3 Day Tour from Lima: Nazca Lines Flight, Paracas, and Huacachina
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Lima, Peru
- 3 days (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the mystifying Nazca Lines, spectacular Paracas National Reserve, and enchanting Huacachina oasis on a 3-day group tour from Lima. In Paracas, you'll observe sea lions, penguins, and other exotic marine life on a boat tour of Paracas Bay. Later experience the thrill of sandboarding in Huacachina's golden dunes. The multi-day adventure concludes with a flight over the desert to get a bird’s eye view of the ancient geoglyphs.
- Make the most of your limited vacation time in Peru
- Travel comfortably with pickup from your Lima hotel
- Learn about each location's history and culture from your expert guide
- Check off plenty of the area’s highlights in just one tour
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Restroom on board
- Stay connected with high-speed onboard Wi-Fi (Only available through Peru Hop)
- Pick up and drop off at your hotel
- 2-hour boat tour to the Ballestas Island
- Guided tour of the Paracas National Reserve
- 2-Hour Sandboarding, Dune Buggy Tour with Sunset Toast
- Scenic flight over the Nazca Lines
- Private shuttle service to and from Nazca - NOT GUIDED
- Bilingual Guide
- Visit to the Secret Slave Tunnels at Hacienda San José
- Food
- Accommodation
- Nazca Cantalloc Aqueducts tour- Optional$19.00 per person
- Airport tax, NazcaPEN30.00 per person
- Entrance fee - NazcaPEN47.00 per person
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
View the pickup list when booking to see if your hotel is included among the pickup points. If it is not on the list, choose “I'll decide later" or "My hotel is not on the list" and after booking let us know where you are staying. We will inform you whether we can pick you up directly at your hotel, or the nearest alternative. -Pick ups from hotels/hostels in San Isidro: between 5:50 am and 6:00 am -Pick ups from hotels/hostels in Miraflores: between 6:00 am and 6:40 am -Pick ups from hotels/hostels in Barranco: between 6:45 am and 7:00 am
Itinerary
Day 1
Lima - Paracas
4 Stops
Miraflores (Pass By)
1
Mirasur Restaurante KM 88
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Hacienda San José
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
3
Paracas
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Not included
Day 2
Paracas - Huacachina
5 Stops
1
Las Islas Ballestas
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
2
Paracas National Reserve
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
Paracas
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
4
Ica
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
5
Oasis Huacachina
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Not included
Day 3
Huacachina - Nazca - Lima
5 Stops
1
Huacachina
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Nasca Lines
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Acueductos de Nasca
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Nazca
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
5
Huacachina
5 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Not included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Passenger MUST present their original passport at the airport for the flight
- Passengers over 95 Kg must pay for an extra seat on the plane (Please contact us if you need clarifications)
- Minimum age for the buggy and sandboarding tour is 7 years
- The bus will be back in Miraflores around 11:30 pm - midnight (will be later for Lima downtown)
- The Only company with Luxury Buses for the long journey, others use small vans
- The tour runs with slight adjustments during the following holidays: Easter weekend (April 2-5) and Peru's Independence Day celebrations (July 27-29). The pick-up time will be 1 hour before the usual time.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 533 reviews
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twrhwhk27s, Jul 2026
The planning from PeruHop was great, an experience for everyone, best WiFi connection I’ve had, will recommend to family and friends and most likely repeat at some point in the future
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi there,
Thank you for taking the time to share your review! We’re so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience with Peru Hop and that the organization and service helped make your journey enjoyable.
It’s wonderful to know that you would recommend us to your family and friends, and we truly appreciate your kind words. We hope to welcome you again in the future for another adventure through Peru!
Warm regards,
Peru Hop
Kulendra_J, Jun 2026
The tour is hosted by PeruHop who has a lot of experience running these tours. Everything was well organized, we had a clear idea of what is coming up. The optional activities were made very clear to us. Very good bilingual guides (was important to me as I only speak English as an international language). Would definitely go with them again.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hi Kulendra,
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the well-organized experience, clear communication about optional activities, and the guidance of our bilingual team. It’s wonderful to know these details made your trip memorable.
