To better understand the Sican culture, visit the Sican Museum, which has a fabulous collection of gold and other materials of the Sican Culture, who are famous for discovering bronze, which they made by mixing arsenic with copper.

Then visit the extraordinary Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum in Lambayeque, which was built to look like a Moche pyramid. The museum holds radiant gold masks, scepters, jewelry and other objects of the royal Moche tombs discovered in the Huaca Rajada of Sipan.

Continue the tour with an excursion to the impressive Necropolis of Huaca Rajada, where the Old Lord of Sipan and the Lord of Sipan lay buried. Gold and semi-precious stones were unearthed here in the 1980s by Peruvian archaeologists led by Dr. Walter Alva. The recent discoveries and ongoing archeological excavations in northern Peru continue to shed light on the fascinating the Moche, Sican, and other pre-Inca cultures. After this day touring northern Peru, return to your Chiclayo hotel for the night.

Next, arrive in Trujillo. Known as the City of Eternal Spring, Trujillo is a temperate coastal town and the third largest city in Peru. Founded in 1534 by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the town was named after Pizarro’s hometown in Spain, and the strong Spanish influence is noticeable in the colonial mansions and plazas. During your Trujillo city tour, stroll along the beautiful Plaza de Armas, surrounded by the Cathedral and brightly-painted colonial mansions. Admire the colonial charm on this fascinating Peru tour, which includes a visit inside La Merced Church and some mansions such as Casa del Mayorazgo, Casa Orbegozo, and Casa de la Emancipacion. Then visit the Archaeological Museum of the National University of Trujillo, where you’ll find one of Peru’s best collections of ceramics, textiles and metal artifacts from various Pre-Columbian civilizations. Check into your hotel in Trujillo, facing the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, and illustrious colonial mansions.

Continue to Chan Chan, the ancient capital of the Chimu Kingdom, which reached its peak in the 15th century, many centuries after the collapse of the Moche culture, and not long before falling to the Incas. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 1986, this huge adobe city was the largest in pre-Colombian America, and its design reflects a strict political and social strategy marked by divisions into nine palaces forming autonomous units.

Have lunch in the seaside village of Huanchaco, known for its caballitos de totora, a small reed fishing boat that has been a traditional fisherman’s vessel for centuries. Return to your Trujillo hotel for the night.

In the afternoon, continue on to the Tres Molinos Farm, where excellent kinds of cheese and butter are produced. Return to your Cajamarca hotel for the night.

Continue to the Belen Church, built entirely out of volcanic rock, then tour the Medical, Ethnological and Archaeological Museums. Lastly, finish your Cajamarca tour with a trip to Santa Apolonia Hill, which gives a panoramic view of the valley of Cajamarca as well as the site of the Inca Atahualpas’ ceremonial seat.

In the afternoon, transfer to the Cajamarca airport for your flight to Lima.