Expensive but utterly romantic, this is the Colca Canyon packaged for the decadent, with artistically manicured grounds spreading majestically aside the rippling Río Colca. Lavish rooms come loaded with dapper dressing gowns, wood-burning stoves, candles, coffee machines and king beds, but the real carrot is the alfresco thermal baths (37°C to 39°C) sculpted into whimsical pools beside the river.
Colca Lodge is just outside of Yanque. For advance reservations, visit the Arequipa office.