Warm regards
Peru Hop
KarenDenise_B, Mar 2026
Spectacular! Wonderfully entertaining & knowledgeable guide, stunning vistas, thrilling experiences, superbly planned. It was a jolly time!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Hi Karen,
Thank you for sharing your review! We really appreciate your kind words about our guide and the experience. We’re so happy to hear you had a great time and enjoyed the incredible views on the Nazca Lines flight.
Wishing you safe travels,
Peru Hop
Pilar_H, Jan 2026
We took a 3-days, 2-nights to Paracas, Isla Ballestas, Huacachina and Nasca lines from Lima. The trip was very well organized, our guides were knowledgeable and very professional. At Isla Ballestas we were able to see two different type of whales, Humboldt penguins and sea lions. The buggy ride and sand boarding were so much fun! The Nasca lines are impressive!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Hi Pilar,
We’re so happy to read your review! It sounds like you had an unforgettable time exploring Paracas, Huacachina, and the Nasca Lines. Seeing whales and Humboldt penguins at Isla Ballestas is always a special moment, and we’re glad you enjoyed the buggy ride and sandboarding.
Thank you for acknowledging our guides, they’ll be delighted to hear your feedback. We hope to see you on another trip soon!
Elvira_Z, Jun 2025
Absolutely worth doing the 3 day trip! So much to see and do! Oasis, ferry boat tour to see wildlife, and Nasca lines. The tour is very well organized, great communication all along. I am planning to return and use the company to see the rest of Peru!
Kelly_S, Apr 2025
Very unorganized. Too much down/wasted time. Both mornings started 30 minutes late. Constantly changing bus, van, back to bus, and tour guides. Great activities, but poor execution of transfers.
Yunsung_C, Jan 2025
This 3 day tour guided by Diana was great and she made the experience very pleasant. Being able to see wild penguins in Paracas without going to Antarctica was awesome. However, I felt the boat ride to and from the Islas Ballestas was kind of long. Make sure to wear long sleeve jacket as it was very cold with high speed boat ride. Dune buggy & sand boarding in Huacachina was full of adrenaline fun. This sand boarding (on your stomach with head first downhill) was A LOT better than the one I experienced in Melbourne, Australia (sitting up right with legs forward). In Huacachina, I DO NOT recommend anyone to stay in Wild Rover if you have Nazca Lines tour scheduled to leave at 6:45 am as they play VERY LOUD music until 1:45 am so you won’t be able to sleep until after 2 am. The free ear plugs the hotel provided did not help at all. I don’t think Peru Hop should suggest Wild Rover as one of the 2 hotels they suggest with discounts for people with tour early next morning.
Nazca Lines tour was a lot smoother than I expected and I didn’t have to wait too long like other reviewers mentioned. Nazca Lines flight was quite an experience getting into this tiny 8 seat (2 pilots) airplane and showing the Nazca Lines on both sides of the airplane. For Nazca aqueducts tour, it was a very short tour so I personally would recommend to skip it if you ask me.
Peru Hop must have reviewed the complaints from the reviews you see here as they dropped off all the passengers to their respective hotels using smaller shuttle bus after arriving to Lima from Huacachina. We didn’t leave from Huacachina until 7:30 pm so I returned to my hotel in Lima around 12:30 am.
In conclusion, I would recommend this tour to anyone to experience Paracas, Huacachina, and Nazca Lines!
