Central-Southeast :. Lima - Paracas - Ica - Arequipa 8D/7N

Upon arrival at Lima’s airport, we will be waiting for you and together we will go to the hotel in Lima.
Night at hotel in Lima
**check in at hotel at 11am**

At 9 am, transfer from our accommodation to start our Lima city tour, we will start with Visit to “Pucllana Pyramid” then Historical Center of Lima with more than fifty monuments and Colonial edifications, such as the Paseo de la República, the San Martín Square, the Main Square, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, and the City Council Palace amongst others, San Francisco Convent.
Overnight in Lima

Depart Lima around 6:30am. We start with pickup from our accommodation in Lima. After around 3 ours we will have a stop for breakfast at the unique bread oven - freshest bread in Peru!
At 12:00pm we will visit the Secret Slave Tunnels - Visit Hacienda San Jose and discover the jaw-dropping secret tunnels. Once used to smuggle slaves, these tunnels can be found below the hacienda, where you will also learn about a darker side to Peruvian history.
At 2:00p, our bus arrives to Paracas, a beautiful small town by the sea. Relax by the calm, beach or have some of Peru's tastiest seafood!
Overnight in Paracas.

Morning:. Ballestas Island tour
Around 07:45am we will start our 2 hour boat tour of the Ballestas Islands. The Ballestas are commonly known as the poor-man's Galapagos, and while you are there you'll see sea lions, penguins and lots of birds all in there natural habitat. If you're lucky then you may even spot a dolphin or three on your way!
At 11:00am we will take our guided tour of the magnificent Paracas National Reserve - one of South America's biggest protected desert reserves. You will also be able to enjoy the stunning Pacific coastline, where desert meets ocean.
At 1:00pm we will take our direct luxury bus from Paracas to Huacachina, a small natural oasis located in the Ica desert the journey will take around 2 hours.
In the afternoon, around 4:00pm we will have our 2 hours of exhilarating dune buggying and sandboarding - Ride the dune buggies up and sandboard down the biggest dunes in South America. A once in a lifetime experience in the only natural desert oasis in South America.
Night in Huacachina. Enjoy some food or drinks around one of the many restaurants/bars around the oasis!
Overnight in Huacachina.

Morning:. Nazca Lines tour
At 7:30am we will meet at Wild Rover Hostel to take our private minibus from Huacachina to Nazca airport. The drive will be about 2 hours. Upon arrival we will start our Nazca lines tour for about 35 minute flight. (Airport taxes are NOT included – S/30.00 per person)
From 12:30pm - 3:00pm you will free time in Nazca. Roam around the desert city and discover some of it's landmarks like Plaza de Armas!
At 3:00pm we will take our private minibus from Nazca to Huacachina.

Afternoon;. At 19:00 We will meet at our Meeting point in Huacachina at Wild Rover Hostel (within 50 metres of all major hostels and hotels) to take our bus to Arequipa. Buses depart at 1pm sharp.
Overnight in nightbus

Pick up from the bus station and transfer to the hotel in Arequipa.
Afternoon:. Arequipa City tour
In the afternoon, around 13:30h we will start our Arequipa city tour, we will Visit the Monastery of Santa Catalina, then we will visit the Plaza de Armas, one of the most beautiful in Peru, the Jesuit Church of the Company, which in its beautiful façade announces the so-called mestizo architecture, its cloisters and dome, the Tristan del Pozo house and at the end and for a magnificent view from the city we will visit the typical districts of Carmen alto and Yanahuara. (Mirador and Church). We will be back in Arequipa around 6pm.
Overnight in Arequipa

We leave Arequipa between 2:30-3:00am, will drive for 3 hours northwest behind the Chachani to Chivay, capital of the Colca Canyon. Where we will have breakfast.
We continue driving for 2 hours at the most famous spot in the Colca Canyon "La Cruz del Condor". This is where we see the depth of the canyon and the flight of the Condor. The area has beautiful typical villages like Yanque and Maca, colonial churches, friendly people with dresses and hats with typical sewing, and hundreds of pre-Inca terraces that are still in use with Andean crops such as corn, quinoa and amaranth. Already in Chivay at noon there is an optional visit to the hot springs of La Calera, with pools that have a water temperature of 40 ° C / 104 ° F. Once in Chivay we will have a traditional lunch and after lunch we will travel to back to Arequipa. We stop on the way, on the highest step: the viewpoint of the volcanoes and snow-capped mountains in Patapampa (4,800m). Later we will see wild vicunas, alpacas and llamas in the national reserve of Pampa Cañahuas and some birds like flamingos, ibis, Andean geese, ducks and eagle’s Andean Quechua called "Kara Kara". Finally, we arrive at the city of Arequipa at the end of the afternoon, at approximately 17:00.
Overnight in Arequipa

At appropriate time, transfer to the airport.
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