Nazca Lines from Ica: what a day looks like
Planning the Nazca Lines from Ica starts with the road. The drive along the Pan American Highway between Ica and Nasca is about two hours, although tour schedules also allow three hours for the transfer. The flight, stops and waiting add to that road time. Documented pickups for the flight and dune combination, the archaeology trip and the 10-hour ground tour run from 06:15 to 07:00.
Four day trips offer departures from Ica: a flight with dunes, a flight with archaeological stops, and two ground tours that stay on the road. Durations range from 9 to 12 hours, and prices per person from 90 to 207 USD. Prices as of November 2026.
Day trips from Ica
Choose a flight with dunes or archaeology, or one of two ground tours from Ica.
Hand-picked tours, booked through Viator and GetYourGuide. Prices are indicative starting prices in US dollars (as of November 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Nazca flight and archaeological sites
- Exploration of the Cantalloc Aqueducts
- Exploration of the Chauchilla Cemetery
- Professional local guide
The nine-hour trip includes a 35-minute flight. Airport and site fees are extra.
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Nazca flight and Huacachina dunes
- Tubular buggy ride and sandboard practice
- Group transport Ica/Nasca/Huacachina/Ica
Allow 11 to 12 hours overall, including a 30 to 35 minute flight from Nasca. Airport tax and the tourist ticket total 77 PEN extra.
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Full-day Nazca land tour
- Transportation from and back to Ica
- Bilingual tour guide
- Visit to the Maria Reiche Museum
The ten-hour tour visits the viewpoint, the María Reiche Museum and the Cantalloc aqueducts. Entrance tickets are extra.
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Nazca and Palpa by land
- Modern tourist mobility
- Professional guide driver
- Permanent assistance
The eleven-hour tour covers the Nazca and Palpa lines with a guide driver. Site tickets are extra.
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Choose a flight with dunes or archaeology, or one of two ground tours from Ica.
Flight and dune buggy in one day
The 180 USD option combines a 30 to 35 minute flight over the lines from the Nasca airfield with a buggy ride and sandboard practice in Huacachina. Pickup in Ica is at 06:30, the return leaves Nasca at 13:30 and reaches Ica at 15:30, and the day ends around 18:00 to 18:30 after the dunes. Allow 11 to 12 hours in total; at least two participants are required. Agree the final drop-off in Ica or Huacachina when booking.
The operator lists 30 PEN airport tax and a 47 PEN Nasca tourist ticket per person on top of the package. The operator excludes children under 3 from the flight, and pregnant travellers are excluded from the flight and the buggy. Morning fog can delay the flight, in which case the buggy ride may move to around 17:00.
Flight with Cantalloc and Chauchilla
The nine-hour excursion costs 207 USD and adds sites to the 35 minute flight: the Cantalloc aqueducts, the Chauchilla cemetery, a ceramic workshop and the panoramic tower on the Pan American Highway. Round-trip transport from Ica or Huacachina, breakfast and a Spanish or English speaking guide are included. Airport charges of 77 PEN and site fees of 16 PEN are extra.
It suits travellers who want the view from above and the ground-level archaeology in a single day. For the sites themselves, read the guides to Cantalloc and Chauchilla.
Ground tours from Ica without a flight
Two tours stay on the ground. The 93 USD, 10-hour tour picks up in Ica or Huacachina at 06:15 to 06:30, reaches the María Reiche Museum around 09:30 and also visits the Nazca viewpoint and the Cantalloc aqueducts. Admission of 26 PEN is extra, and the Paredones stop is optional. A flight can be added separately for 85 USD plus 20 USD in taxes and fees.
The 90 USD, 11-hour tour covers the Nazca and Palpa lines with a professional guide driver. Tickets are paid on site: 8 PEN for the museum, 2 PEN for the Palpa viewpoint, 10 PEN for Cantalloc and 7 PEN for the Nazca lines. These are the cheapest options. See the viewpoint guide for the view from the tower.
Independent trip or tour from Ica
Scheduled buses connect Ica and Nazca. The road journey is about two hours, while tour transfers can take longer. Going on your own means a bus, then a local taxi to the airfield or sites, with the flight booked separately. A tour combines these journeys with the visits in one itinerary.
Other starting points are covered in the getting there guide, and the dunes in the Huacachina guide.
Frequently asked questions
How long is a Nazca Lines day trip from Ica?
Between 9 and 12 hours for the four trips compared here. The flight is 30 to 35 minutes; the rest is road travel, waiting and stops.
How far is Nazca from Ica?
About two hours by road along the Pan American Highway.
What do the tours from Ica cost?
From 90 to 207 USD per person as of November 2026. The ground tours are cheapest, and the flight with Cantalloc and Chauchilla is the highest.
When do I get back to Ica?
The flight and dune itinerary passes through Ica at 15:30 before Huacachina and finishes around 18:00 to 18:30. The archaeology trip lasts 9 hours, and the ground tours last 10 or 11 hours.