Overview & Highlights
Northern Peru: bliss for history and archaeology enthusiasts. Discover the vestiges of fabulously wealthy pre-Inca civilisations. Includes the pre-Inca adobe city at Chan Chan, colonial Cajamarca and the mountain-top temple at Kuelap.
On this adventurous itinerary you will be rewarded by magical landscapes, archaeological treasures, and encounters with welcoming people who will give you an insight into life in the region. The remote highlights of the north of Peru attract fewer visitors than the south, and as such there is a lower level of tourist infrastructure and some long road journeys, but each day offers a fascinating insight into the country’s rich cultural history.
A taste for adventure and discovery is a must; this is a trip through the authentic South America which has remained unchanged for decades.
- Lima: walking tour
- Chiclayo: Lord of Sipán, Ventarron and Huaca Rajada
- Trujillo: Chan Chan and Huacas del Sol y de la luna
- Cajamarca: Cumbe Mayo and walking tour of the city
- Leymebamba: Mummy Museum
- Leymebamba: tombs of Revash
- Chachapoyas: citadel of Kuelap
- Chachapoyas: sarcophagi at Karajía and Huancas
- Chachapoyas: Gocta Falls
- Moyobamba: Santa Elena Reserve
Outline itinerary
Fly to Lima, Peru.
Day 1
Overnight in the capital.
Day 2
Fly north to Chiclayo.
Day 3
Visit Ventarron, Huaca Rajada and Royal Tombs Museum.
Day 4
Drive to Trujillo via El Brujo.
Day 5
Explore Huaca de la Luna and Sol as well as Chan Chan.
Day 6
Journey to Cajamarca via Kuntur Wasi.
Day 7
Tours of Cumbe Mayo and Cajamarca City.
Day 8
Travel to Leymebamba.
Day 9
Excursion to Revash Cliff Tombs and Leymebamba Mummy Museum.
Day 10
Take a cable car to Kuelap.
Day 11
See the burial site of Karajia.
Day 12
Hike to the Gocta Falls.
Day 13
Continue into the Amazon Basin.
Day 14
Santa Elena Reserve and fly back to the capital.
Day 15
Depart Peru.
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