Northern Peru in 3 Days (EA80)

Lima – Chiclayo – Trujillo

Duration

3 Days / 2 Nights

Tour Details

Explore the archaeological treasures of Peru’s northern coast, discovering the legacy of the Moche, Sicán and Chimú civilizations. Visit the Royal Tombs of Sipán, Huaca Rajada, the Lady of Cao Museum, the pyramids of Túcume, Huaca de la Luna and the impressive adobe city of Chan Chan.

Included / Not Included

Cost Includes

Airport transfers
Professional guide
Private transportation during excursions
Entrance fees
Accommodation in Chiclayo
Accommodation in Trujillo
Breakfast (2)
Lunch (2)

Cost Does Not Include

Flights Lima - Chiclayo
Flights Trujillo - Lima
Travel insurance
Tips
Optional restaurant dinners
Personal expenses

Trip Information

Season

Available April to November

Destination

Chiclayo - Lambayeque - Trujillo

Experience

Archaeology and Pre-Inca Civilizations

Cultures

Moche, Sicán and Chimú

Itinerary

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Huaca Rajada & Sipán

Early morning flight from Lima to Chiclayo, followed by a visit to Huaca Rajada (Cracked Pyramid), the site of the 1987 discovery of the Tomb of Sipán and major finds from the pre-Inca Moche culture (c. 1,500 years ago). Drive through the Reque Valley to Sipán, where a site museum and reconstructed tombs showcase Moche pottery, goldwork, and ritual burials.

Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum

After lunch in Lambayeque, visit the Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum, built in the style of a Moche pyramid and housing artifacts from the excavation.

Túcume

Continue to the dry forest of Túcume to explore pyramids built by the Sicán culture, including one of the world’s longest adobe structures (over 700 m / 2,300 ft). Great view from a platform over the dry forest of Leche Valley that shows several adobe pyramids. Visit to a small site museum. Return to Chiclayo for overnight stay. (L)

El Brujo Archaeological Complex

Travel by private transport along the Pan-American Highway, meeting our guide in Chocope. Visit the El Brujo Archaeological Complex, inhabited by Moche, Wari, and Inca cultures, and the Museum of the Lady of Cao, where the tattooed remains of a Moche priestess with burial offerings are displayed.

Trujillo

Continue to Trujillo and transfer to hotel. (B)

Huaca de la Luna

In the morning, visit Huaca de la Luna, a Moche pyramidal site (100–750 AD) with murals depicting the god Ai-Apaec, and the Huacas de Moche Museum.

Huanchaco

Continue to stop by the town of Huanchaco, on the seashore, to enjoy delicious local seafood and see traditional “caballitos de totora” reed boats still used by fishermen.

Chan Chan

In the afternoon, visit Chan Chan, the largest Pre Incan adobe city in the world and former Chimú capital, featuring nine royal palaces. Explore the Tschudi palace with its friezes, courtyards, temples, and reservoirs.

Return to Lima

Later, transfer to the airport for a flight to Lima. (B, L)