Henri Leroux

Lima · experience

Nazca Lines flight, dune buggy & sandboarding

A full-day trip to fly over the Nazca Lines — the desert geoglyphs behind a famous ancient-astronaut theory — with dune buggy and sandboarding at Huacachina.

Full dayFrom €316

The experience

A full-day trip to fly over the Nazca Lines, the desert geoglyphs that inspired one of the 20th century’s most famous pseudoscience theories.

A small Cessna flight over the Nazca Lines — enormous figures and shapes etched into the desert floor between 500 BC and 500 AD by the Nazca and Paracas cultures — followed by a stop at the panoramic viewing tower and, back at Huacachina oasis, a dune buggy ride and sandboarding on the surrounding dunes.

The lines are best known in popular culture through Erich von Däniken’s 1968 bestseller "Chariots of the Gods?", which claimed without evidence that they were landing strips for ancient astronauts — a theory long dismissed by archaeologists but still widely repeated in documentaries and television.

Duration

Full day

Group

Group size confirmed with the option

Languages

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Format

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Meeting point

Hotel pickup from central Lima or Miraflores.

Pickup and drop-off

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Who this suits

A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.

  • Travellers who want to see the Nazca Lines’ famous scale for themselves.
  • Anyone curious about the ancient-astronaut theory and what archaeologists actually think.
  • A full, active day combining a flight with dune buggy and sandboarding.

Itinerary

The route at a glance.

The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.

  1. 1

    Pickup & drive south

    Hotel pickup and the drive to the Nazca airfield, with breakfast included.

    Early morning
  2. 2

    Nazca Lines flight

    A small-aircraft flight over the geoglyphs and time at the viewing tower.

    Midday
  3. 3

    Huacachina oasis

    Dune buggy ride and sandboarding at Huacachina, with lunch included, before the drive back to Lima.

    Afternoon

What the visit includes

The practical detail before you choose a date.

Highlights

  • A small-aircraft flight directly over the Nazca Lines
  • The panoramic viewing tower over the desert
  • Dune buggy and sandboarding at Huacachina oasis
  • Buffet breakfast and lunch included

Included

  • ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • ✓ The Nazca Lines flight
  • ✓ Dune buggy ride and sandboarding
  • ✓ Buffet breakfast and lunch

Not included

  • • Nazca airport taxes
  • • The Nazca Lines tourist ticket fee

Before you go

A few essentials for the day.

  • This is a long day — roughly 14-15 hours door to door.
  • The flight can be affected by weather or turbulence; some travellers experience motion sickness.
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.