Itinerary for a trip in northern Peru

Hi there, After exploring southern Peru in 2024 with your help, we’d love to head north next. There’ll be 5 or 6 of us: 1. Arrive in Lima in the evening. 2. Visit Lima and take a flight at 6:35 PM to Tarapoto. 3, 4, 5. Spend a few days there to trek in a reserve (Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve) or somewhere else. 6. From Tarapoto to Chachapoyas—either by overnight bus, daytime bus, or private car. 7. In Chachapoyas: Gocta Waterfall, Sonche Canyon, and walk back to town. 8. Head to Kuelap citadel, Revash, and arrive in Leymebamba. 9. Leymebamba museum, then route to Cajamarca. 10. Cajamarca hot springs, overnight bus to Trujillo or Chiclayo—or do both. 11, 12, 13. Visit and explore the area. 14. Overnight bus back to Lima. 15. Lima. 16. Depart at 8 PM for France. What do you think of this itinerary? Looking forward to your advice. Thanks

The Pacaya Samiria reserve isn't doable in 3 days from Tarapoto—travel is slow in the Amazon.

From Leymebamba, buses leave pretty early in the morning, so unless you hire a private vehicle, you won’t have time to visit the museum.

In Cajamarca, I’d recommend staying at least 2 days since the surrounding sites are far away.

At the end of your trip, you can fly back to Lima from Trujillo or Chiclayo to save time.

Cheers,

Thomas

thanks so much for this info!