Trujillo Heritage Tour: Moche Pyramids, Chan Chan, Beach
From €54 per person
See availability →A Trujillo heritage tour in one full day: Huaca de la Luna, the colonial Plaza de Armas, Chan Chan and Huanchaco beach, with a certified guide and tickets included.
This Trujillo heritage tour uses one long day, about seven hours, to join the two great pre-Columbian cultures of northern Peru to the city's colonial side and its fishing coast. A certified guide leads in English, French or Spanish, and tickets, transport and a water bottle are included.
You open at Huacas de Moche. The Huaca del Sol, the biggest adobe pyramid on the continent, is seen from outside, and then you enter the Huaca de la Luna, where polychrome friezes show Ai Apaec, the decapitator god, with ritual scenes and sacrificial platforms. Back in Trujillo, you stroll the Plaza de Armas past the Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace and the mansions that explain the nickname city of eternal spring.
Chan Chan comes next. Raised by the Chimú over several centuries, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and you explore the Nik An palace, whose friezes picture pelicans, fish, waves and geometric patterns.
- Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la Luna
- Plaza de Armas, Cathedral and Bishop's Palace
- Chan Chan and the Nik An palace
- Huanchaco beach and its caballitos de totora
The day ends in Huanchaco, where you walk along the beach and watch the reed boats that local fishermen still use, before returning to the port. Extra meals, drinks and tips are not included.