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By Sierra Travel

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Free cancellation available
Price is £43 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Discover the secrets of Cahuachi as you explore its ancient pyramids
    • Learn about the religious practices of the Nazca civilisation from your guide
    • See the Great Temple, the Great Pyramid, the Step Temple, and the ruins
    • Walk through the forest and learn about the significance of the Huarango tree
    • Visit the Ocongalla aqueduct and see well-preserved stone walls and boulders

Activity location

    • Nazca
    • Nazca, Ica, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Nasca, Perú
    • Nazca, Ica, Peru

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Nazca: Cahuachi Pyramids and Ocongalla Aqueduct Tour

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
£43.44 x 2 Adults£86.88
Total
Price is £86.88

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Inclusions
    Live tour guide
  • Inclusions
    Visit to Cahuachi pyramids
  • Inclusions
    Visit to Ocongalla aqueduct
  • Exclusions
    Meals and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Tips

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Smoking
    • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Uncover the secrets of Cahuachi as you explore its ancient pyramids. Stroll through towering adobe structures that once served as a sacred centre for the Nazca civilisation. This immersive journey offers valuable insights into the spiritual and cultural significance of Cahuachi in Nazca history.

    Be picked up from your hotel and head to the ceremonial temple of Cahuachi. Here, witness a city largely devastated by floods, which is now gradually being restored by archaeologist Giuseppe Orefici.

    See key sites such as the Great Temple, the Great Pyramid, the Step Temple, and the surrounding ruins. Your guide will provide detailed information about this remarkable civilisation, helping you understand the religious practices of the time.

    Cahuachi comprises ceremonial plazas, stepped temples, and pyramids that were used for sacrifices and offerings. Archaeologists believe that the residents of Cahuachi were responsible for constructing the Nazca lines, as the site is in close proximity to them.

    Next, walk through the forest, where the guide will explain the significance of the Huarango tree in that era, before arriving at the Ocongalla aqueduct. This open well features well-preserved stone walls and boulders, with water sourced from melting snow in the Andes, which farmers now use to irrigate their fields.

    After the visit concludes, return to your hotel.

Location

Activity location

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    • Nazca
    • Nazca, Ica, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Nasca, Perú
    • Nazca, Ica, Peru