2-Day Nazca Lines and Ballestas Islands from Lima

DAY 1 Lima - Paracas

Pisco Airport. Very early in the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel in Lima, to take you to the bus station, and start the 4 hours’ journey until Pisco’s airport, to live an amazing adventure of 1:30 hours over the mysterious Nazca Lines.

Nazca Lines. During the flight, you will see impressive figures as the monkey, the spider, the Cóndor, and a lot of different drawings on these wonderful pampas. This amazing geoglyphs were traced by the Nazca culture, a pre-Inca civilization developed between 700 B.C. and 200 A.D. These drawings can be seen by the air, and they are located 280 miles south of the city of Lima. They were first seeing in 1547, and in 1929, the Peruvian archeologist Julio C. Tello started to investigate them. Furthermore, they were declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.

Paracas. After this magical experience, you will be transferred to your hotel in Paracas, to have a well-deserved afternoon rest.

DAY 2 Paracas - Lima

Ballestas Islands. After picking you up from your hotel in Paracas, we are going to El Chaco pier, the starting point to sail to Ballestas Islands, which is part of the incredible Paracas National Reserve. These islands are located 30 minutes away from the cost of Paracas, and they are beautiful natural rock formations. You will enjoy a spectacular sea life, as sea lions and a birds’ diversity all over the place as penguins, pelicans, among others migratory birds. Also, you can admire the famous Candelabrum, a big geoglyph that could belong to the Nazca ancient culture.

Back to Lima. After the visit, we will transfer you to the bus station to back to Lima, and take you to the hotel.