Nasca Lines Tours

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Many people consider Nasca Lines tours to be one of the unmissable experiences of a Peruvian vacation. For travellers who are interested in historical mysteries, the Nazca Lines are a must-see activity. However, in order to be truly appreciated, the Nazca Lines must be seen from the air. From several thousand feet, their huge scale can be understood, and the viewer is filled with a sense of awe and respect for the ancient Nazca tribe that created these works of art. This website is a list of the four different flight options we offer, as well as Nazca Lines tour packages, which include flights and transportation.

Brief Description of the Nasca Lines:

The Nasca Lines are a set of ancient geoglyphs found in the Nasca Desert in Peru. In 1994, they were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The high, dry Nazca plains stretch more than 80 kilometres between the dusty desert towns of Nazca and Palpa , about 400 km south of Lima. Archaeologists believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD.

The Nasca Lines are superficial lines dug into the ground by removing the normal reddish pebbles that cover the Nazcan desert, to reveal the white-colored ground found below. Some of the lines are geometric patterns, while others are zoomorphic designs of animals, birds, fish, as well as humans. The largest designs are as big as 200 meters across. Scientists are unsure of how or why they were created, but most legitimate scholars attribute a religious significance to the lines.

Due to the dry, windless climate of the Nascan pampas (relatively free of rain, over thousands of years) the lines have been preserved. In fact, the biggest threat to the stability of the lines is human interference; in some locations, cars and vans have been driven over the lines, damaging them.

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Nasca Lines Tours: Flight Options

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We offer four basic types of Nasca Lines tours, which are all flights over the Nazca Lines:

Nasca Lines Tour #1: Flights over the Nasca Lines from Nazca

Nasca Lines Tour #2: Multi-destination Nasca Lines flights

Nasca Lines Tour #3: Nasca Lines flights from Ica

Nasca Lines Tour #4: Chartered Nasca Lines flight from Lima

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Nasca Lines Tour Packages

These Nasca Lines Tours include transportation and flights:

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Nasca Lines Tours - Package #1: Lima-Ica-Lima

This is one of the most popular Nasca Lines tours that we offer. In a modern and well-maintained vehicle, we will transport you from your hotel in Lima, to the city of Ica. This is a journey of 4 hours and 20 minutes. In Ica, there are flights every day over the Nasca Lines. Your flight will depart from Ica's regional airport, and will last for two hours and 20 minutes. After your flight returns to Ica,we will drive you back to the city of Ica.

This tour has the following costs:

Private transport Lima-Ica-Lima: $250 USD per vehicle*

Nazca Lines flight from Ica: $280 USD per person

Airport tax: $12 USD per person

* Please note that this price is for a car, with a maximum of 4 passengers. For groups of 5 passengers or more, we will use larger vehicles such as mini-vans or small buses. The per person costs are cheaper, for larger vehicles.

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Nasca Lines Tours - Package #2: Lima-Nasca-Lima

For those travellers who are on a tight budget, we can arrange a tour that includes bus tickets from Lima to Nasca, a flight over the Nasca Lines in Nasca, and a bus ticket from Nasca back to Lima. The cost of this tour depends on the type of bus you are looking for. For backpackers, we work with the bus company Soyuz, whose tickets cost around $12 USD for the 7 hour bus ride! For those travellers who demand a higher level of comfort and security, we prefer to offer tickets with Cruz del Sur. This can be a very affordable way to see the Nasca Lines. However, this tour has a big disadvantage: the journey from Lima to Nasca is 7 hours long. So if you travel from Lima to Nasca and Nasca back to Lima in one day, you will spend 14 hours on the bus. We recommend you stay at least one night in Nasca.