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Northern Wander
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GBP £1845
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Daily
duration
12 Days
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Lima, Huaraz, Chachapoyas, Chiclayo, Trujillo
A tour to some of Peru's best preserved ruins, off the beaten track
Peru is known as the "Egypt of the Americas" with this tour you will visit fascinating, little known ruins of powerful pre - Incan cultures. For the serious traveller, this is a tour not to be missed.
Note: This tour is only available with private services.
Day 01: LIMA - HUARAZ:
Transfer Hotel / Bus Station in Lima (8 hours journey). Arrival to Huaraz, the regional capital of the province of Ancash, 400 km north from Lima. Reception and transfer to hotel selected.
Day 02: HUARAZ - LLANGANUCO - HUARAZ: ( Private )
Morning excursion to Callejón de Huaylas, in the Santa River Valley, located between the “White and Black Mountain”.
Regarded as a unique spot with its mild climate, ancient culture and amazing natural attractions. Many typical villages such as Recuay, Carhuaz Huaraz, Yungay and Caraz. Lunch. Afternoon excursion to Llanganuco Lagoon, which touches the great snow line of the Huascarán, fabulous landscape with blue water, flora and fauna.
(Breakfast -Lunch).
Day 03: HUARAZ - CHAVÍN DE HUANTAR - HUARAZ : ( Private )
Morning excursion to the archaeological Complex of Chavín, located near the Village of Chavín de Huantar.
Three thousand years ago, Chavín was one of the main South American cultural religious centres. One of the most inspiring traces of this stone architecture is the Labyrinthine Castle, with enigmatic forms in carved stone such as “the Cabezas Clavas, sculptured with fierce faces, the “Lanzón de Chavín-exceptional monolithic”, “Las Estelas” with anthropozoomorphe figures, “La Portada de las Falcónidas” and the underground galleries. (Breakfast –Lunch).
Day 04: HUARAZ - TRUJILLO:
Free Day + Day Use of Hotel and in the evening Transfer to take the Regular night bus to Trujillo at 8am. Arrival next morning approx 6am
Return to Chiclayo by road. Late afternoon arrival and transfer to selected hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 12 : Chiclayo
Breakfast and transfer to Chiclayo Airport or bus return to Lima (Breakfast).
END OF OUR SERVICES
Note: This tour is only available with private services.
Day 01: LIMA - HUARAZ:
Transfer Hotel / Bus Station in Lima (8 hours journey). Arrival to Huaraz, the regional capital of the province of Ancash, 400 km north from Lima. Reception and transfer to hotel selected.
Day 02: HUARAZ - LLANGANUCO - HUARAZ: ( Private )
Morning excursion to Callejón de Huaylas, in the Santa River Valley, located between the “White and Black Mountain”.
Regarded as a unique spot with its mild climate, ancient culture and amazing natural attractions. Many typical villages such as Recuay, Carhuaz Huaraz, Yungay and Caraz. Lunch. Afternoon excursion to Llanganuco Lagoon, which touches the great snow line of the Huascarán, fabulous landscape with blue water, flora and fauna.
(Breakfast -Lunch).
Day 03: HUARAZ - CHAVÍN DE HUANTAR - HUARAZ : ( Private )
Morning excursion to the archaeological Complex of Chavín, located near the Village of Chavín de Huantar.
Three thousand years ago, Chavín was one of the main South American cultural religious centres. One of the most inspiring traces of this stone architecture is the Labyrinthine Castle, with enigmatic forms in carved stone such as “the Cabezas Clavas, sculptured with fierce faces, the “Lanzón de Chavín-exceptional monolithic”, “Las Estelas” with anthropozoomorphe figures, “La Portada de las Falcónidas” and the underground galleries. (Breakfast –Lunch).
Day 04: HUARAZ - TRUJILLO:
Free Day + Day Use of Hotel and in the evening Transfer to take the Regular night bus to Trujillo at 8am. Arrival next morning approx 6am
Day 05: HUARAZ - Trujillo: ( Private )
Arrival to Trujillo, transfer to hotel. City tour, visiting the Main Square, the Cathedral, which was built in 1616 and destroyed by the earthquakes of 1619 and 1635. The temple has three naves and an exquisitely engraved lower choir.
