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The Wonders of the North 10D/09N

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The Wonders of the North 10D/09N

Recommended period: April to November.

Services: Private transport with an English-speaking guide.

        Price: 1,360.00 USD (Based on 2 people, 3* Hotels)

Discover the north through its pre-Incan cultures that will take you from the Moche culture of the Lambayeque region to the Chachapoyas culture of the Amazonas region. Plus, the cableway will take you to the fortress of Kuelap.

Program
Day 1

LIMA / INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS

Arrival into Lima at the international airport Jorge Chavez, welcome by our local driver and transfer to the accommodation of our selection*.

*Room available as of 1:00 p.m. (In case of arriving early in the morning, it will be necessary to make reservations the previous night)

Lunch and dinner not included.

 : 45 mins.

Day 2

LIMA - TRUJILLO / HUACA DEL SOL Y DE LA LUNA

Breakfast.

Depending on the time of our national flight, transfer by private vehicle to the international airport of Lima. Check-in to our domestic flight to Trujillo.

Arrival into Trujillo, welcome by our local driver and transfer to the accommodation of our selection.

Lunch not included.

Contact with our English-speaking guide.

2:00 p.m..: Discovery of the Moche Valley. We will depart by shared transport towards the countryside Moche where we will be able to appreciate the varieties of cultures and the traditional clothes of the area. We will visit the Huaca del Sol which is near the Moche river. This characteristic caused that some researchers have assigned an administrative function, associated with the control of the valley. To realize its construction it took approximately 140 million adobes (raw bricks). Currently its average height is 40 m for a length of 340 m and a width of 160 m.

Then we will visit Huaca de la Luna. This archaeological complex was the capital of Moche culture, between the years 400 and 600 BC. Its current extent is 120 hectares including Huacas del Sol and Luna, and the village Moche in the middle of the two huacas. Back to the accommodation.

Dinner not included.

 : 2 hrs.    : 1 hr 15 mins.

Day 3

TRUJILLO / DISCOVER CHAN CHAN

Breakfast.

Contact with our English-speaking guide.

9:00 a.m..: Discovery Chan Chan. We will depart by shared transport to the Chan Chan site museum, which is close to the city. This museum gathers very interesting archaeological pieces from several cultures that have developed in the "Moche" valley. Then we will go to the Chan Chan archeological complex, located on the Pacific Ocean. We will discover all the most important and best preserved areas of the citadel and our guide will explain the whole history of this one, as much on its architecture as on its decorrected walls full of illustrations. We will walk through narrow streets that will take us to the main square. After the visit, return to the accommodation of our selection.

Lunch not included.

Free afternoon.

Dinner not included.

 : 1 hr.

Day 4
TRUJILLO - CHICLAYO / MUSEUM OF THE LORD OF SIPAN

Breakfast.

7:45 a.m.: Transfer to the bus station of Trujillo and departure by bus at 8:30 a.m., towards Chiclayo.

12:30 p.m.: Arrival in Chiclayo, reception by our local driver, then transfer to the accommodation of our selection.

Lunch not included.

Contact with our English-speaking guide.

2:00 p.m..: Visit the archaeological site of Tucume. Transfer by shared vehicle towards the archaeological site of Tucume which represents pyramids and ceremonial trays built with terracotta (Adobe) by two different cultures, Lambayeque culture and Chimu culture, which gives a very interesting result. Then we will visit the Tumbas Reales museum. Its architecture was inspired by the ancient pyramids of the pre-Inca period of the Moche culture and it has the shape of the old tomb of the Lord of Sipan. This museum exhibits the incredible collection of gold objects found in the tomb. Back to the accommodation.

Dinner not included.

 : 4 hrs.    : 1 hr.

Day 5

CHICLAYO / FREE VISIT - CHACHAPOYAS (2330M)

Breakfast.

Free day that will allow us to discover the city according to our desires.

Lunch and dinner not included.

7:30 p.m.: Transfer to the bus station of Trujillo and departure by bus at 8:30 p.m., towards Chiclayo.

 : 9 hrs.

Day 6

CHACHAPOYAS - COCACHIMBA - CHUTES DE GOCTA - CHACHAPOYAS

4:30 a.m.: Arrival in Chiclayo, reception by our local driver, then transfer to the accommodation of our selection.

Breakfast.

Contact with our English-speaking guide.

8:30 a.m..: Discovery of Gocta Falls. Departure by shared transport to the village of Cocachimba where we will begin a beautiful hike to the waterfall Gocta (771 m which places it fifth in the world of waterfalls) in the middle of dense vegetation, habitat of Gallito de las rocas , national bird of Peru, choro monkey with yellow tail but also hummingbirds and other birds peculiar to the area.

After a moment spent at the foot of the waterfall, we will return to Cocachimba.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Back to Chachapoyas and settle in at the accommodation of our selection.

Dinner not included.

 : 2 hrs.    : 5 hrs.

Day 7

CHACHAPOYAS - TINGO - SANCTUARY OF KUELAP - CHACHAPOYAS

Breakfast.

Contact with our English-speaking guide.

8:30 a.m..: Discovery of the archaeological site of Kuelap. We will take a shared vehicle towards the village of Nuevo Tingo where we will take a shuttle that will take us to the starting point of the cable car Nuevo Tingo / Kuelap. We will board a gondola (cablecar) that will take us through impressive views in just 20 minutes to the Kuelap archaeological site.

Arrival in Kuelap and visit the imposing fortress and pre-Inca administrative center of the VIIIth located at over 3,000 meters with impressive walls that can reach more than 19 meters high.

Return by cable car and transfer to Tingo.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Back to Chachapoyas and time to settle in at the accommodation of our selection.

Dinner not included.

 : 2 hrs.

Day 8

CHACHAPOYAS - REVASH - LEYMEBAMBA - CHACHAPOYAS

Breakfast.

Contact with our English-speaking guide.

7:30 a.m..: Necropolis of Revash. Departure by shared transport towards the necropolis of Revash. We will enjoy a funeral site located on the side of the cliff for the elite Chachapoyas. On the tombs the details of the forms, the features of the faces and especially their eyes, seem to fix the visitor and show a great artistic mastery.

Breakfast at a local restaurant.

Continue our journey to the village of Leymebamba where we will visit a beautiful museum with more than 200 mummies that were found in 1997 near the lagoon condors, 10 hours walk from Leymebamba. Most of the pieces exhibited at the museum are from the Chachapoyas period as well as from the time of Inca rule in the region. The museum has an exhibition of quipus (these famous strings with coded knots) whose state of preservation is exceptional.

Road to Chachapoyas, arrival and installation at the accommodation of our selection.

Dinner not included.

 : 4 hrs.    : 1 hr.

Day 9

CHACHAPOYAS - JAEN - LIMA

Breakfast.

Depending on the time of our national flight, transfer by shared vehicle to Jaen airport. Check-in on our national flight to the capital Lima.

Arrival into Lima at the international airport Jorge Chavez, welcome by our local driver and transfer to the accommodation of our selection.

Lunch and dinner not included.

 : 3 hrs.    : 1 hr 30 mins.

Day 10

LIMA / INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE

Breakfast.

Depending on the time of our international flight, transfer by private vehicle to Jorge Chavez airport of Lima. Check-in on our international flight.

Lunch and dinner not included.

 : 45 mins.

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