THE NAZCA LINES & THE BAY OF SAN FERNANDO

Program: 3 days / 2 nights

Day 1º: Bus to Nazca.

6:15 AM: Our customers are picked up from their hotel in Lima, and then transferred to the bus station to take a tourist bus to the city of Nazca. The bus ride to Nazca last about 6 hours. Upon arrival you will be met by a representative from our travel agency and then transferred to the hotel in Nazca. In the afternoon you will be picked up from your hotel and then transferred to the local airport of Nazca to do the flight over the mysterious Nazca Lines. We will fly over an enigmatic zone, where hundreds of years ago ancient Peruvians drew huge designs, which can be seen only from the air. Among the figures we will see an enormous representation of a monkey, a hummingbird, a condor, and a strange creature known as the Spaceman. Afterwards you will return to the city of Nazca. Overnight at the Hotel Alegria or similar.

Day 2º: Chauchilla Cemetery & The Marine Bay of San Fernando

8:00 AM. On this day we will start off by visiting the ancient graveyard of Chauchilla. For many years this pre Inca place was looted by treasure hunters, who ransacked the place completely, taking away all the treasures the mummies kept in their tombs for centuries.
These grave robbers just left behind the corpses, which can be seen today all over the ground. In addition to skulls and bones, you also can see several tombs centuries old, as well as long human hairs, ceramic fragments and others remains scattered on the desert surface. Later on we will leave Chauchilla and will drive west towards the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The excursion to San Fernando Bay is done with a 4x4 wheel machine and is accompanied by a naturalist guide who will teach you about the unique geology and fauna of the bay. Along the way visitors will enjoy a unique landscape on the desert, a place so desolate that could well be the surface of Mars, so dry and lifeless. After approximately 2 hours, we will be descending to the shores of the Pacific Ocean and suddenly San Fernando will appear like a marine paradise in front of us. At the point called El Mirador, we will stop for some panoramic pictures and afterwards we will descend on foot towards the bay. Here our naturalist guide will take us to explore every corner of this bay. We will start off with the lookout point of sea lions, a perfect spot to observe groups of sea lions resting on the small rocky islands, just a few meters away from us.
Afterwards we will walk across a rocky beach towards a natural Island from where it is possible to observe many types of birds, such as cormorants, pelicans, oysters catchers, seagulls and the mighty Condor !!!. This natural Island has the shape of a big platform, and offers great views of the Bay, an amazing natural beauty, as well as wonderful rock formations where many birds make their nests. There will be time enough for each visitor to walk around and to explore the Island on their own. Our guide will show you certain places where you can see Humboldt Penguins, and other rare seen species.
After a complete exploration of the Island, we will return to the beach to have lunch, and if you wish, you can swim in the cold waters of San Fernando.
To finish off this great adventure, we will drive towards the other side of the bay, where we will visit the home of hundreds of sea lions resting along the beach. The view from this point is awesome, it is actually the best way to say good bye to this marvellous place. We will return to Nazca by 5:00 pm approximately. Overnight at the hotel Alegria or similar.

Day 3º: Underground Channels of Cantayo - Bus ride to Lima.

8:30 AM. You will be picked up from your hotel and then we will visit the ancient underground channels of Cantayo. The channel of Cantayo represents a master piece of hydraulic works of the ancient world, as its construction is unique in America. This great archaeological tour is combined with the visit to the Nazca ceramic studio, a workshop where you will be able to learn about the elaboration of the Nazca vessels and other pieces of art.

Later on at 11:00 am you will be transferred to the bus station to take a bus to the City of Lima. Upon you arrival in Lima a representative from Mystery Peru will met you at the bus station and then will transfer you to your hotel.

End of our service.

Daily departures from Lima: 6:15 AM.

Additional information:

• Confirmation of the excursion will be received at time of booking.
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Accommodation in Lima:

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