This is a super cool archeological site to visit! I really enjoyed the free tour, it was very informative. You’ll need to pay with cash! You have to buy your entrance tickets by the museum so I recommend going into the museum first and then walking up to the huacas. There is a free tour that starts on the hour every hour (in Spanish) that was very informative. Bring a tip for the tour guides! They’re archeological students at the national university of Trujillo. I recommend taking the combi from ovalo grau. They’re way cheaper than a taxi and they pick people up every 10 minutes or so from...
Read moreWhen I walked up a tour to Huaca de Luna was about to start. So, I wasn't offered a tour in English; I'm guessing you'd have to make an English reservation somehow. I could understand pieces of the Spanish, but really enjoyed walking through the pyramid. I think this is better than Chan Chan. It's 10 soles for the tour and 5 for the museum. The museum is pretty sparse. The tour guide works for tips and as I understand is a university student.
You can take a Mochica Chimú (there are more of these) or Sol y Luna colectivo direct to here for 2.5 soles. They pick you up...
Read moreWe came to the museum solely to get the tickets for the temple of the moon. Because we had to wait for about 35 minutes for the next guide and there was a discount in the ticket price if we also wanted to go into the museum, we decided to go. We were so glad we did. This has to be the best museum we have visited in Peru. The display is spacious, bright, clean and modern. The exhibits are exquisitely restored and very fascinating, they are also quite different from other locations we have been. We only wish we had visited the museum after the Temple in order to...
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