Trujillo – Cajamarca
(5 days / 4 nights)

DAY 1: TRUJILLO
-Transfer from the Airport or bus station to your Hotel.

City Tour
– Visit of Trujillo city. The tour begins in the Main Square, Cathedral, Urquiaga House, the Emancipation House, Iturregui Palace and finally we visit the Archaeological Museum of the National University of Trujillo.

– Overnight in Trujillo.

DAY 2: FULL DAY – HUACAS DEL SOL AND LA LUNA – CHAN CHAN
– Breakfast.

Huacas del Sol and La Luna – Huacas de Moche Site Museum 
– Visit of Huacas del Sol y La Luna, capital of the Moche culture. At the moment it is in excavation Huaca de La Luna. It is possible to see the beautiful murals with the representation of the God Ai-Paec, also known as the “Decapitator.” After this visit we go to the Huacas de Moche Museum.

Dragon Temple – Chan Chan – Site Museum and Huanchaco
– The tour begings in The Dragon temple. This site was built by the Chimu culture, and it was part of Chan Chan. After this tour we go to Chan Chan to visit the Site Museum where there is a scale model of Chan Chan city, and then we enter to the Tschudi Citadel that is the only one open to the tourism. 
Finally, we depart to the fishing village of Huanchaco, famous for the “Caballitos de Totora”, boats made in reed.

– Overnight in Trujillo.

DAY 3: TRUJILLO – EL BRUJO COMPLEX IN THE CHICAMA VALLEY 
– Breakfast.

The Brujo Complex – The Lady of Cao Museum
– Departure to the Chicama valley to visit the Archaeological Complex “El Brujo”, administrative center of the Moche culture. The temple Cao Viejo is the visited place. On the walls of the temple there are designs of prisoners, warriors and other important ceremonial designs. In 2006 was discovered a royal tomb of a principal woman, called “The Lady of Cao”. All the objects and as well the mummy are in exhibition in the Cao Museum.

– After this visit we continue in route to Cajamarca city.( 5 hours of distance from El Brujo).

– Overnight in Cajamarca.

DAY 4:  CITY TOUR – VENTANILLAS DE OTUSCO – BAÑOS DEL INCA
– Breakfast.

City Tour
– We begin visiting the historical Main Square, the Cathedral, the San Francisco church and the chapel of the Dolores’s Virgin, patroness of the city. We walk to the Belen Complex to visit the Belen church, the old Hospital of Men and the Hospital of Women where now the Archaeological Museum is. Then we enter to the “Ransom Room”, site where was prisoner the Inca Atahualpa. We finish the City Tour with the ascension to the Santa Apolonia hill, to see “the seat of the Inca” and to have a panoramic view of the whole city of Cajamarca.

– Time for Lunch (Not included)

Ventanillas de Otusco – Baños del Inca 
– Visit to the necropolis of Otusco, well-known as “small windows”, later we go to  Baños del Inca, tourist site with thermal water, historical site because of was a place of recreation of the Inca Atahualpa. Of this time is conserved the bathtub where the Inca took a bath.

– Overnight in Cajamarca.

DAY 5: CUMBEMAYO AQUEDUCT
– Breakfast.

The Route of the Cumbe
– In the route to Cumbemayo we will stop in the Mirador of Bella Vista, to have a panoramic view of Cajamarca, and then we will observe the remains of the archaeological place of Layzon.
After 20 km. we will arrive to Cumbemayo , we will visit the small Site Museum and we will walk to the visit the Sanctuary, the  Forest in Stones, the Cumbemayo Channel, stopping to see some petroglyphs worked along the aqueduct. In the route we will know the techniques used to allow the control of the water speed.

– Free afternoon. 
– Transfer to the airport or bus station. 

HOTELS: Trujillo – Cajamarca Single Double
Casa Andina Premium / Laguna Seca $1195 $640
Costa del Sol Centro / Laguna Seca $1150 $620
Costa del Sol El Golf / Costa del Sol $1000 $545
Casa Andina Standard / Portal del Marqués $980 $525
Paraiso / Clarín $870 $470

Details:

Language:
English or french.

Inclusions:
– Transfers.
– 04 breakfasts
– 04 nights accommodation.
– Private Tours.
– Private transfer Trujillo – Cajamarca.
– Professional Tour Guide in English, French or Italian.
– Entrance fees.

Covid-19 Measures

All of our providers comply with local legislation and applicable health recommendations regarding protection and safety, to help avoid the spread of Covid-19. Specifically, the provider of this tour will apply the following measures:

  • Tours or activities will not consist of more than 14 people per group.
  • The use of masks is obligatory. Masks will be given to those clients who do not have their own.
  • All those running the service (guide, driver etc…) will wear a mask throughout its duration.
  • The temperature and wellness of all those taking part in the service will be monitored daily, excluding and maintaining in quarantine any who display fever or symptoms.
  • Showing your voucher on your phone will be enough, and it is not necessary to print anything

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