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NORTH PERU COMPLETE 14 DAYS

TRAVEL SCHEDULE

Day 1: Lima – City Tour
Day 2: Lima – Caral – Huaraz (3000 m)
Day 3: Huaraz – Laguna Llanganuco – Yungay at Campo Santo
Day 4: Huaraz – Chavín de Huantar
Day 5: Huaraz - Sechin – Trujillo
Day 6: Trujillo – Huacas del Sol y la Luna – Huanchaco – Chan Chan
Day 7: Trujillo - Cajamarca
Day 8: Cajamarca – Cumbemayo – City tour
Day 9: Cajamarca - Leymebamba
Day 10: Leymebamba – Revash - Chachapoyas
Day 11: Chachapoyas – Gocta Waterfall
Day 12: Chachapoyas – Kuelap - Chiclayo
Day 13: Chiclayo – Huaca Rajada – Tumbas Reales - Tucume
Day 14: Chiclayo – Museo Sican - Bruning

ITINERARY

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Day 2: Lima – Caral – Huaraz (3000 m)
On your way from Lima to Huaraz, you will bring a visit to Caral. This archeological site of about 5000 years old is considerate to be the oldest of Peru.
Then the road ascents into the Andes Mountain Range until you reach Huaraz.
Overnight in a hotel of choice in Huaraz

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Day 1: Lima – City Tour
Arriving in Lima and private transfer to your hotel.
In the afternoon you receive a private city tour through the colonial city center of Lima. This tour includes a visit to the San Francisco monastery, with its colonial catacombs.
Overnight in a hotel of choice in Lima

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Day 10: Leymebamba – Revash - Chachapoyas
In the morning you will first bring a visit to the local museum of Leymebamba. This museum shows a colleccion, with more than a 1000 objects and 200 mummy’s that were partly found in Laguna de los condores.
On the way to Chachapoyas you will visit the tombs of Revash. These tombs are cut out of the rock wall and painted with typical motives from the Chachapoyas.
Overnight in hotel of choice in Chachapoyas

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Day 11: Chachapoyas – Gocta Waterfall
The tour of today goes to the Gocta Waterfall, surrounded by cloud forest. With a height of 771 m this is the third highest waterfall in the world.
Overnight in hotel of choice in Chachapoyas

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Day 12: Chachapoyas – Kuelap - Chiclayo
The archeological site of Kuelap is build on top of a mountain (3000m) and used to be the capital of the Chachapoyas culture. Most of its rustic high walls and buildings are still covered with lush vegetation, including bromelias and orchids.
Tonight you travel with a comfortable public bus, in a VIP seat to Chiclayo

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Day 13: Chiclayo – Huaca Rajada – Tumbas Reales - Tucume
After arriving in Chiclayo you will be brought to your hotel to have an early check-in.
Today’s tour start with a visit to Huaca Rajada, the original tomb of the Lord of Sipan.
Our next destination is Tumbas Reales. This museum shows a great collection with many (golden) objects that were found in the original tomb from the Lord of Sipan.
At the end of the afternoon you will visit the adobe pyramids/ ruins and ceremonial plateaus of Tucume.
Overnight in hotel of choice in Chiclayo

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Day 14: Chiclayo – Museo Sican - Bruning
Today you visit the Museum of Sican. This museum shows a great collection with (golden) objects which were found in Bosque Pomac.
Next visit is to the well-known Bruning Museum. This museum includes a very complete collection about the history of the surroundings of Lambayeque. For example: detailed textile and ceramics from the Chimu and Vicus culture; ceramics + golden objects and jewelry from the Mochica and Chimu culture + several other objects from the Lambayeque, Moche, Chavin and even Inca culture.
After the tour, at an appropriate hour, we bring you to the airport or bus terminal.
End of this tour.

