Private Arequipa City Tour: Juanita Museum, Santa Catalina and Colonial Suburbs

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About this activity

Take a private city tour and discover Arequipa by private van. Explore "The White City" with its monastery and museum, including the famous Juanita Mummy, perfectly saved. Visit the colonial suburbs of Cayma, Sabandia and Yanahuara and enjoy a traditional Arequipenian meal for lunch after your tour.

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At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Cultural Immersion Travel Peru E.I.R.L.

Ages: Youth (0–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: Local Taxes
Included: A professional English speaking tour guide
Included: A professional driver with a private van

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Entrance tickets
Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Monasterio de Santa Catalina

one hour Admission not included

In the morning your private driver and guide will meet you at your hotel to start your private city tour of Arequipa ´The White City´.

You will visit stunning attractions including the Monastery of Santa Catalina, that was built in 1579 and that served as a cloister for nuns from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

Also, the complex is a work of art designed applying Colonial architecture and built with white volcanic rock, also called Silla. Its walls enclose a complete religious world. Visit and do not miss its interesting rooms, little plazas and streets.
Museo Santuarios Andinos

one hour Admission not included

Another place you should not miss and you will visit on your tour is the Juanita Mummy Museum (Museo Santuarios Andinos).

The museum accommodates the frozen mummy of Juanita and her artifacts. Juanita was a young teenage girl who was sacrificed by the Incas to the mountain gods on Ampato Mountain. She is the most famous mummy in the Andes due to her outstanding preservation in this museum. She is only on display during the months of May to December.

Preservation work is carried out during January to April. During these months another mummy will be on display.

After your visit to the museum, the tour will continue and you will explore the colonial suburbs of Cayma, Sabandia and Yanahuara.
Yanahuara

30 min Admission not included

Here you will appreciate the amazing views of the city and its volcanoes.

After your private city tour, you will enjoy the delicious Arequipian food for lunch at a Picanteria, local restaurant. After lunch we will transfer you back to your hotel.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

El Portal de San Lazaro
Leon Park Hostal
El Cabildo
DM Hoteles Arequipa
La Casa de Ana-Peru
G Hotels Collect
Casa Andina Standard Arequipa
Hotel Maison du Soleil
Hotel Suite Los Inkas
Hotel Benavides
Hotel Casa Campo
Sol De Arequipa

and 127 more pickup points

If travellers are at hotels far from the center of Arequipa, we will pick them up for an extra cost. Please ask us about this option

Using your ticket

Local Peruvian Phone Number: +51 084 225183

Cancellation

Free cancellation

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 6 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.