South America Tours - Peru

 

PARACAS/ ICA/ NAZCA ECONOMICAL
2 Days / 1 Night

 

     

        

1st Day

Approximate departure at 06:00 (whether private transportation or regular bus) to Ica City to start our excursions. Arrival and transfer to selected hotel.

After hotel check in, transfer to aerodrome to board the light aircraft towards Nazca. There we will fly over the enigmatic Nazca Lines. (It lasts approximately 2 hours).

After our return, we will start our Ica City tour, visiting the Main Square, the Luren Sanctuary, the Regional Museum that shows several and interesting pieces of the different cultural periods and a scale model of the enigmatic Nazca Lines.

Ending the tour, we will visit the beautiful Huacachina lagoon to enjoy an authentic landscape in Ica: Palms, dunes and legends. Transfer to your selected hotel. Overnight.

2nd Day

Continental breakfast. Rising at dawn we will be transferred to the Harbour in a private transport where we will reach the wharf to board comfortable motorboats specially conditioned for the Ballestas Island's journey.

It is possible to appreciate the famous Candlestick which is considered the origin of the Nazca lines; rocky formations that are the home to an important marine fauna as the Guaneras birds, the guanay, the piquero, and the zarcillo among others birds, as well as some Peruvian Penguins in danger of extinction. We will also see several sea lions. We will return to Paracas harbour.

There we will stop at the National Paracas Reserve, Peru's only Maritime Reserve with a 335,000 hectares Surface. (117,406 hectares land and 217,594 hectares ocean surface); we will see "The Cathedral", a natural rock formation eroded by the wind and sea. There we will see a great variety of birds. Free time at the evening to enjoy the region followed by lunch. (On passengers own). At fixed time, return to Lima.

Note: Transfers in Lima are not included in regular service.
Consult the rate for Holy week - National Holiday (July 27th, 28th, 29th) - New Year.