From Lima: Full Day Tour (Paracas + Huacachina)

San Isidro District, Lima, Peru



Discover the Ballestas Islands, the Huacachina Oasis and a winery on a day trip from Lima. Ride a dune buggy and go sandboarding in the desert.

Highlights

  • Feel the thrill of riding a dune buggy and sandboarding in the desert
  • Discover the Ballestas Islands on a boat tour from the Paracas Bay
  • Savor the flavors of Peru with a wine tasting at a local winery in Ica
  • Take in the views of the desert oasis of Huacachina and its lagoon
  • See the Humboldt penguin, sea lions, and other wildlife on the islands

Description

Explore the Ballestas Islands, Huacachina Oasis, and a winery on a full-day tour from Lima. See rock formations, marine fauna, and enjoy a wine tasting and a sandboarding experience. After picking up at the boarding points, we head south, en route we will make a brief stop for breakfast (subject to timing). Our first stop will be in Paracas located more than 3 hours from the city of Lima. 09:00 a.m. BALLESTAS ISLANDS – PARACAS Upon arrival in Paracas, we go to the Chaco dock to register and enter the dock, that is where we embark for the excursion to the Ballestas Islands, we will be more than 1 hour and a half out to sea, we will appreciate rock formations, marine fauna such as; wolves, birds, Humboldt penguin and more. After a relaxing walk, we have a tasting of chocoteja and local sweets, photos in the Paracas resort and we continue the trip to the city of Ica. (the trip is approximately 1 hour) 12:00 p.m. WINE TASTING We visit a wine cellar, we will taste wines, pisco, pisco creams and macerates with the funniest and most famous toasts. 01:00 p.m. Time for lunch. 2:30 p.m. TUBULAR AND SANDBOARD We are going to 'La Huacachina', a beautiful oasis in the middle of the desert surrounded by dunes, palm trees and guarangos. Here we will carry out the sand cart and sand board activity, better known as tubular and sandboard, then we will visit the lagoon to take advantage of taking the best photos, last purchases. RETURN TO LIMA 17:30. We make a brief stop in Chincha, there you can take advantage of using the SS.HH (Optional) We return to Lima. 9:30 p.m. approximate, arrival in Lima. ➤ The order of the itinerary can vary due to many factors for a better development of the tour.

Includes

Tourist mobility from Lima round trip Tourism guide in Spanish and English Visit Paracas + Ica + Huacachina Life jacket on the boat Excursion to the Ballestas Islands Tasting of chocoteja and local sweets Free tasting of wines, pisco, creams and macerates Sand cart and sandboard activity at Huacachina Oasis Visit to the Huacachina lagoon Free time for the tubulars Visit to the dunes of Ica

Excludes

Breakfast Lunch Others

Important Information

  • The order of the itinerary can vary due to many factors for a better development of the tour Arrival back in Lima is approximately at 9:30 PM

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