Santa Catalina Monastery (Monasterio de Santa Catalina)

Get to know Arequipa on this history-filled city sightseeing tour. With a professional guide, you’ll see the city’s top historical attractions, including the colonial districts of St Lazarus and Yanahuara, the Monastery of St Catherine and the Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa, as well as two locations that provide excellent views of the city and its surrounds – Carmen Alto and the Mirador de Yanahuara. Travel by air-conditioned coach and hop off at various sites to walk around and soak it all in.

The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena in Arequipa, is considered one of the most important and original architectural works of Peru and Latin America, with more than 400 years of history. It is known as "A city inside the city "because inside there are several streets, cloisters, cells, a square with a pool, laundry, cemetery, etc. In its Pinacoteca you can see an important collection of religious art from the continent, as well as numerous paintings of the so-called Cuzqueña School, the maximum expression of the fusion of two cultures, the Inca and the Spanish. It was opened to the public in the year 1970 and receives daily visitors from all parts of Peru and the world.

Join this 3.5-hour walking tour of the beautiful city of Arequipa with our company that provide you a professional english or spanish speaker tour guide. A City within the City! Visit the largest Monastery in the world!!! 20 thousand square meters, four neighborhoods, which emulate the Arequipa urban distribution of the first years of the Colony.

Travellers! Ready for the most impressive views of the city? The beginning of the tour will transport us to the 18th and 19th centuries, Mansions, cobbled streets, of colonial origin with native influence, we will continue through the volcano viewpoint, where we will also have a view of the city countryside, we will end our tour in a mini camelid zoo and the monastery of Santa Catalina, intended for the wealthiest nuns in the city, the most famous point of the city. I'll tell you everything along the way, book now!

Discover the amazing White City of Arequipa with this fantastic walking tour that will take you to explore the neighborhoods around the Historic Center to admire impressive colonial architecture. Enjoy a guided tour walking the Santa Catalina Monastery, a religious citadel located in the heart of the city, and be amazed by this mysterious place. Live a great experience walking the city of Arequipa with us.

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In our private service you will enjoy your experience in the city to the fullest since you will take advantage of all your time knowing every detail of our culture and you can ask your guide any questions you have, without the inconvenience of depending on a group as usually happens on tours with many people. You can also choose the start time of the tour. Unlike other tours, we include the entrance to the Monastery of Santa Catalina as well as the private guide inside it.

You are more than welcome to discover the beautiful city of Arequipa with our tour to the city and Santa Catalina Monastery, declared a World Cultural Heritage. Admire its lovely streets as well as the historic center with an amazing architecture around. Stroll through the old `forbidden city` of Santa Catalina Monastery, meet the Jesuit church and enjoy majestic views of the Misti volcano. Enjoy a half day tour in Arequipa and explore this fantastic city located in the south of Peru.

A journey to Peru is not complete without visiting Arequipa, the beautiful white city of Peru, This gorgeous city combines tradition and modernity in peaceful harmony while providing the gateway to the tradition and breathtaking scenery of its country side!

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.

This is the perfect activity for couples and best friends. Explore this part of town while you solve little tasks and funny challenges.

This tour is a complete visit to the city, knowing a lot of its architecture, culture, the historic center, then you visit some incredible landscapes where you can also appreciate the beauty of the fields and green areas that Arequipa has, it ends up having a pleasant moment, besides knowing one of the important attractions of Arequipa such as the Monastery of Santa Catalina. This tour makes it special that it does not have any extra expense on your part, it includes all income and permanent assistance, complete tour of Arequipa.

With this tour we will be able to know both the history of Arequipa from its beginnings, the constructions of the Historic center of Arequipa, Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the surrounding viewpoints as well as one of the most representative centers such as the Monastery of Santa Catalina, come and know this tour on foot walking and enjoying the city as well as by car to get to know the closest viewpoints of the city with beautiful landscapes and beautiful archeology stories. This tour is offered privately and is guided on board in your preferred language so you have a full day knowing a lot about the history of Arequipa.

The route begins in Arequipa´s Main Square, one of the most beautiful squares in Peru. Facing this square is the imposing Cathedral, built in the 17th century. From there, continue to the Monastery of Santa Catalina, a cloister and small religious citadel built in 1579, still in use to this date. Then, visit the Church of the Compañia de Jesus (1590). Considered a classic example of local baroque architecture, it houses an exceptional collection of paintings and murals. Lastly, visit the districts of Yanahuara and Carmen Alto for a panoramic view of the Arequipa countryside. At the end, take a transfer back to the hotel.

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.

está situado en la boca de un cañón de difícil acceso a pies del monte Sinaí, en Egipto. Está construido donde la tradición supone que Moisés vio la «zarza que ardía sin consumirse». Se trata de uno de los monasterios más antiguos que continúan habitados. También se le conoce con el nombre de Monasterio de la Zarza Ardiente. Pertenece a la Iglesia ortodoxa autónoma de Monte Sinaí, dependiente de la Iglesia ortodoxa de Jerusalén. En 2002 fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco.

You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Santa Catalina Convent, built in 1579, which is an enclosed religious town that remains in use to this day. You will continue to Sabandia, famous for its colonial mill that dates from the XVII Century, where formerly the grains were ground that soon were distributed in all the South of Peru. Fascinating villages with stepped terraces dating from pre-inca time, will be seen on the way.

With our Coiba day tour, you have the opportunity to explore an unique place: secluded white sand beaches, wildlife filled bays and snorkel species-rich reefs, rocks. To go to Coiba Islands you need to depart from Santa Catalina fisherman`s town, which is a picturesque place, very famous also by its surfing. It is located 6 hours away by car from the city and It is not possible to go by plane and public transportation inefficient. That is why; we offer comfortable and private transfers from Panama City.

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Peru: Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) Rainbow Mountain, locally known as Vinicunca, is an impressive geological formation located in the Cusco region of Peru. Its colorful landscape is due to the mix of minerals in the layers of earth, which, when eroded by wind and rain, reveal vibrant shades of red, yellow, blue, and green. The mountain has become a popular destination for tourists seeking to enjoy the natural beauty of the area and the trekking experience at high altitudes. • • Height: 5,200 m.a.s.l. • Access: The mountain can be accessed via a trek starting from the town of Cusipata or from the community of Pitumarca, offering spectacular views of the Andean landscape. • Best time to visit: From April to October, when the weather is drier. Trekking Ausangate The Ausangate Trekking is one of the most spectacular trekking routes in the Cusco region. This circuit surrounds the majestic Nevado Ausangate, which is considered an apu (sacred mountain) in Andean cosmology.