SAS Travel Peru - Inca Trail to Machupicchu Licensed Specialist Operator

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Leaving Frequency

Daily Departures
with minimum 2 people

Price Information

US$ 345.00

Overview

**BALLESTAS ISLANDS ("the Peruvian Galapagos") & NAZCA LINES FLIGHT:

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Ballestas Islands & Nazca Lines Full Day -Private

Full Day Excursion from Lima to the Ballestas Islands in Paracas and the Nazca Lines

This awesome Tour offers you the highlights of the Peruvian coast in a minimum of time. A private touristic vehicle take you to Paracas riding the Pan american highway passing through Chincha, Pisco, Paracas, Ica.
Just arriving to El Chaco in Paracas port we take you on a fantastic guided speedboat journey tour to the Ballestas Islands ( "the Peruvian Galapagos") a wonderful group of small Islands that house huge numbers of birds and marine mammals such as sea lions, Humbold pinguins, dolphins, flamingoes, pelicans. and stunning varieties of birds.
Then we travel further south to Nazca town crossing one the most amazing deserts on earth, where hundred of years ago mysterious hands etched enormous figures on the desert floor. These mysterious images are known todays as the Nazca Lines and can be seen only from the air.

Program Itinerary

Day 1:

04:30 hrs. Private transportation Paracas / Nazca / Ica / Lima. Collect from your hotel in Lima in our private vehicle, then a 3 hours drive approx to Paracas Bay.
08:00 hrs. Boat excursion to the Ballestas Islands. (2 hours) From El Chaco dock you will board a speed boat to visit the Ballestas Islands. During our boat excursion to the Islands you will see many attractions stands out a huge design etched on the slope of hill, known by the local people as The Candelabro. This is an enormous figure that can be seen clearly from the sea. Afterwards, we will continue our excursion around the Ballestas Islands, where you will see hundreds of birds flying (Peruvian Bobbies, Inca terms, Pelicans, Cormorants and others) above the Islands, as well a colony of sea lions on the shore of the beaches, and if you are lucky you also can see the famous Humboldt Penguins and dolphins swimming nearby.
10:30 hrs. Departure from Paracas to Nazca. (3 hours) Afterwards we will get back to the mainland and will board our private vehicle again to continue our trip to the city of Nazca. Once in Nazca, you will be led to the local airdrome from where you will take a small plane to fly over the Nazca Lines.
14:00 hrs. Classic Flight over the Nazca Lines + Airport taxes. Prior the flight you will watch a video film about the Nazca Lines that will allow you get a better understanding of the archaeologicl zone you are about to see. This interesting documentary lasts about 35-40 minutes and involves serious information about the Nazca Culture, as well as the figures you will see from the air. For this aerial tour, you will board a small Cessna single-engine aircraft (Station air, Sky hawk or Skyline type), which has spacious room for 5 people, each person with a window seat. After the video, our English speaking pilot will proceed to give you a briefing about this air tour and also will give each participant a map of the archaeological zone, which shows all the figures you will see from the air. Among the figures, you will see an impressive representation of a monkey, a whale, a spider, a hummingbird, a parrot, a condor, geometrical shapes and hundred of straight lines crisscrossing the Nazca desert.
16:00 hrs. Visit to the metallic tower of the Nazca Lines and the Huacachina Oasis on route. ( Free time for lunch )
After our lunch, we will drive back to Lima, visiting along the way the Nazca Lines Mirador Tower to see some of the famous Nazca Lines and also will stop at the city of Ica to visit the beautiful lagoon known as Huacachina the Oasis. 22:00 hrs arrival in Lima. Finally we will drive to Lima. Drop off at your hotel.

What is Included:

  • Private vehicle from Lima to Paracas,Nazca, Ica and return to Lima
  • (Our private car will come to your hotel at 04:20 am)
  • Speedboat excursión to Ballestas Islands with an expert guide
  • (20-24 passenger private boat - Shared service)
  • Admission fees to the islands
  • Flight over the Nazca Lines figures
  • (5-6 passengers Aerodiana airplane)
  • Mirador tower of Nazca Lines
  • Visit to the Huacachina Oasis in Ica
  • Arrive to Lima at 22:00 hrs approx
  • Transfer to your Hotel.
  • (Optional trasnfer to Lima`s airport)

What is not Included:

  • Airport taxes included
  • $9 per person
  • Meals in tour Lunch in Nazca, Dinner
  • Drinks and snacks.

We recommend that you bring

  • On this tour you must bring your passports for the flight,
  • light clothing, as the weather on the southern coast used to be very hot, especially in summer time (from December to March) when temperatures can reach 40º C / 104 ºF sometimes.
  • We suggest to bring sun block to avoid sun burning, a hat, a bottle of water and sun glasses. ( sandals, shorts,)

Terms & Conditions

  • .■SAS TRAVEL 2011
  • ■Conditions of the Ballestas Islands & Nazca Lines Full Day -Private
  • ■You must carry your original passport for the flyover of the Nazca lines.
  • ■1. You must pay for your tour in full by 5 days before your departure.
  • ■Payment of your balance in the Cusco SAS office is requested in cash. US $ is easier but if you choose to pay in soles the rate charged is generally 3.0 soles = US$1 You can withdraw US$ or soles from the many ATM machines.
  • ■2. SAS Travel does not take responsibility for additional costs due to unfavorable weather conditions, natural catastrophe, strikes, accidents, illness, injury, loss of personal items, etc. It is the clients responsibility to carry insurance to cover these types of events. We reserve the right to modify or cancel the program due to any of the unforeseen conditions listed above.
  • ■3. SAS Travel will take all reasonable care in providing service to our clients to avoid accident, illness, loss of personal property and will only employ suitably qualified staff. We accept responsibility for the actions of our own employees. SAS Travel cannot however be responsible for any action or event that was unforeseeable or unavoidable. We also cannot be responsible for improper acts by clients or other third party for example Bus companies. You are totally responsable for your own personal property and rented equipment.
  • ■You will of course have your entire luggage travelling with you so please ensure that all valuables are kept in your hand luggage while on buses.
  • ■4. NOT INCLUDED:
  • ■-Meals
  • ■5. CANCELLATIONS
  • ■Change of date of tour within 1 week before departure has a fee of $20
  • ■Cancellation of tour up to one week before departure incurs a loss of 30% of total tour cost.
  • ■Cancellation of tour within one week -48 hours before departure incurs a loss of 40% of total tour cost.
  • ■Cancellation of tour within 48 hours before departure incurs a loss of 50% of total tour cost.
  • ■Cancelation of tour on the day of departure incurs a loss of 100% of total tour cost.
  • ■6. When paying the balance in Cusco, there will be a * 3% comission if you choose to use travellers cheques and a 8% comission for use of credit card.
  • ■I have read and accept the conditions

SAS Travel is supporting many of the community projects run by Hotel Marqueses: Eg. "Walk a Mile in my shoes", "Wawa-Wasi", "Shoes shiners boys" http://www.hotelmarqueses.com/english/thankyou.html If you are coming to Cusco please make a space for a couple of second hand clothes, shoes especially for kids, school equipment, toys and drop them off in our office. We will help distribute the items to people who really need them in small village schools and communities in the mountains of Lares.