KimYou_T, Sep 2024
The first 2 days of the 3 days trips at Paracas and Huccachina which led by the guide named Jose was very well coordinated and done extremely well. But the 3rd days of the Nazca Line Flight led by a lady was terribly done. We arrived at Nazca Airport at about 1030 hrs and we.were then informed that we missed the 1100 hrs. We.were.then told that we would take the 1200 hrs, but we were then.waited and waited for 3 hours and took the 1400 hrs. We had a terrible experience of waiting and waiting, but without hear any explanation from that guide. While on the.way back Huacachina to Lima, the.driver.dropped me at 2300 hrs and at least 25 blocks away from the hotel(Hotel Lexus). And I have hard way and horrible experience of finding my way back to the hotel.
Petr_S, Jul 2024
Very nice and interesting tour.
More likely extra pay excutrsion in Parakas (Golden Shine Coast or smth.)
But main tour was cool too.
Worth the money and Great organization
Jingyi_W, Jan 2024
Horrible experience. It was just a constantly changing of buses. We changed into like 8 buses within three days and the tour guides was also changing all the time. You need to remember a lot of bus schedules and meeting points since they don’t offer any pick up at the touring places. The only thing they tried hard is advertising for their partner restaurants or hostels. The offer is totally overpriced, since they only provide shuttle with many stops and changes. Days also became super long to like 16 hours because you need to wait their transfer. I have been travelled in South America for over one month, and this is the worst tour I ever take. They need to know that people come to see places, not hopping from bus to bus.
Tina_M, Nov 2023
Paracas is a small pretty port easy to walk around. The boat trip to Ballestas Islands was lovely and the National Park very unique and beautiful - ocean and desert. Huacachina is also quite unique - a small oasis village in the middle of the desert!! The sand dune buggy trip is exciting and a very different experience including the sunset. Obviously the flight over the Nazca lines is truly amazing. We also went to the recently discovered Nazca pyramid and temples. A well organised and colourful trip.
Ana_I, Sep 2023
Everything exceeded our expectations. Very well coordinated. Our tour guide, Aaron, was dynamic, punctual and very well organized. The trip to Huacachina was full of fun. The buggy ride was intense; we are grateful to Aaron who put us on a more “delicate” ride, to avoid any back problems. Still, it was like riding on a roller coaster!
Paracas was very interesting- we took a boat to Islas Blancas since the weather didn’t permit us going to Islas Ballestas.
And the Nazca Lines- amazing. Don’t eat at least 3 hours before the flight. This flight makes a number on your stomach 😂
Thank you Aaron for a wonderful experience!
Kristen_L, May 2023
Absolutely loved loved loved this tour. Each stop had it's own amazing views and history. Huacachina was my personal favorite the city was beautiful and the sand dunes were so fun! I recommend staying more than one night like we did. Fernando was our phenomenal your guide so helpful and informative. Couldn't have asked for a better guide!
RosaLorena_W, May 2026
I loved Peru Hop, a tour operator model that gives you flexibility and freedom to make and choose, without being tied to hotels or excursions. Everyone can assemble, add and remove what they want to do. Our guide, Elmer, super professional, friendly and cool, you can tell he loves what he does. Also thanks to Nile, Jossie, Miky and Liz we had for different tours.
Hopefully this system will be replicated in different places in Latin America.
Perhaps the only thing they would need to improve is the quality of some of the buses, especially those that are not red from Peru Hop. And review the quality of the restaurants they offer for prior reservation (very good system). The one in Paracas was expensive and small portions (for how you are served in Peru), in the vineyard of Pisco the food came cold and the man who attended in Nasca was quite rude. They are small things that you could adjust because everything else was great, especially the Golden Shadows trekking in Paracas, Ballestas Islands and the buggies in Huacachina.
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Response from Host, May 2026
Hola Rosa,
Muchas gracias por compartir tu experiencia con Peru Hop! Nos alegra mucho saber que disfrutaste de la flexibilidad de nuestro sistema y que pudiste adaptar tu viaje a tu medida. Es un honor para nosotros recibir palabras tan bonitas sobre Elmer, Nilo, Jossie, Miky y Liz, compartiremos tus felicitaciones con ellos, ya que nos motiva mucho ver que nuestro equipo dejó una huella positiva en tu aventura.
