Cloud people

12 days

from 2001 to 3500 US$

Cloud people

Go on a journey completely off the beaten track, to discover the best of the North of Peru. the treasures you will see still unknown and little visited and yet... You will discover the Kuelap site, built by the Chachapoyas civilisation and the Gocta falls the third highest fall of the world.

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Day by day

day 1: Arrival in Lima
Arrival of your international flight.

Evening at leisure in Lima.

Dinner on your own.

Overnight in Lima.

Steps: Lima and its region Lima
day 2: Morning at leisure in Lima and flight to Trujillo
Morning at leisure to enjoy the king's city charms.

by the afternoon, transfert to the airport for your flight to Trujillo.

Leisure time in Trujillo.

This is eternal spring city, where an astonishing happy spirit reigns, is proud to share its prosperous past with the curious visitor. With its intact colonial charm and mild, temperate climate all year round, the city is a pleasant stopover to discover the Chimú (1000 - 1470) and Mochica (100 - 700) cultures.

The third bigger city in Peru is located near the beautiful beaches of the Pacific coast,the setting is ideal for enjoying the delicious local cuisine, mainly seafood-based. This excursion in the north of Peru will allow to discover pre-Columbian civilizations through prestigious archaeological remains.

Meals on your own.

Overnight in Trujillo.

Steps: North Coast Cathedral of Trujillo The main square (la plaza de armas)Trujillo
day 3: Visit Trujillo and its region.
Visit the archaeological sites ot the Sun and the Moon. composed by two great pyramids of the Mochica culture (II and VIII centuries). it is a main religious center of the Mochica Empire, where you will visit the Moon's Huaca, placed in the desert. It took several centuries to build the structure. To discover in particular a wall covered by a series of brightly coloured friezes and surprisingly well preserved.

Then visit to the Huaca Dragon, also named Huaca Rainbow, placed minutes away from Trujillo. this square pyramid totally build in cob and is decorated with bas-reliefs, which represent religious symbols. At the top of the temple, it is possible to see several chests that again preserve their mysteries.

Then way towards Huanchaco, seaside resort , where you will discover the local fisherman with their "Caballitos de totora"

Lunch on your own in Huanchaco.

The archaeological site of Chan-chan, build in 1300. which covers an impressive area. It is the former capital of the Chimú kingdom, and the largest pre-Columbian city built in cob (adobe in Spanish), and many traces of the empire's grandeur and prosperity have been found, but the site has suffered greatly from the climatic phenomenon of the Niño (heavy rains throughout the region). It should be noted that the city was composed of 9 distinct citadels, each fortified and autonomous.

Dinner on your own.

Overnight in Trujillo.

Steps: North Coast Chan-Chan The Huaca del Sol Señor de Sipan Museum of Archaeology National Museum of Sipan Tumbas reales Museum
day 4: Visit Chiclayo
The fancy colonial architecture of the old centre of Trujillo, which has managed to preserve its former charm. A World Cultural Heritage Site, the city centre will reveal its charms, its carved wooden balconies, its wrought iron windows and the bright colours of the colonial residences that line the arcades of the Plaza de Armas... The atmosphere in this city is most pleasant.

Free lunch to be provided in the form of a lunch basket.

Transfert to the bus station.

Departure to Chiclayo by bus line.

Transfert to the hotel in Chiclayo.

Founded by the Franciscains in 1541 and self-proclaimed capital of friendship by its inhabitants, Chiclayo is today a city in full expansion, since it is located at the crossroads of several geographical areas in northern Peru. This charming city is attractive because of its rich archaeological heritage and its geographical location, close to some pleasant towns on the Pacific coast. On the programme, for example, is the discovery of the neoclassical Cathedral dating from 1869 and the fabulous and enigmatic Lord of Sipán.

Dinner at leisure in Chiclayo.

Overnight in Chiclayo.

Steps: North Coast Cathedral of Chiclayo Chiclayo The Main Square
day 5: Visit Chiclayo surrounding areas and departure to Chachapoyas.
Visit the Tucume pyramids, archaeological complex known as "El Purgatorio" many footprints indicate the presence of the 26 pyramidal structures in the past, but beyond that you will discover the remains of ancient dwellings, places of worship dedicated to the different gods and tombs. this site was of great importance in the Lambayeque culture, it is estimated that this site dates from about 600 to 1000 years after J.C.

Lunch on your own.

Visit the Tumbas Reales of Sipan museum, probably the most interesting of Peru. with its various audiovisual supports and manuscripts, it reminds very well, in time, "the fabulous discovery of this treasure in 1987". Built on three levels, the museum's rich collection consists of more than 1500 archaeological items such as ceramics, weapons, utensils, and mummies from the Chavín, Chimú and Sican cultures. The mummified remains and the tomb of the famous Lord of Sipán are the main features of this museum. The richness of the elements composing the funeral procession indicates the high function that the Lord fulfilled, this visit will allow to learn a little more about the Mochica civilization and in particular about its social, cultural and religious organization.

