From the Inca Empire to the Peruvian Amazon with the Nazca Lines
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- Welcome to Lima
- Flight over the Nazca Lines with guaranteed window seat
- Cruise to the Ballestas Islands; Return to Lima
- Walking tour, visit San Francisco Monastery and Larco Herrera Museum; welcome dinner at Casa Garcia Alvarado
- Visit the ruins of Sacsayhuaman and Kenko, visit Awanakancha to see various camelids from the region, and explore Pisac Market
- Visit the Ollantaytambo ruins; take the 360°Train to Machu Picchu; walking tour of Machu Picchu
- Enjoy a second included entrance to Machu Picchu; return on the 360°Train to the Sacred Valley and continue to Cusco
- Walking tour of Cusco, visit Santo Domingo Monastery and the Cathedral
- Fly to Iquitos via Lima; board the Delfin III; onboard welcome reception; wildlife viewing excursions during the afternoon and evening
- Wildlife viewing excursions during the morning and afternoon; cooking demonstration and Pisco Sour-making lesson
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Arrive in Lima where you will be met by your Local Guide.
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Drive south along the scenic Pan-American Highway to Pisco, the wine capital of Peru, and take a guided two-hour flight over the Nazca Lines—a series of drawings of animals and geometric figures etched into the parched soil—some up to 1,000 feet long—believed by some to be the astronomical calendar of the ancient Peruvians.
(Breakfast,Dinner)
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This morning, head to the Bay of Paracas and take a cruise to the Ballestas Islands—home to a wide variety of sea mammals and exotic birds. See the huge Candelabro, a candelabra-shaped etching on the Paracas cliffside. Later, return to Lima where you will have free t...
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Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
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