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Discovering Kuelap, Karajía and Gocta from Chachapoyas

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Duration
5 days
Group Size
1 to 14 people
Ages
6 - 85 yrs
Languages
English

Tour Overview

Package includes a visit to the sacred tombs of the sarcophagi of Karajía, a unique funerary style in Peru and the world that have resisted time and still complete from the top of a cliff their ancient domains, the statues of Karajía reach a height of 2.50 meters each, and still preserve within them the mummified bodies of the most important rulers of the pre-Inca culture of the Chachapoya, are more than 1500 years of history to discover, a short distance from this place we will visit the cavern of Quiocta, another natural wonder where it is evident the occupation of human groups from ancient times that made use of the site for different activities such as: magical religious ceremonies, funeral and residential place, currently this cavern is the first in Peru and the second in South America that has an artificial lighting system that makes it an accessible place for all.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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What's included

City tour, Huancas village and viewpoint circuit
Karajía Sarcophagus Tour and Quiocta Cave
Protective equipment for the visit to Quiocta Cave
Lunch: 3
Air-conditioned vehicle
Tour to Kuelap Fortress by Cable Car
Gocta Falls Tour
Tourism guide
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Itinerary

Day 1: Chachapoyas city tour, viewpoint circuit and experience
Reception at Chachapoyas airport, transfer to the hotel, rest of the morning free for rest and acclimatization.
Day 2: Kuelap fortress in cable car
09:50 hours.- We will pick you up from your hotel and begin the transfer to the fortified citadel of Kuelap, en route we will observe the archaeological site of Macro, whose walls are decorated with rhomboid and zigzag friezes, continuing with the journey we will arrive at the village of Nuevo Tingo, where we will pause to hire our lunch and then continue to the boarding station where we will board the bus that will transfer us to the cable cars, after 22 minutes of travel in the cable cars, we will arrive at the tourist stop of Malca, from there we will begin a walk of about 30 minutes to Kuelap, we will walk through its narrow passageways flanked by circular houses decorated with stone friezes, ceremonial sites, tombs hidden between its walls, is spectacular the size of the walls that protect the citadel that can reach up to 20 meters high, after lunch we will begin the return to the city of Chachapoyas.

Lunch:

Day 3: Sarcophagi of Karajía and the cavern of Quiocta
09:00 hours.- Starting from Chachapoyas, we will travel to the town of Cruzpata, from here we begin a 30 minute walk (downhill) until we reach the anthropomorphic sarcophagi of Karajía, set of statues nestled in the middle of an inaccessible cliff and that keep for centuries the mummified bodies of the most important rulers of what was the pre-Inca culture of the Chachapoya, after visiting the place, enjoyed the explanation of the guide, and taking the photographs for the memory, we will start returning to our vehicle and then move to the city of Lamud, where we will have lunch.

Lunch:

Day 4: Gocta Falls
09:00 hours.- At the indicated time we will pick you up from your hotel and leave for the village of Cocachimba 45 kilometers distant from Chachapoyas, after an hour of travel we will arrive to the village of Cocachimba, there we will visit a restaurant to reserve our lunch, then we will start the walk of about 5 km, (about 2:00 hours approximately per section) destined for the Gocta Falls

Lunch:

Day 5: Output transfer
Transfer to Chachapoyas airport or land terminal at the appropriate time. END OF SERVICES

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