditional fees, Adventure Tours
Overview
This lagoon is located at 4300 m. high, it is surrounded by the volcanoes Misti, Ubinas and Pichu Pichu. The salinas lagoon is located within the national reserve of aguada blanca and salinas and is therefore a protected place.
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What's included
Pick up from your hotel in Arequipa city center
Transportation
Guide in English or Spanish
What's Not included
Meals not specified in the itinerary
Entrances
Drop off at hotel
Itinerary
Transfer from your hotel in Arequipa at 7:30am and we will travel for 4 hours approx.nn Laguna de Salinas is a high salt Andean lake that receives the waters of an endorheic basin, located between snowy mountains and volcanoes. Open bogs known as bofedales surround the lagoon, being an important plant formation for grazing native camelids such as vicuu00f1as and llamas, as well as habitat for the endemic fish Orestias agassizii and Chilean flamingo.nnIn the Lagoon you can observe birds during and after the rainy season in that period where the artisanal collection or salt collection begins.nnWhen the lagoon is dry, the charm is different, we see the blue sky surrounded by volcanoes with a dry white lagoon full of salt.nnHere we can see the three different species of flamingos, this can be seen only in this lagoon and not in another part of the world. To be more specific, this does not happen even in the most famous u201cflamingos lakeu201d in Africa (nakuru and naivasha, in kenya) since there can only be observed two species.nnDuring the day we will have a box lunch in the middle of nature.nnThen we return to the city of Arequipa. Arrival to the city of Arequipa approx. 05:00 PM
Good to know
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.