PAT 1251 - LIMA / NAZCA / PARACAS / LIMA

Upon arrival, our staff will be waiting at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to rest or engage in any activity (upon request) if you have enough time available.

Breakfast at the hotel. At 09:00hs or 14:00hs, at your choice, we will start a panoramic tour of the city, where we can see the Colonial Center, the Main Square, the Palacio de Gobierno, the Cathedral, the Archbishop’s Palace and Lima townhall. Also, we will visit San Francisco, a convent with cloisters and catacombs of the Colonial era. The tour will continue through the traditional areas of residential and commercial Lima to end with a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and beaches in the district of Miraflores.

Transfer to the bus station at about 13:00hs to board the bus to Nasca (about 8hs trip). Upon arrival our staff will transfer you to the hotel. Overnight at Nasca.

Breakfast at the hotel. Pick – up at the hotel to transfer you to the airfield of Nasca. Upon arrival, we will wait for our turn to board the light aircraft and fly over the giant and enigmatic Nasca lines for about 30 minutes. For some, these lines represent a huge astronomical calendar related to agriculture, for others it is a blueprint for alien navigation and an airport. At the end of the overflight you will draw your own conclusions.

At the indicated time, transfer to the ground station to board the bus to Paracas bay. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.

After breakfast, transfer to the port to board the boat that will begin the tour of the Paracas National Reserve, being Ballestas Islands the main destination. On the way we can enjoy the famous “Candelabro” (Chandelier) outlined in a hillside and our local guide will tell you the various theories that have been woven around this enigmatic design

Upon arrival at the Islands you may observe different species that compose the local marine life including Humboldt penguins, Sea Lions, Gulls, Boobies, Inca Terns, Pelicans, etc (some of them are nearly extinct).

NOTE: The departure hour to Ballestas Islands is subject to weather being necessary the port captain approval to navigation.

After the tour we will return to port and after some free time we will transfer you to the ground station to board the bus to Lima. Upon arrival our staff will transfer you to the hotel.