PAT 1251 - LIMA / NAZCA / PARACAS / LIMA

Upon arrival, our staff will be waiting for you at the airport to transfer you to your selected hotel. Rest of the day off to rest or go on an excursion (on request) if time allows. Overnight in Lima.

Breakfast at the hotel. Between 08:45 and 09:15 or between 13:45 and 14:15 hours, depending on your choice, we will pick you up from your hotel to start the panoramic city tour where we will visit the Colonial Center, the Plaza Mayor, the Palace of Government, the Cathedral Basilica, the Archbishop’s Palace, and the Municipality of Lima. Also, we will be visiting San Francisco, a convent with cloisters and catacombs of the Colonial period.

The tour starts with a panoramic view of the Huaca Pucllana and the traditional, residential, and commercial areas of Lima to continue with the historic center of Lima and end with a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and the beaches of the Miraflores district.

At 14:00 p.m. approx.  we will transfer you to the station to board the bus to the city of Ica (Approximate duration of the trip: 4.30 hours approx.). Upon arrival our staff will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. Overnight in Ica.  (B.)

Breakfast at the hotel. At the coordinated time we will pick you up from your hotel to transfer you to the Ica aerodrome, where upon arrival, you will enter an overflight orientation room where you will be able to appreciate audiovisual material referring to the Nasca Lines. Then, in turns, we will board the aircraft to fly over the Nasca Lines for approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. During this flight, we will be able to appreciate the gigantic zoomorphic and geometric figures, traced in low relief on the sands of the Nasca desert.

The Nasca Lines are located in the southern part of Peru, mainly on a desert plateau between the Ingenio and Nasca valleys. On this dark plain of more than 500 square kilometers, the ancient men of the Nasca culture drew enormous designs, representing geometric figures, animals, birds, plants and straight lines that run through the desert for several kilometers in all directions. These images on the surface of the desert are so gigantic that the only way to appreciate them in their full dimension is to do so from the sky. The true origin of these lines and figures is unknown, no one knows for sure who built them, or why. For some, these lines represented a gigantic astronomical calendar related to agriculture, for others it is a navigation plane and extraterrestrial airport.   At the end of the flyby, you will be able to draw your own conclusions.

After this experience, we will transfer you to the beautiful Huacachina lagoon, which is a famous oasis in the middle of the Iqueño desert.

Optional and with an additional payment, you can request a buggy ride on the desert sands.

At the coordinated time, we will transfer you to the station to take the bus to Paracas. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to the selected hotel. Overnight in Paracas.   (B.)

Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast we will transfer to the Paracas pier to board the boat in which we will start the excursion out to sea towards the Ballestas Islands. During the ride we will be able to appreciate the gigantic Candelabra outlined on the side of a hill facing the sea, and our local guide will tell you the various theories that have been woven around this enigmatic design. When you arrive at the Ballestas Islands, you will be able to observe different species that make up part of the local marine fauna, including Humboldt penguins, sea lions, seagulls, boobies, Zarcilillos, pelicans, etc. (some of them are almost extinct).

NOTE: (The exact time of departure to the Ballestas Islands is subject to the weather, and it is necessary for the port captaincy to give the go-ahead for navigation).

After doing the tour of the islands we will return to the mainland and, after some free time, we will transfer you to the bus station to return to the city of Lima. Upon arrival, our staff will be waiting for you at the station to transfer you to your hotel.   (B.)