NAZCA - CAHUACHI ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE - USACA SAND DUNES - SAND FERNANDO MARINE RESERVE
Usaca dune buggy and sandboard tour can be departure at 7AM 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 trees).
Later continue with 4x4 Off Road expedition to San Fernando marine reserve through dry landscape and stony and sandy routes. On the way will possible to appreciate Guanacos (Lama Guanicoe) grazing on over sand hills. The Guanacos is family of the Llama, to see this animal near of the Pacific Ocean is unbelievable. After 3 hours will descend and will appear the marine reserve of San Fernando watched by pure and abandoned beach. On the bay we walk along the reserve accompanied by our tour guide who will show us the best lookout to see sea Lions, Pelicans, Humboldt Penguins, Cormorants and amazing flying of the Andean Condor looking for some death sea animal landed by the wave.
Continue exploring this amazing marine reserve you have unique opportunity to walk over roach formation and sea salt mines, below the mines are many huge cliff where the birds nest in different season of the year. Plenty free time for explore on your own and if you wish, you can swim in the cold waters of San Fernando. At mentioned time will be picnic next of the beach accompanied with best natural and beautiful view of San Fernando bay. At 4pm will be the return to the hotel in Nasca, the drive back takes about 3 hours by another route (B - L).
