Kuelap Fortress Tours

Get to grips with a Peruvian archaeological site that not all travelers think to visit—Kuelap—during this full-day excursion from Chachapoyas. Alongside a certified guide, enjoy a scenic cable car ride to the ruins; then, learn more about the little-known Chachapoyas tribe who once inhabited the Kuelap archaeological complex than you probably could alone.

Embraced by the dense forest of the Andean mountains, Kuelap Fortress pays testament to a pre-Inca civilization lost to history. Ideal for lovers of history, this tour takes you to the remote fortress by cable car and also includes an optional horseback ride to the mountain summit. Absorb spectacular views of the Utcubamba Valley and walk amid more than 400 houses and ceremonial buildings with your guide. Lunch and hotel pickup and drop-off in Chachapoyas are included.

We leave Chachapoyas at 8:30 am. After 1 hour of travel we make a stop to observe the ruins of Macro, then we continue 10 minutes to the town of Nuevo Tingo, to organize lunch and purchase the entrance tickets to the cable car. A few more minutes by car we arrive at the boarding point for the cable car, we start a journey of 20 to 25 minutes to the arrival platform (La Malca) there we buy the entrance to the Archaeological site and then we walk for 20 minutes until we reach the Majestic Kuelap Fortress, the visit takes about 2 hours to then return to Malca and then take the Cable Car to the New Tingo, we have lunch at the place and then return to Chachapoyas, arriving at 5:00 pm.

We leave Chachapoyas at 8:30 am. After 1 hour of travel we make a stop to observe the ruins of Macro, then we continue 10 minutes to the town of Nuevo Tingo, to organize lunch and purchase the entrance tickets to the cable car. A few more minutes by car we arrive at the boarding point for the cable car, we start a journey of 20 to 25 minutes to the arrival platform (La Malca) there we buy the entrance to the Archaeological site and then we walk for 20 minutes until we reach the Majestic Kuelap Fortress, the visit takes about 2 hours to then return to Malca and then take the Cable Car to the New Tingo, we have lunch at the place and then return to Chachapoyas, arriving at 5:00 pm.

Discover more of Peru’s ancient Inca ruins on a 4-day tour to the Kuelap Fortress and Gocta Waterfall. Learn about the rich history of the Inca Empire and the role of the Kuelap Fortress from your informative guide. Visit one of the world’s tallest waterfalls, Gocta, and observe some of the local Amazonian wildlife including toucans, monkeys, and mountain lions.

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Chachapoyas is described by historians as a "Great Kingdom", for its large territory and organization. It holds many stone monuments, funeral buildings and mausoleums that can take us to a magical and unique place.

We will know the beauty of the Peruvian Amazon, the high jungle, part of its culture, its nature, the customs, the constructions that remain imposed on the inclemency and the passage of men in time, we will know what Mother Nature has created for us as they are its waterfalls, vegetation and fauna.

The city of Chachapoyas, in the Amazon Region, dazzles us with its gastronomy and its varied tourist wonders. Marvel at the Fortified City of Kuelap. Discover the adventure and the charm of the "Third Highest Cataract in the world": Gocta.

Since it is a unique experience to travel by cable car to the enigmatic past of Kuelap and feel the breeze of the imposing Gocta Waterfall.