Half-Day Arequipa City Tour and Santa Catalina Monastery

3 hours and 30 minutes

Easy

  You will be picked up from your hotel to be transferred to the Carmen Alto viewpoint, where you will enjoy the countryside of Arequipa with a view to Chili river, and the Misti and Chachani volcanoes, in the background. Then you will be transported to the Yanahuara viewpoint, an olden construction of the XIX century, where they will obtain a view to the cityside, always with the imposing Misti watching over. After that, you will visit the basilica of the Company of Jesus, an impressive architectonic piece of neo-renaissance style, built with white stone, known as ashlar. The tour will continue in Main Square, the main space of urban encounters. Finally, you will know to get to know the famous Convent of Santa Catalina, a prestigious institution of the XVI century, comprised of plazas, cloisters, and streets, that used to be inhabited by the daughters of prestigious families, who were kept by the convent’s nuns.
¿Qué incluye?
    Pickup and drop-off.
    Professional tour guide (Spanish, Portuguese, French and English)
    Admission to Santa Catalina Monastery
    Exclusiones
      Gratuities.
      Personal expenses.
      Snacks and beverages.
      Consideraciones importantes
      • Infants must sit on your lap
      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Not stroller accessible
      • Not suitable for pets
      • No public transportation nearby
      • Infant seats unavailable
      • It is important to inform us the name of the hotel where you are staying in order to coordinate your pick up.
      • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
      • Rates do not apply for Peruvians or foreign passengers whose stay exceeded 60 days in Peru because sales taxes are not included in the above total and, if applicable, will be collected by the local operator.
      • Dress code for visiting churches: pants, long shorts, or skirts that cover the knees; otherwise, entry will not be permitted.
      • - After your booking, it is mandatory to send to destinationservices@limatours.com.pe: hotel name and address for pickup. - For taxes purposes, it is important to send passengers passports copies to destinationservices@limatours.com.pe - This activity does not include the pick up from private residences (Airbnb). If passengers stay in them, please contact us days prior the start of the tour, in order to coordinate a meeting point for the pick-up. - Once you have arrived in Peru, if you have inquiries about your services (start times, pick-up points and others), incident reports (health problems and others), flight problems (delays or cancellations), contact us by our mobile emergency number and Whatsapp: (51) 997516250 - (51) 989397881, or send an email to hola@lito.pe
      • - Pick-up from hotels located at Arequipa Historic Center. - This activity does not include the pick up from private residences (Airbnb). If you stay in them, please contact us days prior to coordinate a meeting point for the pick-up.
      ¿Qué llevar?