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- English
- Spanish
A full day from Lima along the southern coast of Peru, with transportation, entrance fees, and official guide included. Early sales from your hotel to Paracas and you sail on a speedboat to the Ballestas Islands, where sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and colonies of guano birds live. At noon you arrive in Ica and visit a winery with tastings of wines, pisco, pisco creams, macerated drinks, and mistelas. In the afternoon, in the Huacachina oasis, you tour the dunes in a buggy, practice sandboarding, and end the day in the oasis as the sun sets over the dunes. You return to Lima late at night.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We will pick you up at the lobby or reception of your accommodation. I pick up at hotels and accommodations in Miraflores, Barranco, and San Isidro.
Itinerary
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1Lima
We pick up passengers at the lobby or reception of their accommodation in Miraflores, Barranco, or San Isidro. We left early heading to the south coast.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
2Islas Ballestas
We sail on a speedboat from the El Chaco dock to the Ballestas Islands to see sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and colonies of seabirds up close. Upon returning to the port, we tasted chocotejas and traditional sweets from the area.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
3Ica
We make a stop in Ica for a free lunch, not included, and visit a local winery, with a tasting of the house production: wines, piscos, pisco creams, macerated spirits, and mistelas.
3 hours • Admission ticket free -
4Huacachina
We arrived in Huacachina, a hidden postcard oasis among the country's highest dunes. Here the adventure begins: we tour the dunes in a buggy for 45 minutes, with ups, downs, and incredible views of the desert, and we practice sandboarding on the sand.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
5Huacachina
Sunset in Huacachina. We stayed in the dunes to appreciate the sunset, when the sun sets over the desert, the sky is dyed orange and the dunes ignite with the golden light: the ideal moment for photos and to say goodbye to the day.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
6Lima
We embark on the return to Lima at night, with arrival expected around 11:00 pm, and drop off passengers at their accommodations in Miraflores, Barranco, or San Isidro.
4 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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