Paracas- Nasca,  tour, 3-days

The 3- day tour  takes you  to the huge bird and sea lion colonies of the rocky Ballestas Islands. Nearby we visit the fascinating deserts and the beautiful beaches of  the Paracas National Reserve. 
The town of Ica is the home to the countries best wines and has an interesting regional  museum about pre Inca cultures.
Nearby is the attractive oasis and summer resort of  Huacachina.
Still unknown to the world is the mysterious sun calendar drawing near Palpa and the nearby petroglyphs of Chichictara.
The highlight of the tour is the flight over the enigmatic Nasca-Lines.  

Day 1: Lima- Ballestas Islands-Paracas- Ica. From Lima we  drive to the sea harbor of Pisco. Here a speed boat awaits us to take us to the Ballestas Islands. These Islands are inhabited by colonies of sea birds, sea-lions and penguins. Occasionally we can see an orca or a group of dolphins . Next we visit the  Paracas National Reserve, which offers spectacular desert landscapes and beautiful beaches. We continue to Ica were we visit the regional museum, which has among others an exhibit on mummies. We stay in a comfortable hotel near Ica.

Day 2: Ica- Huacachina- Nasca 
In the morning we visit the palm-fringed lake of Huacachina where you will have the opportunity to make a buggy tour in spectacular desert landscapes and/or sand board at the surrounding dunes . We  stop at a viewpoint near the town of Palpa to see the "Reloj Solar" a drawing in the desert depicting a sundial. Nearby we visit the petroglyphs of Chichictara, many anthropomorphic figures carved into volcanic rocks.  Before arriving at Nasca we stop at  the Maria Reiche Museum , former home of the German mathematician who studied the Nasca Lines  for 50 years. 

Day 3:  Nasca Flight 
In the morning  we have a flight  in a small plane over the enigmatic Nasca- Lines. Here  the Tour ends. We can arrange a bus ticket to Lima or Arequipa leaving this day.

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