Moche Tourist Route

Reception at the airport and move to Casa Andina - Hotel.
A night in Lima

Transfer to the airport and flight to Trujillo – Reception and transfer to the Casa Andina hotel. Tour of the main places in the city of Trujillo that shows us its colonial wealth highlighting its baroque style houses, as well as the republican art with its neo-classical style mansions. The tour begins at the Plaza de Armas, Cathedral, Casa Urquiaga, Iglesia la Merced, Casa de la Emancipación, Palacio Iturregui and finally the visit to the Museum of Archeology of the National University of Trujillo, to have an overview of the pre-Hispanic development of the region. Overnight in Trujillo.

Breakfast, visit to the Huacas del Sol y la Luna, capital of the Moche culture. There we can observe the beautiful mural paintings with the representation of the god Ai-Paec, also known as the “Degollador” later we will visit the Huaca Arco Iris or El Dragon, located north of Trujillo. This temple was built by the Chimú culture, and was an integral part of Chan Chan. After the visit we go out to Chan Chan to visit the Site Museum where we will see the model of the entire city, and then the Tschudi or Nik An citadel, which is the only one of the nine that can be visited. Finally, we will end the tour in the Huanchaco fishing cove, famous for the “caballitos de totora” that are used by fishermen to this day. Overnight in Trujillo.

Breakfast, departure to Chicama valley to visit El Brujo Archaeological Complex, administrative center of the Moche culture located very close to the sea. On its walls there are polychrome designs of prisoners, warriors and other important ceremonial designs. We will also visit the Cao Museum, where the ornaments and mummy of the Lady of Cao are exhibited. After the visit we continue our route to the city of Chiclayo. Staying at the hotel, overnight in Chiclayo.

Breakfast, we start the excursion to the Huaca Rajada archaeological complex, old cemetery where the tomb of the Lord of Sipán was found, we will visit the site museum and excavation area. We will continue visiting the Pyramids of Tucume, a spectacular monumental site, we will walk to the Mirador and visit the site museum, eat lunch, finally arriving at the Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum, an impressive museum where the gold and silver jewelry from the tomb of the Lord of Sipán is exhibited.

Breakfast, visit to the Brujos market where we can find different objects, plants and ornaments used in rituals by shamans. Departure to Ferreñafe, to visit the Sicán Museum where the gold objects found in Batán Grande, old capital of the Lambayeque or Sicán culture, are exhibited. Transfer to the airport or bus station.