Tour Combayo Half Day All Inclusive

Places to visit: Sangal Canyon, stone mill, Chonta River, hydrangea garden, Los Alpes cheese factory.

Cajamarca

Contact:

(+51) 982 108 083

info@machupicchuterra.com

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About this tour

Start: At 8:00 a.m. at your hotel in the city of Cajamarca.
Duration: 7 hours.
Type of transport: Tourist minivan for the whole tour.
Tickets included (no queues): Entrance ticket to all tourist attractions.
Tourist guide: Professional service in English and Spanish.
Feeding: Not included.
Tourist attractions to visit: Sangal canyon, hydrangea garden, Los Alpes cheese factory.
Methods of payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, PayPal.
Private service.
Immediate confirmation.

Description

Meet the windows of Combayo, one of the best tourist attractions in the Cajamarca region. This historic site consists of about a thousand niches built for the aristocracy of the Cajamarca culture formed more than 1,500 years ago approximately. In addition, the tour allows visitors to enjoy the beautiful natural landscapes of the Chonta River canyon, as well as the diverse natural flora in the area. Along the way, visitors can visit a stone mill and the hydrangea garden. Before returning to the city of Cajamarca, the tourist will learn how cheese and dairy products are produced in a local factory. The service begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 in the afternoon.

This is the experience

Enjoy one of the most famous landscapes and historical places of Cajamarca in the Andes Mountains of Peru. The service is private, that is, only for the tourist, your partner, group of friends, couple and family. The tour includes pick up from the city of Cajamarca, modern tourist transportation throughout the tour, private professional tour guide and entrance to all tourist destinations you will visit. The service includes the visit to the famous necropolis of Combayo, a group of more than one thousand tombs built more than one thousand five hundred years ago (one of the oldest cemeteries in America). The service also includes a visit to the Sangal Canyon, stone mill, Chonta River, hydrangea garden and Los Alpes cheese factory.

Itinerary

The tour starts with the pick up of the visitor from the door of his hotel in the center of the city of Cajamarca (where most of the tourist hotels are located). Pick up is at 8:00 am on average.
The tour begins with a 28 kilometers trip (1 hour 10 minutes trip on average) to the windows of Combayo, also known as the necropolis of Combayo. This historical enclosure consists of about a thousand niches built for the aristocracy of the Cajamarca culture formed more than 1,500 years ago approximately. To visit this tourist attraction you must take a short walk downhill to reach a viewpoint.
After getting the best pictures of the place, and with the company of a professional private tour guide, a new walk downhill to appreciate a beautiful view of the valley of the Chonta River. In addition, the area of the Tres Tingos is appreciated. The hike continues surrounded by beautiful nature to the Sangal canyon.
In the Sangal canyon the visitor will be able to appreciate a great variety of birds, as well as flowers, some of them endemic. There you can see species such as the Peruvian bandurrita, the black hummingbird, and the gray-bellied comenta. In total in this area there are about 90 species of birds.
The tour continues with a visit to the stone mill, a record of how cheese, milk and corn used to be produced in the Cajamarca area. On the route the tourist will also be able to appreciate the hydrangea garden, one of the most beautiful flower species in the region.
Before returning to Cajamarca, we visit a cheese factory where tourists can taste some of the most delicious dairy products of the Andes. In addition, you will have the opportunity to purchase cheeses, yogurts or derivatives.
Finally, on board the tourist transport, you will return to the city of Cajamarca. The transportation will take you to the door of your hotel. The tour ends at 3:00 p.m. on average. The tour is an all-inclusive service: pick up, tourist transportation, entrance fees to all the tourist attractions described, private professional guide and more.

Includes

Pick up from hotel in the city of Cajamarca.
Entrance ticket to all tourist attractions.
Full comfortable and safe tourist transportation.
Private tour guide service.
Tour cancellation option (under penalty).
Meals.
Snacks and beverages.
Gratuities.

What to bring?

Passport (or identity card).
Hat or cap.
Comfortable clothes for mild weather.
A jacket.
Rain poncho.
Snacks and drinks.
Sun block.

Where does the tour start and end?

The half-day Combayo tour starts at about 8:00 a.m. with pick-up at the door of your hotel -valid only for hotels in the historic center of Cajamarca city- (most tourist hotels are located there).
The tour ends around 3:00 p.m. in a central square in the city of Cajamarca (a few steps away from most of the hotels and tourist restaurants).

How to prevent altitude sickness?

The city of Cajamarca is located at 2,750 meters above sea level. At this altitude, altitude sickness or soroche can cause some discomfort during your visit (dizziness, fatigue or nausea). To reduce the symptoms, it is recommended to avoid alcoholic beverages and fatty foods before the visit.

Group or private services

The tour is carried out in exclusive private service for the tourist, his/her partner, group of friends, couple, etc. The tour does not apply for group services.

Frequent questions

What is the private service? Is the tour to Combayo in Cajamarca a private service?

The private service, as its name indicates, is an exclusive service for the tourist who hires the service, as well as his partner or group of friends or group of relatives. The Combayo tour in Cajamarca is a private service. The tour does not apply for group services for visitors from different origins.

What is the Combayo tour famous for?

The necropolis or windows of Combayo are 28 kilometers from the city of Cajamarca. They are about a thousand niches built for the aristocracy of the Cajamarca culture formed more than 1,500 years ago. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in America. It is one of the best tourist attractions in the Cajamarca region.

What tourist attractions are included in the Combayo half-day all-inclusive tour?

The Combayo tour includes a visit to the Combayo necropolis, as well as tourist sites such as the Sangal canyon, the stone mill, the Chonta river, the hydrangea garden and the Los Alpes cheese factory.

What tourist services are included in the Combayo half-day all-inclusive tour?

The Combayo half day tour in Cajamarca is an all-inclusive service: pick up, transportation, entrance fees to all the tourist attractions described, private professional guide and more.

Is it possible to cancel or reschedule the Combayo tour in Cajamarca?

Yes, you can request a change of date or tour holders up to 5 days in advance by sending an email to info@machupicchuterra.com. Likewise, you can request the cancellation of the service up to 5 days before to the same email. The changes of the service have a penalty of 10% of the value of the tour. The cancellation of the service has a penalty of 25% of the value of the tour.

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