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FLY & DRIVE LIMA, PARACAS, ICA AND NAZCA
7 DAYS/ 6 NIGHTS PROGRAM LIMA TO LIMA
Approximate distance to drive: 950 km
The road to Paracas, Ica and Nazca offers a variety of attractions to the traveler. This route has diverse zones of natural beauty and also archaeological remains, some of which are of exceptional interest, such as the Pachacamac temple exiting Lima and the Inca ruins of Tambo Colorado near Pisco
The first stop could be Pachacamac. After an interesting visit, next stop could be Cañete, famous for the delicious food prepared with “camarones” (river schrimps).
Chincha, the next city you will find, is a warm valley perfectly combining folklore and tradition. It is the center of a culture emerging from the former Negro slaves from the colonial cotton plantations. There you can visit Hacienda San José, another good option for lunch, as well as Bodega Tabernero, one of the good wine producers in Perú.
An interesting side trip arriving in Pisco are Inca ruins of Tambo Colorado.
A few kilometers beyond, you reach the Paracas National Park, the only protected area in Peru containing a marine ecosystem within its environment. From the port of Paracas, boat trips can be made to the Ballestas Islands, where close up views of sea lions, Humboldt penguins, flamingos or parihuanas and sea birds may be seen.
To the south, near the city of Ica, the main place for quality wine and pisco in Perú, there is Lake Huacachina (a relaxing oasis with lodging facilities in the middle of a coastal desert) and, some kilometers further on, the Nazca Lines, a valuable archaeological monument bequeathed to us by the people of the ancient Nazca culture. It is an enormous network of lines and drawings of animals and plants, covering an area of about 350 km². Flying over the Nazca Lines is an unforgettable experience.
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SUGGESTED ITINERARY
Dia 1. Arrive in Lima, be met and transferred to a hotel in Miraflores. Here your chosen car will be waiting for you.
Dia 2.. Free day in Lima to visit the various museums around the city and enjoy the world-class gourmet food for which this capital city is so well known.
Dia 3. Leave Lima in the morning and head south on the Panamerican Highway until you arrive at the Pachacamac Ruins, an important Pre-Inca worship site. After the visit you will continue to San Vincente de Cañete where you can eat superb river schrimps in the El Piloto restaurant. Continue towards Pisco. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel, then excursion to Paracas of about 2 1/2 hours. Paracas is one of the best marine reserves, with the highest concentration of marine birds. In the afternoon return to the hotel. Overnight. (B,L)
Dia 4. You go to the Paracas hotel pier at 07:30 to take your motorboat excursion to the Ballestas island. This islands are spectacular, eroded into numerous arches and caves, which provide shelter for thousands of seabirds, some of which are very rare, and seas lions. The islands are known as "the Galapagos of Peru". Returning to the hotel, you drive to Nazca, during the route you' could visit to the Chauchilla cementery where mummies and pottery are shown, as well as the Maria Reiche museum small. Overnight at the Hotel.
Dia 5. Drive to the little Nazca airport where you'll take the flight over the famous Nazca lines. Cut into the stony desert are large number of lines, not only parallels and geometrical figures, but also designs such as a dog, an enormous monkey, a bird with a wing span of over 100 meters, a spider and a tree. The lines, that represent some sort of vast astronomical pre-Inca calendar, are best seen from the air, we will take a half hour flight above the Lines (included). Afternoon free for optional visits around Nazca. Hotel overnight.
Dia 6. Return drive to Lima, hotel in Miraflores. Return of rented car. Overnight. (B,L)
Dia 7. Transfer to Lima airport.
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