Day 1 Cajamarca – Leymebamba Airport picks up service in Cajamarca . Our bus climbs the sweeping cold cordillera and descends into an oven dry valley to cross the main trunk Marañon River. Here a coastal Chimu Colony uses their irrigation skills to grow exotic tropical fruits in a micro ecological system. We go up to Leymebamba to spend the night. Night in Centro Mallqui. (BL, D)
Day 2 Leymebamba - Centro Mallqui Museum - Revash -Choctamal Now we get to see Peru's brand new Centro Mallqui Museum that the Austrians donated for this unique 1998 discovery at Lake of the Condors (you have seen on the Discovery Channel). The 219 mummies are here along with many artifacts. On the way to Choctamal we will see the Revash Ruins. Night in Choctamal Marvelous Spatuletail Lodge, gateway to Kuelap and Gran Vilaya). (B, BL, D)
Day 3 Choctamal- Kuelap – Chachapoyas We will spend the day at Fortress Kuelap known as "the Machu Picchu of the North". Kuelap has over 400 buildings inside 3 levels of walls, and is the largest stone structure of the Americas. Orchids and bromeliads cover the walls and trees inside this fortress. On the way to Chachapoyas we will observe the platforms of Macro located on a cliff overlooking the Utcubamba River. Overnight in Chachapoyas, 3 star hostel. (B, L)
Day 4 Chachapoyas – Karajia, Pinchourco
Transfer to Cruz Pata (2.5 hours approx). We will go to the 8-feet high funeral sarcophagus of Karajia (also known by the local as Purunmachus, quechua word that means: purun= wild and machu=old) located on a mountain cliff at about 2,600m (20 minutes downhill hike) and continue with the route of the condors where you can observe from the road more than 20 newly discovered sarcophagi. Night in Chachapoyas, 3 star hotel. (B, BL)
Day 5 Chachapoyas – Tarapoto
Transfer to Tarapoto for your evening flight to Lima. (B, BL)
RATES: 2 paxes USD p.p. 4 paxes or more USD p.p. THE TOUR INCLUDES:
Allentrance fees
Transfers to airport or bus station
Meals where noted in the program
All transportation specified in the program
Transfer between cities
Hotels specified in the program
Bilingual guide
NOT INCLUDED:
Gratuities
Alcoholic beverages
Horses
Airport taxes
Internal flights (we can provide upon request)
