Trujillo and Chan Chan tours

Travelers generally arrive by flight from Lima where they are met and transferred to the Libertador Hotel Trujillo or other.

Tour of Chan Chan the pre-Colombian adobe citadel of the Chimu Empire, considered the largest of it's kind, and the museum on site. Stop at Huanchaco Bay, where local fishermen continue going out to sea in fragile straw skiffs or "Caballitos de Totora". On the way back, visit the pre-Inca temple of "Huaca El Dragon".

Visit the 1,500 year old "Huaca del Sol, (Temple of the Sun) located 3 miles from Trujillo. Admire the construction of more than 140 million mold made adobe bricks. Directly opposite, the "Huaca de la Luna", (Temple of the Moon), dazzles with it's decorated walls and impressive friezes. Both temples are attributed to the Moche Culture.

On a private transfer to Chiclayo, choose between a visit to El Brujo archaeological complex, which includes richly-colored murals recently discovered on a Moche pyramid or Pacatnamu, an ancient fortified ceremonial and pilgrimage center, (600-1,350 A.D.), situated on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Follow with a visit to the Museum of San Jose de Moro.

Head out in the early morning to Huaraz, South of Trujillo for a private transfer. On the way, stop at the Sechin Archaeological Museum and temple with huge monoliths, approximately 3,000 years old.

Contact us to include a tour of Trujillo or Chiclayo in your travel to Peru.