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July 29, 2007
Hi Saul
We had a great tour! Loved the hike and the sandboarding, and the generosity of the guide to lug our boards up there for us. : ) A great way to end a trip to Peru. : )
Sally Allred Locket
United Stated

HALF DAY DUNE BUGGY AND SANDBOARD TOUR IN NASCA - USACA DUNES $70 USD Per Person

4x4, Archaeology And Adventure Tour In The Nazca Desert - Half Day Tour

Usaca is the name of the driest region recently discover of smalls sand dune located on the west side of Nazca valley. There are many dunes next of the Tambo Perro valley, the place look a oasis and large carob tree forest surround the dunes. Usaca sand dunes are one of the best destinations "off the beaten path" while protecting natural resources from over-exploitation. This place is recently introduced in the tourism, only few adventurous travelers know this oasis. The Off road trip in buggy can be combined visiting Cahuachi archaeological site, one of the biggest ceremonial centers of the Nazca civilization, located on the left rim of the Nazca River. The trip also runs entry the Estaqueria archaeological site and the Ocongalla Nazca aqueducts.
PERU ADVENTURE TOURS introduce this trip in 2005 and strongly recommend you spend one day more in Nazca, and explore these entire wonderful destination before to be so popular and mentioned in the travel guide books as lonely planet. Usaca sand dunes have the appropriate geography for dune buggy, Off road, and Sandboarding lovers and don't mind if you never did downhill on the board, this is the correct time, way and place to learn about this sport.
Usaca Downhill Sandboarding

HALF DAY TOUR ITINERARY FOR SANDBOARDING ON THE DUNES OF USACA - NAZCA

Usaca dune buggy and sandboard tour can be departure at 7AM or 1PM all depend of our client request. The trip begins from the hotel in Nasca, firstly we aboard our Dune buggy vehicle (4WD) and Off-roading 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 tree). After 5 hours adventure trip come back to your hotel.

USACA SAND BUGGY AND SANDBOARD TOUR INCLUDES

Pick-up from your hotel in Nazca
English-Speaking guide
Private transfer to the Sand Dunes of Usaca
Boards for each participants
Sand Buggy - 4x4 truck
Snack and drinks (fresh fruit and energy bars)
Drop-off at hotel or bus station in Nazca

PRICE FOR HALF DAY SANDBOARD AND DUNE BUGGY TOUR IN NASCA
DATE	TOUR	COST
Any day ( Nasca region never rain)	HALF DAY DUNE BUGGY AND SANDBOARD TOUR IN NASCA - USACA DUNES $70 USD Per Person 4x4, Archaeology And Adventure Tour In The Nazca Desert - Half Day Tour	Group Service (Join group) 1 to more participants $70 USD each Private Service (private 4x4/guide) 2 participants $170 USD each 3-4 participants $140 USD each 5 to more participants $125 USD each
Discount 3%: Tour Operators or Travel Agencies Only Students: $5 USD discount only with valid green ISIC card All prices stated above are subject to change.
Organized Groups: We offer private tour and any time departure
Group size: Wa have different sizes of dune buggies, for 2, 4, 6, 10 people capacity
BOOK HERE: We highly recommended to book space prior you arrive to Peru

RENT A BOARD PER DAY = $10 USD per day
Sorry, we don't rent our dune buggies (4WD)

EXCLUDED

Travel insurance
Food and drinks
Tips for guide and camp staff
Breakfast, we recommend to buy some food day before to departure because many of hotel don't have breakfast till 7AM
Personal porter to carry your boards or gear (with backpacker service only)

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BRING/CARRY

Small day backpack
Trekking boots will be better also you can take tennis shoes
Sunglasses
Water bottle 1Lt minimum
Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
Sun block (sun protection cream)
Sun block to protect you from the sun (factor 30 minimum)
Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
Summer clothes and jacket for late afternoon

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