A tour that is packed full of adventure and discoveries. Visit the Bio-diverse island of Ballestas in Paracas before making your way for a taste of the famous pisco in the province of the same name. Finally, finish your day with adrenaline pumping activities like dune buggy rides, sandboarding, and the most amazing sunset view in Huacachina before spending the night in your hotel. Following a thrilling day we begin our next one by flying over the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Nazca Lines for an unforgettable once in a lifetime experience. Join our personalized tours in small groups for the ultimate hourney of ballestas, pisco and wine tasting, sandboarding, sune buggying and sundowners. This is an action packed tour and is perfect for anyone looking for an adventurous trip through Lima.
Lima
max 8 people
Group
Adventure, adrenaline, boat cruise
easy
Everyday
Pick up is at 6:00 AM from your hotel lobby in Lima (time changes depending on location – if you are out of the city centre we will arrange a meeting point). We drive for about 3.5 hours to the picturesque resort town of Paracas, making a quick stop along the way for a scrumptious breakfast (not included). Once at the bay port, we board our motorized boat towards the National Park island of Ballestas. Along the way we stop for pictures of the Candelabro, a depression on the desert floor similar to those found on the Nazca Lines.
Continuing on our tour, we arrive at the bio-diverse island of Ballestas. Taking every opportunity to capture the countless marine flora that calles this island home. Look forward to spotting sealions, penguins and a wide variety of bird life. The island wall is covered in bird poop. This bird poop is special Guano and its collected once a year and exported for use in the manufacture of explosives. After feasting our eyes on the all the spicies that grace this island, we head back to port for our next excursion.
Next, we start our short 2 hour drive to the town of Ica. Nettled at the foot of the town is a number of Bodegas for our Pisco and wine tasting tour. We visit at least 3 of these wineries, learning about the distillery process of Pisco and wine and enjoy a few samples. Straight after our tasting, we head over to a local restuarant for our delictable lunch. Feeling loose and ready to concure the world, we had over to the desert oasis of Haucachina.
We arrive in the afternoon, depending on the season, just at the sun is getting ready to set. Our guide gets us suited and booted for our thrilling buggy experience towards our sandboarding tour. If you would like to ski down the dunes, please request in advance. The buggy tour is full of speed and adrenaline, not for the faint hearted. We stop for our sandboarding on dunes that reach 500m/1600ft for the perfect long lasting thrills.
Driving through a number of dunes, we settle at the top of the dunes for unparrelled sunset views, overlooking the town. After, enjoying sundowners we get back on our buggy for a return to Haucachina. You have time to stroll through the town, take pictures by the emerald lake and shop for some souvenirs before heading over for our gourmet dinner. After filling up on our dinner, we check in at our hotel and rest for the next day of adventure.
We start our day at 8:30am, with a transfer from Huacachina to Nazca airport. Once at the airport you will do your check-in (original passport is required) and start your amazing flight adventure over world-famous Nazca Lines. Who made these lines and the reason why they did it is still unknown and is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. The lines are geometric shapes that can best be seen for the air. They measure up to 1,100 meters in straight uninterrupted lines. Some of the figure include the hummingbird, lizard, dogs and plants among many other things. The impressive Nazca Lines have been declared a World Heritage site.
The flight lasts for about 35 minutes to Nazca before heading back to Huacachina. Upon arrival in Huaccachina we have time to grab lunch and to shop for souvenirs before returning on private transportation to Lima. Arrival in Lima is estimated for 10:00pm, where we drop you off at your hotel.
****Important note : Your original passport is essential, you cannot board the Nazca Lines flight without it.
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| US$? private service (2 people) |
| US$? private service (3-6 people) |
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SAM CORPORATIONS is a family owned travel agency and a tour operator that specializes in tours all over Peru. We are based in Cusco with many years of personal experience trekking and traveling every nook and cranny of Peru. SAM CORPORATIONS is a 100% Cusqueñian Company without any shareholders.
Our focus is on creating small personalized tours & treks strictly and only operated by local professional staff catering in PERSONALIZED and HIGH QUALITY SERVICE. We guarantee a luxurious service and promise to never cut corners.
We take pride in our reputation as a RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE tour operator. Our staff are our extended family. We support them financially and ensure long term growth by offering them a fair salary. We are proud of our team, without them we wouldn’t be able to offer the best service and lifetime experiences to our clients.
