THE HUACACHINA OASIS & NAZCA LINES.

Program: 2 Days / 1 Night.

Day 1º: Trip from Lima to the City of Ica - Huacachina Oasis - Nazca.

09:00 h. You will be picked up from your hotel in Lima by our local representative and then you will take a private vehicle to travel to the city of Ica. Our first visit takes place at the a local vineyards where locals make wine and Pisco. Here we will learn with a local guide the old method of making wine and pisco. There will also time to taste out a variety of wines and Pisco brandy. Later on, we will visit the Regional Museum of Ica, an interesting building that houses the remains of the ancient cultures that developed on the southern coast. We will start our visit, walking through the pre-Inca rooms, which display fine textiles from the Paracas people and wonderful pieces from the Nazca culture, featuring amazing musical instruments and great pictures of the Nazca Lines. Here we will also see some spectacular weapons and wood carvings from the Wari Empire, Ica Chincha and Inca culture. On the other side of the Museum, we will visit the anthropological room, which exhibits human remains from the same cultures mentioned above, featuring deformed skulls, cranial surgery practiced on ancient Peruvians, beautiful head-dresses, well preserve mummies, including babies and trophy heads. Afterwards we will drive southwest towards the Huacachina Oasis. Here we will have time for lunch. Later on our local representative will provide you a buggy tour to the desert. Our dune buggy excursion begins at the Oasis La Huacachina, from this zone we will drive up towards the west, where the most beautiful dune formations are found. We will drive across the desert in a 4x4 buggy vehicle, and will make various stops along the way for pictures. The desert of Ica is the most beautiful in our country and offers stunning landscapes, not only of sand dunes, but also of the Huacachina lagoon, from above. There will be some points where you will have the opportunity to experience the exhilaration of one of most popular sports in Ica “Sandboarding”. Our driver will take you to the summit of some dunes, and from the very top you will be able to slide down. Before you start to sand surf, our guide/instructor will teach you specific techniques to ensure a safety ride. There are actually plenty spots to sandboard around Huacachina Oasis, with a wide variety of dunes, suitable for the very beginners, as well as for professional sand boarders. Keep in mind that on this tour you will not have to walk up the dunes to go for a second or a third ride, our driver will do all the lifting job for you. As you can see it will be very easy and cool. The whole tour will take about 1 hour and a half, so at the end clients are dropped off at the Huacachina Oasis. Afterwards we will drive south towards the city of Nazca (2 hours). Overnight in Nazca at the Hotel Casa Andina Classic *** or similar.

What is included on this day?

• 09:00 h. Pick up from your hotel in Lima.
• Private Transportation: Lima - Ica - Nazca. (Vehicle shared with maximium of 6 people)
• 12:00 h. Guided visit to a traditional vineyard of Pisco.
• 13:30 h. Guided visit to the Archaeological Museum of Ica.
• 15:00 h. Visit to the Huacachina Oasis & Dune Buggy tour in the desert.
• 16:00 h. Departure from Ica to Nazca.
• Accommodation at the Hotel Casa Andina Nazca *** or similar.

What is not included?

• Meals, extras & gratuities.

Day 2 º : Flight over the Nazca Lines - Nazca Lines tower - Return to Lima.

08:00 hrs. You will be picked up from your hotel and then will be transferred to the airdrome of Nazca to fly over the Nazca drawings. Prior the flight you will watch a video film about the Nazca Lines that will allow you get a better understanding of the archaeologicl zone you are about to see. This interesting documentary lasts about 40 minutes and involves serious information about the Nazca Culture, as well as the figures you will see from the air. For this aerial tour, you will board a small Cessna single-engine aircraft (Station air, Sky hawk or Skyline type), which has spacious room for 5 people, each person with a window seat. After the video, our English speaking pilot will proceed to give you a briefing about this air tour and also will give each participant a map of the archaeological zone, which shows all the figures you will see from the air. Among the figures, you will see an impressive representation of a monkey, a whale, a spider, a hummingbird, a parrot, a condor, geometrical shapes and hundred of straight lines crisscrossing the Nazca desert. Later on you will have time for lunch and finally we will take our private machine and will return to Lima, stopping on the way at the Nazca Lines desert to see 2 huge figures from the top of a metallic tower. The trip back to Lima will last about 5 hours. Upon our arrival in Lima, our driver will drop you off at your hotel. We will be arriving in Lima at 17:00 hrs. approximately. End of the tour.

What is included on this day?

• Breakfast at the hotel in Nazca.
• 08:00 h. Transfer to the airport.
• 09:00 h. Classic Flight over the Nazca Lines & Airport taxes.
• 10:30 h. Visit to the Nazca Lines metallic tower.
• 11:00 h. Mystery Peru Private transportation to Lima. (Small Group service)
• 17:00 h. Arrival in Lima. Drop off at your hotel.

What is not included?

• Meals, extras & gratuities.

Group Average:

6 participants.

Daily Departure:

09:00 hrs.

Recommendations:

• On this tour you must bring light clothing, as the weather on the southern coast used to be very hot, especially in summer time (from December to March) when temperatures can reach 40º C / 104 ºF sometimes.
• We suggest to bring sun block to avoid sun burning, a hat, a bottle of water and sun glasses.

Additional information:

• All your personal information is required at the moment of your booking.
• Confirmation of the excursion will be received at time of booking.
• All tours are operated in English unless otherwise stated.

Travel voucher:.

• You will receive an electronic voucher via e-mail once your booking is confirmed.
• For every confirmed booking you will be required to print your electronic voucher for presentation at the moment we start the excursion. The electronic voucher acts as a confirmation for all the services you request.

Local Operator Information:

• We will send you complete operator information, including phone numbers at your destination.
• Our Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.