Tour Program Chachapoyas 2 Days 1 Night

This tourist program is specifically designed for travelers who are quickly passing through the Amazonas region and wish to visit Kuelap and Gocta (the two most important tour destinations in the region).

Day 1: Tour to the impressive Archaeological Site of Kuelap

At 9:00 AM we begin our tour to the impressive citadel of Kuelap, we will ride for 1 hour in a tour van through the Utcubamba valley to the village of Tingo, during which we will have a short pause to see the archaeological site of Macro. After the tour guide explains Macro, we will proceed to a restaurant in Tingo to first reserve our lunches which will be eaten after coming back from the tour of Kuelap.

The cable car ride up to Kuelap takes 30 minutes and after exiting the cable car we will walk for 20 minutes directly to the complex of Kuelap. We will have 3 hours to walk through the whole complex while accompanied by a professional tour guide who will explain everything you want to know about the prehispanic Chachapoyas culture. After our visit to Kuelap we return to the cable car to come down the mountain and have our lunches at the restaurant in Tingo. Transfer to the city of Chachapoyas.

Day 2: Tour to the Gocta Waterfall

At 9:00 AM we start our trip in a 1 hour ride in a tour van to the village of Cocachimba where we will begin our excursion towards the Gocta waterfall, walking 2 hours (6 kilometers) along a path through sugarcane farms and coffee plantations, to reach the cloud forest that surrounds the impressive Gocta waterfall, with a height of more than 771 meters. During our excursion we can encounter types of birds such as the cock-of-the-rock and toucanet, as well as a great diversity of plants, such as endemic orchids. After visiting the waterfall we will walk back along the same path to the village of Cocachimba and have lunch there. Transfer to Chachapoyas.

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