Megalithic Marvels Tour of Peru 2027
Derek Olson of Megalithic Marvels hosts a modular Peru expedition: a Paracas and Nazca pre-tour (13–17 May, with the Nazca and Palpa lines and the elongated skulls), the main Cusco tour (17–25 May) with the “megalithic anomalies” of the Sacred Valley, Pisac, Sacsayhuamán and the Q’enqo labyrinth, Ollantaytambo, little-visited Vilcabamba and Machu Picchu, and an optional Easter Island extension (25–31 May). Join one segment or all of them.
- Operator
- Cusco Native (Megalithic Marvels)
- Led by
- Derek Olson
- Dates
- 13 May 2027 – 31 May 2027
- Duration
- 19 days
- Price
- from $2,699 per person (cusconative.com 2026-11-12 (main from $2,699))
- Language
- EN
- Status
- Open
Sites visited
Paracas · Nazca · Cusco · Sacred Valley · Pisac · Sacsayhuamán · Ollantaytambo · Vilcabamba · Machu Picchu · Easter Island
What’s included
Segments: Nazca pre-tour $1,199 (single +$350), main Peru tour $2,699 (single +$800), Easter Island extension $3,999 incl. Santiago–Easter Island flights (single +$700); all flights within South America for the chosen segments; hotels; English-speaking guides; breakfasts and most lunches; entrance fees; 25% deposit
You’ll go to Cusco Native (Megalithic Marvels)’s own page to check availability and book. Always confirm the latest details there.
Site guides for this tour
Zig-zag walls of gigantic polygonal blocks above Cusco, plus nearby Tiwanaku and Puma Punku in Bolivia.Ollantaytambo
Sacred Valley fortress-temple with the six monoliths of rose rhyolite hauled from a quarry across the river.Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Nearly 1,000 moai statues carved from the Rano Raraku quarry by Polynesian settlers.Nazca Lines & Palpa Geoglyphs
Hundreds of giant lines, trapezoids and animal figures etched into the desert of southern Peru by the Paracas and Nazca cultures, roughly 500 BCE to 500 CE. AI surveys since 2022 have found hundreds more.Paracas: Elongated Skulls & Candelabra
Desert peninsula south of Lima, home of the Paracas culture (about 800 BCE to 100 CE): elaborate textiles, the 180 m Candelabra geoglyph on a sea-facing hillside, and cemeteries famous for strongly elongated skulls, many on display in the private Juan Navarro (Paracas History) Museum.
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