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Itinerary:

Lima – Chiclayo – Trujillo – Lima

Day 1 – Arrival in Lima, 154 masl
Distance 18 km

Arrival at the international airport of Lima, assistance and transfer to the Miraflores hotel

Overnight in Lima

Day 2 – Lima – City tour – Larco Museum – Chiclayo, 27 masl (B)

Panoramic tour of Miraflores residential district where we will see the Huaca Pucllana pre-Hispanic monument was built entirely in mud-bricks
Continuation to the Historic Center of Lima, panoramic view of the San Martin Square, Main Square and Cathedral of Lima
Visit to the museum and convent of San Francisco and its underground Catacombs used as a public cemetery in the Spanish colonial period
Visit the Larco Museum and its magnificent collection of ceramics and gold from the peruvian pre-Hispanic cultures
Transfer to the airport to take your flight to Chiclayo
Arrival in Chiclayo, reception and transfer to your hotel

Overnight in Chiclayo

Day 3 – Chiclayo – Lambayeque – Royal Tombs, 27 masl (B, L)
Distance: 12 km

Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning start of our tour visiting Huaca Rajada, archaeological site, where the Lord of Sipan’s tomb was discovered
Lunch included at local restaurant to try the traditional local cuisine
In the afternoon visit the Royal Tombs Museum which exhibits the Lord of Sipan an amazing gold, silver and precios stones treasures

Overnight in Chiclayo

Day 4 Chiclayo – Sican – Túcume, 27 masl (B)
Distance: 36 km

Visit to the National Museum of Sican, in its rooms the excavated tombs are represented and the funerary troussements are exhibited
Continuation to the Pyramids Valley in Tucume, important archaeological center of pyramids structured in mud, was the last capital of the Sican or Lambayeque kingdom. It consists of 26 structures between truncated pyramids, terraces and enclosures that fulfilled various functions.
Return to Chiclayo

Overnight in Chiclayo

Day 5 – Chiclayo – El Brujo Archaeological Complex – Trujillo, 34 masl (B)
Distance: 250 km

Departure to Trujillo, on route visit El Brujo Archaeological Complex
Detour of highway Panamericana and visit the Magdalena de Cao town, where is located El Brujo Archaeological Complex which is made up by the Huaca Prieta, the Huaca Partida and the Huaca Cao Viejo with decorations and friezes in high relief of the God Aipaec
In the Huaca Cao Viejo was found the Lady of Cao’s tomb, a woman ruler of the Mochica culture whose period of development was between the 1st and 8th centuries
Arrival to Trujillo and panoramic visit of the Main Square and the house Orbegozo

Overnight in Trujillo

Day 6 – Trujillo – Huaca de la Luna – Chan Chan, 34 masl (B)

Departure to visit the Sun and Moon Huacas impressive archaeological complex. This Huaca holds beautiful treasures in its polychrome and overexposes friezes and its urban architexture
Afterwards we will visit Chan Chan capital of the Chimu Empire the world´s largest adobe city
Continue to the Huanchaco traditional beach and fishermen´s cove, famous for its totora reed boats called Totora Horses
Return to your hotel

Overnight in Trujillo

Day 7 Trujillo – Lima, (B)