Visit Huanchaco beach, an ancient Chimu port with its colonial church located at the highest point of the port and famous for its “Caballitos de Totora”, straw boats still used by local fishermen.
Visit Chan Chan, located 4 Km to the north of Trujillo, it lodged 50,000 people. It is an ancient complete city with streets, houses, water tanks, pyramids and temples, a great urban centre. It was declared as a Cultural Patrimony (UNESCO).
Finally, you will visit Huaca Dragon, a temple dedicated to the Rainbow, located 5 km from Trujillo. It is considered as a ceremonial place by researches and related to the fertility. Its decorations show dancing warriors and the figure of a dragon.
Day 06: Trujillo – Chiclayo: :
Morning visit to the “Huaca del Sol y la Luna” and its treasure.
Morning visit to the “Huaca del Sol y la Luna” and its treasure.
The Huaca del Sol, a pyramid 20m high, according to the tradition it was built in only 3 days using 250 000 people and 70 million blocks of adobes.
The Huaca de la Luna, located in front of the Huaca del Sol, is smaller. In some of its adobe walls still exist paintings where appears the Ai-Speak God. Archaeologists have discovered a tomb with more than 40 dead soldiers.
Departure to Chiclayo to visit the “Tumbas Reales” Museum, which is a modern building with pyramidal infrastructure. It looks like a flattened pyramid formed by five prisms that are held together by leaning planes. Each prism bears a replica of the banners found in the Tomb of the Lord of Sipán. Their colours, red and yellow, are similar to those used by the Moches throughout their decorations. The aim of the museum is to recreate the atmosphere of the temples of that civilization, serving as a museum as well as a mausoleum and resting place for the Lord of Sipán and his companions. It was opened on November 8, 2002 and is one of the most sophisticated museums in the region.
(Breakfast -Lunch).
Day 07: Chiclayo - Chachapoyas:
Transfer by bus to Chachapoyas from Chiclayo. Arrival and transfer to hotel. (Breakfast and Dinner).
Transfer by bus to Chachapoyas from Chiclayo. Arrival and transfer to hotel. (Breakfast and Dinner).
Day 08: Chachapoyas:
Visit to the colourful funeral buildings of Revash. Box lunch.
Visit to the colourful funeral buildings of Revash. Box lunch.
Continue to Leymebamba to visit an amazing collection of pre-Inca mummies discovered in the “Lagoon of the Condors”. (All Meals).
Day 09: Chachapoyas
Visit to Karajía and the mysterious Sarcophagus. These baked mud caskets are 2m long, with flat, broad faces and decorated with geometric figures. They are strategically located at the top of a limey rock crest.
Visit to Karajía and the mysterious Sarcophagus. These baked mud caskets are 2m long, with flat, broad faces and decorated with geometric figures. They are strategically located at the top of a limey rock crest.
Day 10: Kuelap - Chillo
Visit to Kuelap and the burial towers of Macro. Overnight in Chillo.
Visit to Kuelap and the burial towers of Macro. Overnight in Chillo.
(All Meals).
Day 11: Chachapoyas - Chiclayo:Return to Chiclayo by road. Late afternoon arrival and transfer to selected hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 12 : Chiclayo
Breakfast and transfer to Chiclayo Airport or bus return to Lima (Breakfast).
END OF OUR SERVICES
| Accommodation | Tourist class hotels |
| Inclusions | Accommodation, all sightseeing, airport transfers, breakfast in hotels, entrances/ permits, transfers (bus and train), tour guide. |
| Difficulty Rating | 2 (low level fitness required). |
| Sustainability | Carbon Offsets available not available for this tour, renewable energy used at hotel, local foods used on tour, local guides used (English speaking, most University educated). We also plant a tree on behalf of every customer who books with us in Peru and Bolivia. |
| Single Surcharge | US $350 (or other currency equivalent). |
| Notes | |
| Price dependent on: | Availabillity and flight schedule. |
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