Pre-Tour Nazca Lines Extension
Day 1 Lima
We’ll gather in our Lima hotel for a Happy Hour and extension briefing.
Hotel Antigua Miraflores (1 night) http://www.antiguamiraflores.com/
Day 2 Paracas
Nazca Lines flight
After breakfast we’ll depart Lima in a private bus for the town of Paracas where we will check-in to our hotel. From there we will drive to nearby Pisco airport to fly over the Nazca Lines (flight included in tour cost). Buckle up and get ready to be amazed by the magnificent symmetry and scale of the ancient designs made by the Nazca people. The questions surrounding the Nazca Lines enigma continue to go unanswered. Some suggest they are an ancient solar calendar, others that the Lines act as ritual pathways for religious processions, and still others believe it was just a way of asking the gods for water. It will be up to us to decide for ourselves. Once on the ground again we’ll settle into our hotel and have dinner together.
San Agustin Paracas Hotel (1 night) http://www.hotelessanagustin.com.pe/es/hoteles/paracas/
Day 2 Paracas/Ballestas Islands/Lima
Ballestas Islands excursion
In the morning we will walk to Paracas harbor where we board a boat bound for the Ballestas Islands. As we motor to the islands we’ll see the famous figure known as The Candelabra, an enigmatic ancient design etched on a coastal hillside. We’ll learn the most popular theories about its origins and take a few photos. An amazing variety of marine life inhabits the Ballestas, including 200+ types of migratory birds. The Islands also shelter the shy Humboldt penguin and plenty of sea lions. Once back to the harbor, we board our bus and head back to Lima in time to kick off the regular tour.
[Extension itinerary details and hotels are subject to change.]
What’s Included:
2 nights accommodation; 2 breakfast, 1 dinner; 1 lunch; bus transport from/to Lima; All tips; Full-time services of Peruvian tour manager and Imprint escort, local guide (Ballestas); overflight Nazca Lines, Ballestas Islands excursion.
Important Exceptions:
Tour participants are responsible for the cost of drinks, free-time sightseeing & meals, expenditures of a personal nature, and flight baggage overage fees.