Trip Overview
The Chimur Tour is a cozy tourist place that provides a pleasant and relaxing stay due to the composition of medicinal substances of its waters.
Chimur is a new alternative of thermo-medicinal waters located in Paucartambo, approximately 150 km from the city of Cusco, on the route Cusco – Calca – Amparaes – Chimur. It offers us an incredible trip, exclusively to relax and enjoy the natural landscapes of Cusco.
The Chimur Hot Springs are crystal clear and transparent, the temperature ranges between 46° to 53° Celsius and are recommended for rheumatic diseases and among others. The Chimur Hot Springs is a cozy tourist place that gives you a pleasant and relaxing stay due to the composition of medicinal substances in the waters and the scenic environment for being part of the jungle of the Qosñipata Valley with a diversity of flora and fauna.
Discover this new alternative of thermal baths in 2021.
Itinerary
This itinerary has been updated according to the Covid-19 biosecurity protocols required by the Peruvian government for 2021:
- Tour Data:
- Duration: All day
- Start time: 04:00 A.M. approx.
- End of Service: 07:00 Pm approx.
- Places to Visit: Calca – Chimur Hot Springs.
Our tour starts from the pick up from your respective hotel between 03:50 hours. to 04:00 hrs. from Cusco and then board a tourist transport that will take us to the city of Paucartambo, during the tour we will visit, the town of Ampares with a travel time of 2 hours approx. from Cusco, perfect place to take our breakfast, then we continue in the transport for 02 hour more trip to Chimur, 15 minutes later, we will arrive to the Chimur Hot Springs.
The Chimur Thermal Baths is a cozy tourist place that provides a pleasant and relaxing stay due to the composition of medicinal substances in the waters and the scenic environment, as it is a jungle eyebrow with a diversity of flora and fauna. After enjoying the medicinal thermal baths, we will return to the village of Chimur, where we will enjoy a delicious lunch and finally return to the city of Cusco, arriving at 7:00 p.m. about.
The tour schedule will be confirmed at the destination.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO THE THERMAL BATHS OF CHIMUR:
- Tollas, sandals, shampoo and soap (Personal Belongings).
- Clothes to change.
- Bottle of water.
- Cap or hat.
- Sun block.
- Sunglasses
- Small backpack (Snack, cookies, chocolates, among others).
- Cash.
- Camera
Map
Includes
TOUR INCLUDES:
- Tourist Transportation Cusco – Chimur.
- Services with bilingual professional guidance (Spanish or English).
- 01 Lunch in the town of Chimur.
- First aid kit.
TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE
- Breakfast
- Tips
- Money
- Entrance fee to Chimur hot springs.
CONTACT US
- info@dreamy.tours
- reserve@dreamy.tours
GENERAL CONDITIONS
- All rates for our Peru Packages are expressed in US dollars (optional for currency exchange) and are programmed per person.
- The rates valid for Peruvians only include VAT.
- All our rates are subject to availability and changes.
- Children under 02 years and 11 months are considered INF (babies), do not pay any service and do not have the right to food, bed or seat on the tours.
- DCC (child) is considered a child from 03 to 10 years and 11 months, has a special rate and shares a room with parents.
- Children over 11 years old considered adults.
- Minors must travel with an identity document.
- Rates do not apply to holidays, Easter, long weekends, national holidays, Christmas or New Years.
Information Aditional
COVID-19 is unprecedented. We know your wishes to travel, and it is our mission to provide you with the best service. All our tourist services in each destination have established biosafety protocols.
What you should know about the Chimur Thermal Baths
The Chimur Hot Springs or Chimur thermal baths, is located in the district of Challabamba province of Paucartambo at a distance of 59 km from the province of Paucartambo, and the travel time is 4 hours one way by the route of Cusco – Calca – Amparaes – Chimur. The Chimur Hot Springs is a cozy tourist place that offers you a pleasant and relaxing stay due to the composition of medicinal substances in the waters and the scenic environment for being part of the Qosñipata Valley jungle with a diversity of flora and fauna.
The Chimur Hot Springs are crystal clear and transparent, the temperature is between 46° to 53° Celsius and are recommended for rheumatic diseases, among others.
Did you know that the Chimur Hot Springs are also similar to the Lares Hot Springs, which are located in the district of Calca, about 3 hours by transport from the city of Cusco.
How to get to the Chimur hot springs?
Before knowing how to get to the Chimur hot springs, you have to know if you want to visit it in 1 day or in 2, for this you have 2 options, visit it in 1 day (Full Day Hot Springs) or do it in 2 days which includes camping and night bathing.
In order to get to the Chimur Hot Springs, you can take one of these 2 routes from the city of Cusco.
The first route is Cusco – Calca – Ampares – Chimur.
The second route is Cusco – Paucartambo – Challabamba – Chimur.
Cusco – Calca – Ampares – Chimur Route
This road is the shortest, it takes 4 hours to reach the hot springs of Chimur, and is a little dangerous because the road is not paved, therefore not recommended in the rainy season.
Cusco – Paucartambo – Challabamba – Chimur Route
This is the longest route, it takes about 5 hours to reach the thermal baths of Chimur, and it is a less dangerous road, by this route we can visit Paucartambo, a city full of customs and picturesque streets.
How is the Chimur full day tour?
Most of the tours are 1 full day, either through Calca or Paucartambo.
The tour starts from the city of Cusco, leaving very early, around 5 in the morning, the transport gathers all the passengers and goes to the Chimur hot springs, depending on the route you prefer, you can have breakfast in a certain place or already arriving to Chimur.
If you prefer to travel by the route of Paucartambo, before reaching the thermal baths of Chimur, we will find a colonial bridge. Where we can stop and take some pictures. After that we will travel about 30 minutes and 1 hour to reach the Chimur hot springs.
hat to do in Chimur?
The first thing you can do is to get into the Chimur hot springs and enjoy it to the fullest. The second thing you could do is to camp, for this the ideal is to stay 1 night and enjoy the Chimur hot springs at night enjoying the moment.
The best time to visit the thermal baths of Chimur
The Chimur hot springs are located in the jungle of Cusco, so the weather is a little hot, which does not help much when it comes to getting into the water. But we can find the pool that we like and enjoy it. The landscape of this place is sensational, very characteristic of the Peruvian jungle.
The best time to visit the hot springs of Chimur, is in the dry season or the absence of rains in the city of Cusco, which is considered from the month of (May to October).
Did you know the difference between the thermal baths of Lares and the Chimur thermal baths?
The big difference is that the thermal baths of Lares have more infrastructure, and is located about 3 hours from the city of Cusco, while the thermal baths of Chimur is 5 hours from the city of Cusco, and does not have good accessibility, but if you can enjoy a lot of the visit. We also have the Tour “Lares Hot Springs” in the Sracred Valley of Inkas.
