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A person walking on a stone staircase surrounded by stone walls. 1
A cable car with the logo "Telecabinas Kuélap" and the number 26. 2
Ancient stone ruins with circular structures and a mountainous backdrop. 3
Ancient stone ruins with a narrow passageway, surrounded by grassy terrain and distant mountains. 4
A person standing on a stone wall overlooking a lush green valley. 5

From Cajamarca: Private excursion to the Kuélap Fortress (full day)

By Adventure & Expeditions Perú
Free cancellation available
Price is $348 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 22h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Explore the impressive Kuélap Fortress, home to the fierce Chachapoyas.
  • Discover the living legacy of the Pre-Inca Chachapoyas culture.
  • Experience a cable car ride through the Peruvian mountain jungle.
  • Discover one of Peru's archaeological wonders.

Activity location

    • Cajamarca
    • Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Cajamarca
    • Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru

Check availability

In Spanish

  • Activity duration is 22 hours22h
    22h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 11:00PM
Price details
$348.00 x 2 Adults$696.00
Total
Price is $696.00

In English

  • Activity duration is 22 hours22h
    22h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00PM
Price details
$398.50 x 2 Adults$797.00
Total
Price is $797.00

Individual in Spanish

  • Activity duration is 22 hours22h
    22h
  • Spanish

Option for people who want to book the activity individually (01 person) with a tour guide in Spanish.

Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 11:00PM
Price details
$660.00 x 1 Traveler$660.00
Total
Price is $660.00

Individual in English

  • Activity duration is 22 hours22h
    22h
  • English

Option for people who want to book the activity individually (01 person) with a tour guide in English.

Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00PM
Price details
$780.00 x 1 Traveler$780.00
Total
Price is $780.00

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Hotel pick-up and drop-off service.
  • Inclusions
    Ground transportation Cajamarca - Nuevo Tingo - Cajamarca.
  • Inclusions
    Transfer Nuevo Tingo - Kuélap - Nuevo Tingo in cable cars.
  • Inclusions
    Your local guide in Kuélap.
  • Inclusions
    Driver during transfers.
  • Inclusions
    Tickets
  • Exclusions
    Breakfast
  • Exclusions
    Lunch
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Tips

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Electric wheelchairs, Explosive substances, Firework, Intoxication, Littering, Luggage or large bags, Making fire, Oversize luggage, Pets, Smoking in the vehicle, Smoking indoors, Unaccompanied minors
    • Not suitable for: Children under 2 years, People with mobility impairments, People with recent surgeries, People with vertigo, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

  • This exceptional tour will be as follows:
    Day 1:
    11:00 p.m. Pick-up from your accommodation and departure to the city of Nuevo Tingo (Kuélap). We'll pass through the districts of Celendín (Cajamarca) and Leymebamba (Amazonas).
    Day 2:
    7:00 a.m. Arrival in Nuevo Tingo. Breakfast (on your own).
    7:30 a.m. Transfer to the cable car terminal to Kuélap.
    8:00 a.m. Bus transfer from the boarding station to Platform No. 1; cable car transport from Platform No. 1 to Platform No. 2.
    8:25 a.m. Arrival and visit to the Kuélap citadel, called La Fortaleza and built on top of a high mountain. It's the most important archaeological complex in the Peruvian mountainous jungle. It appears to the visitor as an impregnable place, surrounded by cliffs and precipices on three of its four sides, built in an area of beautiful landscapes that combine the heights of the Andes and the Amazon rainforest, creating an incomparable spectacle. Kuelap is made up of two gigantic overlapping artificial platforms, on which a city was built that covers an approximate area of 450 hectares. In general, and seen from the air, its shape resembles an elongated bird's wing, measuring approximately 584 meters long by 120 meters wide; according to some specialists, 25,000,000 cubic meters of material were used in its construction.
    11:30 a.m. Cable car descent from Platform No. 2 to Platform No. 1; bus transfer from Platform 1 to the Boarding Station in the town of Nuevo Tingo. We'll take you to a restaurant.
    12:00 pm. Lunch in Nuevo Tingo (on your own).
    1:00 p.m. Head back to Cajamarca.
    9:00 PM. Arrival in Cajamarca and transfer to the hotel.

Location

Activity location

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    • Cajamarca
    • Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Cajamarca
    • Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru