Shore Excursion from Salaverry port: Trujillo's Archaeological Wonders Tour
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11 Ratings
Salaverry
Explore the fascinating archaeological wonders near Trujillo on a shore excursion from Salaverry port. Visit the Sorcerer site, Huaca temples, and the Chan Chan citadel for a captivating journey into ancient civilizations.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Trujillo - You amazing tour will begin at 09:15am from Salaverry port. You will board our vehicle to drive towards The Sun and Moon Huacas, also known as Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun) and Huaca de la Luna (Temple of the Moon), were built during the Moche empire. The temples are huge adobe mounds that were used for various purposes—Huaca de la Luna was used as a religious complex, while Huaca del Sol was an administrative center. The temples were built over centuries in platforms. Every century the Moche sealed the bodies of their dead rulers into the temple and then covered the existing platform with a new platform. Over some 700 years, the temple evolved into a huge stepped pyramid. While here you will also visit the Huacas de Moche Museum, which houses an assortment of artifacts, ceramics, utensils, and tombs.
The tour continues on to Huaca Arcos Iris (Rainbow Temple/El Dragon). The Chimú built this temple around A.D. 1200. Explore the temples’ two platforms to get looks at carved adobe panels and niches that were once used to store ritual objects. Local legends describe Huaca Arcos Iris as the home of Takaynamo, the mythical man who is believed to have founded Chan Chan.
The tour ends with a visit to Chan Chan. The archeological complex of Chan Chan is the largest pre-Columbian adobe city in America and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Chan Chan was the capital of the Chimú empire and was once an elaborate city complete with courtyards, terraces, palaces, and gardens. Between 30,000–60,000 people are thought to have lived here. Needless to say, Chan Chan is a wonderful place to explore.Finally you will return to Salaverry port to re-join your ship.
What's Included
- Transportation in a small group setting.
- Bilingual tour guide fluent in English and Spanish.
- Convenient pick up and drop off from/to Salaverry port.
What's Not Included
- Personal Travel Insurance
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fees.
Additional Information
If your cruise ship stop at Salaverry port come and visit the major archaeological sites near Trujillo, each showcasing a different civilization. From the Moche people with their far-flung complexes, including the Sorcerer site in the north and the Huaca temples in the southeast, to the Chimu civilization’s massive and complete Chan Chan citadel, this tour is designed to bring you the best and the brightest of Trujillo’s dazzling archaeological line-up.
- If your ship arrive at Salaverry Port at 10:00am or 11:00am. Do not worry our tour is 100% flexible and we just move the time forward and we will make sure you get back to your ship on time.
- We strongly suggest to keep checking your email and mobile text messages for any changes we made. so please keep your mobile phone ON so we can call you
Location
Salaverry
Meeting point from Salaverry Port - Must look a sign LAS ADVENTURE - in front of the ship
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Charles_c
Feb 6, 2024
Learned a lot - Great tour, great guide, very informative. Well worth the money.
Would take this tour again. There is a lot of walking.
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Dennis_r
Jan 18, 2024
Well worth the tour. - Excellent excursion from Las Adventure. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and informative. Temples of the Sun and the Moon were fantastic and Chan Chan was well worth the visit.
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Cliff_r
Jan 18, 2024
Excellent Tour - The guide was excellent - very knowledgeable and accommodating. The itinerary was great and the information given very informative.
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Jack_s
Dec 17, 2023
Great value excursion - This was a great excursion covering pretty much all the items proposed separately by the cruise company. We had a knowledgeable guide who communicated well at all the points we stopped at.
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Nikhilesh_d
Feb 14, 2023
Interesting Archeological & Historical Sites: Salaverry/Trujillo region - Well-informed guide. Alfredo not only knew about the archeological artifacts and historical records, he was able to answer all questions that our group asked.
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Suemanson1
Feb 12, 2020
Great tour - This was a very good tour. It covered everything in the area .the sun and moon temples were amazing as was chan chan. The town was beautiful. We were less keen on the seaside but this was a minor part. The guide alfredo was excellent.
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Denise_p
Dec 28, 2019
CHAN CHAN , CULTURE SIGHTSEEEING OF PERU - We saw Chan Chan, had an excellent guide that talked about the culture and history about Peru and as well as the recent political climate. We covered a lot of territory in a short amount of time which was fine with me but tired out some other people in the group. The guide even took extra time to locate a late member but that worked out well so we could use the banos nearby!
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Stephen_m
Dec 15, 2019
Amazing archaeological tour. - This amazing tour of three archaeological sites and a small colonial museum revealed history previously unknown by many and not publicized well. Each of the sites are built of hand made mud bricks and adobe plaster. Painted in four colors with amazing preservation. This is a great tour for amateur historians.
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Richard_c
Jan 15, 2024
Not the best - When we got in the bus asked to give $8 more for entrance tickets and also 2 sets of friends had different tours but same itinerary paid $15 less
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George_d
Dec 4, 2019
Trujilo excursion / Chan Chan etc."LAS Adventure "local company - We have booked our trip to Trujillo via Viator. LAS co.should pick us up on the pier at 9:15 am as per
info given by Viator.We were on the pier of Holland America ship early @ 8:40 am.After long inquiry we found out that LAS van left at 8:15 am.Nobody notified us that the trip will start 1 hour earlier.Other people from our group were notified via text message on the phone.We didn't have a phone service.LAS should call the ship and notify us thru Client Service.After calling LAS co.we were told to take a bus to downtown Trujillo and wait by the grocery store.They promise to pick us up in 20 min
utes.We were waiting @ 2 hours.Local policemen were watching us for safety reason.It was nerve wracking.We lost some interesting points to visit.LAS tour guide stated that we will get reimbursement for the missing part of the trip. No reimbursement so far. The rest of excursion was acceptable.Viator should advice Peruvian co.to notify clients about any changes related to time,place etc.
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