Discover Peru Watch Condor at Cusco region in Peru, on a friendly budget plus all private. Watch Some Condor on a little hike adventure at the famous Andes mountains, firstly we ride our private transport from Cusco city through the breathtaking views of the farming valleys and pass some traditional villages, then we have a hike for an hour to the viewpoint for condors.
Also, this day tour route will keep amazing you as you try to absorb it all, and the plan for this day tour is a nice hike for 3 hours round trip, with some gentle parts, then some downhill arriving at the Condor viewpoint, over Apurimac river, which is a great canyon. This is an all-inclusive day adventure in Peru.
Also, this route is well recommended for riding mountain bikes, the downhill parts.
Note: This place is not like Arequipa canyons, where people watch many condors per day, but in this place close to the Cusco region, we need to be lucky to watch some condors.
Mainly, in this place, we can see about 1 or more condors per day, and some days no condors, so, that means, we need to be lucky to watch some condors.
Condor sightings Cusco – Chonta Valley Cusco
Moreover, from the driving way, we will see the highest snow-capped mountain located at 6,250 masl ( 2,050ft) called Salkantay, and also during the ride, we pass some beautiful valleys and see some corn farming fields with potatoes and quinoa and then some avocado trees farming fields.
Then, we arrive at the remote village named Chonta, where we see plenty of houses made of mud brick and tiled roofs, where live some farmers named mistizos, and speak two languages, like Quechua and Spanish .
Moreover, this place has some amazing slope valleys, where we can see some condor in the nice valley of Apurimac river, and also see more beautiful mountain ranges.
Itinerary: For Chonta 1 Day – Viewpoint Of The Condors In Cusco
Day one: Cusco Limatambo Chonta
We pick you up at your hotel by 4:30 am, then ride our car for 3 hours and a half until the end of the car road, then we some typical farmer’s houses made of mud-brick and tiled roofs, and then time to hike for an hour 45 minutes, arriving to the viewpoints to try finding some condors, which is the biggest bird in the world called in scientific way (Vultur gryphus).
The condors feeding are on dead animals, and once located the carrion, they do not descend to eat immediately, but merely to fly on the same or settle somewhere where is safe and then feed on the most accessible or soft part of the bodies like eyes and tongue, then anus and udder or testicles then abdomen, with its strong and sharp beaks and open tear tissues hides; this further facilitates the use of the part by smaller scavengers, also Condor may eat about 5 kg of meat a day and also can last for 5 weeks.
Time To Cusco Back
After watching Condors we hike back for 2 hours to our car place and then 3 hours back to Cusco city riding car and then we drop you off at your hotel.
Difficulty:
• Type: Adventure landscape and Cultural
• Departure days: Daily departures
• Time: usually from March to November
• Trip Duration: 1 Day
• Accommodation: None
• Group size: 2-8 people
• Maximum height: 3,900 masl
• Difficulty: Easy
Included For Condor Place Close Cusco City
• Pick you up from your Hotel
• Transport
• Professional bilingual guide throughout the day
• Assistant Guide (for more than 8 passengers)
• Breakfast
• Entrance to the canyon condor
• First aid kit
• Some lunch
Bring For Condor Place Close Cusco City
• Jacket for rain or poncho
• Sweater for cold
• Sunscreen
• Binoculars
• Camera with an extra battery
• Sunglasses
• Hiking shoes
• Mineral water
• Some extra money
Price For Condor Place Close Cusco City
- Per person US$110
Note: We do some discounts for groups
How I Book This Chonta Cusco Condor Watch?
To book this condor watch, At Chonta Canyons, you have to send us a deposit of US$20 dollars through our PayPal account, and PayPal charges 7% from any amount of money to send, so that means you need to send us, US$22, and then the rest of the money in cash, when you arrive in Cusco city and then, you need to send us the following details to our Gmail: chacrastravelperu@gmail.com
- The date of the tour and type of tour
- Number of people
- Address in Cusco city to pick you up for the following tours
- Email and WhatsApp to keep in touch
- Passport copy through WhatsApp to pay the Peruvian tax
Then, we send you an email confirmation of the deposit and the tour.
Note: The US$22 dollars deposit, is per person, for booking this tour, then the rest of the money in Cusco city in cash, it can be in dollars or soles, this is up to you, also please the final payment with good US$ bills, because the broken dollars bills no working in Peru.
This is our PayPal account to send the deposit: deposit@chacrastravelperu.com