Arequipa Hotels - Reviews and Rates

What a lovely city Arequipa is. Shadowed by snow capped mountains and the El Misti volcano it is really quite picturesque...and nobody has hassled me about shining my shoes since I got here!

The main purpose for my visit was to visit the Colca Canyon a few hours away. So I booked a 3 day hike which I thought would be good preparation for ...

Having escaped the sheer pointless Basingstoke-ness of Nasca, I have come further south to the second city of Peru, Arequipa. Its in an absolutely beautiful setting, nestling at the base of a range of mountains and a couple of volcanoes. The city itself is at around 3500m so the air can be a bit thin if you come up here too quickly. Flying into ...

After a very short stay in Nasca we took our first ever night bus to the city of Arequipa. We managed to sleep intermitently on the bus, but this is never easy (at least for me). We arrived at around 9:00am, I think it was, and took a taxi to the Plaza de Armas (central square). Every Peruvian town and city has one of these and they have always...

After arriving at the bus station. Found a nice hotel for 30 sol the night (7euros) for the both of us. Heading for a two day trip to the canyons tomorrow morning at 8h. The town is beautiful, we visited a transformed franciscan monastry. The grip of catholism on this town is quite flagrant (churches everywhere) and in general people seem aot mo...

There are many things going on here in Peru and in our lives. Tomorrow is Dean's birthday. We are celebrating by going to Colca Canyon, about 100 kilometers from Arequipa, for three days. At 3191 meters (10,469 feet) deep, Colca Canyon is twice as deep as the Grand Canyon but not as deep as the nearby Cotahuasi Canyon 3501 meters (11,488 feet), ...

It was very nice to be in a bus for "just" 6 hours and getting there, as opposed to a whole night plus... We therefore arrive with a lot of energy. Arequipa is quite big, over a million people, at 2600m ASL. The main plaza is lovely, packed with agencies for tourists and restaurants. This morning we went rafting! It was amazing, filled up with a...

merkittava hetki reissussamme!! ensimmainen vastoinkayminen!!! pakkohan tasta on hiukka tilittaa, varsinkin kun aikaa nyt on taalla enempi kuin luulimme. eli bussi meni ilman meita kohti chilea. kuinkas nain kavikaan?? onko nyt aika menna itseensa ja miettia mika meni vikaan? NO EI TIETENKAAN VIKA OO MEISSA, HITTOVIE! EI ME OLLA MITKAAN URPOJATU...

Wow, wow, wow, wow and one more wow Machu Pichu, amazing! Flight to Cusco was pretty horrific, but then again I did have a massive hangover, have no idea what time I got home (I know the rule about me only having two drinks a day didnt quite work out!) Had to be up at 5.30am (that early start again), didnt particularly like Cusco, dont know why,...

Feb 26th - Feb 28th. 16hrs from Lima to Arequipa. Feel **** for the first couple of days from travelling. Glad I came back here though because I went to see the Monastario Santa Catalina, a really old and beautiful convent, and Museo Santuarios Andinos, which had frozen ice mummies recovered from the Andes on display...

Night bus!!! These are the two words in the English language, that make me cringe. I have never had a good experience on a night bus, and yesterday/today was no exception. The idea was to take an 8 hour bus from Nasca to Arequipa. First off, the bus was running dreadfully late. In turn, we abided our time in a restauranty-type bar across the str...