The Wonders Of Chachapoyas

Location

AMAZONAS

Life Experience

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Duration

04 DAYS - 03 NIGHTS

Itinerary

Reception and transfer from Chachapoyas Airport to the hotel.  Free time, night off. Overnight.

NOTE: ROUTES TO GO TO CHACHAPOYAS CITY

  • Due to the flight frequency and airlines available from Lima to Jaén, transfers start from that airpot. The approximate time from Shumba Airport (Jaén) to Chachapoyas is 4 hours. During the route we will enjoy an interesting landscape, crossing Marañón River and Bagua and Pedro Ruiz villages reaching the city of Chachapoyas.
  • In case the PAX prefers a direct flight, so far only one airline offers this service with departures and returns on Mondays and Fridays between 09:00 – 11:30 Hrs. Travel time from Chachapoyas Airport to the City of Chachapoyas is approximately 17 minutes.

Breakfast at the hotel. At the indicated time we will go to Cocachimba Town, 1 hour distance from Chachapoyas. From there we will start a beautiful hike about two hours crossing a mountain landscapes with a huge variety of flora and fauna; endemic species such as yellow-tailed woolly monkey, Gallito de las Rocas, spoonbill hummingbird, among others until reaching Gocta Waterfall.

This beautiful waterfall, discovered in 2002 by the German Stefan Ziemendorff, was once considered the third highest waterfall in the world at 771m high, today it is the fifteenth. We will arrive at Gocta Waterfall where we will enjoy an impressive natural show. At the appropriate time we will Cocachimba Town (2h approx.) to taste a typical lunch. In the afternoon come back the City of Chachapoyas. Free time. Overnight.

NOTE: This excursion is on foot or riding a mule.

We will have an early breakfast at the hotel and then start our tour to Kuélap Archeological Zone, located 70 km west of Chachapoyas and surrounding by high walls of Chachapoyas culture. This fortress is unique in the world because of location on top of a mountain with three precipices on its four sides, vegetation and elevated outcrops and cliffs. Built in an area of ​​beautiful landscapes between the Andes and the Amazon jungle, creating an incomparable spectacle. In the complex there are more than 400 circular buildings along ​​6 hectares, with a remarkable decoration as “El Castillo”, “El Tintero” and el complejo “Pueblo Alto“, this impressive place was declared a Cultural Heritage of Peru in 1998. Our first stop will be Macro Archeological zone to have a brief speech. Then continue the trip to Nuevo Tingo town and boarding the cable car, after 20 minutes in the cable cars, enjoying the scenery, we will arrive at La Malca from where we will walk 20 minutes to the fortress. Together with our professional guide we will visit different places such as: ceremonial sites, the main temple, circular rooms, etc. Return in cable cars to Poblado de Nuevo Tingo where a delicious lunch will be waiting for us. At the appropriate time, transfer to the city of Chachapoyas. Free time. Overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. At the appropriate time, transfer to Chachapoyas / Jaén Airport to go to destination or home city.

B= Breakfast, L= Lunch

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Detail

  • Transfer Airport / Bus Station – Hotel – Airport / Bus Station
  • 03 nights of accommodation + Breakfast
  • Full Day Kuélap Archeological Complex + Typical lunch
  • Full Day Gocta Waterfall + Typical lunch
  • TKT Kuelap cable car
  • Entrance tickets and transfer to mentioned places
  • Professional Guidance (English – Spanish)
  • Permanente Attention
  • First aid kit
  • Pull Service
  • National and international Air/bus tickets not mention in the programme.
  • Consumptions and/or services not specified in the programme as beverages, additional service or others.  
  • Mule for Gocta excursion
  • Light and warm clothers
  • Trekking Shoes
  • Sun Protection: Hats, sunblock, sun glasses
  • Waterproof raincoat
  • Hotels SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.
  • The itineraries are subject to changes due to the weather in a particular season of the year.
  • Rate does not apply to National Holidays (Peru), Christmas, New Year and long scheduled holidays
  • Fares may change without prior notice because of the lodging or others in case of ticket entrance to touristic places of national heritage, which are subject to the Ministry of Culture/Environment of The Peruvian State

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