SAM CORPORATIONS knows how important it is to trust in a reliable honest operator to create an unforgettable adventure while in Peru. We stand by our word and deliver on our promises
To ensure a more personalized service for our guests, at SAM CORPORATIONS we have a policy that our groups will not exceed 8 people. This fact alone sets us apart from other companies that operate departures with bigger groups.
We are so proud of our guides! They are highly professional and speak fluent English. They are very knowledgeable and passionate about their country. Our guides are dedicated to continuous personal and professional development. They do research to ensure that you receive accurate and recognized theories in Inca and Andean culture. They are adventure and travel enthusiasts, sharing only the best of what they have personally experienced. Our crew is fun loving, great sports and well-educated. They all hold degrees in one of the following: Archaeology, Tourism, Botany, History or Anthropology.
At SAM CORPORATIONS, we have always believed that we should give back to the local isolated communities. Therefore, as part of our commitment to responsible tourism, we always do many service projects and hire locally.
SAM CORPORATIONS is proud to be able to support our beautiful local people. We use a holistic approach to sustanability and community development. We participate in multiple social projects, we employ from these communities and pay them an above average wage. Self- sustainibilty and long term growth is our main focus.
A beautiful reflection of our attitude in everything we do, is that we wish to make life richer and more meaningful for all involved.
Please read the following information carefully; it will help with your questions about our services and the Sandboarding Tour & Nazca Lines.
The briefing will take place the night before your tour at your hotel.
FIRST, to book your Lares trek to Machu Picchu, we need you to fill out our booking form by clicking on BOOK NOW on our homepage or click the link here: BOOK NOW.
Please be ready with the following information (FOR EACH PARTICIPANT in your group). We cannot purchase tickets without the following information:
*** We will need each participant’s passport at the time of booking. They will be need in order to board the flight for the Nasca Lines
SECOND, we require a deposit of $…….. USD per person in order to purchase a permit for the Lares trek Machu Picchu. You can make you deposit by clicking on the VISA or PAYPAL symbols on the top of our home page, or you can click on the VISA or PAYPAL symbols on our booking page.
If you would like to avoid the high credit card fees in Peru, you may pay in cash at our office (US dollars or Peruvian soles) here in Cusco. There are many ATMS within the historical center to withdraw money. You can also pay by VISA or PAYPAL online but you will have to pay a 5.5% service fee, charged by VISA and PAYPAL. To pay your balance through PAYPAL, you need to log into your PAYPAL account and use our email address samtravelperu@gmail.com to complete your payment
The maximum group size is 8 persons. Our groups are usually between 2-6 people. Sam Corporations specializes in SMALL, PRIVATE groups and provide a personalised service.
Absolutely!! Hotel drop off is included in your package.
If you’re happy with the services provided, a tip – though not compulsory – is appreciated. While it may not be customary in your country, it’s of great significance for the people who will take care of you during the tour. It inspires them to give excellent service and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across many SAM CORPORATIONS destinations. Of course, you are free to tip as much as you would like, depending on your perception of the quality and the length of your trip. Remember, a tip is not compulsory and should only be given when you receive excellent service.
Yes, we are a locally sustainable & responsible tourism operator. That incorporates universal principles of tourism: protect the environment and benefit the local communities by respecting their culture and religion. With this in mind, we have trained all our local staff to know and understand, respect the places and the local people
Ballestas Islands
SandBoarding
Nazca lines
Sam Corporations
Our company is 100% locally owned. We directly contribute to economic development and environmental sustainability in Peru.
The quality of our service is one of our most important values which demands all our effort, determination, and courage to be successful in what we are doing and the services we provide
We aim to have a positive impact in all the areas that we visit. Through our training sessions and social projects, we empower women, indigenous communities and children
Our groups never exceed 10 people, giving you a personalized tour in our small comfortable vans
Interested in visiting only specific destinations? No problem, all our packages can be fully customized to suit your budget and schedule. Contact our travel advisors to plan the most comprehensive trip of a lifetime.
We commit socially and culturally to the community and adapt our business strategies to the preservation of the environment
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Our guides are local and have vast knowledge in Peruvian culture and history.
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Our groups never exceed 10 people, giving you an unforgettable experience
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