1) Citadel of Chan Chan:

5 km / 3 miles northeast of Trujillo, in the Moche Valley (10 minutes by car). Telephone: (044) 20-6304 (Site Museum). Visiting hours: Mon. – Sun. 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
This pre-Hispanic urban center represents the largest mud city in pre-Hispanic America. In 1986, it was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.

2) Trujillo City Center:

Main Square of Trujillo:
Following the orders of Diego de Almagro, Martin de Astete drew up this square as the center of the city. In the central part of the main square, you can see the monument of La Libertad, a Baroque marble sculpture, work of the German, Edmund Müller.
Cathedral of Trujillo Main square:
Built in 1666, it stores precious works of art, specifically paintings of the Cusco School as well as sculptures.

3) Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la Luna - Trujillo

8 km / 5 miles south of the city of Trujillo (15 minutes by car). Visiting hours: Mon. - Sun.9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Huaca del Sol functioned as the political-administrative center, and Huaca de la Luna as the ceremonial center.
Huaca de la Luna is made up of temples superimposed according to the different periods of the Mochica power. In some walls, beautiful polychromatic murals can be seen, whose clearly defined figures represent the god Ai-apaec.

4) El Brujo Archeological Complex - Sra de Cao - Trujillo:

60 km / 37 miles from Trujillo in the Chicama Valley (1 hour and 15 minutes by car). Visits previously arranged by phone: (01) 441-2201, Ext. 410 It is formed by the three following constructions: Huaca Prieta, Huaca Cao and Huaca Cortada.
The most outstanding edifice is the huge adobe pyramid (sacrifice wall) 30 meters / 98 feet high on the walls of which the Mochicas molded extremely rich iconography.

5) Reserva Natural de Chaparri, sanctuary for the famous Paddington Bear or more known as the Peruvian Spectacle Bear amongst other many endangered species

This area of 34.412 hectares belongs to the Muchik Santa Catalina de Chongoyape farming community. This is the first private conservation area in Peru. Its main objective is the preservation of the dry forests in the area and the rich biodiversity that it shelters. Also, it hopes to establish a mechanism that will allow for the sustainable use of its natural resources.

6) Tumbas Reales Sipan and Interview with the legendary Archaeologist who discovered the intact Tomb of the Lord of Sipan

This modern architectural building houses the collection of archeological objects of gold, silver, and copper found in the tomb of the Lord of Sipan. The museum is directed by the archeologist Watler Alva, manager and director of the project, who was also the discoverer of the tomb in the archeological zone of the Huaca Rajada in the town of Sipan.

7) Huaca Rajada, known as the resting place of the Lord of Sipan (Place where he was found)

It is located at the borders of what once was the Pomalca plantation. There, in 1987, a tomb of a Mochican ruler, later named the Lord of Sipan, was discovered with intact vestiges.
The findings allowed experts to learn about the burial rituals of a Mochican sovereign who was buried with a warrior, a priest, two women, a boy, a dog, a llama, and a guardian with both feet amputated.

8) Museum of Huaca Rajada:

35 km / 22 miles southeast of Chiclayo (45 minutes by car). It is located at the borders of what once was the Pomalca plantation. There, in 1987, a tomb of a Mochican ruler, later named the Lord of Sipan, was discovered with intact vestiges. The findings allowed experts to learn about the burial rituals of a Mochican sovereign who was buried with a warrior, a priest, two women, a boy, a dog, a llama, and a guardian with both feet amputated.

The Tour started with peru4x4adventures in two brand new specially equipped 4x4 vans unique in its kind due to Mercedes Benz Engines and Automatic secuencial 5 gear, gearbox. These units were ideal due to its space capacity and commodity it offers. We left Huanchaco beach resort early in the morning in which we visited directly Huaca Sol y la Luna and later on our way back Chan Chan. That very same day we continued our journey north of Trujillo visiting the archaeological site of La Huaca el Brujo & La Senora de Cao. Here we had the opportunity to visit also an interesting Museum at site, dedicated to its founder Mr. Francisco Wiese de Osma. Also most important is that we had the unique opportunity to talk and interview Mr. Regulo Franco who is the discoverer of La Sra. de Cao. After finishing our tour in this very important site we headed back to the main square of the town known as Magdalena de Cao, from where we had a brief relaxing moment and a very succulent pick-nick. Once we finished our picknick we started off immediatly heading towards the Chaparri National Ecological Reserve, here we had the opportunity to stay two nights. In this paradise you will find 7 kinds of colibries, the well known Peruvian Spectecle Bear mostly known as Paddington Bear in the UK, and most interesting the white winged Turkey once thought to be extinct. Today there are more than 350 white winged Turkey flying around the National Reserve of Chaparri amongst many other species. On our second day we left early in the morning from Chaparri towards Lambayeque to visit the Museum of the Royal Tomb of Sipan and at the same time interview Dr. Walter Alva who discovered the intact Tomb of the Lord of Sipan.