Full Day Lima Paracas & Adrenaline Tour in Huacachina
Description
⚠️ Important: The price shown corresponds to the ESSENTIAL (basic) option. Full experiences such as Ballestas Islands, buggies and hotel pickup are available only in Premium, Private and Picnic options. Experience Paracas, Ica and the oasis of Huacachina in an experience designed for those who value comfort, good organization and high-level service from Lima. Relax and leave it all to experts as you enjoy a well-structured tour, where every detail is carefully coordinated so you can explore the desert, sea and essence of Peru in one day. Thinking about different travel styles, we have three options: Essential, Premium and Private, each with different benefits and service levels. We suggest you review the information of each alternative before booking, so you can choose the option that best suits your ideal experience.
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Itinerary
This tour starts at 4:00 a.m., and we will confirm the exact meeting time one day in advance, depending on the location of your accommodation. Meeting point: Hotel Ibis Larco Miraflores, located in Avenida José Larco, Miraflores, Lima – Peru.
After breakfast, we will head to the pier to board a boat to the Ballestas Islands, where we will observe sea lions, seabirds and the geoglyph of the Candelabra. Important: In case of bad weather, access to the islands may be restricted by security. If it happens, we will visit the Paracas National Reserve or Isla Blanca as an alternative. This decision is usually made the same day, shortly before boarding.
After breakfast, we will head to the pier to start a fascinating excursion to the Ballestas Islands. During the boat trip, you will be able to admire up close an impressive variety of seabirds such as pelicans, boobies and seagulls, as well as observe colonies of sea lions in their natural environment. Before you reach the islands, you will have the opportunity to gaze at the mysterious geoglyph of the Candelabra, carved into the side of a hill facing the sea.
At the end of the boat trip, we will head towards the city of Ica to visit the restaurant Cultur Pisco, where we will have free time for lunch (lunch not included in the price). After the break, we will start a guided tour of the renowned winery Cultur Pisco, famous for the elaboration of pisco, the emblematic distillate of Peruvian grapes. During the tour, we can taste its different varieties and get to know the production process, from harvest to distillation.
In the afternoon, we will transfer to the Huacachina Oasis to experience adrenalin-filled experience with our buggies and Sandboard tour. On board powerful buggies, expertly conducted, we will tour the imposing dunes of the Iquican desert. You will have the opportunity to practice sandboarding, sliding through the sandy hills in a unique adventure. With a little luck, we will finish the day with an unforgettable view of the sunset on the dunes, from where you can admire the golden landscape of the desert and the beauty of the oasis in all its glory.
Finally, after enjoying all the scheduled activities, we will return to your hotel or Airbnb in Lima. Please note that the tour ends between 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., so if you have a flight scheduled the same night, we recommend you take precautions. In case your flight is between 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., we suggest booking a private tour for comfort, flexibility and punctuality in your return.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(16)
A unique and diverse experience. For lovers of the sea, good liquor and extreme experience with bugies and sandboard. We enjoyed them a lot.
What a pleasant surprise to have done this Tour, it really is a very good Tour, although it is a bit extensive in time (we left 4:30 am and arrived 11:00 pm), but many fabulous things are done, the Ballestas Islands and its spectacular Fauna, then tasting of Psico and ending in the dunes of Huacachina where the Buggis are an extreme adventure, boarding down the dunes and ending with sunset in the desert is spectacular... I highly recommend the plan and more if it is up to them with the Oswaldo Guide, he is a great person, very funny and always worried that we enjoy the Tour very much... 5 stars for him too.
Really good time. Very relaxed since it was just 3 of us. Guide was fun as well and was able to communicate everything.
This was a fully packed day with loads included, and so much fun. We did a lot in one very long day (4am to 11pm) making it great value for money. Our guide Oswaldo was hilariously wacky, but efficient and well organised - he kept us to schedule, and was prepared for almost everything (hand sanitiser, phone cables, toilet roll.......) The boat trip was great, we saw loads of different birds and so many sealions, but sadly no penguins (maybe they'd gone fishing). We wimped out of the sand boarding (it wasn't compulsory) but it was fun to watch others do it.
Excellent tour accompanied by Oswaldo. He never lacked energy and answered all our questions. He took us to a small sewing and silver workshop, waiting for the bus after the islands, which still used very interesting ancestral techniques. There's a lot of road ahead so be aware.
Our trip to Paracas and Huacachina exceeded all expectations. In the Ballestas Islands, we were amazed at the number of sea lions and Humbolt penguins; it is an impressive natural sight.
Very fun very very beautiful and the excellent service by Yuber 100% recommended I loved the visit and definitely an unforgettable experience
An absolutely excellent experience and the best full-day that can be done from Lima. The tour is perfectly designed to combine nature, culture and pure adventure. The logistics were impeccable, from pick-up in Lima to return. Despite being a long day, the bus was comfortable and the itinerary was very well organized, allowing to enjoy without hurry
It was a LONG DAY trip, 3am - 1am, but it was worth every penny. From seeing sea lions, to wine tasting, to sand dunes, to an oasis. It was a great way to end my time in Perú.
I had a great time I became a new friend I ate well my mom got drunk 10/10 I recommend it if you have the opportunity do it
