The valley at first light, then deeper into the mountains: twenty minutes on to Palca Canyon, with the Illimani and the Mururata rising ahead. Six hours, private, back at your hotel in time for lunch.

About six hours, hotel to hotel, in your own vehicle with your own certified bilingual guide. Light breakfast and snacks included.

Your morning:

• 5:30 am — Pickup at your hotel, anywhere in the city. Light breakfast in the vehicle; 45 minutes to the valley.

• 6:15 am — Sunrise in Valle de las Ánimas: first light on the spires from the ridge, then a walk between them at your pace.

• ~8:30 am — Toilet stop on the way out (there are none in the valley or the canyon).

• +20 min — The road to Palca, with the Illimani and the Mururata ahead.

• ~9:00 am — Palca Canyon: walls up to 200 m high along a dry riverbed; a 40-minute to one-hour walk, with all the time you want for photographs.

• ~11:30 am — Back at your hotel.

Price per person depends on your group size — choose the package that matches your group. Children 4–12 pay 15% less (message us); under 4 travel free.