Basic Trujillo 2 days / 1 night

DAY 01: TRUJILLO IN / CHAN CHAN/ HUANCHACO

Arrive in Trujillo and transfer to the hotel. We start the tour visiting the Temple of the Rainbow also called Temple of the Dragon, used by the ancient Chimu people to worship their god, this temple is decorated with figures depicting the fertility of the Earth. We visit the site museum of Chan Chan, where we will learn about pottery, silverware and lifestyle of the Chimu people. Then we will go through one of the 9 palaces of Chan Chan Citadel, the Nikan Palace (ex Tschudi Palace), which has different rooms decorated with friezes and carvings like the ceremonial center, the fish and birds corridor, the Huachaque (reservoir), among others. Finally we will go to Huanchaco, where according to the legend, here Takaynamo, the first king of the Chimu, disembarked together with his court. We can buy handycrafts and souveniers, see totora reed boats (“little totora reed horses”) and stroll along the pier. Overnight in Trujillo.

DAY 02: TOUR TEMPLE OF THE SUN AND THE MOON / TRUJILLO OUT

Pick up from your hotel. We head to Moche countryside. We visit the “Huacas de Moche” Museum, which has pottery showing the Moche iconography. Then we visit the Huaca de la Luna(Temple of the Moon), Moche religious center, full of murals in high relief representing their god AIAPAEC or the beheader, warriors, dancers, animals, giant spiders, abstract motifs, and so on. From here we will see the Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun), pyramid 43 meters high, built for administrative purposes and the Moche Urban Area, place where the upper class moche people used to live. Finally in the Area of Artisans, we will see pieces of pottery made with the style, colors, forms used by the ancient Moche artisans and which are still used nowadays. At an appropriate time, transfer to the airport or bus agency.