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Shore Excursion From Salaverry Port: Small Group Journey in Mini-Bus Before Regular Cruise Tours
3.5
11 Ratings
Moche
Coastal trip for an intimate group of up to 16 participants. We employ a mini bus that seats 29 individuals. This coastal excursion kicks off prior to the standard tours operated by the cruise travel agency.
Coastal trip for an intimate group of up to 16 participants. We employ a mini bus that seats 29 individuals. This coastal excursion kicks off prior to the standard tours operated by the cruise travel agency.
Duration:
6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Huaca del Sol - Huaca de La Luna boasts stunning murals in vibrant colors, showcasing the Moche deity known as AIA PAEC. Its façade features mud reliefs depicting various figures such as fishermen, prisoners, warriors, dancers, and mythical creatures like spiders, reptiles, and snakes.
- Trujillo - The tour includes visits to the Main…
- La Huaca del Sol - Huaca de La Luna boasts stunning murals in vibrant colors, showcasing the Moche deity known as AIA PAEC. Its façade features mud reliefs depicting various figures such as fishermen, prisoners, warriors, dancers, and mythical creatures like spiders, reptiles, and snakes.
- Trujillo - The tour includes visits to the Main Square, Urquiaga Mansion, and the Cathedral.
The Urquiaga Mansion is owned by the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú. It houses an impressive collection of pottery, rococo furniture, the desk used by Simon Bolivar, and a significant dinner set gifted by the Liberator to Juan Antonio Ochaita y Urquiaga in 1824.
- Chan Chan - The next destination is Chan Chan, the political and administrative center of the Chimu Kingdom. Originally spanning about 24 km², it is recognized as “The World’s Largest Mud Brick City.” On November 28, 1986, Chan Chan was designated a “World Heritage” site by UNESCO.
Visitors can explore the only area open to tourists, known as Tschudi or Nik An Palace. The walls are adorned with reliefs depicting sea otters, pelicans, cormorants, fishing nets, and other maritime symbols. The tour includes ceremonial plazas, small altars, patios, storerooms, a ceremonial well, and the funerary platform where the Chimu king was laid to rest.
- Huanchaco - Huanchaco is a historic fishing village where fishermen continue the traditional use of “small horse reed boats,” a practice dating back to the Moche and Chimu cultures. During colonial times, Huanchaco served as a port but lost prominence in the 1870s with the establishment of Salaverry port.
Visitors will have free time to enjoy lunch at a beachfront restaurant.
What's Included
- English-speaking tour guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Included entrance fees
- English-speaking tour guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Included entrance fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Tips.
- Lunch
- Tips.
Location
La Huaca del Sol
Carretera Campina de Moche,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.5
(11 Ratings)
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Alan_s
Dec 18, 2025
Amazing ruins - Our guide was Ever. He was knowledgeable and interesting. The ruins of the Moche empire were amazing. We were totally impressed by the Temple to the Moon. Other impressive ruins were at Chan Chan. These were just amazing. It was a great trip and Ever made it better.
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Jeffrey_b
Jan 23, 2024
Excellent Tour —Highly Recommend - Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and passionate. She made history come alive to foreign tourists largely unfamiliar with the Moche and Chimu civilizations. Bravo!
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Amb1191
Jan 17, 2024
Highlights from Salaverry - Huaca de La Luna (Moon temple) was an unexpected highlight. We also enjoyed the old town centre in Trujillo and the opportunity for lunch on our own in Huanchaco.
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Patricia_l
Feb 11, 2023
Alfredo Rios Mercedes was fantastic! - Trujillo in Mud and Color was written by our guide. What could be better!
Alfredo was Sa very knowledgeable guide and his English was perfect. We will definitely be using Viator again.
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Keith_t
Nov 27, 2025
Well worth seeing these archaeological sites. - The start was delayed not only because of problems with Peruvian immigration aurhorities at the port, but because of poor communications on the ship and even by the tour provider, who in our case, gave conflicting information about the pick-up. In one message we were told NOT to take the shuttle from the ship, and in another we were told to meet at the Plaza de Armas. It was confusing for many people, and delayed the start of the tour by well over an hour. Nonetheless, our guide William was excellent, and we DID manage to see all the main sites on the itinerary, so I still give the tour a four star rating. The archaeological sites are amazing, and something I have wanted to see for years. Huaca de la Luna and Chan Chan are beautiful and fascinating peeks into the mysterious and little-charted history of pre-Columbian South America. I do wish we had been able to explore Trujillo a bit more extensively, but the guide had to make difficult decisions, and his choices were very sensible, since we were returned to the Plaza de Armas in time to get back to the ship on time. There was no chance for lunch, so we were glad to have brought sandwiches with us.
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Cindyjacox
Jan 16, 2020
Good tour, but NOT wheelchair accessible as advertised - Very interesting archeological sites, however this tour is advertised as wheelchair accessible, and it definitely is NOT! Touring La Huaca del Sol involves numerous stairways, steep ramps, and uneven surfaces. Chan Chan is level, but paths are either sand or fine gravel. Our guide, Wilmer, was very helpful, but after the effort it took my husband to tour La Huaca del Sol, he told him to remain on the van at the other stops. This was appropriate advice, but he was unable to experience the full tour as a result.
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David_c
Jan 23, 2025
Salavery Peru - Great tour guide it was confusing to start the guy meeting us at the port didn’t make himself know we had to ask him and the bus was over 30 min late. The tour itself was packed with great stops and information.
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Khh-explorer
Aug 3, 2024
Beware! - We booked this tour as an alternative to an Oceania ship tour. Due to heavy rain at the time of the visit, the ship was unable to stop at Salaverry. The company refused to refund us our money. We would not recommend anyone give this company your business given the alternatives available! Not our problem that we weren't able to go on their tour and am pretty sure no one went on their tour that day!
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Bobster63
May 8, 2023
Poor Customer Service - Our Oceania cruise ship cancelled our port of call in Salaverry due to caution of political unrest in Peru in March 2023. Since we were not notified of the port cancellation until our 48 hour cancellation window closed, we forfeited the tour along with our deposits. Although several attempts were made by texts, email and WhatsApp calls, there was no reply from the tour company. This was a very disappointing experience and we cannot recommend Tours.pe.
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Bmcculloch217
Apr 26, 2023
No refund of canceled tour - I contacted this company to cancel a shore excursion from the Salaverry port. I did this 2 weeks before the scheduled tour.
Buyer beware, communication and request for payment was prompt when I enquired about the tour months in advance, but being concerned ships were cancelling all Peru ports, I decided to cancel well outside of their penalty phase for cancelation. I sent several emails before getting a response, never received the refund.
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