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TOUR TO CHACHAPOYAS
DAY 1 TOUR TO CHACHAPOYAS: CHACHAPOYAS – KUELAP FORTRESS – CHACHAPOYAS
The Tour to Chachapoyas 4D/3N begins with your pick-up at the airport/bus terminal of Chachapoyas. At 8 am, we head for the village of Nuevo Tingo (1 hour and 40 minutes). During the way, we stop at a viewpoint to observe the archaeological site called Macron – a Chachapoyas military guard post. Afterward, we continue the ride till reaching the cable car of Kuelap. We get on the cable car bringing us up to a stop called “La Malca” – a place of the Kuelap´s checkpoint. After passing through, we climb 1 km (30 minutes) to reach the overwhelming fortress of the Chachapoyas Culture who was also called the “Warriors of the Clouds”.
Upon arrival, our Tour Guide shows us around and explains to us the history of this awesome and mysterious place. After a 3-hour guided tour, we start returning to the cable car and after a short ride, we get back to Nuevo Tingo. There, we have a late lunch at a local restaurant. After that, we ride back to Chachapoyas City. Our driver drops you off at your hotel where you spend the night.
DAY 2: CHACHAPOYAS – KARAJIA SARCOPHAGI – QUIOCTA CAVES – CHACHAPOYAS
You have breakfast at your hotel very early as we pick you up at 6 am. This day, you are off to the Cruzpata village where you get off our vehicle and continue walking. After 30 minutes, you arrive at the Chachapoya´s burial site at Karajia. There, you witness anthropomorphic sarcophagi situated on an inaccessible cliff that guard mummified bodies of the most important Chachapoya´s aristocracy for centuries.
After this fascinating experience, you go back to Cruzpata where our vehicle awaits you to take you to the Lamud village. You have lunch there at a local restaurant and afterwards, you ride for 30 minutes to the Quiocta Caves. During a 2-hour guided visit, you can admire miles of stalactites and stalagmites. In the end, you are transported back to Chachapoyas City where we drop you off at your hotel.
DAY 3: CHACHAPOYAS – PITAYA PETROGLYPHS – GOCTA WATERFALL – CHACHAPOYAS
7 am. Departure to the town of Cocachimba (1,796 meters above sea level). Along the way, we observe the petroglyphs in Pitaya that date back 3,000 years (approx.). You can see 30 images of flora, fauna, and hunting scenes carved into rocks covering an area of 100 m². Later, we arrived at Cocachimba. We resume the walk (You can do the tour on horseback; see the Optional section).
Along the way, we appreciate beautiful natural landscapes and diverse and abundant flora and fauna. Therefore, we can discover there about 110 species of birds. For example, striped woodpecker (Veniliornis lignarius), emerald toucan (Aulacorhynchus prasinus), Andean toucan (Andigena hypoglauca), cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), and others, endemic species of the Amazon Region. As for mammals, you can see 20 species such as the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), the yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda), and the Peruvian night monkey (Aotus miconax). The last two are endemic primate species of Peru. In addition, we can discover 355 species of plants (including 41 species of orchids), 6 of which are endemic and 6 are in danger of extinction.
Upon reaching the waterfall, you are given free time so that you can take a refreshing dip in its waters, admire its natural beauty, and take more pictures. Its total height is 771 meters (in two stages) making it one of the highest in the world and the 3rd highest in Peru. Afterward, we start a walk back to Cocachimba where we have lunch at a local restaurant. Then, we get into our private vehicle to take us back to the city of Chachapoyas and our hotel.
DAY 4: CHACHAPOYAS – REVASH MAUSOLEUMS – MUSEUM OF LEYMEBAMBA – CHACHAPOYAS
You are served breakfast at your hotel. At 8 am, your Tour Guide picks you up to take you for a 2-hour trip to the village of San Bartolo. From there, you continue on foot for 45 minutes until you get to the mausoleums of Revash. Upon arrival, the Guide teaches you about this ancient cemetery where the Chachapoyas used to bury the most important persons of their culture. Afterwards, you walk back to our vehicle to continue the ride for 40 minutes to Leymebamba. There, you have lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, you are taken to “Museo de Leymebamba”. This museum houses about 2,000 artefacts of the Chachapoyas having a great historical value. Among them, you can see 219 perfectly preserved mummies as well as the biggest “quipu” (a system of knots on strings serving to store numeric and other values) listed in Peru. At around 5 pm, you start returning way to the hotel going by the city of Chachapoyas. Upon arrival, we drop you off at the airport/bus terminal. The end of service of the Tour to Chachapoyas 4D/3N.
