EXPLORING PERU
LIMA – PARACAS – ICA – NAZCA | 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
INCLUDES
LIMA PROGRAM
- Airport transfers
- 03 nights in Lima + breakfast
- Tour: Lima City Tour
- Entrance fees to attractions
- Professional guide (Spanish/English)
PARACAS - ICA - NAZCA PROGRAM
- Lima-Paracas bus ticket (Cruz del Sur - Evolution service)
- Nazca-Lima bus ticket (Cruz del Sur - Evolution service)
- Tourist transport Paracas-Ica
- Private car Ica-Nazca
- Airport transfers
- 01 night in Ica + breakfast
- Shared tours: Ballestas Islands / Ica City Tour + Huacachina Lagoon / Dune Buggies + Sandboarding
- Shared tour: Nazca Lines overflight
- Entrance fees to attractions
- Professional guide (Spanish/English)
NOT INCLUDED
- International and domestic air tickets
- Meals in Paracas and Ica
- Early check-in or late check-out
- Travel insurance
- Meals not mentioned and tips
- Personal expenses (drinks, medical/travel insurance, laundry, etc.)
- Overflight tax (~$10.00)
- Tourist ticket (~$15.00)
IMPORTANT NOTES
- Prices per person in US Dollars
- Rates subject to change without notice
- Not valid during Holy Week, National Holidays, New Year's or long weekends
- Minimum 2 passengers required
- 4% surcharge for credit card payments
- International transfers don't include 3% bank fee (Peruvian bank discount)
- Exchange rate: 4.00 (subject to market variations)
- Excursions subject to weather conditions
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1: LIMA ARRIVAL TRANSFER
- Arrival at Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Assistance and transfer to hotel
- Free afternoon
- Accommodation: Lima
DAY 2: LIMA CITY TOUR
- Breakfast
- MODERN LIMA:
- Visit to Miraflores district and Love Park (Pacific Ocean views)
- Panoramic view of Huaca Pucllana (pre-Inca pyramid temple)
- Walk through El Olivar Forest in San Isidro (financial district)
- COLONIAL LIMA:
- Tour of historic center (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Visit to Plaza San Martín (colonial architecture and balconies)
- See iconic Hotel Bolívar
- Visit to Plaza Mayor (Government Palace, Lima Cathedral, etc.)
- SAN FRANCISCO CONVENT & CATACOMBS:
- Tour of 17th century convent including library, choir, cloister
- Visit to underground crypts (catacombs)
- Accommodation: Lima
- Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3: PARACAS - ICA
- 04:00: Departure to Paracas (Cruz del Sur bus)
- 07:15: Arrival in Paracas
- 08:00: BALLESTAS ISLANDS TOUR
- Boat ride to islands viewing "The Candelabro" geoglyph
- Observation of marine fauna (seabirds, Humboldt penguins, sea lions)
- 11:15: Departure to Ica
- 12:30: Arrival in Ica and hotel transfer
- 13:00: ICA CITY TOUR
- Visit to Ica's historic center and Plaza de Armas
- Visit to Señor de Luren Sanctuary
- Tour of artisanal winery (wine and pisco production process)
- Wine and pisco tasting
- Visit to Huacachina Lagoon ("Oasis of America")
- Adventure sports: dune buggies and sandboarding
- Accommodation: Ica
DAY 4: NAZCA LINES OVERFLIGHT
- Breakfast
- 08:00: Private transfer to Nazca
- 11:00: Arrival in Nazca and transfer to airfield
- NAZCA LINES OVERFLIGHT
- View of mysterious desert drawings (visible only from air)
- Geometric shapes and animal figures etched in desert
- 15:30: Bus to Lima (Cruz del Sur)
- 22:50: Arrival in Lima and hotel transfer
- Accommodation: Lima
- Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5: LIMA DEPARTURE TRANSFER
- Breakfast at hotel
- Transfer to airport at appropriate time
- Meals: Breakfast
- END OF SERVICES
