8d/7n – Cajamarca & Chachapoyas – Culture & Mystery of the Incas
Details:
CAJAMARCA HOTELS
According to availability
According to availability
- HOTEL TARTA***.
(KM 3.5 Otuzco Highway) - HOTEL LA ENSENADA*** HOTEL
(Fundo los sauces KM 5 carretera baños del inca) - CABILDO HOSTEL ***
(Jr. Junín 1062) - HOTEL COSTA DEL SOL **** +$ 150.00 (additional)
(Jr. Cruz de piedra 707) - HOTEL & SPA LAGUNA SECA**** + $150.00 (additional)
(1098 Manco Cápac Av.)
HOTELS CHACHAPOYAS
According to availability
According to availability
- HOTEL DORDEAN ***
(Jr. Amazonas N° 840) - HOTEL VILLA DE PARIS ***
(Jr. Prolg. dos de mayo Cr.15) - HOTEL ÑUÑURCO ** HOTEL
(Jr. Ortiz Arrieta 186) - GOCTA ANDES LODGE + $ 200.00 (additional)
(Cocachimba hamlet S/N Valera Bongará)
Starting point:
- Lima Airport
Map:
Itinerary:
DAY 1
Lima Airport – Cajamarca Airport / Colonial Route
- Transfer Hotel – Lima Airport – Arrival Cajamarca and transfer to the hotel.
The flight schedule will be subject to availability of space with the airline in the morning. - Arrival at the airport, welcome and transfer to your hotel.
- 3:00 PM. – The route begins in the historic center where the death and capture of the Inca Atahualpa took place, we will observe the facades of the San Francisco and Belen Cathedral, visit the rescue room of the Inca and the archaeological museums with evidence of the Cajamarca culture, its customs, traditions and folklore, tour to the natural viewpoint of the Santa Apolonia hill.
- 7:00 PM. – Return to Cajamarca and overnight.
DAY 2
Cumbemayo / Ventanillas De Otuzco
- 7:00 AM Breakfast at the Hotel.
- 9:30 A.M.- Cumbemayo: Visit the impressive northern Andean landscape and the mysticism caused by the forests of volcanic rocks of the frailones, during the tour we will know: The viewpoint of Bellavista, the pre-Inca temple Layzon, the sanctuary, the stone of sacrifice, ceremonial altars in honor of water and the most important hydraulic work of Latin America “The channel of Cumbemayo”.
- 1:30 PM – Time for lunch.
- 3:30 PM. Visit to the most important cemeteries of the Cajamarca Culture (pre-Inca), which are a set of galleries and niches that resemble windows carved into the volcanic rock. Then we move to the area of Tres Molinos (Ex hacienda) where we visit the Hydrangea Garden with a variety of flowers: hydrangeas, begonias, cartridges, etc. and also native trees. Finally, we will visit the Fundo Los Alpes, where you can appreciate the production of typical dairy products such as cheese, butter and blancmange.
- 7:00 PM. – Return to Cajamarca and overnight.
DAY 3
Transfer Cajamarca – Chachapoyas
- 7:00 AM Breakfast at the Hotel.
- 8:30 a.m. – Transfer from the city of Cajamarca (10 hour trip), route of wonderful landscapes, during the trip we will make stops to observe the mountainous areas and the imposing Marañon River, considered by Ciro Alegria as the golden snake.
- 6:30 PM: Arrival to the city of Chachapoyas, capital of the department of Amazonas. It is considered one of the safest and cleanest cities in Peru. The historical center was declared Cultural Patrimony of the Nation on November 12, 1988, and stands out for its large houses with courtyards and gardens in its interior.
DAY 4
Kuelap Monumental Zone
- 07:30 AM Breakfast at the Hotel.
- 08:30 AM: We will leave the city of Chachapoyas to the district of Nuevo Tingo to enjoy the modern service of Kuelap Telecabinas, with a duration of 25 minutes, where we will observe the majestic mountains. The tour to the Monumental Zone of Kuelap, located at 3000 m.a.s.l., archaeological complex of major relevance for the Chachapoya, built in the sixth century A.D. and discovered in 1843, with impressive stone walls 20 meters high, which protect more than 500 circular houses, many of them are decorated with friezes in the form of zigzag and rhomboids, distributed in more than seven hectares.
- 05:00 PM: Return to Chachapoyas, overnight.
