You will visit the citadel of Chan Chan, the world`s largest city built out of adobe. It was the ancient capital of the Chimu people, who settled in the Moche valley between the 12th and 15th centuries, sheltered up to 60 thousand inhabitants and extended over 20 square kilometers, starting not far from the port of Huanchaco and running up to the Cerro Campana. Courtyards, homesteads, storage sites, workshops, labyrinths, walls, roads and pyramidal temples, are the remains so far discovered. Its magnificent walls, decorated with geometrical reliefs, are its most outstanding feature. After a thorough tour of the citadel, continue to Huaca Dragon and to Huanchaco, a beach resort, well frequented by beach-goers and surfers and famous for its caballitos de totora, the small reed crafts used for fishing.

Duration: Approximately 4 hours.

Includes: Transportation and bilingual guide.

This morning, you will tour the City of Trujillo. The city`s old mansions and manors are distinguished for their solemn and austere facades, yet inside, their impressive halls are overflowing with ornaments. Trujillo`s window railings are a truly unique feature of the mansions. Like genuine iron lacework painted in black or white, they seem like incandescent baskets fixed to the walls of the facades. You will have an opportunity to admire some of these well-preserved colonial mansions and visit the Plaza de Armas and the Cathedral. Then you will proceed to visit the Archaeological Museum of the Trujillo University, housed in a 17th century restored colonial house La Casa Risco. The museum holds a small but interesting collection of artifacts from the Huaca de la Luna as well as a reproduction of some of the murals found there.In the afternoon you will visit the citadel of Chan Chan, the world`s largest city built out of adobe. It was the ancient capital of the Chimu people, who settled in the Moche valley between the 12th and 15th centuries, sheltered up to 60 thousand inhabitants and extended over 20 square kilometers, starting not far from the port of Huanchaco and running up to the Cerro Campana. Courtyards, homesteads, storage sites, workshops, labyrinths, walls, roads and pyramidal temples, are the remains so far discovered. Its magnificent walls, decorated with geometrical reliefs, are its most outstanding feature. After a thorough tour of the citadel, continue to Huaca Dragon and to Huanchaco, a beach resort,well frequented by beach-goers and surfers and famous for its caballitos de totora, the small reed crafts used for fishing.

Duration: Approximately 8 hours.

Includes:Transportation,Bilingual Guide and Lunch.

Visit the Temples of the Sun and of the Moon. The Huacas del Sol and de la Luna, about 5 kilometers south of Trujillo, are the remains of the administrative and ceremonial center of the Mochica culture, which developed one thousand years prior to the arrival of the Spaniards.The Huaca del Sol preserves only a third of its original structure. In the past, it may have been as much as 345 meters long, 160 meters wide and 30 meters high. According to legend it was built in one day, and is considered the largest "huaca" in Peru, as 140 million adobe bricks were used to build it.The Huaca de la Luna covers an area of approximately 290 meters, north to south, and 210 meters, east to west. It has three imposing adobe platforms, joined by four courtyards at different levels. One of these courtyards has a stone outcrop, which, was without doubt used for ceremonial purposes. This monumental group of adobe pyramids dating from the Mochica period (4th to 10th century) is an obligatory visit in Trujillo.

Duration: Approximately 4 hours

Includes: Transportation and Bilingual guide.