Epic Paracas & Huacachina - Day Trip From Lima
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17 hours
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EPIC DAY TRIP FROM LIMA - 5 Great experiences:
Boat tour around the Ballestas Islands (cute penguins, sea lions, migratory birds, and more). Authentic local experience "wine and Pisco tasting". Try local wines the famous Pisco (liquor made from grapes) and accompany this activity with a delicious local lunch (optional).
Get on board, fast your seat belt, and tour the impressive dunes of the Ica desert by buggy, grab your sandboard, slide face down the dunes, and be surprised by the beautiful sunset in the middle of a vast desert.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Very important. On holidays such as Easter Weekend from April 6 to 9 and from July 28 to 30, celebration of Independence Day in Peru: Pick-ups will be made 1 hour before usual hours. The activities of the Ballestas Islands will be only 1 hour and 30 minutes (all operators) and Dune buggy & Sandabord (Huacachina) only 1 hour (all operators)
The bus will arrive back in Lima around 11:00 pm. The return will be starting in Barranco, then Miraflores and culminating in San Isidro, this service may take time, we ask for your patience and understanding.
Bring sunscreen, it is hot all year round in Paracas and Huacachina.
Please bring cash/local currency. We will stop for breakfast on the way to Paracas or perhaps take some time here before the boat tour, also for any needs you may have during the day.
Warm weather all year round. Jacket for speedboat ride Ballestas Islands, cold breeze. Closed footwear for Sandboarding.
Bring sunglasses and a bandana, very important for the desert. Lots of sandy wind. You can purchase them except in Paracas or Huacachina.
We will add you to a WhatsApp group the night before (by 8pm) at this time, we will share your pick up time. We ask you to download this app on your device. We use only this way to cantact you.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Wine and Pisco Tour/Tasting at CULTUR PISCO one of the best vineyards in Peru
2 hour Ballestas Islands Boat Trip.
Luxury Bus with Air Conditioning, clean restroom, USB Ports, and a large storage room.
Hotel or Hostel Pick-up / Drop-off: Barranco / Miraflores/ San Isidro.
Certified Guide On Board with fluent English and Spanish
2 Hour Dune Buggy and Sandboarding. Artesanal Sandboard included
Rental Stand sandboard / Ski. + 15 USD.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and drinks. Bring local currency
Local Taxes (16 soles / $4 USD Paracas and 4 soles / $1 USD Huacachina) Total Soles 20
What To Expect
Lima
We will begin our epic day with pick-ups at your accommodation anywhere in the mentioned districts: 1. San Isidro (04:40 am) 2. Miraflores (05:30 am) 3. Barranco - 05:40 am) If you are outside our pickup districts, we will pick you up at 05:30 am. m. at Calle Porta 145, Miraflores. IMPORTANT: All our travelers will be added to a WhatsApp group the night before at 8:00 p.m. Peruvian time. We share information about the tour, pick-up times, recommendations, and of course exact location in real time.
Paracas
We will travel from Lima to Paracas (3 hours) to visit the famous Ballestas Islands on a 2-hour boat tour to see sea lions, cute penguins, many migratory birds, and the enigmatic chandelier.
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Epic Paracas & Huacachina - Day Trip From Lima
Pickup included
Reviews
382 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent
Loretta R,
Jun 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very long excursion but worth it. Starts at 5am and ends by midnight approximately. ICA ( Huacachina) is located about 4 hrs so be ready. Taxes or Meals are not included. Food is expensive compared to the Lima. So make sure you bring SOLES. Guide very knowledgeable and fluent on English. Bus super comfortable. Overall a MUST!!!! can't leave Lima without visiting Paracas and ICA.
Interesting Experience
Sara N,
Jun 24, 2025
- Viator
3.00The first part of the tour wasn’t great. There was no heat on the three hour bus ride to Paracas, many of us were freezing! The highlight for me was Huacachina; I loved riding in the buggies. I honestly wish there was a shorter version of the tour that only included this; 17 hours is very long. After I was dropped off at 11:30pm the tour guide private messaged me asking if I wanted to grab a drink, which made me feel slightly uncomfortable. Solo female travelers should be aware of this and exercise caution.
Best experience ever!
Irene S,
Jun 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00Wonderful experience! Loved our guide. She was super friendly and welcoming. Very knowledgeable and wanted to make sure everyone was well accommodated for. Would definitely come back especially with a guide like Rose! Loved how she was loving with my child and parents. Wanted to keep us all on a schedule so we would cover everything on our guide.
A loooong Tour which ended in Biased Inequitable Treatment by a Tour Operator - GO ELSEWHERE
SandyJ G,
Jun 7, 2025
- Viator
1.00Firstly they should warn you that it is a 5 hour drive from your pickup to Paracas. It took forever to get there. The Paracas portion was great. We had a knowledgeable captain who was informative and thorough. He was determined to give us a great experience and we did. I saw a lot of wildlife and enjoyed myself immensely. That was the highlight of the trip. Now for the worst part.... Haucachina was a beautiful desert oasis. The problems began from the moment we arrived at our meeting spot, some random hostal. We were sent on our way from the hostel with rarely any instruction to the dune buggy boarding area. For reasons never explained to us they decide to split our group up. They put a majority of the group in one buggy and then put me in with a group consisting of visitors to the hostel that were there to snowboard and ski. Because of this the Hostel kids took forever going down the slopes so we ran behind and missed the sunset. This is where it gets worse, we arrive at the sunset meeting point to find the other buggy with our group enjoying wine, fruit and cheese. The tour guide did not extend any of that to the rest of us that were on the other buggy but part of the group. So we missed the sunset and we did not get the equal treatment that our tour colleagues received. When I raised this point to the tour guide he lied and said they paid for a different service. Of course I had already inquired with my tour colleagues on the other buggy. They told me they paid the same Viator tour price I did. After this we got back on our buggy's and returned to the loading area. After that there was no tour guide or anyone to give us instruction as to where to meet back. I ended up locating the passengers from the "wine & cheese" dune buggy group and tagged with them as we proceed to ask the towns people for the Hostel we arrived at. We finally got to there and saw our tour guide. We then boarded the bus to return home and it was freezing the whole ride. Not sure why they could not give us heat but I was so disgusted by the whole experience that I just wanted off. If you want to be treated like a second class citizen in Huacachina enjoy this excursion. I rather spend more money and have a more enjoyable and equitable experience.
No service received
Juliet E,
Jun 1, 2025
- Viator
1.00We booked a day tour to Lima on May 30th and paid in full for hotel pick up and drop off. No one came for us, when we spoke to Peru Bucket list they said that they mixed up the date and we should contact Viator for refund. Please to refund our money back.
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