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Essential Peru and the Nazca Lines

Independent Peru rail trip adding Paracas and a Nazca Lines flight

Railbookers sells this Essential Peru and Nazca Lines package as an independent, 12-day, 11-night rail trip. It starts in Lima, moves to the Sacred Valley, then the evidence says travellers take the train to Machu Picchu before continuing to Cusco. After returning to Lima, the route heads west to the coastal town of Paracas, where the evidence describes wildlife at the Ballestas Islands, sand dunes, and pisco vineyards, before a flight over the Nazca Lines. It suits travellers who want Peru's classic Andean rail route combined with the desert coast and the Nazca Lines, arranged independently rather than on a fixed group schedule.

What to know before you look closer

  • Railbookers does not publish a day-by-day itinerary for this package in the evidence available; confirm the exact route, hotels, and which legs are by train directly with them before booking.
  • Only the Machu Picchu leg is described as being by train; the Paracas and Nazca Lines portions of the trip use road travel and a scenic flight instead of rail.

Questions travellers ask

Is the train travel included?
Yes, for part of the route. The evidence says travellers take the train from the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu; the Paracas and Nazca Lines portions are not described as rail travel.
Is this trip escorted or independent?
It's independent. Railbookers lists it as an Independent rail package.
Where does the trip go?
From Lima to the Sacred Valley, by train to Machu Picchu, then Cusco, back to Lima, and west to the coastal town of Paracas for the Ballestas Islands, dunes, and pisco vineyards, plus a flight over the Nazca Lines.
How long is the trip?
It is 12 days and 11 nights in total.
What does it cost?
Prices start from $10,499 USD per person, or about $875 per day.

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