DAY
01: LIMA / TRUJILLO
Transfer to the Lima airport. Flight to Trujillo. Assistance on
your arrival in Trujillo, transfer to your selected hotel. Afterwards
we will have a guided city tour of Trujillo and we visit the cathedral,
the main square and the colonial mansions.
DAY
02: Trujillo - Huanchaco - Chan Chan.
In the morning, we visit the largest mud archaeological complex
of the pre-Hispanic America, Chan Chan, ancient capital of the Chimu
Empire (13th Century), visiting the Temple del Arco Iris (rainbow),
the site museum and the Tshudi Palace.
Proceed to Huanchaco beach, where we will have the opportunity to
appreciate, during lunch, the local fishermen surfing the waves
in their traditional "Caballitos de Totora", little reed
boats used for fishing since pre Inca times, by northern Peruvians.
DAY
03: Temples of the Sun and the Moon
After breakfast we start our excursion 15 minutes south of Trujillo
to visit the enormous adobe constructions built by the Mochica culture
in the 5th century, called Temple of the Sun, considered the largest
adobe pyramid in Peru, and the Temple of the Moon, housing an extensive
burial ground and some fine polychrome murals in which their deity
is often printed. Is believed that both were complementary, one
administrative and the other religious. Afterwards we start our
trip to Chiclayo. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel.
DAY
04: Chiclayo: Museum Lord of Sipan
City tour in Chiclayo, where we also will visit the which craft
marked. Afterwards we will visit to the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum,
where we can appreciate a Lord of Sipan Tomb replica, additionally
we could see several ceramic pieces. Nowadays, this museum is one
of the best and modern in Southamerica.
DAY
05: Chiclayo: Tucume
After breakfast, drive 40 minutes from Chiclayo to visit the archaeological
complex of Tucume or Valley of the Pyramids, an important archaeological
complex of the Lambayeque culture (BC 1,000 / 1,350 AD), consisting
of pyramids from which the extensive pre-columbian urban site can
be surveyed. Return to Chiclayo.
DAY
06: Chiclayo
In the morning we start our excursion to the impressive necropolis
of Huaca Rajada, a Mochica funeral center where a great number of
tombs have been discovered and where the tombs of the Old Lord of
Sipan (3rd Century) and the Lord of Sipan (5th Century), famous
for its objects in gold and semi-precious stones, were unearthed
in the decade of 1980' s by Peruvian archaeologists led by Dr. Walter
Alva. Transfer to your selected hotel.
In the afternoon transfer to the airport and assistance on your
departure. Flight to Lima.
End of our services.
