Nazca Lines Flightseeing
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Port
General San Martin (Pisco), Peru
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$899.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 4 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Head to Pisco's airport for the flight of a lifetime. You'll take off and chart a course over the desert in the direction of the world-famous and utterly mysterious Nazca Lines. These are an amazing series of drawings of animals, geometric figures, and birds on the desert floor and on hillsides, ranging up to 1,000 feet in size.
Believed to have been scratched on the surface of the dry Peruvian coastal plain between 500 BC and AD 500, the lines remain one of the greatest enigmas in the field of archaeology. Your flight over this astonishing wonder and UNESCO World Heritage Site lasts approximately 1.5 hours.
Although there are land-based viewpoints from which to view the lines, the full impact of these mysterious drawings can only be appreciated from the air. This, of course, raises the question: why would the Nazca people create pictures best viewed from above if they had no method of viewing them that way themselves? Who were the lines for, and what was their purpose and meaning? Preserved for an estimated 2,000 years on this desert crust, the lines have prompted many theories. Are they the remnants of a fun and practical pre-Inca irrigation system? Were they a plea from the ancient Peruvians to the gods? Or do they signal extra-terrestrial intervention or communication? If you're able to reach a logical conclusion, you'll be the first to do so, and you'll need to let the scientific community know.
After a short break at the airport, re-board the coach and transfer back to the ship.
Notes:
Minimum age is 4 years. Guests will need to bring the original passport with them. Due to the popularity of this tour and strict booking conditions, cancellation fees start 5 days prior to the call at General San Martin. All participants and carry-on items are weighed at the airport. Guests weighing 240 lbs or more will pay an additional surcharge over the published fare. The tour operator will endeavor to be discreet during the weighing process, but please be aware that circumstances may not allow for complete privacy. Not advisable for guests using a wheelchair. Guests prone to motion sickness should take the appropriate medication.