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Day 3: Huaraz – Laguna Llanganuco – Yungay at Campo Santo
This tour starts with visiting Carhuaz, known for its great ice-cream. Then you continue to Laguna Llanganuco. This brightly colored lake is surrounded by snowcapped mountains and trees from a fairytale story.
You will have time to make a short walk around the lake before the tour continues to Caraz. This town is known for its tasty manjar (kind of caramel cream).
The last stop of the day is in Yungay at Campo Santo. On the 31th of May 1970 a heavy earthquake and the following massive avalanche buried this whole town and most of its citizen under meters of ice, mud and rocks.
Overnight in a hotel of choice in Huaraz

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Day 4: Huaraz – Chavín de Huantar
From Huaraz it is a very scenic route through the Andes towards Chavín de Huantar with views over snowcapped mountains and the attractive Querococha lake!
The archeological site of Chavín consists of temples, subterranean galleries and sunken squares and was constructed about 800 B.C. to honor the Gods of the local civilization. One of the main attractions is called ‘El Lanzon’ a huge sculpture of about 4 m high, in the shape of a knife. Other interesting signs include the “La pared de las Cabezas Clavas” or “the wall of the Key Heads”.
Overnight in a hotel of choice in Huaraz

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Day 5: Huaraz - Sechin – Trujillo
Today you travel through the amazing Cordilleras Blanca (White Mountain Ranges) to the coast of Trujillo.
On your way you will visit the archeological site of Sechin. Sechin is one of the oldest astronomical and religious complexes of Peru. It is also the first place in Peru that suggests human sacrifices on a stone facade together with suggestive motifs of warriors in procession. The museum on site shows the drawings of their gods.
Overnight in a hotel of choice in Trujillo

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Day 6: Trujillo – Huacas del Sol y la Luna – Huanchaco – Chan Chan
Today starts with visiting the archeological site of Las Huacas del Sol y la Luna (tombs of the sun and the moon). This are remains of gigantic tombs/ temples from the Moche culture (100-700 AC). Several structures on this site are still decorated with well conserved paintings on the walls. These paintings/ murals, together with the many beautiful decorated golden and ceramic objects that have been found on this archeological site can be seen in the onsite museum. Lunch is in the fishermen’s town of Huanchaco.
After lunch you will visit the famous archeological site of Chan Chan. The tour includes visiting two of the most impressive structures on this site: Huaca Arco Iris and Palacio Nik-An which shows different nature, bird and fish motives on its adobe walls.
Overnight in a hotel of choice in Trujillo

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Day 7: Trujillo - Cajamarca
A scenic journey (6h) brings you from the desert of Trujillo, to the countryside of Cajamarca. Upon arriving in Cajamarca you will have time to visit the bathing complex of Baños del Inca.
Overnight in hotel of choice in Cajamarca

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Day 8: Cajamarca – Cumbemayo – City tour
In the morning you will visit the rock formations of Cumbemayo. It is said that the pre-Inca civilization (Caxamarca) already 1000 B.C. constructed a channel from this location to the town of Cajamarca.
Cajamarca is the town where the official defeat of the Inca’s by the Spanish begun with the capture of the Inca ruler Atahualpa…
During the city tour you will pass by: Plaza de Armas, Iglesia San Francisco, Cuarto de Rescate, Complejo Belen, with museo etnografico and the Mirador (look-out) of Santa Apolonia.
Overnight in hotel of choice in Cajamarca

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Day 9: Cajamarca - Leymebamba
Today you drive along a scenic road through the country side from Cajamarca to Leymebamba.
Overnight in Leymebamba in: Casona Leymebamba, Casa Mallqui, or Haciende el Chillo

INCLUDES / NOT INCLUDE

Inclusive:
- 12 Nights with breakfast in hotels of your choice
- 1 Night from Chachapoyas to Chiclayo in a comfortable direct bus and VIP seat
- All transportation over land in private service, except from Chachapoyas
- All transfers in private service
- All tours mentioned above in private services incl.:
- * English speaking guide (other languages available)
- * Private transportation
- * Entrance fees
- We provide 24h emergency service in English, Dutch and French

Exclusive:
- Flights
- Everything not clearly mentioned in the itinerary above
- Personal expenses, food and drinks, unless mentioned different
- (international) banking fees
- Tips

Optional:
- All journeys over land with private transportation, incl. from Chachapoyas.

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