On this tour I'll take you around the city to see the highlights of Lima, we are going to drive around some residential and tourist areas like Miraflores with its famous " Lover’s Park " ( Parque del Amor ) and then the archaeological site Huaca Pucllana (  panoramic visit only  ) after this we are going to continue our excursion to the Historic downtown of Lima which was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as the City of the Kings ( in honor to the 03 Wise Men )

In 1991, the UNESCO designtated this part of  city as a World Heritage Site for its more than 800 historical monuments for example colonial houses, palaces, churches, cathedrals, and convents and  Moorish-style wooden balconies.  We are visiting the cathedral of Lima where the founder of the city Francisco Pizarro is buried as well as the Franciscan complex for going down to the only Catacombs in S. America where around 25,000 people were buried from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

PARACAS, BALLESTAS ISLANDS & HUACACHINA LAKE

04:00 a.m. pick up in your hotel in Lima and you´ll be transferred to Paracas by private car.

TOUR  BALLESTAS ISLAND AND CANDELABRA

8:00 a.m. arrive to Paracas Bay and transferred to touristic dock to do the Ballestas Island tour and Candelabra (02 hours tour in speedboat)

We start the tour leaving from the peer in Chaco, Paracas, after 15 minutes we´ll get to the Candelabra. Here the guide will show you this big architecture also will tell you all theories explaining the reason of this wonder.

After, we´ll get to the Ballestas Island where we´ll see all rocky building and a big amount of sea species, sealyons, humboldt penguins sea birds and shore birds as well. As the sealyon maternity. We´ll be returning shore side at 10:00 AM.

Ica City Tour & Buggies Huacachina

11:00 AM. We will begin our tour visiting an artisan winery El Catador, this winery produces wine and pisco, here known as the Pisco occurs, by hand, after visiting the facilities will to taste the pisco and wine they produce, then visit the city center, the cathedral of Luren, which was severely collapsed by the earthquake of 2007, we will also make a visit to the factory Helena chocotejas, then get the oasis of Huacachina where you can have lunch and check the place.

02:00 p.m. Amazing ride by the desert with buggies ad sandboarding. We´ll take a four wheel dune buggy to cross the different size dunes around the oasis. Its going to be an unforgettable experience with the car across the sand, you´ll also have time to take pictures to the buildings all made with sand.

You´ll have the chance to do sandboarding as well. Our driver will give you tips and instructions to start sandboarding.

03:00 PM. Finally we´ll come back to huacachina and return to Lima.

DESCRIPTION:

Lima is an entertaining, friendly and gastronomic city. It was the most precious jewel of the Spanish colony and for 300 years the richest city in America. Instead of raising palaces for their kings, Lima built large churches that hold valuable collections of masterpieces. Its historic center was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1991, however, it is much more than this illustrious title.

THE PRICE INCLUDES:
- Pick up and return to your hotel
- Tourist guide (Spanish, Portuguese, English, Japanese, Italian, German)
- Private transport
- Professional driver
- Entrance tickets to Catacombs or to the convent of Santo Domingo
- Permanent Assistance

WHAT WE WILL DO:
We will visit the Amor park, Huaca Pucllana and El Olivar forest in a panoramic way, the Plaza de Armas, the Catacombs or the convent of Santo Domingo (this you choose), we will also taste wines and pisco and we will have time to make purchases of Souvenirs.

DO NOT FORGET:

Bring sunscreen, cash if you want to shop, camera.