Peru · SILLAR ROUTE TOURS IN AREQUIPA
The 15 sillar route tours in Arequipa below are priced, timed and sorted by what they ask of a day. Start at the top; it is there because more travellers book it than anything else.
Review of Arequipa’s Sillar Route Trek, with quarry history, Culebrillas Canyon, volcano views, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Good value for money, really relaxing your. I took the afternoon tour which was great (the views with the sunset light are even better) The guide was helpful and always trying to speak in Spanish and English so everyone could understand”
Review of Arequipa’s Sillar Route and Culebrillas Petroglyphs, with quarry views, volcanoes, hiking advice, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“Sandra was an enthusiastic and competent guide on our tour. I was one of a very few English speakers on the tour. Sandra spoke to me personally to enhance my experience. Altogether a very professional organization.”
Review of Arequipa’s Sillar Route, with quarry walks, volcanic views, transport, costs, practical tips, and advice on who should book.
“Well organised and fantastic value for money. Great tour leader. Gave us a great time. Explained so much. Thank you”
Review of Arequipa’s Sillar Route and Culebrillas trek, with quarry visits, volcano views, petroglyphs, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Véhicule neuf. La visite a eu lieu seulement en espagnol car le guide anglais était malade. On nous a toutefois offert de reporter, mais nous avions autre chose. Le tour a commencé 30 minutes plus tard et nous n’avons pas eu assez de temps pour apprécier totalement.”
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route, Añashuaycos Quarry, Culebrillas Gorge, and canyon petroglyphs on a practical half-day tour.
“Excelente tour, buena comunicación y se nos apoyó en todo momento sobre dudas del recorrido Recomendado sin problema”
Explore Arequipa’s Culebrillas sillar quarries, meet stone masons, and see how volcanic rock shaped the city’s famous architecture.
“Tour was exactly as described. Got to spend a few hours exploring some interesting things around Arequipa. The Sillar stone tour was interesting. The tour through the small canyon like structures was amazing. Guide was patient and explained things well. Transportation including hotel pick up went well. An afternoon well spent.”
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route, Añashuayco Quarry, Culebrillas Canyon, volcano views, petroglyphs, and apachetas in four hours.
“This was a good tour the only thing was our guide seemed very nervous and her accent was really heavy so most the time on the microphone we could not hear her or understand”
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route, Añashuayco Quarry, Culebrillas Canyon, volcano views, and ashlar carving with a guide.
“Interessante e affascinante Unica nota negativa che causa traffico abbiamo impiegato molto tempo per arrivare alla cava”
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route and Culebrillas Canyon, with quarry craft, petroglyphs, transport, costs, and practical booking advice.
“A very nice and funny guide for a tour that could be better. The road of Sillar is just a big quarry with few statues for Instagram pics. There are no informative panels or anything else more "demonstrative". If your goal is not to take pictures with statues I'll suggest to only do a tour of the Canyon that has also hystorical glyph and is more interesting and beautiful to see. I also had issues with the communication with the tour operator - they don't answer to the number they give you at the booking time - and until 2 ours before I didn't know whether the tour would have…”
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route, Añashuayco Quarry, Culebrillas Canyon, petroglyphs, volcano views, and stonework on a budget tour.
“Gids spraak nauwelijks Engels ook nadat we in een andere groep werden geplaatst. Eerste deel was zeer matig. Leukste deel was de korte wandeling door een kloof. Zou het niet aanraden”
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route, from working quarries to petroglyphs, with transport, guide, costs, tips, and practical advice.
“We spent just the right amount of time at each location.”
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route and Culebrillas Canyon on a low-cost half-day tour with quarries, petroglyphs, volcano views, and local guides.
Explore Arequipa’s white sillar quarries, Culebrillas Canyon petroglyphs, and Yanahuara viewpoint on a practical four-hour tour.
“I just loved seeing the petroglyphs, but had a hard time hearing the guide. That took it down a notch for me…”
Explore Arequipa’s volcanic sillar quarries and Culebrillas Canyon, with Wari petroglyphs, hotel pickup, and an English or Spanish guide.
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route, meet stonecutters, see Pink Sillar, and view Wari petroglyphs on a practical four-hour tour.
“Tour molto completo e soddisfacente. La nostra guida, Andreas, è stata veramente disponibile e precisa. Andreas è una persona appassionata e riesce a trasmettere tutta la sua passione. Ti dà informazioni complete non solo sulla Ruta de Sillar ma anche sulla cultura peruviana, su Arequipa, la sua gente e i suoi distretti. Iper consigliato!”
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