Kuelap Discovered

Detailed Itinerary

1st  day:  CHICLAYO -  CHACHAPOYAS.

In the morning you will depart from Chiclayo by private car, van or minibus with air conditioning. You will cross 4 different Peruvian departments: Lambayeque, south Piura, the North of Cajamarca and end in Amazonas, Starting in the coast and arriving in the late  afternoon in the cloud forest of Chachapoyas. Box Lunch and dinner included. Overnight at Hostal El Chillo.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner

2nd day: CHACHAPOYAS

After breakfast you will enjoy an excursion by horse to visit the colorful funeral buildings of Revash perched on a ledge up high on a cliff.  They overlook a valley and tributary of the Utcubamba, near the town of Santo Tomas. The Cliff walls at Revash are decorated with geometric designes  and figures of camelids.  Some of the tombs  are decorated with T and a cross-shaped niches. Box Lunch. Then you will continue to town of Leymebamba to visit an amazing collection of well preserved pre-inca mummies discovered in the Laguna de los Condores.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

3rd day:  CHACHAPOYAS

After breakfast you will visit Kuelap, a spectacular pre- Inca walled city hidden atop a precipitous mountain. Although Kuelap was discovered 60 years before Machu Picchu, it is not as well – known to the outside world. Nevertheless recent amazing discoveries in nearby areas that relate to Kuelap and to its history have captured the attention of archaeologists, international magazines and film companies. Box Lunch. Following your visit to Kuelap, you will return to Chilllo for the night. Dinner and overnight at Hostal El Chillo.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

4th day: CHACHAPOYAS

Morning trek to Chachapoyas burial towers to Macro, an outpost of the Chachapoyas culture built into cliffs overlooking the Utcubamba river. It´s unique location allowed for contact via signal  fires with the fortress high above in the mountains and visible through a cleft in the valley hills. Then we continue to Chachapoyas city where we will spend a night at local hotel. Dinner .
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Optional  tour at extra cost:  Karajia and the mysterious Sarcophagi carved into the hillside.

5th day:   CHACHAPOYAS - CHICLAYO

After and early breakfast you will return to Chiclayo by road. Box Lunch included. Late afternoon arrival and transfer to selected hotel.

Minimum 2 Passengers