Flight Lima/Chiclayo (not included on the package rate)
Arrival Chiclayo, “The Capital of the Friendship” and transfer to Gran Hotel Chiclayo. Today we'll visit the Bruning Museum and the 26 pre-Columbian pyramids of Tucume. These pyramids were excavated by Thor Heyerdahl (of Kon-tiki fame), who discovered burial sites, textiles, Incan figurines and depictions of reed boats. This, together with goods from far-flung corners of the South America, allowed Heyerdahl to prove that the ancient people of Tucume were experienced voyagers and traders. We'll return to Chiclayo for the night.
Overnight at Gran Hotel Chiclayo (***) or similar (standard room)
Day 2
Chiclayo
Buffet breakfast
Today we will visit the most spectacular museum “the Royal Tombs of Sipan”, discovered beneath ancient adobe pyramids on Peru’s northwest coast. The three-story, six-million-dollar museum, which contains by far the greatest intact discovery of gold artifacts in the Americas, is shaped like the pre-Columbian pyramid under which Peruvian archaeologists discovered this amazing tomb in 1987
The Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum is considered as one of the biggest museum in Latin America dedicated to a single archeological discovery and one of the newest museums in the world by Art News magazine from New York. In the next lines we transcribe an article that appeared in this important magazine.
Overnight at Gran Hotel Chiclayo (***) or similar (standard room)
Day 3
Chiclayo – Trujillo
Buffet breakfast
In the morning, we'll travel by private car to Trujillo. This city keeps the colonial atmosphere and it was was founded in 1534 on the orders of Francisco Pizarro.
On the way we will visit the Brujo Complex. This current name is due to the common practice of shamens of the North coast (who also are called “brujos” or “curanderos”) to hold some of their healing ceremonies at prominent hills or prehispanic ruins, which they consider to be places of power.
In the afternoon, we'll head south of town to visit the Temples of the Sun and Moon, built by the Moche Culture in around 500 AD. These 130-foot-tall pyramids are thought to be the largest adobe structures in the Americas. We return to Trujillo to spend the night.
Overnight at Hotel El Gran Marquez (***) or similar (standard room)
Day 4
Trujillo
Buffet breakfast
Take a short tour of Trujillo in the morning, including the Casa del Mayorazgo, Casa Orbegozo, Casa de la Emancipación, and La Merced Church. You'll stroll along the grand central plaza and the streets lined with colonial mansions. We'll then visit the royal palace complex of Chan Chan, built by the Chimu culture in pre-Inca times. This enormous complex, the largest in pre-Columbian America, is divided into nine separate citadels.
We'll travel to the charming seaside town of nearby Huanchaco for lunch. Return to Trujillo and transfer to your hotel
Overnight at Hotel El Gran Marquez (***) or similar (standard room)
Day 5
Trujillo - Lima
Buffet breakfast
At opportune time, transfer to the airport to take your flight back to Lima
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ABOUT THE PYRAMIDS KINGDOMS
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The spectacular North of Peru is rich in archaeology, history and scenic contrasts. Their vast and mysterious citadels, tombs and temples grace the outskirts of some of the principal cities of the north
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