Kuelap, Gocta Waterfall, Chachapoyas

Explore Peru's rich history on this 4-day Kuelap Gocta Waterfall Chachapoyas tour. Visit the Kuelap Fortress, Kararajia Sarcophagi, Revash Mausoleum, and Gocta Waterfall, immersing in ancient cultures and breathtaking landscapes.

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Location: Peru
Duration: 4 Days
Type: Classic Vacation Packages Tours
Destinations: Chachapoyas Kuelap Tour
Description: Gocta (Spanish: Catarata del Gocta) is a perennial waterfall with two drops located in Peru’s province of Chachapoyas in Amazonas, approximately 700 kilometres (430 mi) to the northeast of Lima. It flows into the Cocahuayco River. Although the waterfall had been well known to locals for centuries (it is in full view of a nearby village), its existence was not made known to the world until after an expedition made in 2005 by a German, Stefan Ziemendorff, with a group of Peruvian explorers.

Chachapoyas Kuelap, Kuelap Gocta Waterfall Chachapoyas – 4 Days

Day 1: Fortified Citadel Kuelap. (Marvel of Peru).

Day 2: Sarcophagi KARAJIA (The sacred tombs of the Chachapoyas) + QUIOCTA.

Day 3: Revash Mausoleum And Museum Of Leymebamba.

Day 4: Gocta Waterfall (the third highest in the world 771 meters) – CHICLAYO.

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Day 1: Fortified Citadel Kuelap. (Marvel of Peru)

Bus terminal greeting to begin your Kuelap Gocta Waterfall Chachapoyas Tours. Secure transfer to your hotel where you can refresh yourselves. Hotel greeting by our staff to visit the fortified citadel of Kuelap. You’ll have time to observe the archaeological site of Macro and the spectacular buildings located on the sloped banks of the river Utcubamba. Finally arrive to the fortress of Kuelap, located at a rocky 3000 meters above sea level. Visit its main buildings and houses, the large Temple, the south platform and more. Lunch when you return to Chachapoyas and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2: Sarcophagi Kararajia (The sacred tombs of the Chachapoyas) + QUIOCTA

Hotel greeting to depart to the town of Cruzpata to begin a 30 min walk to visit the burial site Chachapoyas sarcophagi Karajía, considered the most spectacular and unique in all of Peru and the world. Its funerary statues are located in inaccessible cliffs and have been kept there for centuries. Here lie the mummified bodies of the most important rulers of the Chachapoyas. Guided tour, lunch and explore the cave of Quiocta with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites. Return to Chachapoyas and hotel.

Day 3: Revash Mausoleum And Museum Of Leymebamba

Depart towards the village of San Bartolo to begin a 45-minute walk to the funeral Chullpas at the Revash Mausoleum. There you’ll see a two-story gabled roof decorated with Chachapoyan iconography with paintings depicting figures of animal, human and geometric shapes. Guided tour, transfer to the town of Leymebamba, lunch, afternoon visit the Community Museum of Leymebamba and its 219 mummies of Chachapoyas still in great condition. Here we can appreciate, weavings, ceramics, weapons, musical instruments and an interesting collection of Incan quipu. Return to Chachapoyas and hotel.

Day 4: Gocta Waterfall (the third highest in the world 771 meters) – CHICLAYO

Hotel greeting and transportation to visit the village of Cocachimba and the waterfall Gocta about 2.5 hrs. On the way, we will observe diverse flora and fauna to the base of the waterfall for time to enjoy and relax. Later we will return to Cocachimba for lunch before returning to Chachapoyas and the bus. End of Kuelap Gocta Waterfall Chachapoyas tours.