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The flight over the lines is well worth the trip. The surrounding desert landscape beautiful, one of the driest deserts in the world, I think. If you have time there are some interesting things to see in the surrounding villages, but if you have only a day or two, do not miss the fly over.

The mysterious Nazca Lines spark many conversations and the little town of Nazca has capitilized on the interest. It's a small town big on character. The Plaza de Armas and surrounding blocks is a bustling hub of activity as the day turns to night. Families, children (young and old), vendors, and tourist all converge to give the park a carnival atmosphere. I travelled by bus (between 8-9 hours from Lima) and stayed one night. In hindsight a second night would have allowed me to enjoy Nazca just a bit more but I believe a third night would have been unnecessary. I stayed in the La Maison de Lydia which sits on the edge of town. I walked into town and back and felt perfectly safe but, for 5 CLP you can take a taxi into town. The DM Hoteles Nasca has a small planetarium on their property and they do a presentation about the Nazca Lines and constellation allignment. There are presentations in different languages so inquire at the hotel. One tip, if it is a cloudy night it is best to pass as a large part of the presentation is outdoors looking at the night sky. Cost 20 CLP. This was one of my oldest bucket list items and I enjoyed every minute of my stay in Nazca. The ariel tours, of which there are many, have it down to a science. My hotel booked me with AeroNazca and they were awesome. Enjoy!

It’s a great little stop that breaks down our trip well. There are a few quite interesting attractions around nazca apart from the Nazca Lines. The only downside is that you have to take a taxi to most of these places of interest (the aqueducts on Cantalloc, the mummy cemetery in Chauchilla, the pyramids of Cahuachi, etc) and there’s an entrance fee to be paid to all these attractions on top of the taxi trip. Worth visiting though if you’ve got a bit of time and are not on a tight budget.

Nazca is a tiny town and tourists go there for visiting the Nazca lines (by taking a small plane), there's a museum Antonini which has pre-columbian art, there is a desert nearby which is beautiful to go to for watching the sunset and there are some other attractions. One could spent one to two days in Nazca. The city itself has nothing much to offer. There are many touristic restaurants, however, dare to try out some local restaurant, which serves local food, as the prices are very low (around 3 euros for a full meal with drink included!)

I loved Nazca! I enjoyed the colours and vibrancy. There were plenty of lovely restaurants to get delicious food. The Nazca hotel showed a fantastic film about Maria Reiche and the Nazca lines. We were completely mesmerised by our experience of flying over the Nazca lines. The pilots were so fun and helpful (we took travel sickness pills as advised prior to the flight and o felt fine during it.) I love the desert and Nazca did not disappoint. A fantastic place to visit and explore in Peru!

Nazca is a wonderful small town, people are very friendly and everything is close. The tour to the Chauchilla cemetery and Andre the pottery maker is a must! Plaza de Armas is great for relaxing and people watching, Rico de Pollo was the best place in town for roast chicken! And a visit to Planetario inside the hotel Nazca Lines as well as the Aqueductos de Cantayoc were definite musts too!