Departamento de Junin Travel and Tourism Guide

Briefly said. The best trip you can imagine. Great culture, fantastic nice people and an outstanding nature. Really worth every penny.

I didnt really know what to expect on our trip to Colca De Canyon. Well, I knew it would be deep, and I knew there would be big birds, but other than that...it was an adventure waiting to be had. We booked a 3d-2n tour with Land Adventures ($US60), through our hostel (El Caminante Class) in Arequipa and that turned out to be a stroke of genius. We were met at 6:30am by our tour guide Nestor (absolute legend!) and whisked off to the bus station in the back of one of the crazy little taxis. Th...

Colca Canyon - another highlight of Peru.  Until recently, the deepest canyon in the world until a new canyon was discovered close by.  Still being deeper than the Grand Canyon it had to be impressive. It is also famed for its numerous condors that linger in the thermal updraft. We were also on the hunt for a bloke who had left our hostel 2 months before on his own and never returned. 2 cabs waiting for us at our 6.30 start but no tour guide.  However Alvaro soon turned u...

We were picked up by our tour guide from our hostal.. jumped on a bus and travelled 6 hours. What a bumpy road, but not as bad as San Agustin in Colombia that´s for sure!! There were 3 other girls on the tour, all French and really nice. It always makes a tour like this far more interesting when you have people that are really easy to get on with and fun! Our original tour guide had to leave as he had an emergency and we were introduced to our new (and much younger) tour guide Evan. Day OneT...