DAY 5
Quiocta Caverns and Karajia Sarcophagi
- 07:00 AM.- Breakfast at the Hotel
- 08:30 A.M.- We will depart from Chachapoyas to the town of Lamud (1:00 a.m.) to visit the Quiocta caves, where we will explore a 500-meter journey into the earth, with a diversity of stalactites, stalagmites and other rock formations that will impress you, which are formed by the action of dripping water on calcite stone.
- 02:00 PM.- In the afternoon we will visit the village of Cruzpata where the funeral sarcophagi of Karajía are located in inaccessible cliffs, inside these sarcophagi are mummified bodies of the most important rulers of the Chachapoya culture,
- 05:00 PM: Return to Chachapoyas, overnight.
DAY 6
Gocta Waterfall
- 07:00 AM Breakfast at the Hotel.
- 09:00 AM: Transfer from Chachapoyas to the town of Cocachimba (01:00 hour).
The approximate duration of the 11 km hike is 5 hours (round trip). The Gocta waterfall is one of the greatest natural attractions of Peru, with 771 meters high, considered the third highest waterfall in the world. Visiting this place allows us to establish a direct connection with nature, where you can see endemic birds such as the spatula-tailed hummingbird, the cock of the rock and other birds. - 05:00 PM: Return to Chachapoyas, overnight.
DAY 7
Leymebamba Museum And Transfer To Cajamarca
- 07:00 AM Breakfast at the Hotel.
- 07:30 AM. Transfer from Chachapoyas to Leymebamba (02 hours), visit to the Leymebamba Museum, where we can appreciate more than 219 mummies of the Chachapoya culture, which were discovered in the surroundings of the Lake of the Condors and despite the centuries that have passed, they are in a good state of preservation. We will appreciate looms, ceramics, weapons of war, musical instruments and an interesting collection of Inca quipus.
- 01:00 PM. – Transfer from Leymebamba to Cajamarca (8 hours trip), during the journey you will be able to appreciate impressive landscapes and views, such as the Calla Calla at 3600 masl and the Marañon river, considered the golden snake by the Peruvian writer Ciro Alegria.
- 09:00 PM.- Arrival to Cajamarca. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 8
Tour A Namora: Ecological Circuit
- 07:00 AM Breakfast at the Hotel.
- 08:00 AM. In this circuit we will enjoy the Alameda de los 14 Incas, located in the Capac-ñan Complex, then we will go to the lithic zoo area Los Sapitos, to observe strange formations that have adapted the rocks by erosion, arriving at the town of Namora we will enter one of the best workshops of stringed instruments, observing the guitars of the carnival.
- TRANSFER TO CAJAMARCA – LIMA AIRPORT
- Transfer to Cajamarca airport and flight to the city of Lima, flight according to availability of space with the airline in the afternoon or evening.
Arrival in Lima. - END OF SERVICE
Includes:
Includes
- Air flight Lima -Cajamarca – Lima
- Pick up airport – hotel
- Transfer Cajamarca – Chachapoyas – Cajamarca
- 03 nights in Cajamarca
- 04 nights in Chachapoyas
- 07 days of breakfasts
- Colonial Route Tour
- Cumbe Mayo / Ventanilla de Otuzco Tour
- Kuelap Monumental Zone Tour
- Karajia Sarcophagi and Quiocta Cavern Tour
- Leymebamba Museum Tour
- Tour Namora and Polloc Cathedral
- Entrance fees, guide in English or Spanish
- Entrance tickets to tourist sites
Does not include
- Domestic land and/or air tickets and taxes at airports not mentioned above
- Beverages in general and foods not described
- Breakfast (day 1)
- Lunch
- Dinners
- Personal expenses
- Unscheduled excursions and accommodations
- Horse rental
Activities:
- Nature, Culture & Archeology
Notes:
BOOKING CONDITIONS :
- Reservations shall be requested in writing to the mail: nunurcochachapoyas@hotmail.com or to our WhatsApp numbers +51 972609932 / + 51 976006442 indicating:
Book the program: MYSTERY and CULTURE OF THE INCAS 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Bring sunscreen, insect repellent, sunglasses and a hat,
- Warm clothes for the cold and comfortable clothes for the excursions,
- Trekking shoes and small backpack.
- It is recommended to rent horses for long trekking excursions such as: Gocta waterfall, Kuelap, Karajía.
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