4 Days Chiclayo Tour
ITINERARY
Day 1: Huaca Rajada/ Sipan and Museo Tumbas Reales
Arrive in Chiclayo and transfer to your hotel.
Your tour starts today with an excursion to the archeological site Huaca Rajada, the original tomb from the Lord of Sipan.
After visiting the tomb, you will visit the very beautiful museum Tumbas Reales. This museum is built in the shape of the old tomb from the Lord of Sipan and shows a great collection with many (golden) objects that were found in the original tomb. This combination makes that Tumbas Reales belongs to one of the best museums of Peru.
Overnight with breakfast in a hotel of choice
Day 2: Museo Sican, Bosque de Pomac and Tucume
You start with visiting the Museum of Sican. This museum shows a great collection with (golden) objects found in Bosque Pomac. Some of these golden objects belong to the most beautiful ever found in the province of Lambayeque, or maybe even in the whole of Peru.
After visiting the museum, you will make a short hike through the dry tropical forest of Bosque de Pomac (Batan Grande). During the hike you will be able to see different bird species, typical to this area and learn more about its history.
Your next stop is Tucume. These pyramids/ ruins and ceremonial plateaus were ones build with adobe in the Peruvian desert by the Lambayeque culture and the Chimu.
Overnight with breakfast in a hotel of choice
Day 3: Huaca Ventarron and Chaparri
This original tour starts with an historical visit is to Huaca Ventarron (de tomb of Ventarron). At this ancient archeological site you can admire some of the oldest paintings found in the North of Peru. It is estimated that the paintings about daily life, date back till around 2500 BC!
From here you drive further to the private reserve of Chaparri. It is considered like a sacred mountain (Apu Chaparri) by the local people of this area of Peru.
The typical flora that grows here consists mostly of dry tropical forest and is home to many different species of birds, endemic to this area and other animals, including the white tailed deer and a fox native to this area. Within this reserve, on the dry foothills of the western Andes, you can find the well located Chaparri Eco Lodge. Following one of the trails the leads from the lodge deeper into the reserve, there is a good change to the vegetarian spectacled bear.
After a typical lunch, especially prepared for us, we set off again. This afternoon we will learn more about the reptiles and legends of this mystical forest.
For more comfort your transport of today will be a 4x4 or Van.
Overnight with breakfast in a hotel of choice
Day 4: Mercado Herbolario, Pimentel, Santa Roza, Monsefú and Bruning
The center of Chiclayo: the main square, some churches, the walkway of the muses and Mercado Herbolario (the so called ‘witches market’)
Pimentel, a seaside town with a long rustic fishermen’s pier and a wide beach, from where you can observe the traditional “Caballitos de Totora†(small fisher boats made of reed). Images of these traditional reed boats are already found on the ceramics from the pre-Inca Moche culture;
Santa Roza, where the beach is filled with many old, (traditional) rustic fisher boats, on shore to be repaired or seemingly forgotten;
Monsefú is a good place to buy souvenirs, made by the local craftsmen. Most souvenirs are made from reed, but they also sell things like traditional blankets and poncho’s.
The last destination of today is the Bruning Museum. This museum includes a very complete collection about the history of the surroundings of Lambayeque. You can admire detailed textile and ceramics from the Chimu and Vicus culture, ceramics + golden objects and jewelry from the Mochica, and Chimu culture and several other objects from the Lambayeque, Moche and even from the Chavin and Inca culture.
Transfer to airport or bus terminal.
INCLUDES / NOT INCLUDE
Inclusive:
- Private transport during the whole tour
- 3 Nights with breakfast in a hotel of choice in Chiclayo
- The excursions mentioned in the itinerary above, in private service, inclusive: entrance fees and English speaking guide (other languages possible)
- Lunch within the Chaparri Reserve
Exclusive:
- Everything not mentioned in the itinerary above
- Food, drinks and other personal expenses, unless mentioned different
- Tips
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