Nazca Lines Peru

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Day 1 Lima
- Reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel.
- Overnight at selected hotel at Lima.
Day 2 Lima - City tour
- Our guided visit to Lima allows you to see the Historical Center: Main Square, the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the City Hall and old streets with colonial mansions and Moorish balconies. You will also visit the historic Santo Domingo Convent , an icon of colonial architecture. The tour goes all the way to modern district of San Isidro and Miraflores, where you’ll appreciate archaeological sites of sacred Inca structures and also, you will observe the Pacific Ocean coast from the vast seafront.
- Overnight at selected hotel at Lima.
- Included: Breakfast.
Day 3 Lima – Nasca Lines - Paracas
- Transfer to the bus station.
- Four hours bus ride to Paracas. Upon arrival transfer to the selected hotel.
- At appropriate time transfer to the airfield to board a light aircraft and enjoy the flight over Pisco, Ocucaje, Palpa and the amazing Nazca Lines. There you can see a number of geoglyphs, representing stylized pictures of animals and plants, distributed among a huge maze of rects, trapeziums, triangles and spirals carved on the land and preserved for almost 2, 000 years.
- Overnight at selected hotel at Paracas.
- Included: Breakfast.
Day 4 Paracas – Lima
- Transfer from the hotel to the pier.
- Departing from Libertador Paracas Hotel's pier, this 2 hour boat ride will lead you to the Ballestas Islands located near Pisco city, in front of the Paracas National Reserve (largest coastal wildlife sanctuary of Peru). These beautiful islands are home of thousands of migratory birds, including: pelicans, tendrils, gulls among others, which share their habitat with huge groups of sea lions and fur seals. During the excursion you will also see the mysterious designing over the hill, called “El Candelabro” (The Chandelier).
- Transfer to the bus station to take the ride back to Lima.
- Transfer from the bus station to your hotel.
- Overnight at selected hotel at Lima.
- Included: Breakfast.
Day 5 Lima – Cusco - Sacred Valley
- Transfer to the airport.
- Flight to Cusco.
- Free afternoon to rest and acclimatize
- Overnight at selected hotel at Cusco.
- Included: Breakfast.
Day 6 Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu
- You will start your excursion visiting Maras, located in the province of Urubamba, 46 kilometers West of the city of Cusco. Salt deposits are located Northwest this town. There, you will find the most important salt mines of the region, operated from the Incan times and the viceregal period.
- Then, you will visit the circular andenes in Moray, created by the Andean man with the looks of an amphitheater.
- Finally,you will go to Ollantaytambo, military, religious and agricultural center of the Incan Empire. The fortress is located on top of the mountain and allowed them to protect the whole valley from invaders. From the highest spot we will be able to appreciate the narrow roads along with the channels that remain unaltered since Incan times. Lunch will be provided at local restaurant.
- Transfer to Ollantaytambo train station to take the ride to Machu Picchu town.
- Overnight at selected hotel at Machu Picchu.
- Included: Breakfast.
Day 7 Machu Picchu - Cusco
- Today you will start your Machu Picchu excursion with a private guide. This incredible place is a renowned example of the advanced Inca’s architecture, surrounded by an amazing landscape of lush forest. Lost in history, Machu Picchu was not discovered until 1911 by the American explorer Hiram Bingham, but was built in the middle of XV century. The name of the citadel comes from the Quechua language that means “Old Mountain” and apparently was the principal Inca’s Sanctuary. Enjoy a buffet lunch at Sanctuary lodge.
- At the appointed time, you will return to the station to take your train ride back to Cusco.
- Transfer from the train station to the hotel in Cusco.
- Overnight at selected hotel at Cusco.
- Included: Breakfast, lunch.
Day 8 Cusco - City tour
- Get to know the city of Cusco, an UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site and possessor of a style on its own. The tour begins at the Koricancha Temple, an old Incan palace and main center for the worship of the sun god, Inti. Once the Spanish conquered Peru, the Dominican order built a lovely church over top this temple’s foundations: the church of Santo Domingo that is still there today. Your next destination is the Main Square, and then the adventure continues at the Sacsayhuaman Fortress built of enormous stone blocks expertly shaped by the Incas. It is strategically located at the top of a hill overlooking Cusco. What a view of the city! The tour continues with visits to three archeological sites: “Qenko, Puca-Pucara, and Tambomachay”, important religious and administrative centers for the Incas. Finally you will visit an art workshop named “Inkas Expression” that presents artists working on silver pieces and painting in wood. This is an ideal place for the ones who like andean art.
- Overnight at selected hotel at Cusco.
- Included: Breakfast.
Day 9 Cusco - Lima
- Transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Lima
- Overnight at selected hotel at Lima.
- Included: Breakfast.
Day 10 Lima
- Transfer to the airport for your international flight back home.

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