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CO FF
Day 8 - to Arequipa [9am nonstop flight]
Day 9 - Arequipa
Day 10 - Valley of the Condors (AM); possibly fly to LIM on return from condor spotting
Day 11 - to Puerto Maldonado [either from AQP or LIM]
I don't get this. If they are offering the condors watch at Colca valley, you must sleep at Colca town, Chivay on day 9. In that case you would be travelling (by bus) from Arequipa city to Chivay on day 9. It's a 4 to 5 hours trip (a beautiful one). Then they'd wake up at 6am on day 10 to go by bus thru the valley and reach the condor spotting at 10am aprox. Condors appear mostly along the morning. And the whole valley is a beautiful experience. And yes, there is enough time on day 10 to go back to Arequipa city during afternoon and take a night flight to Lima.
So ask for details about the day 9 - day 10.