Day 1
ICA
12:30 pm. Reception in Ica - Transfer to the office
13:00 pm.Start of the City Tour Ica (2 ½ HOURS APROX) to the following places:
Plaza de armas of the city of Ica; you will appreciate the 2 beautiful obelisks which represent the 2 great cultures that flourished in the department of Ica (Panoramic view).
Artisan wine cellar; where, you will have the explanation of the wine and the pisco, but made in an artisan way, where you will appreciate the wine press that is used for the treading of the grape.
Lunch at the passenger's expense.
Sanctuary of Luren; we will be able to appreciate the current state of the church after the earthquake of August 2007 (Panoramic view).
Huacachina Lagoon; known as the oasis of America, beautiful place surrounded by palm trees, huarangos and immense dunes.
4:00 p.m. Buggies & Sandboarding in Huacachina. Where you can experience the adrenaline rush and do adventure sports like sandboarding (1 HOUR).
18:00 pmTransfer to Paracas.
Day 2
PARACAS
7:45 a.m. Transfer to the pier.
08:00 am. Ballestas Islands Tour - We will board our glider with 02 outboard motors that will take us to the wonderful Ballestas Islands, the most important wild sanctuary of the Peruvian coast, where we will observe sea lions, boobies, pelicans, penguins and other marine birds.
10:00 am. Return from the tour.
Free time.
Meeting point in our offices.
11:00 am.Paracas National Reserve Tour (4 hours approx.).
13:30 pm. Lunch at Lagunillas Beach
3:00 p.m. Return of the Tour
End of service
Description
We will start the package with the pick up at the bus station of Ica, then you will be transferred to the center of Ica to start with the city tour we will visit the following places: Artisan wine cellar; where you will have the explanation of the wine and pisco, but made in an artisan way, where you can appreciate the wine press that is used for the treading of the grapes. Then we will visit the Main Square where we will appreciate the 2 beautiful obelisks representing the 2 great cultures that flourished in the department of Ica and the Sanctuary of Luren (Panoramic view). Afterwards, we will visit the Huacachina Lagoon and learn about its legend. For those who like adrenaline, you will be able to ride on the tubulars through the dunes and practice sandboarding, it will be full fun! At the appropriate time you will be transferred to Paracas to rest.
The next day early in the morning we will leave for the tour of Ballestas Islands, our first point of visit will be the Candelabro which is located on the peninsula of Paracas, then continue to the islands where we can see rock formations, while the guide will explain about the flora and fauna found in the area, you can see animals such as sea lions, Humboldt penguins and some types of birds like boobies, guanay, cormorants, curlews, among others. At the end of the tour we will return to the starting point in the Chaco.
We will have a free time of approximately 1 hour which can be used to walk along the boulevard of Chaco where you can see many handicraft stores. Then we will meet again at the Paracas Explorer office for the tour of the Paracas National Reserve.
In the Paracas National Reserve we will visit the Isthmus of the Peninsula, definitely one of the best places in the Reserve since it has a fabulous view of places like Lagunillas, Playa Roja and La Mina, after visiting the isthmus you will continue to Playa Roja where you will make a short stop to enjoy the scenery, this beach is very famous for its characteristic red sand, it will leave you spellbound! We will continue to Playa La Mina where you will have some time to enjoy the beach. Finally our last stop will be in Lagunilla "Fishermen's Cove" where you will have the opportunity to taste the delicious dishes offered by the restaurants and then return to the starting point.
