Enjoy two iconic tours during this one day tour from Lima ! Marvel at the Humboldt penguins and sea lions on a Ballestas Islands boat tour, then enjoy a epic flight over the Nazca Lines
Package
This is a fast and enjoyable way to see the wildlife of the Ballestas Islands and the world-famous Nazca Lines from Lima in just one day. By flying from Pisco instead of Nazca, you’ll save nearly 6 hours of driving time.
Your professional driver and English-speaking guide will pick you up directly from your hotel or Airbnb in Lima. Enjoy the 3-hour scenic drive along Peru’s southern coast to the pier in Paracas. Here, your speedboat will take you out into the open ocean, to the Ballestas Islands, a group of small rocky islands famous for their abundance of wildlife and birdlife including sea lions, Humboldt penguins, Incan terns, fur seals and other mammals and birds of the Peruvian coastal zone.
Then we’ll head north, to the Pisco airport. Our team will assist with check-in while your guide shares fascinating insights into the origins and mysteries of the Nazca Lines. Then it’s time to board a Cessna Grand Caravan, a safe and spacious turboprop aircraft with room for 12 passengers and two pilots.
Once airborne, you’ll see 16 of the most famous Nazca geoglyphs, including the hummingbird, dog, hands, astronaut, tree, spider, whale, lizard, and more.
After an exciting 95-minute flight — including 35 minutes directly over the Lines — you’ll land back in Pisco. From there, you can choose to return to Lima or stop to purchase a seaside meal in Paracas before heading back.
When weather conditions are excellent and there isn’t too much air traffic , the pilot may fly over three sets of the intriguing Palpa Lines. These geoglyphs – located about 80 kilometers north of Nazca – are in the form of human beings, including figures believed to represent a royal family.
We will pick you up at 4:10 AM, and head to Paracas. On the way, there is time to purchase a light breakfast.
Your Ballestas Islands boat tour will be from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Then it’s time to head to the Pisco airport for your Nazca Lines flight. Sometimes there is some free time between the boat tour and the flight, and in that case you will be able to stroll along the oceanside walkway, buy an ice cream, etc., before the flight.
Travelers will be back in Lima between 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM. We recommend that they don’t schedule any important meetings or dinner reservations for that evening, since we don’t know yet their exact return time. And we highly recommend not flying to any other cities from the Lima airport that night.
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Payment methods: We accept credit cards, debit cards, Paypal, Zelle and wire transfer. There are no fees.
Weight limit: The weight limit is 260 pounds (120 kilograms) per passenger. Heavier travelers may need to pay an extra fee of $165 USD.
Budget-Friendly Option: Independent travelers can choose to do this tour package with a friendly Spanish-speaking driver (instead of a tour guide) and save $70 USD off the total cost of the package. Let us know when booking.
What time will we be picked up and then dropped off?
Pickup is usually at 4:10 AM. Traveler are usually back at their hotel in the evening between 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
With the Dune Buggy and Sandboarding tour
When travelers select this optional tour, we schedule their flight from the airport in Ica, located just 10 minutes away from the oasis where the dune buggy tour begins. We can also offer a two hour group dune buggy tour instead of a one hour private tour, if you are willing to arrive back to Lima very late at 11:45 PM. Let us know if you prefer this.
Pickup at your hotel, transfer to bus station
6:10 AM - 6:30 AM
First-class bus from Lima to Ica
6:55 AM - 11:00 AM
Check-in, security procedures, boarding flight
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Purchase and eat lunch at the oasis
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Private dune and sandboarding tour
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Return to Lima by first-class bus
5:00 PM - 9:40 PM
Transfer to your hotel
9:40 PM - 10:00 PM
With the Paracas National Reserve tour
Please note that the flight departure times at the airport in Pisco change every day, depending on the weather and the arrival times of the other passengers. So the listed times below are just an example; you might be picked up earlier or later than this. And your flight might be before your Paracas Reserve tour or afterwards. It is important to be flexible and patient.
Pickup at your hotel, transfer to bus station
6:10 AM - 6:30 AM
Touristic Bus from Lima to Paracas
6:55 AM - 10:45 AM
Check-in, security procedures, boarding flight
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Paracas National Reserve private tour + time for lunch
1:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Return to Lima by first-class bus
4:10 PM - 8:10 PM
Transfer to your hotel in Lima
8:10 PM - 8:30 PM
With a private Tambo Colorado Tour
When our clients add the dune buggy tour to this tour package, we will schedule the Nazca Lines flight from the airport in Ica, which is just a few minutes away from the oasis where your dune buggy tour begins.
