Salinas Fullday Tour

The passengers will be picked up from their hotels to go to the Salinas Lagoon located at a distance of 120km from the city of Arequipa and approximately 4 hours away. Laguna de Salinas is a salty high Andean lake that receives the waters of an endorheic basin, located between snow-capped mountains and volcanoes. Open peat bogs known as bofedales that surround the lagoon, being an important plant formation for the grazing of native camelids such as vicuñas and llamas, as well as habitat for the endemic fish Orestias Agassizii. The flamingo Phoenicopterus Chilensis, the lesser parina Phoenicoparrus Jamesi, and the endangered great parina Phoenicoparrus Andinus are abundant in the wetland, reaching 20,000 individuals during the rainy season. Sandpipers or Calidris sandpipers. They also winter in large numbers. With an area of 17,657 ha.

The Salinas Lagoon is a very important representative sample of a salt flat in southern Peru and, in addition to maintaining important bird populations, it provides the necessary natural resources for the development of various economically important activities. We visit the mini volcano of Lojen (4500 masl) and the natural pools (20 degrees). In the low water season from October to December, we optionally visit the Moche salt mines, where we can take spectacular photos and see the salt production. We will also have the opportunity to visit these beautiful Lagoons where you can see the mirror effect.