Valoramos sinceramente tus sugerencias sobre la calidad de algunos buses y la experiencia en los restaurantes con reserva previa. Lamentamos los inconvenientes mencionados y ya estamos trabajando con nuestros proveedores y socios para mejorar estos aspectos, priorizando siempre la comodidad y satisfacción de nuestros viajeros. Tu comentario nos ayuda a seguir ajustando detalles para que la experiencia sea aún más completa.
Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste actividades como Golden Shadows en Paracas, las Islas Ballestas y los buggies en Huacachina.
Saludos
Peru Hop
Patricio_V, Nov 2025
The whole trip was very well organized, with the times very well scheduled and the guide, Alvaro, very friendly and always willing to deliver information or seek help, when required. The tour is very complete (passing through paracas, huacachina and Nazca) and you have enough time to rest or take another tour to make the most of your trip. I really recommend this tour and Peru Hop as a tour operator.
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Response from Host, Nov 2025
Hola Patricio,
Muchas gracias por compartir tu experiencia tan positiva con Peru Hop. Nos alegra mucho saber que el viaje estuvo bien organizado, que los tiempos fueron adecuados y que Álvaro, nuestro guía, te brindó toda la ayuda e información que necesitaste.
También nos encanta que hayas disfrutado del tour completo por Paracas, Huacachina y Nazca, y que tuvieras tiempo para descansar y aprovechar al máximo tu viaje.
¡Gracias por recomendarnos!
Carlos_B, Jan 2025
Fue una estancia de 3 días muy entretenida. Estuvimos acompañados por el guía Christopher, a quien apreciamos mucho. Era muy paciente, simpático y siempre dispuesto a acomodarnos ante cualquier imprevisto. Durante la estancia, sin embargo, nos decepcionó la visita a la Villa Pancho. Esperábamos visitar una verdadera bodega, pero solo nos presentaron un puesto con botellas para probar. Además, la comida no estuvo a la altura del precio. Por lo demás, el resto de las actividades del viaje fueron excepcionales
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Hola Carlos,
¡Muchas gracias por compartir su experiencia! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaron de su estancia y que Christopher fue un guía excepcional, siempre atento y paciente. Lamentamos que la visita a la Villa Pancho no haya cumplido con sus expectativas y agradecemos su retroalimentación sobre la comida, ya que es fundamental para seguir mejorando. Valoramos mucho sus comentarios y esperamos poder recibirlos de nuevo en el futuro para brindarles una experiencia aún mejor.
Saludos,
Equipo de Peru Hop.
LeandroWagner_M, May 2024
O passeio é bem legal e bem cansativo. São 3 dias corridos, mas o locais de visitação são incríveis.
Achei um pouco confuso a organização, pois cada viajante tem uma rota distinta e todos viajam juntos no mesmo ônibus, então o grupo vai se renovando a medida que vai passando os dias. Precisa ficar atento à sua programação e seguir bem as instruções do Guia.
Recomendo para quem possui esse tempo disponível!
Response from Host, May 2024
Hola! Qué bueno saber que tuvo una gran experiencia con nosotros! Muchas gracias por su comentario!
Carlos_G, Jan 2024
Todos os atrativos visitados foram excelentes. Ótima organização, atendimento e controle de horários.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Hola Carlos,
¡Muchas gracias por tu reseña! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste de todos los atractivos y que nuestra organización y atención cumplieron con tus expectativas. Esperamos verte nuevamente para que sigas explorando con nosotros.
Los mejores deseos,
Equipo Peru Hop.
Danielle_L, Jan 2024
Claudia nossa guia foi maravilhosa, explicava tudo nos menores detalhes, além de ser muito atenciosa e preocupada com as pessoas, para o tour no deserto chegou até me empresta
Uma blusa porque ventava e ia me machucar.
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