Private transport from Lima to Paracas
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Paracas National Reserve private tour, eat lunch
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Sleep in Paracas
Pickup at your hotel
7:40 AM
Ballestas Islands boat tour
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Tambo Colorado tour and time for lunch
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Private transport back to Lima, end of tour
2:30 PM - 6:30 PM
With the Dune buggy Tour
When our clients add the dune buggy tour to this tour package, we will schedule the Nazca Lines flight from the airport in Ica, which is just a few minutes away from the oasis where your dune buggy tour begins.
Private transport from your hotel to Ica airport
6:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines from Ica airport
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Eat lunch, relax at the oasis
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Dune buggy and sandboarding tour
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Private transport to Paracas
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sleep in Paracas ( kindly reserve whichever hotel you prefer)
Pickup at your hotel in Paracas
7:40 AM
Ballestas Islands boat tour
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Paracas National Reserve private tour
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Private transport to Lima
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM
with a private tour to Hacienda San Jose
Sometimes the airline may need to change your flight time, meaning we may need to pick you up later or earlier than this schedule indicates.
With this optional tour, we will schedule your flight from the airport in Ica, located just 10 minutes away from the oasis where your dune buggy tour will begin. We can also offer a two hour group dune buggy tour instead of a one hour private tour, if you are willing to arrive back to Lima very late at 10:45 PM.
Private transport from Lima to Paracas
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Paracas National Reserve tour
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sleep in Paracas
Private transport to Ica
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Visit archaeology museum (optional)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines from Ica
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Winery tour, lunch
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Dune buggy tour of the desert, with option
to try sandboarding
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Private transport back to hotel in Paracas
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sleep in Paracas
Pickup at your hotel
7:40 AM
Ballestas Islands boat tour
8:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Private transport to Hacienda San Jose
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Tambo Colorado private tour
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Time for lunch nearby
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Private transport back to Lima
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
with Tambo Colorado
Sometimes the airline may need to change your flight time, meaning we may need to pick you up later or earlier than this schedule indicates.
With this optional tour, we will schedule your flight from the airport in Ica, located just 10 minutes away from the oasis where your dune buggy tour will begin. We can also offer a two hour group dune buggy tour instead of a one hour private tour, if you are willing to arrive back to Lima very late at 10:45 PM.
Private transport from Lima to Paracas
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Paracas National Reserve tour
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sleep in Paracas
Private transport to Ica
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Visit archaeology museum (optional)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines from Ica
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Winery tour, lunch
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Dune buggy tour of the desert, with option
to try sandboarding
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Private transport back to hotel in Paracas
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sleep in Paracas
Pickup at your hotel
7:40 AM
Ballestas Islands boat tour
8:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Tambo Colorado private tour
10:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Time for lunch in Paracas
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Private transport back to Lima
2:15 PM - 5:45 PM
With the Dune Buggy and Sandboarding tour
Sometimes the airline may need to change your flight time, meaning we may need to pick you up later or earlier than this schedule indicates.
With this optional tour, we will schedule your flight from the airport in Ica, located just 10 minutes away from the oasis where your dune buggy tour will begin. We can also offer a two hour group dune buggy tour instead of a one hour private tour, if you are willing to arrive back to Lima very late at 10:45 PM.
Private transport from Lima to Ica
6:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Check-in, security procedures, boarding flight
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Purchase and eat lunch at the oasis
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Private dune buggy and sandboarding tour
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Return to Lima by private transport
4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
With the Paracas National Reserve tour
Please note that the flight departure times at the airport in Pisco change every day, depending on the weather and the arrival times of the other passengers. So the listed times below are just an example; you might be picked up earlier or later than this. And your flight might be before your Paracas Reserve tour or afterwards. It is important to be flexible.
Private transport from Lima to Paracas
7:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Check-in, security procedures, boarding flight
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Paracas National Reserve private tour + time for lunch
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Return to Lima by private transport
4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
With the Ballestas Islands tour
Please note that the flight departure times at the airport in Pisco change every day, depending on the weather and the arrival times of the other passengers. So the listed times below are just an example; you might be flying later in the day. But you will be picked up at 4:20 AM in Lima.
Private transport from Lima to Paracas
4:20 AM - 7:30 AM
Ballestas Islands boat tour
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Transfer to Pisco Regional Airport
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Check-in, security procedures, boarding flight
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Flight over the Nazca Lines
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Time for lunch in Paracas
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Return to Lima by private transport
1:45 PM - 5:45 PM