Transfer to the bus terminal.

Line bus between Chiclayo and Chachapoyas.

Overnight on the bus.

Steps: North Coast The Huaca Cao Viejo Señor de Sipan National Museum of Sipan Tucume pyramids Señora de Cao (Lady of Cao)
day 6: Visite Chachapoyas and the Kuelap fortress.
Breakfast on your own in Chachapoyas.

Departure to the fortress of Kuelap, famous archaeological site of Chachapoyas civilization with its walls of 600 meters long and 20 meters high. We use the cable car to get to the site. It's the most known prehispanic legacy of this region and also the most impressive. The archaeological site consists of several sectors such as the Malca, the Fortress and the Barreta, from which the Fortress stands out in particular.

Built around 800 AD, is located at an altitude of 3000 m. above sea level on a plateau overlooking the Utcubamba Valley. It is in the form of two large elongated medians, superimposed, oriented north-south, and each surrounded by a wall on the east and south sides. It covers 6 ha. The outer wall is about 585 m. long and its maximum height is 20 m. in its best preserved part. The fortress contains about 430 structures, which indicates that, the site housed about 3000 inhabitants. A unique atmosphere reigns in the alleys of this citadel still surrounded by tropical vegetation.

Lunch and dinner on your own.

Overnight in a hotel in Chachapoyas.

Steps: North Mountains Chachapoyas Kuelap Karajia Sarcophagus Yálape
day 7: The magnificent waterfall of Gocta

Departure by private vehicle to the village of Cocachimba from where the hike will begin to arrive at the waterfall of Gocta, the third highest waterfall in the world with a height of 770 m.

This walk will take through a landscape of high altitude forest sheltering a great variety of fauna and flora (monkeys, toucans, orchids, giant ferns,...). Take the time to admire the impressive spectacle offered by this waterfall before returning to Chachapoyas.

Lunch on your own.

Dinner on your own.

Overnight at the hotel in Chachapoyas.

Steps: North Mountains Gocta Waterfalls Chachapoyas
day 8: Visit the archaeological site of Revash and Leymebamba.
From Chachapoyas head towards San Bartolo village, then start a hike to arrive to the Revash site. This funerary complex, is composed of mausoleums (chullpas) of 1, 2 and 3 floors, decorated with numerous red ochre paintings. An almost mystical atmosphere emerges from this small "village of the dead".
Lunch to be provided in the form of a lunch basket.

After lunch, road towards the village of Leymebamba. Visit of the small archaeological museum of Leymebamba. It houses more than 300 pieces and about 200 mummies found near the Condors lagoon.

Dinner on your own in Leymebamba.

Overnight in Leymebamba.

Steps: North Mountains Leymebamba Leymebamba museum Revash
day 9: Departure to Cajamarca
Departure by private vehicle to the city of Cajamarca, This road will cross the Calla Calla pass above 3600 meters, then get down the Marañon canyon 3000 meters below.
This incredible route through a wide variety of ecological stages and incredible landscapes that only the Andes Cordillera can offer.
Stop at the bottom of the Marañon valley, in the small village of Balsa, kind of an oasis characterized by its abundant vegetation of fruit trees; especially mango trees.
Lunch to be provided in the form of a lunch basket.

Dinner on your own.

Overnight in Cajamarca.

Steps: North Mountains Cajamarca Cumbe Mayo
day 10: Visit Cumbemayo and Cajamarca.
Visit the Cumbemayo site (3500 meters). In an impressive landscape where the famous forest of rocks, or frailones, majestically dominates, admire petroglyphs, a sanctuary and the canal (one of the most important hydraulic engineering works in pre-Columbian America).

Lunch on your own.

Visit the city of Cajamarca: The Santa Apolonia hill, the Cathedral, one of the most representatives building in colonial baroc style on the north of Peru, the San francisco and the monumental complex of Belen, one of the most important colonial buildings in the city, which houses the medical museum, the archaeological and ethnographic museum.

Then the Cuarto del Rescate. According to columnists, Atahualpa offered the Spaniards to fill this room with gold and silver in exchange for his freedom. The offer was accepted but this ransom did not prevent the execution of the Inca Emperor. The visit will end with the Plaza de Armas, a meeting place between Atahualpa and Francisco Pizarro; a historical event that ended with the capture and execution of the Inca sovereign.

Dinner on your own.

Overnight in Cajamarca.

Steps: North Mountains Cajamarca church The Inca Baths
day 11: Transfer to Lima
Transfer to the Cajamarca airport.

Flight to Lima

Transfer to the hotel

Meals on your own in Lima.

Overnight in Lima.

Steps: Lima and its region Museum of the Nation Gold Museum Larco herrera Museum National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History
day 12: End of your journey
Transfer to the Lima international airport.

End of your stay.

Steps: Lima and its region

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