From Lima Private: Paracas & Huacachina with Lunch and Buggy
Huacachina, Peru
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Travel privately from your hotel to Ballestas, an Ica vineyard, a chocolate workshop and Huacachina. Enjoy pisco, chocolate, lunch, dune buggies and sandboarding—all included, at your pace.
Highlights
- Cruise around the Ballestas Islands and see the Paracas Candelabro
- Enjoy free time in Paracas before continuing through the coastal desert
- Taste pisco and chocolates during a guided vineyard experience in Ica
- Ride a private dune buggy across Huacachina and try sandboarding on the dunes
- Travel from Miraflores with lunch, port charges and core activities included
Description
Leave Miraflores early and travel south by private tourist transport to Paracas, where the Pacific coast meets one of Peru’s most striking desert landscapes. Enjoy free time in Paracas at your pace, then board the guided boat to the Ballestas Islands. View El Candelabro from the water and look for sea lions, Humboldt penguins and seabirds in their natural environment. Wildlife sightings. Continue to Ica for lunch and a guided vineyard experience. Learn about pisco production, taste selected products and enjoy a guaranteed chocolate stop without tying the experience to a single commercial establishment. Finish in Huacachina, where the desert dunes rise around the oasis. Board a dune buggy driven by a local operator and try sandboarding before returning to Miraflores at night. Early pickup from selected accommodations or the confirmed boarding point in Miraflores. Travel south by private tourist transport to Paracas. Use the scheduled free time in Paracas, then enter the El Chaco port area and board the guided Ballestas Islands boat. Observe the Candelabro geoglyph and the islands’ coastal formations while looking for local marine wildlife. Continue to an Ica vineyard for the guided pisco experience, chocolate tasting and included lunch. Travel to Huacachina for time at the oasis, an included dune-buggy ride and sandboarding. After the desert program, return by tourist transport to Miraflores.Includes
Private tourist transportation from and back to Miraflores English- and Spanish-speaking guide accompanying the group throughout the program Free time in Paracas Guided Ballestas Islands boat tour Paracas port charges and confirmed admission fees Guided Ica vineyard and pisco experience Guaranteed chocolate venue visit Huacachina Oasis visit Dune buggy ride with a local driver in private Sandboarding Ongoing operating assistanceExcludes
Breakfast and dinner Drinks Personal expenses LunchImportant Information
- This is a private long full-day journey with substantial road travel between Lima, Paracas and Ica.
- The Ballestas boat operates in an open marine environment; bring wind protection and secure personal items.
- Marine wildlife is observed in its natural habitat.
- The dune buggy is private and driven by the local operator; travelers do not drive the vehicle.
- All activities described as included are scheduled parts of the confirmed service.