Chiclayo - Chachapoyas - Cajamarca 8 Days / 7 Nights

07:30 Departure to Pomac Dry Forest

• • Guided interpretative hike through this protected natural area, home to ancient carob trees and endemic birds.
  • Visit to the Ventarrón Pyramid or Huaca de Oro, part of the Sicán legacy.
  • Explanation of the importance of the forest for the cosmovision and rural life of the region.

12:00 Typical lunch in local community. 14:00 Visit to the Pyramids of Tucume, a complex of more than 26 adobe pyramids.

• • Guided tour of the site museum.
  • Explanation of the Lambayeque cosmovision and the importance of the cult of the sea and the moon.

16:00 Experience in a community craft workshop (woven, ceramic or matte chiseled, depending on availability).

• • Direct interaction with artisans.
  • Visitors participate in a small hands-on practice and can purchase pieces as responsible souvenirs.

Departure to Chachapoyas

6:00 am.- Arrival in the morning to Chachapoyas. Transfer to the Hotel, so you can have breakfast and leave your things. 8:00 am, departure to Nuevo Tingo. We will go up the modern cable car system, enjoying spectacular views of the green valleys and mountains that surround the region.

• Visit to the Kuelap Fortress, Guided tour of the monumental complex located at 3,000 meters above sea level, known as the “Machu Picchu of the North”.”
• Visit to The Empire, A tour of approximately 30 minutes where we will observe circular and rectangular constructions.

• Time for lunch

• Visit to Silic.

Return to Chachapoyas. Overnight stay in Utcubamba Valley

Breakfast at the Hotel 8:00 am.- Departure to the community of Cocachimba, upon arrival we will start one of the best trekking routes.  

• Gocta Waterfall, The journey is made through an ecological trail surrounded by biodiversity: endemic birds, orchids, coffee plantations and native trees. During the walk, the guide will share information about the fauna, flora and the community's efforts to conserve this fragile ecosystem.
• Once at the waterfall we will take time to rest and admire its beauty, we will also enjoy a picnic.

• Then we return to the Cocachimba Community to enjoy the local gastronomy (optional).

Return to the Utcubamba valley, where we will be able to rest.

Breakfast at the Hotel 07:30 a.m. Departure to the town of San Bartolo.

• During the journey, the guide will explain the importance of family farming, traditional crops and how communities maintain sustainable practices that ensure life in these mountains.

  09:30 a.m. - Arrival to San Bartolo,

• Upon arrival, we will be welcomed at the Welcome House, managed by the community. There, some of the villagers will share with us an introduction to their culture, their communal organization and the role they play in the protection of the mausoleums. This first encounter connects us with the warmth and hospitality that characterizes the area.

  10:00 a.m. - Walk to the Mausoleums of Revash

• Accompanied by our guide and a local, we begin the walk to the mausoleums. On the way, we will visit a Muesca House, an example of the ancient Chachapoyas dwellings. There we will learn how they were built, how family life was organized and food storage practices.

  11:00 a.m. - Observation of the Mausoleums of Revash

• We arrive at the natural viewpoint in front of the Revash Mausoleums, small funeral houses painted in red and white that stand on top of a cliff. The guide will explain their symbolism and function, while the villagers tell us how these places are part of their memory and identity.

  12:00 p.m. - Return to San Bartolo   01:00 p.m. - Lunch in Leymebamba   02:00 p.m. - Visit to the Leymebamba Museum  

• In the afternoon we will explore the Mallqui Museum of Leymebamba, famous for housing more than 200 Chachapoyas mummies found in the Laguna de los Cóndores. Here we will discover textiles, ceramics and ritual objects that reflect the funerary cosmovision of this people.
• The museum is also an example of joint work between science and community, which ensures the conservation of cultural heritage. Its gardens, inhabited by hummingbirds and orchids, invite us to reflect on the union between nature and culture.

Overnight in Leimebamba

07:00 a.m. - Departure from Leymebamba Road trip (10 hours approx.)

• During the tour, we will witness a unique natural spectacle: The jungle brow slowly says goodbye, with its characteristic greenery and humidity. Little by little, we enter the Cajamarca highlands, where the climate is drier and the landscape changes to golden mountains and agricultural valleys.

• Along the way we will observe rural communities that make their living from agriculture and livestock, and learn how ancestral wisdom still guides their sustainable farming and ranching practices.
• This journey is not only a physical trip: it is also an opportunity to contemplate the cultural and natural diversity of Peru, understanding how people adapt to each geography and keep their traditions alive.

  05:00 p.m. - Arrival to Cajamarca and Baños del Inca.

• Here we will enjoy a thermal bath in the same waters that, according to tradition, were used by the Inca Atahualpa. Its relaxing and healing properties will allow us to renew our energies after the trip and acclimatize to the new Andean environment.
• This moment is also a symbolic encounter with history, since the fate of the Inca Empire was sealed in Cajamarca with the capture of Atahualpa in 1532.

  06:30 p.m. - Overnight in Cajamarca

09:00 a.m., we start the day touring the historic city of Cajamarca, the guide will help us to understand the cultural and symbolic value of each site.

• Rescue Room: the only Inca vestige in the city. Here Atahualpa, last Inca of the Tahuantinsuyo, offered to fill the room with gold and silver in exchange for his freedom.
• Colonial religious complex: We will visit the main churches of the city (Cathedral, San Francisco, Belén), which reflect the fusion of baroque art with Cajamarca's volcanic stone.
• Viewpoint of Santa Apolonia: We ascend the hill that dominates the city to enjoy a panoramic view. On its summit is preserved the "Silla del Inca", testimony of the Andean presence in this place.

  01:00 p.m. - Lunch (Optional)   03:00 p.m. - Excursion to Cumbemayo  

• In the afternoon we will go to Cumbemayo (approx. 30 min.), a mystical and enigmatic place at 3,500 masl.
• We will walk through a forest of rocks with rock formations that resemble friars, which has earned it the name “Los Frailones”.
• We will discover the pre-Inca hydraulic canal, considered one of the oldest engineering works in America. Carved in volcanic rock, it still shows the ancestral knowledge of the Andean people in water management.
• The guide will help us to interpret this space as a cultural landscape, where spirituality, nature and ancestral engineering are intertwined.
• The tour lasts approx. 2 hours between hiking and interpretation, surrounded by a high Andean puna landscape with fresh air and breathtaking views.

  06:00 p.m. - Return to Cajamarca We returned to the city to rest.

Transfer to Cajamarca airport.