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 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”
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”
Half-day Ruta del Sillar from Arequipa: sillar quarry, artisan stonemasons, Yanahuara viewpoints, Quebrada de Culebrillas hike, petroglyphs.
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…”
4-hour Sillar Route hike from Arequipa to Añashuayco quarry, Culebrillas canyon, petroglyphs, and local bites with bilingual guide.
“el guia Toni hizo quebla excursion fuera divertida. Es curioso e interesante visitar la cantera de sillar.”
A 4.5-hour Ruta del Sillar hike from Arequipa through quarries, Culebrillas canyon, and volcano viewpoints, with great photo stops.
“Gids spraak nauwelijks Engels ook nadat we in een andere groep werden geplaatst. Eerste deel was zeer matig. Leukste deel was de korte wandeling door een kloof. Zou het niet aanraden”
Half-day Sillar Route from Arequipa: ashlar origins, Quebrada de Culebrillas walk, petroglyphs, and volcano viewpoints.
“We spent just the right amount of time at each location.”
4-hour Sillar Route tour from Arequipa with ashlar quarries, volcano viewpoints, canyon walk, carvings, and top photo stops.
Half-day Arequipa tour with the Sillar Route, Yanahuara photo stops, and a 20-minute Culebrillas canyon walk with petroglyphs.
“I just loved seeing the petroglyphs, but had a hard time hearing the guide. That took it down a notch for me…”
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