Nazca Lines and Lima Extension

DAY 1: Arrive in Lima

Upon your arrival in Lima, you will be picked up from the airport and taken to your hotel in the city.

Overnight in Lima: Casa Andina Premium
Meals Included: None

DAY 2: Nazca Lines Flight

7:00am You will be picked up from your hotel in Lima then you will board a private vehicle to travel to Pisco town. The trip to Pisco lasts about 2 ½ hours until the airport. Here you will receive safety talking and basic information about the Nazca Lines and then aboard the flight.

The first you will see from the plane is Ocucaje valley (panoramic view of the mountains which are marine fossils 150 million years old), valley of Santa Cruz, valley of Palpa, valley of Viscas, valley Ingenio, where some of the Paracas and Nazca culture was located (800 BC – 700 AD).

The large ceremonial and administrative center of the Nazca culture (Cahuachi archaeological site), the Trapezoids, the Compass, astronaut, the Monkey, the Dog, the Condor, the Spider, the Hummingbird, The Alcatraz or Flamingo, The Parrot, The Hands, and the Tree.

After 1 hour and 30 minutes of flight you will land in the airport of Pisco and then you will be transferred to Paracas. Time to rest and relax.

Overnight in Paracas: San Agustin Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 3: Ballestas Islands & Return to Lima

After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to the wharf of the Beach the Chaco – Paracas. Speedboat excursion to Ballestas Islands.

During the navigation the bay is surrounded and the port is appraised San Martín, soon the Mysterious figure of Candelabrum, Ballestas Islands the deposits of Marine Wolves, Guaneras seabirds have an interview that in their natural habitat constitute, by their capricious and beautiful forms, sea lions, penguins, and beautiful landscapes of the Peruvian Coast. Two hours and half last this excursion.

After visiting this place and have the lunch, we will return to Lima, drop off at your hotel (optional stops in the route).

Overnight in Lima: Casa Andina Premium
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 4: Depart Lima

You will be picked up at your hotel and taken to the Lima Airport in time for your departing flight.

Meals Included: Breakfast

3.5 hours. Experience a half-day city sightseeing of Lima. Drive into the Historic Center of Lima to visit San Martin Square, the Main Square or “Plaza de Armas” where the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Cathedral and the Town Hall are located.

Proceed to San Francisco Church, a masterpiece of Colonial architecture preserving the best examples of Colonial religious art in America.

Drive through the exclusive areas of San Isidro and the touristic district of Miraflores where you will enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and its beaches.

Visit modern districts of San Isidro and Miraflores and the colonial city of Lima with its treasures and churches.

Meals Included: Lunch

4 hours. You will be transferred into the Historic Center of Lima to visit San Martin Square, the Main Square or “Plaza de Armas” where the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Cathedral and Town Hall are located.

We will then proceed to San Francisco Church, a masterpiece of Colonial architecture preserving the best examples of Colonial religious art in America.

We will drive through the exclusive areas of San Isidro and the touristic district of Miraflores where you will enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and its beaches.

We will visit the exceptional Larco Herrera Museum, founded in 1926. We will also browse the museum display of 45,000 archaeological objects considered to be pre-Columbian art icons around the world; chronologically exhibited in impressive galleries showing the continuous development of 3,000 years of Peru’s pre-Columbian history.

We will enjoy its beautiful gardens, located inside a unique viceroyalty mansion dating back to the XVIII century and be awed by the museum’s finest old Peruvian gold and silver collection as well one of the most famous erotic art collections. At the end of the services you will be transferred to your hotel.

5 hours. At 10:00am we will start with the Cooking Class, so the chef-guide will pick you up from the hotel and visit the typical Peruvian market. At this market your guide will introduce you to Peruvian products such as exotic fruits from all areas of the country.

If you like you can taste these fruits; once you have finished your visit to the market you will be transported to the place (kitchen center) where you be able to try out your cooking skills at preparing the most famous Peruvian dishes, ceviche and Lomo Saltado.

You will also learn how to make the Peruvian national cocktail, the Pisco Sour. To end the tour you will enjoy the delicious lunch which was prepared by yourself, and then return to your hotel.