Nazca Adventure Tour program includes the best adventure sport in the driest desert of the coastal region of southern of Peru. We offer adventure tours in Nazca region promoting Sanboarding and Dune buggy (4X4 tracks) tours combining with the richest archeology of the Nazca civilization located along this wonderful valley locate on the bottom of the Andes.
Nazca Adventure Tour is designed for adventurous travelers love to practice different alternative sport with safety caution and lead by our professional tour guides and drivers. We post in Internet these adventure tours trying to let know the feature travelers coming to visit Nazca region. We are the pioneer travel agency since 1997 is promoting outdoor activities in Nazca, such as downhill MTB, climb and camping in Cerro Blanco (2070m) the highest sand dune in the world, horseback riding, Dune buggy, 4x4 Off Road and Sandboard in the wonderful hundreds of dunes near of Nazca.
Welcome to Nazca, Welcome to new outdoor activities paradise. This tour is recommended by our guides.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Nasca - Cahuachi Archeology Site - Usaca Sand Dunes - San Fernando Marine Reserve. Usaca dune buggy and sandboard tour can be departure at 7am the trip begins from the hotel in Nasca, firstly we aboard our Dune buggy vehicle (4WD) and Off road tour on let bank of Nazca Valley. The first stop will in Cahuachi ceremonial center and a sacred destination of Nazca pilgrims between 100 and 500 AD. The visit includes the main cultural-urban center, pyramidal temples, terracing of fossil sand dunes streets and squares give the site a general city aspect.
After complete guided tour to this recently excavated great pyramid we continue through the Cahuachi valley, enter to Tambo de Perro village, group of farmers leave in this charm valley, from here we use the buggy to drive in stony ad dirty road till Usaca valley. Usaca is nice quiet oasis in the middle of hundreds sand dunes and the encounter of Nazca and Pajonal River. Uphill in the buggy and downhill Sandboarding on the amazing dunes, after 2 hours of fun time and observing the great coastal natural sceneries and strange desert forest we return by the same way we used to get there, stop in Estaqueria it was considerate a solar observatory, on platforms made of adobes and columns of "Huarangos" trunks (carob trees). Later continue with 4X4 Off Road expedition to San Fernando marine reserve through dry landscape and stony and sandy routes.
On the way will possible to appreciate Guanacos (Lama Guanicoe) grazing on over sand hills. The Guanacos is family of the Llama, to see this animal near of the Pacific Ocean is unbelievable. After 3 hours will descend and will appear the marine reserve of San Fernando watched by pure and abandoned beach. On the bay we walk along the reserve accompanied by our tour guide who will show us the best lookout to see sea Lions, Pelicans, Humboldt Penguins, Cormorants and amazing flying of the Andean Condor looking for some death sea animal landed by the wave.
Continue exploring this amazing marine reserve you have unique opportunity to walk over roach formation and sea salt mines, below the mines are many huge cliff where the birds nest in different season of the year. Plenty free time for explore on your own and if you wish, you can swim in the cold waters of San Fernando. At mentioned time will be picnic next of the beach accompanied with best natural and beautiful view of San Fernando bay. At 4pm will be the return to the hotel in Nasca, the drive back takes about 3 hours by another route.
Includes: (B, L).
Price Includes:
- Complete briefing about the tour (one day before at 6pm in the hotel or in our local office)
- 4x4WD - Dune Buggy
- English speaking tour guide
- Entrance to Archaeological sites
- Snack for all participants (plenty of drinking water, sandwiches, fresh fruits, energy bars)
- Board to practice sandboard
- First aid kit for all participants and our camp staff
- Communication system
- Tour price include government sale taxes (19%)
Price Excludes:
- Alcoholic drinks
- Sunglasses
- Sun hat to protect you from the sun (28ºC - 32ºC during the day)
- Suncream factor 30 will be better
- Breakfast on the first day
- Flight confirmations
- Phone calls
- Tips for guide and camp staff
Rain Season: Some cloud days between January to March, but no rain because this sand dune is located on the driest coastal area.
Best Time for this Tour: All year, no limits.
Advice for Climbers: To have minimum physical conditions and summer clothes. One day before all the climbers will have meeting with the mountain guide at our office or in the hotel, who will give a briefing about this climb and also you can check the quality of the climb gear will be used on the mountain.
What You Need to Bring/Carry:
- Backpack 50Lt minimum
- Windproof jacket for late afternoon
- Tennis shoes and sandals for the beach
- One complete change of clothing
- Towel and swimsuits for swimming in the beach
- Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
- Sun block (sun protection cream)
- Toilet paper
- Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits, etc
- Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
- Binoculars
- Your personal first aid kit
Porters will cost US$20 per day, to carry your personal items. You will need to carry with you a daypack with your Camera, bottle of water, snacks, a fleece or something warm and anything you will need before lunch as porters do not walk alongside you. Your bag will be waiting for you in your tent at campsites.
Please note there are fines if you give an excess of 18 kgs so try to underpack rather than overpack. You can hire a porter in our office of Nasca to carry your pack over the base camp.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Backpacker service (Join a group):
1 to more participants US$155 each
Private VIP service (private guide):
2 participants US$225 each
3-4 participants US$208 each
5 to more participants US$175 each
Discount 5%: South American Explorers Club Members
Discount 10%: Tour Operators or Travel Agencies Only
Students: US$25 discount only with valid green ISIC card
Also see tour packages in:
South America
Peru
Desert Expeditions
Mountain/Rock Climbing
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