Trujillo, Chiclayo Classic (4 Days / 3 Nights)

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Move from the hotel to airport. Reception upon arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Check-In: 1:00 p.m. approx. PM Visit of the city surrounded by colonial houses. We will visit the main square and two colonial houses: La Casa Urquiaga (now Banco de la Reserva), and La Casa de la Emancipación, we will also observe its imposing portals, balconies and well-preserved churches. Visit to the Museum of Archeology of the “National University of Trujillo” for a general recognition of the pre-Columbian cultures of the region. (Shared service) Overnight at the hotel of your choice.

Breakfast 08:30 In the morning visit the impressive Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, the center of power in the Trujillo Valley during Moche times. Observe the amazing group of adobe frescoes on one of the walls of the Temple of the Moon, unearthed by archaeologists. Later, visit a traditional family from the Moche Valley, descendants of the Mochicas. Lunch in a typical restaurant of the place. Then visit the Arco Iris (Dragon) temple, of the Chimú culture. Continue to Huanchaco, an ancestral fishermen’s cove where you will appreciate the old boats called “Caballitos de Totora” with which the millennial tradition of artisanal fishing is maintained. Lunch in Huanchaco and in the afternoon visit to the ancient citadel of Chan Chan, whose extension is approximately 18 km2. You will enter the Nik-An Palace, located in the southwestern part of Chan Chan, visiting its ceremonial squares, shrines, reservoirs, granaries, cemeteries, etc. (Shared service) Overnight at the hotel of your choice.

Breakfast 07:40 Transfer from the hotel to the Vip service bus station. 08:30 Departure to Chiclayo by bed bus regular service VIP service. 11:45 Arrival and transfer to your Hotel. Lunch at a local restaurant. 14:45 Visit to the Royal Tombs Museum. It is a beautiful sanctuary built in the shape of a large truncated pyramid inspired by the architecture of the Mochicas. We will observe the impressive original collection of gold, silver and gilt copper that the museum houses, it is a true sacred temple that houses kings of the Moche culture, the main ones being: The Tomb of the Lord of Sipán, which shows us a replica of his burial , with the characters sacrificed in honor of the Lord of Sipan; The Tomb of the Priest; Tombs of the Old Lord of Sipán, where the largest works made of gold can be seen. We will also observe the original remains of the Lord of Sipán, as well as its more than 400 pieces including: earmuffs, necklaces, jewelry, ornaments and headdresses worked in gold, silver, turquoise, spondyllus, cotton and feathers. The great Lord of Sipán, a warrior chief considered a demigod by his people, a supreme being found in a great clay pyramid, intact for more than 1500 years. Our local guide will accompany you on a wonderful tour that will take you inside this great concrete pyramid following a sequence of 3 levels that will allow you to experience the same sensation that the archaeologists felt in the process of their investigation and discovery of the tombs of Sipan. Finally we will visit the royal room, where we will be able to appreciate a recreation of a royal enclosure of the Lord of Sipán and his court, with a sequence of light and sounds played with native instruments, end of the visit. Overnight at the hotel of your choice. (Shared service).

Breakfast 09:00 Excursion to Huaca Ventarrón. When visiting Sipan (Huaca Rajada) you will appreciate the recent discovery of the oldest mural painting in America, in a ceremonial center that is more than 4,000 years old. Very close to the place where the tomb of the Lord of Sipan was found. Excursion to Huaca Rajada. It is located 35 kilometers from Chiclayo. It is the place where the intact remains of one of the most important rulers, priest and warrior of the Mochica culture, El Señor de Sipan, were discovered in 1987. The construction of this mausoleum consists of a low platform and two large adobe pyramids. In the discovery it was found that the tomb of the dignitary was accompanied by the remains of a warrior, a priest, two women, a child, a llama and a guardian with amputated feet. The objects from the last tombs (14, 15 and 16) are exhibited in the Sipan site museum in Huaca Rajada. (Shared service) 15:00 Transfer to the airport to take your flight back to Lima.

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