TOURIST BUS LIMA TO PARACAS TO HUACACHINA TO AREQUIPA TO CUSCO (PERU HOP)

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Peru's first hop-on/hop-off tourist bus service from Lima to Cusco including stops in Paracas, Huacachina, Nazca, and Arequipa (to Cusco without the lake). Flexible dates. Safe, reliable and fun!  Daily departures from Lima and Paracas, 5 departures per week from Huacachina and from Arequipa.

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Peru's first hop-on/hop-off tourist bus service from Lima to Cusco including stops in Paracas, Huacachina, Nazca, and Arequipa (to Cusco without the lake). Flexible dates. Safe, reliable and fun!  Daily departures from Lima. This pass includes free side trips and entry to local highlights along the way to allow you to see more for less. Included in this pass are entry to the Nazca Lines viewing tower (Nazca), a pisco vineyard visit (Ica), the Paracas Natural Reserve (Paracas) and a tour through the 300 year old underground slave tunnels of Hacienda San José (Chincha). In addition they make photo, food and toilet breaks enroute to allow for extra comfort on those longer legs of the journey.

Extra activities can be booked aboard to also give you the chance to trek the Colca Canyon (Arequipa), go Sandboarding and Dune-Buggying in South America's only desert oasis (Huacachina), or wildlife spot in "The Poor Man's Galapagos" (Paracas).

 

  • Departures from Lima to Paracas (h 6.00 or 7.00 am): Everyday
  • Departures from Paracas to Huacachina (h 13.00): Everyday 
  • Departures from Huacachina to Arequipa (h 13.30): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
  • Departures from Arequipa to Cusco (h 5.45): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday

The bus will pick you up from a central Lima accommodation between 5.30 and 7.00 am (depending on the day and hotel location - we will confirm the time depending on your requested hotel). Beginning in the capital of Lima, we first visit a place called El Morro Solar in Chorrillos. This was the scene of a famous battle during the Pacific war between Peru and Chile and here we can find statues dedicated to fallen Peruvian soldiers and citizens. At this site, we also have the huge Cristo del Pacifico statue that overlooks the whole of Lima and up here is arguable the best viewpoint of the whole of Lima city.

After that, the bus goes South through the desert and stops first outside of Pachacamac where we will have a Panoramic view of this extraordinary pre-Inca temple citadel that dates back almost 1,000 years. Travelling South we arrive at the small town of Chincha. From here we leave the highway and visit a small village called El Carmen. Here we are lucky enough to be able to visit Hacienda San José, one of the oldest and richest houses in the whole of Peru. At the hacienda, you will undertake a tour of the labyrinth of underground tunnels that were used 300 years ago to help bring slaves from Africa from the port to the hacienda illegally.

After the tour of the hacienda, we travel the final hour to Paracas arriving early afternoon to enjoy the rest of the day at this Pacific seaside town. Here we also find the 335,000 hectares of the Paracas Natural Reserve where the desert meets the Pacific Ocean and presents some stunning photo opportunities. A trip into the Natural Reserve is included with your pass the following morning. Paracas is also home to the Ballestas Islands which can be visited as an extra activity, a natural group of rocks in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that home approximately 500,000 birds, sea lions and penguins all in their natural habitat. The abundant marine wildlife here, away from natural predators, has led to its nickname as the "Poor Man's Galapagos".  

Just an hour and a half away we travel a little further South to Ica where we find the only desert oasis in South America, Huacachina. Sandboarding and dune-buggying on these incredible dunes can often be the highlight of many people's trip to Peru. Ica is also famous as being the best pisco (the national drink of Peru) producing region of the country. Our bus will take you to one of the oldest vineyards in Ica, where you will discover how pisco is made from grape to bottle, as well as trying some delicious free samples.

After Huacachina we continue South, first stopping at Nazca. Here hopsters can enjoy a free entrance to the Nasca Lines viewing tower which offers a good view of several of the Nazca lines. We stop in Nazca for about 2 hours so people can sample more Peruvian cuisine and fill up before our 10 hour journey to Arequipa aided by the odd classic English movie.

Once in Arequipa, the beautiful colonial "White City", arguably Peru's most beautiful city, and spend a couple of days in this magnificent city or even take a trip to the Colca Canyon, the world's 2nd deepest canyon, twice that of the Grand Canyon. From Arequipa we travel across stunning scenery to the final destination of Cusco, the ex-Inca capital and launch pad to visit the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu!

This entire trip is supplemented by our friendly and fun Peruvian guides who will assist and advise you with everything as well as host onboard basic Spanish lessons. We will stop anywhere along the route for photos and really discover the hidden gems of Peru as well as stopping and eating at local restaurants where we will try local cuisine but pay local Peruvian prices. 

INCLUDED / NOT INCLUDEDINCLUDED / NOT INCLUDED
INCLUDED
  • Hop-on/hop-off transport from Lima to Paracas to Huacachina to Arequipa to Cusco
  • Accommodation pick-ups and drop-offs in each location
  • English-speaking guides to answer your questions and help
  • English language movies
  • Duvet style blankets
  • Border-crossing assistance
  • Bus pass valid for 1 year meaning you have 1 year to complete the route
  • Free view outside of Pachacamac pre-Inca citadel
  • Free tour Hacienda San José (Chincha) - underground tunnels and African slavery
  • Free tour of Paracas Natural Reserve
  • Free pisco and wine vineyard tour in Ica
  • Free entrance to Nazca Lines viewing tower
  • Friendly Peruvian conductor on bus at all times
  • Passenger discounts on hotels, restaurants, activities

NOT INCLUDED
  • Food
  • Accommodation
  • Ballestas Islands Tour in Paracas (optional extra)
  • Dune Buggy/Sandboarding in Huacachina (optional extra)
  • 2 day Colca Canyon tour from Arequipa (optional extra)

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONIMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • Departure dates - We only need to know the departure date from Lima in order to issue your ticket. You don't have to know the other departure dates from locations in between to book the ticket. We will just generate an automatic itinerary starting from you departure date from Lima and you will be able to change the dates anytime by telling the guide on the bus of the leg before (example: while on the bus from Lima to Paracas you can tell the guide the exact date for the Paracas to Huacachina section).
  • To ensure your safety, every Hop bus has the following practices:
- 2 drivers for every journey over 5 hours... drivers swap every 4 hours
- Large team of drivers... drivers not overworked/tired as is often the case on other buses
- Bus assistant always on board - regular checks on the drivers
- Seatbelts for every passenger
- Speedometre alert - when bus goes over 90km/h an alarm will go off throughout the bus warning the driver to slow down
- 24 hour GPS monitoring for longer journeys - every bus is monitored from a secure point via GPS... we always know where the bus is and if it is taking any unscheduled stops
- Constant contact between the drivers/guide to the Bolivia Hop office via telephone
- No tight deadlines - drivers under no pressure to arrive at a certain time, no need for increased speed or unnecessary risks
  • Extra activities - No extra activities are included in the price. You will be able to purchase extra tours onboard and pay directly to the Peru Hop guide.

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