PERU · SILLAR ROUTE
Good sillar route tours fill weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each one includes, and how they differ once you look past the photos.
Half day Sillar Route trek from Arequipa, active quarries, a canyon with Wari petroglyphs, and volcano viewpoints.
“Great value for money, lovely to see the Sillar route. We took the afternoon session and the light was fantastic.”
Half-day tour from Arequipa to Yanahuara viewpoints, Sillar quarries, and Culebrillas petroglyphs, with great value.
“Overall it was pretty good. It felt a bit rushed though. Would have loved to spend a bit more time at each stop.”
A short Arequipa half-day showing how volcanic sillar stone was cut, carved, and used, plus views of nearby volcanoes.
“Not a bad way to kill a few hours in Arequipa but not a destination in itself. Guide was good but there is not much to comment on.”
A 4.5-hour Arequipa tour linking the Route of Sillar with a short Culebrillas canyon walk, Añashuayco quarry carving, and big views.
“Véhicule neuf. La visite a eu lieu seulement en espagnol car le guide anglais était malade. On nous a toutefois offert de reporter, mais nous avions autre chose. Le tour a commencé 30 minutes plus tard et nous n’avons pas eu assez de temps pour apprécier totalement.”
4-hour Ruta del Sillar hike in Arequipa, with Yanahura views, sillar quarries, Culebrillas canyon and ancient petroglyphs, plus photo stops.
Half-day Ruta del Sillar from Arequipa, with Añashuayco quarry stonework, Culebrillas gorge walk, canyon petroglyphs, and volcano views.
“Excelente tour, buena comunicación y se nos apoyó en todo momento sobre dudas del recorrido Recomendado sin problema”
See Arequipa’s Sillar Route quarries and the Pink Ashlar canyon of Culebrillas on a half-day small-group walk, with A/C transport.
“The guide was horrible. Your view of the volcanoes was thru buildings and cables/wires. The bus ride was deplorable and uncomfortable. The tour was extremely rushed. The ad said an extra 3 soles for entry fees to Sillar but it was 11 soles.”
See Arequipa beyond the center on a 4-hour Sillar stone tour, watching masons carve white stone and adding market time and sightseeing.
“La guida era molto preparata e disposta a rispondere a tutte le domande. Un tour piacevole e curioso, per sapere qualcosa di più di Arequipa fuori dal centro. Niente di faticoso”
Sillar Half Day Route in Arequipa: volcano views, white-stone quarries, and a Culebrillas petroglyph walk. $17.
“Good but rushed and too short. The tour wasted almost an hour picking people up within a block or two of the main square. We were then very rushed in the Sillas quarry and didn't have a chance to see everything. It would be better to have fewer pick up points and spend most than 30 minutes at the quarry. The hike was really neat - would have been great to hike more of the canyon!”
4-hour Ruta del Sillar and Culebrillas hike in Arequipa. Working quarries, canyon walk with petroglyphs, volcano views, and sillar culture.
“This was a good tour the only thing was our guide seemed very nervous and her accent was really heavy so most the time on the microphone we could not hear her or understand”
Explore Arequipa’s sillar quarry at Añashuayco, enjoy volcano views from Carmen Alto, then finish in Yanahuara with local desserts.
“Not that exciting and interactive as I was hoping it would be. Our tour guide and driver were very nice.”
See Arequipa’s Sillar quarries and Wari petroglyphs in Culebrillas, plus Apachetas. Short morning trip, great photos, plan for extra fees.
“The experience was nice, except the guide didn't give us much time to take photos or spend time in the area, but everything was fine.Auto-translated”
Half-day Ruta del Sillar from Arequipa: sillar quarry, artisan stonemasons, Yanahuara viewpoints, Quebrada de Culebrillas hike, petroglyphs.
Arequipa half-day Sillar trek to Añashuayco quarries and Culebrillas canyon, guided in English or Spanish, with Chivay hot-springs option.
“Interessante e affascinante Unica nota negativa che causa traffico abbiamo impiegato molto tempo per arrivare alla cava”
Hand-carved **sillar** in Arequipa plus a hike through the **Culebrillas canyon** with rock art and petroglyphs, all in 4 hours.
“A very nice and funny guide for a tour that could be better. The road of Sillar is just a big quarry with few statues for Instagram pics. There are no informative panels or anything else more "demonstrative". If your goal is not to take pictures with statues I'll suggest to only do a tour of the Canyon that has also hystorical glyph and is more interesting and beautiful to see. I also had issues with the communication with the tour operator - they don't answer to the number they give you at the booking time - and until 2 ours before I didn't know whether the tour would have…”
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