10 Chan Chan & Moche Pyramids Tours in Trujillo to Build a Day Around

1.Lima Bike Tour Miraflores – Barranco + Huaca Pucllana!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 137 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $30Our pick

This 3 to 4 hour small-group ride links Huaca Pucllana, Miraflores’ oceanfront, Larcomar, and Barranco’s Bridge of Sighs. Guides such as Manny, Alonso, and Giancarlo lead in English, Spanish, or Italian. Expect about 10 to 14 kilometers, city traffic, photo stops, and a moderate workout.

“Our guide Manny is the best and he cares deeply that everyone has a 5 star experience. His knowledge of Lima is amazing and he delivers a great tour. Just sign up and do this bike trip and leave it to Manny to do the rest. You will truly enjoy the ride!!!”

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2.Full Day Tour Huacas, Chan Chan & Huanchaco – Trujillo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 64 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $27Best value

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring the Moche temples, Chan Chan’s ceremonial compounds, and Huanchaco Beach. Guides such as Maritza, Olga, and Julio are praised for clear, passionate explanations. Expect a group outing, separate entrance fees, and no lunch included.

“Very nice, the guide explained everything to us with the utmost clarity, kind and attentive. I recommend the walk.Auto-translated”

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3.Huaca Ruins and Larco Museum at Night with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 35 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

Start with hotel pickup in Miraflores or San Isidro, then pass three pre-Inca huacas before a guided Larco Museum visit. Guides such as Andy have offered clear historical context, while dinner at Café del Museo brings Peruvian dishes to a peaceful garden terrace. Small groups are limited to six.

“Our guide Andy and driver Jose were excellent. They pickup us up at our hotel on time and give us a drive by view of three important historical sites before showing us the museum. Andy gave us an excellent and knowledgable overview of the Larco Museum collection. Dinner at the museum was great, delicious food and great ambiance.”

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4.Lima city tour: Larco Museum and Huaca Pucllana

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 33 reviews · from $65

You’ll visit Huaca Pucllana, an adobe pyramid from Lima’s pre-Inca past, then tour the Larco Museum’s excellent pre-Columbian art collection. A guide such as Miguel can explain the details while a driver such as Jaime handles Lima’s traffic. Hotel pickup, drop-off, transport, and admission are included.

“Miguel was very informative, and I learned a lot from what he taught. Jaime, the driver, was a great driver.”

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5.Tour Huaca Pucllana: Pyramids and Pre-Columbian Antiquity

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 12 reviews · 3 hours · from $66

Visit Huaca Pucllana from Miraflores or San Isidro in a private air-conditioned vehicle, then tour the pre-Inca pyramids with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide. You get about three hours, photo time, and round-trip transport, but must pay the 15-sol entrance fee in cash.

“Guiden var kunnskapsrik og han svarte på alt av spørsmål som vi hadde. Fantastisk å ikke måtte gå i stor gruppe. Anbefales på det sterkeste.”

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6.Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, Huanchaco and Chan Chan

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 8 hours · from $55

Meet in Trujillo for an 8-hour journey through Moche and Chimú Peru. Visit the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, Huaca del Dragon, Huanchaco and Chan Chan with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide. David and Juan have earned special praise for clear explanations and helpful photos.

“The trip was great. Our guide was knowledgeable and a good communicator. The driver was also excellent”

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7.Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, Huanchaco and Chan Chan

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 9 reviews · from $65

Meet in Trujillo for a small-group tour of the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, Huaca del Dragon, Huanchaco, and Chan Chan. You get an English or Spanish guide, hotel pickup, transport, and free time for lunch. Entrance fees are extra, so budget accordingly.

“I was picked up outside my hostel and taken to each site. The guide I had was very knowledgeable and when she realised that I love history, she was even more enthusiastic to explain more. However, despite booking and paying for the tour in English I had to pay an extra 38Sol for a bilingual guide. The restaurant we stopped at for lunch took ages to bring my food out and when it arrived it wasn’t correct but I had to eat it anyway as there was no time to correct it. I would have preferred to spend more time or the archeological sites rather than going to the tourist…”

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8.Temple of the Moon and Sun and Chan Chan

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 5 reviews · 8 hours · from $85

Travel from Trujillo to the Moche temples and Chan Chan with an English or Spanish guide. You will see Huaca de la Luna, the Huacas de Moche Museum, Huaca Arco Iris, and the Chan Chan Site Museum. Guides such as Wilmer and Napoléon have been praised for their clear, engaging explanations.

“Wilmer was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and attentive. My only question is that the price of the tour was a bit too high in comparison to other similar tours you find in Trujillo. Especially considering that lunch is not included.”

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9.Private Tour to Huaca Pucllana and Huaca Mateo Salado

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $97Top rated

Spend four hours with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide visiting Huaca Pucllana in Miraflores and Huaca Mateo Salado in Pueblo Libre. Barbara may guide your visit, with transport, entrance fees, and hotel pickup included.

“This tour was awesome, and the tour guide was brilliant. I have given the "TOUR GUIDE and DRIVER" 5 unqualified stars. We could not have asked for better. The driver was amazing getting around some very busy streets, and the guide was a brilliant font of knowledge and everything. I have also given the actual "TOUR" 5 stars but with this qualification. Pucllana was amazing, and we had the best time walking around with Barbara, but Mateo Salado was less so. Because of the rules we had to walk around with the site guide who did not speak any english. As such we spent a lot of time standing and…”

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10.Tour to Huaca Pucllana and Huaca Mateo Salado

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $217

Visit two major Lima archaeological sites with a private English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking guide. See Huaca Pucllana’s 25-meter adobe pyramid and Mateo Salado’s ceremonial complex, with hotel pickup and return in Miraflores, San Isidro, or Barranco.

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