ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM - Duration: Half day. Daily except Monday
Visit this impressive museum featuring the different areas of the Peruvian culture. Visit the Archaeological and Anthropological area, founded by Julio C. Tello, presenting the history and development of Peruvian pre-Hispanic cultures through an abundant collection of ceramics, metals, textiles, organic material and physical anthropology.
LARCO HERRERA MUSEUM - Duration: Half day. Daily except Monday
Visit the impressive private collection of pre-Inca pottery. More than 45,000 ceramic pieces, pre-Columbian textiles and mummies. Also housed in this museum is the incredible collection of erotic pottery.
PACHACAMAC RUINS - Duration: Half day. Daily except Monday
Drive 31 Km.. south of Lima. See the remains of the ancient pre-Inca sanctuary dedicated to Pachacamac, the "God Creator of the Earth". Visit the interesting site museum, the Temple of the Sun, the "Acllahuasi" and some other secondary temples.
MUJICA GALLO GOLD MUSEUM - Duration: Half day. Daily in the afternoon
Visit the private collection of pre-Inca and Inca gold ritual objects and jewels, weapons, ceremonial robes, vases, funerary masks. One Chimu tunic alone is made of 16,000 pieces of gold. Also on display is a remarkable collection of antique arms spanning the 15 th - 19 th century.
ART MUSEUM - Duration: half day. Daily except Monday.
This museum houses important art collections covering the extensive period from the beginning of human presence in Peru until the 20 th century.
CRUISE TO PALOMINO ISLANDS - Duration: Half day
Leave Callao Port through Chucuito and La Punta beaches towards the Navy's School, and then continue to the Banco del Camotal (Peruvian Atlantis), Base Naval de San Lorenzo, El Fronton (ancient prison), Cabinzas Islands (former installations of the Guano Company dating back to 19 th century) ending at the Palomino Islands, where you will observe sea lions, birds and other marine species. Return to Callao Port and transfer to your hotel.
LUNCH OR DINNER AT LOCAL RESTAURANT - Duration: 2 hours
Private transportation with transferman to a First Class restaurant. Meal included (set menu). Drive back to your hotel.
NIGHT CITY TOUR FUN BUS - Daily
This tour takes the visitor around Lima in an atmosphere filled with fun and sightseeing. Enjoy Lima's folklore along with live music, drinks and traditional entrees.
FOLKLORE NIGHT
Assistance to a folklore show at one of the typical "Peñas" in Lima. Transportation, escort and entrance fee included.
FOLKLORE SHOW WITH DINNER
Enjoy the best of Peruvian folklore and cuisine at the typical Manos Morenas Restaurant. Transportation, escort and meal included.
PACHACAMAC RUINS PLUS ARCHAELOGICAL MUSEUM, COLONIAL,
MODERN LIMA AND GOLD MUSEUM. LUNCH INCLUDED - Duration: Full day
See the remains of the ancient pre-Inca sanctuary dedicated to Pachacamac, the "God Creator of the Earth". Visit the interesting site museum, the Temple of the Sun, the "Acllahuasi" and some other secondary temples. Continue to the National Archaeological Museum, impressive museum featuring the different areas of the Peruvian culture. Visit the Archaeological and Anthropological area, founded by Julio C. Tello, presenting the history and development of Peruvian pre-Hispanic cultures. Lunch at one of our fine restaurants. In the afternoon, this tour will take you through the historic center of the city. Admire the beauty of San Martin and Major squares, the Cathedral, the Government Palace and visit San Francisco Convent, religious building from the end of the XVI century and its catacombs. Also drive through the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores. Also included is a visit to Gold Museum, private collection of pre-Inca and Inca gold ritual objects and jewels, weapons, ceremonial robes, vases, funerary masks.
LAND TOUR TO PARACAS AND THE NASCA LINES AND FIGURES - Duration: Full day
Early pick up from hotel for a 4-hour drive to Paracas, south of Lima. 2-hour cruise to the Ballestas Islands, where you will see sea lions, penguins, and more than 60 species of sea birds. You will also see the huge "Candelabrum" drawn in a sand slope. Continue to Ica for a visit to the Regional Museum of Ica, housing a great collection of fossils, mummies, Paracas mantles, Nasca ceramics, and Colonial and Republican art pieces. Transfer to the aerodrome to fly over the famed Nasca Lines. It is an area of approximately 500-Km./310 ml of Pampa, where the mysterious lines were discovered in 1927. The real dimension of these lines can be fully appreciated by air. They represent diverse animal figures, as a spider, a monkey, a dog, a lizard, a humming bird, and a condor. The dimensions of these figures vary from 15 to 300 m (50 to 1,000 ft.) high each. Return to Lima ending at hotel. Lunch not included.
NASCA LINES BY AIR - Full day. Daily.
Morning transfer to Lima airport for flight to Ica. From Ica flight to Nasca in small plane and overfly the gigantic drawings and lines drawn into the desert over an area of around 52 square miles, best appreciated from air. Visit to the Regional Museum of Ica. Lunch included. Afternoon return by plane to Lima and transfer to hotel.
