Exploration off the beaten track in northern Peru
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay - Lima ?
The map of your stay "Exploration off the beaten track in northern Peru"
Detail of the stay : Exploration off the beaten track in northern Peru
How to get there - Lima
Visit of Lima
Visit of the capital (colonial centre, modern centre, museums).
The white cordillera
Archeological site Chavin de Huantar
Lagoon and mountains
The magnificent canyon del Pato
In the valley of Moche
Steps: Trujillo
Visit of the Huaca Arco Iris (chimu temple), the pyramids of the sun and the moon, as well as the magnificent site of Chan Chan. Dinner on the Pacific coast (fishing port of Huanchaco).
Places of interest : COMPLEJO ARQUEOLÓGICO CHAN CHAN
Visit to the historic center of Trujillo
Steps: Túcume
Visit of Trujillo colonial center in the morning, then bus in the afternoon to Chiclayo. Night possible in the charming lodge of Tucume.
Treasures of the North
Steps: Ferreñafe
Visit to the national museum of Sican (archaeological pieces) and the bosque of Pomac, bus in the afternoon to Cajamarca.
Places of interest : MUSEO NACIONAL SICAN
Visit to Cajamarca
Steps: Baños Del Inca
Visit of the city of Cajamarca (superb colonial vestiges), then of the windows of Otuzco (pre-Columbian necropolis), as well as the famous thermal baths(Baños del Inca).
Through the Cordillera
Steps: Chachapoyas
Bus to Chachapoyas. A company connects the two cities through Leymebamba. It's very panoramic road. Can sleep in Tingo, below the Kuélap site.
The mythical fortress of Chachapoyas
Steps: Chachapoyas
Visit of the mysterious ruins of Kuélap. Afternoon strolling in the peaceful Chachapoyas.
Cape to the Amazon
Steps: Tarapoto
Bus to Tarapoto; possible to descend to Moyobamba and discover the renacal forest of Tingana all day long. 2 hours separate Moyobamba from Tarapoto.
From lake to lake
Falls from Ahuashiyacu
Steps: Lamas
In the morning, visit the waterfalls of Ahuashiyacu and the village of Lamas, then plane for Lima.
