Peru 2.0: Treasures of the North
Itinerary Detail
Oct 15: Travel to/arrive Lima, overnight Hotel Jose Antonio Miraflores
Oct. 16: Lima: morning free to explore Miraflores and the beautiful walk along Lima’s seaside bluffs, including the famous Parque del Amor; lunch (included), then an afternoon visit to the archeological site in central Lima, Huaca Pucllana, and a visit to the famed Larco museum; dinner included; overnight Hotel Jose Antonio Miraflores.
Oct. 17: Early (4 a.m.) transfer to Lima airport, flight to Trujillo (O5:50, LATAM 2200); city tour, visit Huaca de la Luna, a site built by the Moche culture, then meticulously buried again. Breakfast, lunch included; dinner on your own in Huanchaco. Overnight in Huanchaco, Hotel Caballito de Totora.
Oct. 18: We start out with a visit to Chan Chan, the largest adobe city ever built, and the largest population center in the Americas at the time of Columbus. We’ll then travel north to Túcume in our private van, for a stay at the delightful Los Horcones de Túcume hotel. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Oct. 19: In the morning we’ll visit the pyramids of Túcume; afternoon we’ll see the spectacular Tumbas Reales museum, built to display the Lord of Sipán and the artifacts buried along with him; overnight in Túcume. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included. Overnight at Hotel Los Horcones de Tucume.
Oct. 20: Private van to Gocta Lodge. Free time, overnight. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Oct. 21: Hike to Gocta Falls, the 5th highest in the world, through a cloud forest home to monkeys and rare birds, including the Cock of the Rock and the Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird; free time, Gocta Lodge overnight. Breakfast and lunch included; dinner on your own.
Oct. 22: In the morning we’ll visit Karajía, where wood and mud sarcophagi are mysteriously perched high on a cliff; lunch, and a visit to an overlook to take in the rugged countryside. We’ll visit a ceramic studio, then enjoy free time in Chachapoyas. Overnight in Chachapoyas, Hotel La Casona el Triunfo. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Oct. 23: We’ll visit an organic coffee plantation, the Cooperativa Agraria Rodriguez de Mendoza, where they’ll show us the entire process of coffee production – and you might get a chance to participate in it! We’ll lunch in the home of one of the growers, before returning to Chachapoyas for some free time. Breakfast and lunch included; dinner on your own in Chachapoyas.
Oct. 24: We depart for Kuélap, a stunning mountaintop archeological site built in the 6th century by the Chachapoyas culture. It sits at nearly 10,000 feet elevation in the cloud forest, overlooking the Utcubamba valley. We shortcut miles of winding, switchbacked roads by taking a brand-new aerial tram to the site. After a guided tour, we’ll have lunch at the home of a local family, then visit Milpuj, a privately-owned conservation area. There, we’ll each plant a native tree, and receive a photo and the coordinates of our “own” tree! Overnight in Leymebamba at La Casona de Leymebamba. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Oct. 25: In the morning we’ll visit the Leymebamba museum, home to hundreds of mummies and other artifacts discovered at nearby Lake of the Condors in 1997. Then, a spectacular drive to the historic city of Cajamarca, where the Spanish Conquistador Pizarro captured the Inca ruler Atahualpa, promising to ransom him in exchange for rooms piled in gold and silver – then executed him anyway. Overnight at the Casa Bonita. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Oct. 26: Breakfast in our hotel, then free time to explore Cajamarca. Transfer to airport for afternoon flights to Lima (17:23 LATAM), and onward to U.S.
Oct. 27: Arrive U.S. (assuming early a.m. departure from Lima).
Price $3,150 per person ($250 single supplement) includes 11 nights lodging, most meals, all ground transportation, flights between Lima and Trujillo, and Cajamarca to Lima; English-speaking guides, all entry fees, and gratuities for drivers/guides, etc. Does NOT include roundtrip airfare to Lima, souvenirs, some meals, and alcoholic beverages with meals.
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