Arequipa City Tour and Santa Catalina Monastery

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  Your journey begins with the pickup from your hotel located in the historic center of Arequipa to start an incredible excursion around one of the most beautiful and touristic cities of Peru. This will be an interesting tour and the order of the visits could change anytime.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  We are going to visit the Plaza de Armas, one of the most beautiful in the country and also neighbor of the imposing Cathedral of Arequipa, built in the seventeenth century and completely rebuilt after several earthquakes.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3

  We will see the Cathedral and the Church Compañía de Jesús (1590), considered a classic example of the local baroque architecture that keeps inside a sample exceptional paintings and murals. Later, we will visit the Monastery of Santa Catalina, an authentic medieval cloister built in 1579 that is still in use to this day. This mysterious convent was built with ashlar, the main material of local architecture, and it has an extension of 20 thousand square meters.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4

  The first person who lived here was Maria de Guzman, a woman who decided to moved there during the construction of the convent after her husband, Diego Hernandez de Mendoza, passed away. Currently, there are still cloister nuns living in this fantastic small citadel.

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5

  Then, we will visit the district of Yanahuara. This neighbor has panoramic views to the Misti Volcano. It is a perfect place to take pictures.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Then, we are going to visit the district of Carmen Alto, to have an another panoramic views of the amazing colorful countryside, without a doubt a fantastic image.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 7

  You will explore the district of Cayma visiting the Plaza Mayor and the Church San Miguel Arcángel de Cayma located in front of the square. Inside the church, you will find an anonymous collection of paintings that show the miracles of the Virgin. After this great experience visiting Arequipa and Santa Catalina, we are going to drop you off at your hotel.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The Santa Catalina Convent closes Good Friday, Christmas and New Year.
• If your hotel is not located within the area of the historic center, you can go to the meeting point located in Calle Zela 301, Hotel Mirador del Monasterio

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