4x4, Archaeology And Adventure Tour In The Nazca Desert - Half Day Tour
Usaca is the name of the driest region recently discover of smalls sand dune located on the west side of Nazca valley. There are many dunes next of the Tambo Perro valley, the place look a oasis and large carob tree forest surround the dunes. Usaca sand dunes are one of the best destinations "off the beaten path" while protecting natural resources from over-exploitation. This place is recently introduced in the tourism, only few adventurous travelers know this oasis. The Off road trip in buggy can be combined visiting Cahuachi archaeological site, one of the biggest ceremonial centers of the Nazca civilization, located on the left rim of the Nazca River. The trip also runs entry the Estaqueria archaeological site and the Ocongalla Nazca aqueducts.
Peru Adventure tours introduce this trip in 2005 and strongly recommend you spend one day more in Nazca, and explore these entire wonderful destination before to be so popular and mentioned in the travel guide books as lonely planet. Usaca sand dunes have the appropriate geography for dune buggy, Off road, and Sandboarding lovers and don’t mind if you never did downhill on the board, this is the correct time, way and place to learn about this sport.
Itinerary
Usaca dune buggy and sandboard tour can be departure at 7am or 1pm, all depend of our client request. The trip begins from the hotel in Nasca, firstly we aboard our Dune buggy vehicle (4WD) and Off road tour on let bank of Nazca Valley. The first stop will in Cahuachi ceremonial center and a sacred destination of Nazca pilgrims between 100 and 500 AD. The visit includes the main cultural-urban center, pyramidal temples, terracing of fossil sand dunes streets and squares give the site a general city aspect.
After complete guided tour to this recently excavated great pyramid we continue through the Cahuachi valley, enter to Tambo de Perro village, group of farmers leave in this charm valley, from here we use the buggy to drive in stony ad dirty road till Usaca valley. Usaca is nice quiet oasis in the middle of hundreds sand dunes and the encounter of Nazca and Pajonal River. Uphill in the buggy and downhill Sandboarding on the amazing dunes, after 2 hours of fun time and observing the great coastal natural sceneries and strange desert forest we return by the same way we used to get there, stop in Estaqueria it was considerate a solar observatory, on platforms made of adobes and columns of "Huarangos" trunks (carob tree). After 5 hours adventure trip come back to your hotel.
Included
- Professional English speaking guide
- Private van to the trailhead
- Boards for each participants
- Snack (fresh fruit and energy bars) and lunch will be served after come back to Nasca
- Swimming Pool can be used after lunch
- Personal porter to carry your boards or gear (only private VIP service)
- Tour price include government sale taxes (19%)
- PERU ADVENTURE TOURS gift
| TOUR SCHEDULE & COST 2008 | ||
| DATE | TOUR | COST |
| Any day ( Nasca region never rain) |
USACA SAND BUGGY AND SANDBOARD TOUR Archaeology, Adventure and A Lot Fun In The Desert - Half Day Tour |
Backpacker service Not Applicable Private VIP service (private van) 2 participants US$215 each 3-4 participants US$188 each 5 to more participants US$175 each |
| Discount 5%: South American Explorers Club Members Discount 10%: Tour Operators or Travel Agencies Only Students: US$20 discount only with valid green ISIC card |
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| Organized Groups: We offer private and any time departure | ||
| Group size: Wa have different sizes of buggies, for 2, 4, 6, 10 people capacity | ||
| Booking: We highly recommend make reservation prior your arrival to Nasca | ||
Exchange rate US$1 = S/. 3.02 (rate may vary daily).
Above prices include local taxe.
RENT A BOARD PER DAY = US$10 per day
Sorry, we don’t rent our dune buggies (4WD)
Not Included
- Tips for guide and camp staff
- Breakfast, we recommend to buy some food day before to departure because many of hotel don’t have breakfast till 7am
- Personal porter to carry your boards or gear (with backpacker service only)
What You Need To Bring/Carry
- Small Backpack
- Trekking boots will be better also you can take tennis shoes
- Sunglasses
- Wind jacket for the beginning or late afeternoon
- Water bottle 1Lt minimum
- Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
- Sun block (sun protection cream)
- Sun block to protect you from the sun (factor 30 minimum)
- Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits, etc
- Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
- Optional: walking sticks or poles
