Sillar Route and Culebrillas Canyon Full-Day Tour from Arequipa

Arequipa, Peru

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Likened to Petra in Jordan, the Sillar Route is an immense ashlar quarry that draws far fewer crowds than other ancient attractions in Peru—guaranteeing a more relaxed experience of the monument. This small-group tour helps you go beyond the guidebook and discover petroglyphs and stonemasonry techniques that you won’t find elsewhere.

Your guide translates and provides cultural context
Skip the stress of public transportation with round-trip rides from Arequipa
Take a deeper dive into Peruvian culture than you would alone
Get out in nature as you hike along the Culebrillas Canyon

What's Included

Pick up from your hotel
Transport
Professional tourist guide

Entrance to the Culebrillas canyon

PEN5.00 per person
Entrance to the ashlar stone quarries:

PEN5.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

You are picked up from your hotel, which is located in the historic center of Arequipa.

Start time
.8:30 am

Itinerary

Ruta Del Sillar

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Arequipa

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

3.5

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Sillar sculptures great but insect repellant required for canyon

hellonwheels, Sep 2026

Organisation for pickup terrible. Booked hotel pickup at 8.30am. Company messaged to say 8.50am pickup in plaza de armas so walked there. Then got a call in Spanish so couldn't understand. Then another message to say picking up from hotel 40mins late. Rushed back to hotel. Sillar quarry sculptures were great but not enough time for photos and to get through it all due to late pickup. Canyon walk is full of biting insects which they don't tell you when you book. Need to advise insect repellant required. Also in another dusty quarry just for tourists.

Pointless tour of a view, stone quarry and short walk

Susan_L, Jun 2026

This trip is a waste of time. Not just this particular Sillar route trip but all similar trips because there is nothing really to see. The whole thing has been constructed for tourists: 1) you drive to the edge of the city for photos of the view surrounded by tacky souvenir stalls 2) you then drive 20 Mins into the industrial district to go to a dusty stone quarry where some isolated sculpture s have been made for tourist photos out of the soft white stone. There is not any context for them and they are a modern creation - surrounded by tacky souvenir stalls. You do not see the sculptors working. Mostly the quarry is used for cutting stone blocks for the town. 3) Next you drive down the road for a 20 minute route march “hike” following coach loads of other tourists into a small canyon, full of tourists and mosquitoes to see some stone pictures of llamas and condors which may have been created by pre Columbian people (no context as to why they would be in a small canyon in the middle of nowhere), or, you know, created / added to last week. Again the area is surrounded by tacky souvenir stalls. Save your money and time and choose a different tour. There is literally no reason for this one.

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