Day 1:
Transfer to the bus terminal for the luxury royal
class bus to Pisco. Reception and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2:
After breakfast, transfer to the port for the boat
to the Ballestas islands. Commonly referred to as the "little
Galapagos", here you will see an amazing concentration of
sea birds and sea lions in their natural habitat along with
the famous "candelabra" enigma, marked into the desert hillside.
This engraving has nothing to the do with the Nazca Lines
but is thought to be an old pirate warning over two centuries
old. After the boat tour, return to the mainland for an excursion
to the Paracas National Reserve, the only coastal reserve
in Peru. Here you will visit several museums showing the natural
history of Paracas and also the ancient Paracas culture.
After lunch, return to Pisco. In the afternoon, transfer to
the bus terminal for the royal class bus to Nazca (about 3
hours). Arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Candelabro Paracas
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Day 3:
Before breakfast, a flight tour over the enigmatic Nazca Lines;
gigantic drawings and geometrical figures engraved in the
driest desert of Peru and dating back to 250 AD. Drawn throughout
over 1000 Km2 of desert on the Pampas of San Jose in Ica,
and due to their enormous size and largely unknown origin,
leaves an indelible impression on all who visit this most
mysterious archaeological site. With representations of animals,
such as a spider, a monkey and several birds, they are believed
to be an enormous astronomical calendar or possibly an offering
to the gods. First discovered in 1550 it was not until the
advent of flight, in the 1920's, that the lines were first
realised for their significance. The drawings are not in actual
desert sand but on small rock debris, varying in length from
150m to 300m and with a depth of 20cm. After breakfast, a
private tour of the ancient Cantalloc aqueducts and the ruins
of a recently discovered Inca town nearby. Transfer to the
bus station for the royal class bus back to Lima. Transfer
to your hotel.
Lines Nazca Monkey
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(Private transportation can also be arranged - please
ask for details) .
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