Arequipa

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AREQUIPA 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS CONDOR TRAVEL S.A. Calle Mayor Armando Blondet #249 San Isidro (51 1) 615-3000 Anexo 710 dmc-peru@condortravel.com www.condortravel.com ITINERARY: Day 1: Arequipa Upon arrival in Arequipa, meet and transfer to your Hotel CITY TOUR + SANTA CATALINA CONVENT Visit the Ciudad Blanca (White City), one of the most important in Peru, surrounded by three volcanoes. Founded in 1540, the city has a historic downtown made out almost totally of sillar (a white volcanic stone), from where the city gets its name. Take a tour around the Main Square and its colonial buildings, the Church of the Society of Jesus, beautiful exponent from the mixed barroque art and Spanish churrigueresque barroque from the XVII century, along with colorful fresco paintings at the San Ignacio Dome, known as America’s Sixtine Chapel. The visit includes Santa Catalina Convent, that rather than a cloistered convent, represents a beautiful XVI century citadel, with Spanish cities pure style, such as Andalusia. Going on with the tour, we will appreciate the typical districts of Cayma and Yanahuara, the latter with its viewpoint and church.

Overnight - Hotel Meals: None Day 2: Arequipa / Colca We will leave the hotel very early to start the journey to Yura Village and Aguada Blanca National Reserve and Pampa CaĂąahuas. We will make a stop at Patapampa to freshen up, and then we will head for Chivay, where you will be able to have lunch at a typical restaurant or at your hotel. In the afternoon (if the hotel is located in Chivay or Coporaque area), you will be picked up to go to Calera to enjoy an invigorating bath at the thermal water pools(optional). We will get back to the hotel to stay overnight.

Overnight - Hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Day 3: Arequipa We will leave very early to the Cross of the Condor, the best location to admire the Colca Canyon and the flight of the majestic condor. Back to the lodging, we will visit the picturesque villages in Maca and Yanque to arrive at Chivay. Then you will have lunch, back to the hotel in Arequipa.

Overnight - Hotel Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Day 4: Arequipa At schedule time board your flight back home.

Meals: Breakfast Rates for foreigners The following prices are per person, based on 2014 rates, and subject to the availability of the cited hotels: Range In basis a 05 – 09 personas In basis a 10 – 14 personas In basis a 15 – 20 personas In basis a 21 – 20 personas In basis a 26 – 30 personas

Simple Room USD 595.00 USD 580.00 USD 575.00 USD 560.00 USD 540.00

Double Room USD 440.00 USD 420.00 USD 410.00 USD 400.00 USD 385.00

Carbon bonds: Passengers have the chance to offset their carbon footprint while they travel by purchasing bonds, equivalent to 1 ton. This way they will be contributing to conservation projects in the Peruvian Amazon.

Including  All services, lodging, food, and beverages mentioned in the trip description, plus taxes, tourist tickets, and entrance fees.  All excursions come with a guide in the Spanish or English language.  Our prices include entrance fees and tourist ticket costs to determined historical, natural, or religious landmarks that are managed by the local authorities in many cases. Costs may increase without prior warning. Condor Travel will notify you of these immediately and adjust the prices accordingly.

Not including  Early check-in, late check-out, services and food not listed in the itinerary, beverages during the meals, hotel extras, and personal expenses.  Domestic and international airfare.  Tips for guides, drivers, and waitresses, if not specified in the description.

General Conditions  A quote for a program or service does not represent a valid reservation. You need to expressly request a reservation.

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All quotes are subject to availability and to price adjustments due to availability. The rates will again be confirmed at the time the reservation is booked.

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Rates for VAT-exempt lodgings (The VAT in Peru is 18% and represented on recepits as IGV).

For the exemption to be effective, passengers must check-in at the hotel with their original passport as well as their Andean Immigration Card, both duly stamped by the Peruvian Immigration Department. National ID cards are only valid for passengers coming from MERCOSUR countries and Affiliated States.

You must present your passport when boarding all flights. National ID cards are only valid for passengers coming from MERCOSUR countries.

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We need the complete flight itinerary and its corresponding record locator (PNR). Without this information, we cannot solve any problem that might occur because of airline-generated flight changes.

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Prices are valid if all services are booked through Condor Travel. If any service (hotel, train, etc.) is not booked through us, we will apply a surcharge or fee and notify you of it at the proper time.

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The prices we quote for your company are strictly confidential and cannot be used or sent to any of our potentially competing operators.

Reservation Policy  Due to our suppliers’ reservation policies, we require:  Individuals: Complete passenger information 30 days before service begins.  Groups: Preliminary passenger list 60 days before group arrival.

Payment Policy  Full payment for services must be made before passenger arrival, following these terms and conditions: o Individuals: 30 days prior to start of services. o Groups: 60 days prior to start of services (50% of total amount), 30 days prior (20% of total amount), and 7 days prior (remaining 30% of total amount).  

It may be necessary to put down a deposit or to make an advance payment for non-conventional programs, special events, or if it is the supplier’s policy. Condor Travel will inform you immediately of such a circumstance.

A 3.8% surcharge for financial processing costs will be applied to credit card payments.

Our bank account information  Bank: Citibank N.Y.  Account Number: 36916571  Account name: CONDOR TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED  Address: 111 Wall Street, 5th floor, Zone 9, New York, NY 10043, U.S.A.  ABA: 021000089  Swift Code: CITIUS33 Cancellations  Individuals: Depending on our suppliers’ policies, we can charge if you cancel less than 45 days from passenger arrival.  No Show: If you cancel or are a no show, we will charge the 18% VAT for corresponding service fees.

Condor Travel Liability  Condor Travel’s liability for services not rendered and nonconformity with services purchased through us is limited. Condor Travel shall not be held liable for injuries, losses, accidents, delays, or any other irregularity that may take place due to omission or negligence on the part of the companies or individuals that provide transportation (or drive the vehicles), lodgings, or other tour-related services or for natural phenomena, disease, war, quarantines, strikes, interventions by police or customs / health authorities, or any other factor outside its control.  Condor Travel reserves the right to change any tour or excursion when it deems it necessary for providing better service to its customers.  Condor Travel shall not be held liable for required visas or vaccinations.

Condor Assistance Condor Assistance is our free emergency assistance program, with coverage throughout the entire country. All passengers will receive a program card and phone number, and with just one call they have access to:  Up to two doctor’s visits at the hotel.  Medical expenses coverage of up to 1000.00 USD.  Medical transport within Peru of up to 700.00 USD.  Medication up to 300.00 USD.  Baggage tracking assistance.  Assistance in the event of travel document loss.

About Condor Travel Condor Travel offers its customers:  Experience: more than 36 years working in South America.  Regional coverage: just one contact for the main tourist destinations around the region.  Reliable operations: 24 hour availability, expert guides, high quality transportation service, the best in adventure gear.  Innovative products and services and the possibility of developing tailored programs.  Commitment to sustainable tourism: We are Rainforest Alliance certified.