Nazca Holidays

6 hours by road from Lima, right in the middle of an ugly desert, Nazca is a really ugly town which nonetheless attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year. Why? Because of the legendary and mysterious lines drawn in its soil.

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Art & Culture
Place or Historical Monument
Unesco World Heritage

Nazca: How to get there?

6 hours by bus from Lima

Nazca: See when to go?

Between April and September

Nazca: For how long?

One day

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Nazca: What to see nearby?

What our travellers think of their stay

Anonymous

Travel writer

A town south of Lima known mainly for its huge and mysterious geoglyphs.

My suggestion

Take a trip to El Mirador de Palpa, where the lines are smaller but also older than those at Nazca. And don't forget to watch the sunset from the sand dunes near the famous lines!

David Debrincat

Travel writer

6 hours by road from Lima, right in the middle of an ugly desert, Nazca is a really ugly town which nonetheless attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year. Why? Because of the legendary and mysterious lines drawn in its soil.

My suggestion

You can sometimes wait three days before you can fly over the lines. Make a reservation in advance because 3 days in Nazca...Good luck!

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