Huacas of Moche, Chan Chan and Huanchaco Day Tour
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See availability →A Huacas of Moche and Chan Chan day tour from Trujillo's main square that adds a ceramic workshop, the Moche countryside and a stop on Huanchaco pier.
The Huacas of Moche and Chan Chan day tour starts at Trujillo's Main Square and takes in more than the big monuments. It is a long day that begins in the countryside southeast of the city, where the guide explains how country people live and what traditions they keep. Book in advance.
On the way you stop to see the fertility huacos and then visit the Cerro Blanco handicraft workshop, where you watch the ceramic process live. After this comes the site museum at Moche and the Sun and Moon pyramids themselves, where the guide says more about the Mochica, a pre-Inca culture.
- Moche countryside and the fertility huacos
- Cerro Blanco ceramic workshop
- Sun and Moon huacas and their museum
- Chan Chan museum and citadel, with friezes of birds and fish
- Huanchaco beach and pier
The group returns to the city centre for lunch, then continues to the Chan Chan Museum and into the citadel to admire friezes on the walls and sculptures of birds and fish. Near the end there is free time at Huanchaco beach to walk the pier and the area. You are dropped off near the plaza in Trujillo in the evening. Round-trip tourist transportation, a bilingual guide and entrance tickets are included; food and hotel pickup are not. Wheelchair users and people with existing medical conditions should choose another tour.