Moche Route 3D/2N

Our services begin with the reception at the bus station or airport and transfer to the hotel. Pick up from your hotel. Start of the tour and departure to the Moche countryside. We visited the Huacas de Moche Museum, which has ceramic pieces that show Moche iconography. Then visit the Huaca de la Luna, Moche religious center, full of murals in high relief with the representation of its god AIAPAEC or The Decapitator, warriors, dancers, animals, giant spiders, abstract motifs, etc. From here we will appreciate the Huaca del Sol, a 43-meter-high pyramid, built for administrative purposes. Also the Mochica Urban Zone, which was the area where the high society of the Moches lived. Lunch. Departure to Huaca Arco Iris (Huaca Dragon), used as a shrine by the ancient chimus, decorated with figures representative of the fertility of the earth. We visit the Chan Chan Site Museum, where we can see the way of life of the chimu villager, ceramics and goldsmith’s pieces. We will visit one of the 9 Palaces of the Chan Chan Citadel, the Nikan Palace (former Tschudi Palace), which has different environments with friezes of various marine motifs, such as: Ceremonial Square, Corridor of fish and birds, among others. Finally, we will go to the Spa of Huanchaco, here the legend tells that Takaynamo, the first king of the chimus, landed next to his court. We can buy handicrafts, see the reeds horses and walk along the pier. Return to Trujillo, to locate us in our Hotels.

Transfer from the hotel to the bus agency. Bus Trujillo – Chiclayo. Arrival in Chiclayo and transfer to the city center. Start of the excursion to the Huaca Rajada Archaeological Complex (Sipán Tomb), where the Lord of Sipán was found. Visit to the site museum, which exhibits command ornaments of the Priest Guerrero, whose remains can be seen in a showcase, as well as its ornaments and jewels. Departure to the Archaeological Complex Pirámides de Túcume, located in the valley of La Leche, which houses 26 adobe pyramids that attest to the most exceptional era of Lambayeque culture. We will also visit the Túcume Site Museum, where models of the huacas (pyramids) of the archaeological complex and archaeological pieces found during the excavations are exhibited. We will climb to the Mirador del Cerro La Raya (Purgatorio Hill), from where we will have a spectacular view of the valley and the pyramids. Lunch. We continue the tour with the Royal Tombs Museum of the Lord of Sipán in Lambayeque, where the original remains of the Lord of Sipán are exhibited, as well as its more than 400 pieces among them: earmuffs, necklaces, jewels, ornaments and headdresses worked in gold, silver , turquoise, spondyllus, cotton and feathers. End of the excursion and transfer to the bus agency to return to Trujillo. Bus Chiclayo – Trujillo.

Departure to the Chicama Valley, during the trip we pass through the Campana Hill, sugar cane fields, former haciendas, and villages of the valley, until we reach the town of Magdalena de Cao to visit the El Brujo Archaeological Complex, which is made up of Huaca Prieta, Huaca Partida (Huaca el Brujo), and Huaca Cao Viejo with decorations in high relief of the god Aiapaec represented in the murals, here also found the Lady of Cao, who was possibly the ruler and priestess of that place. In the Museum of Cao, the pieces found in the tomb of the Lady of Cao are exhibited (jewels in gold, silver and precious stones; ceramics, etc.). We will also observe the mummy of the Lady of Cao, with tattoos of snakes and spiders on the arms and legs, incredibly well preserved, which are appreciated in detail. Arrival to Trujillo. Afternoon Free for shopping and personal activities. Timely transfer to the bus agency or airport.