Paracas and Ica 2 days

Departure in the morning to Paracas (04 hours of travel). Departure to the city of Paracas Cruz del Sur transportation company. Arrival in the city of Paracas and direct transfer to the dock.

Paracas Nature Reserve: You will board our vehicle to begin our group trip to the Paracas Reserve. During your tour, you will learn more about the Paracas Reserve by visiting the interpretation center, an interesting building that displays photos of all the fauna, flora and many other important facts about the Paracas Peninsula. Next, we will drive through a lifeless desert until we reach an area where there was once a large natural rock formation known as the Cathedral. Unfortunately, this old formation did not withstand the 2007 earthquake. At this place you will have stunning views of the desert and the blue ocean and see thousands of seabirds, and then visit Red Beach. Without a doubt, the Tour to the Paracas National Reserve is something unique to see in Peru, where the tour will end in approximately 14 hours.

Transfer to the chosen hotel in Paracas.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Very early they will take us to the tourist pier of Paracas, approximately 7:45am to start the Tour to the Ballestas Islands. 8am where it begins at the artisanal pier and tourist pier of Paracas, we board our glider and observe in principle the type of boats that are used. in the two main activities in the district of Paracas: Tourism and fishing. We sail through Paracas Bay and see the largest peninsula we have in Peru. We then stop at a northern point of the Paracas peninsula to look at, photograph and film the Candelabra where the tour guide will briefly explain the measurements, materials from the area and its possible origin. The navigation continues and after approximately 15 minutes from the Candelabro you reach the Ballestas Islands where a great biodiversity is found thanks to the Humboldt current and the upwelling phenomenon in addition to other factors such as the sun and winds.

Bird watching lovers will find a large number of these such as: seagulls, terns, boobies, cormorants, pelicans, vultures and Humboldt penguins. You will also see crustaceans, echinoderms, mollusks, seaweed and others. Definitely the highlight of the Tour to the Ballestas Islands are the sea lions or sea lions who steal everyone’s attention due to the curious behavior of their behavior (they sleep, “pose for the cameras”, or simply socialize and live without problems because They occupy the top of the food chain in the zone without natural predators). The return becomes relaxing and enjoying the sea breeze is a natural anti-stress. Return to the Paracas tourist pier.

Transfer to the hotel. Free time to prepare luggage. At the appropriate time, pick up from the hotels to go to the Paracas bus station. Departure to the city of Ica by Cruz del Sur company bus. Arrival in Ica and transfer to start our tour. Lunch on behalf of the passenger. Approximately 14 hours we will take the City Tour Ica where we will visit the El Catador Winery, where we will take a tour of the Winery, we will taste the good wine and pisco that the winery produces. Then we will visit the Plaza de Armas where we will appreciate the 2 beautiful obelisks representing the 2 great cultures that flourished in the department of Ica and the Luren Sanctuary. Afterwards we will go to visit the Huacachina Lagoon and learn about its legend. For those who like adrenaline, you can ride the tubes through the dunes and practice sandbording, it will be full of fun. Where we will have an explanation of the tour by our guide and some recommendations and then get on our buggies, we will tour the extensive dunes of the oasis, then we will have our adventure sport, using the boards to slide through the desert. At the appropriate time, transfer to the bus station. Departure to the city of Lima. Arrival in the city of Lima approximately 11:00 p.m.