Full Day Tour In Paracas Ica And Huacachina from Lima

Embark on a full-day excursion from Lima to Paracas, Ica, and Huacachina. Explore natural sights, visit the Ballestas Islands, ride a dune buggy, and go sandboarding in the desert oasis.

Duration: 15 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Paracas - Arrive in Paracas around 9:45 a.m., then you will go with your guide to the port to board the boat for the tour to Isla Ballestas.
  • Islas Ballestas - Boat tour to the Ballestas Islands to see the penguins and sea lions in their natural habitat, and more than 50 others species of animals. There we will have a tour for approximately 2 hours, where we will explain about the famous mysterious “Candelabra” that we will see on the hill and about all the marine fauna that inhabits the place.
  • Pisco Nietto - We will then visit a “Nietto” or “Taster” winery. We will stop to eat at this place (food not included).
    After eat, we will have a free tasting of our national drink “Pisco” and drinks based on this liquor.
    We will explain the process of making the drink so that they end up tasting its fantastic flavor with good and fun typical toasts. We will have nice tasting there !
  • Huacachina Oasis - Arrive to Ica (Huacachina). In this beautiful oasis, you can enjoy of the quiet place and walking around the lake and take unforgettable pictures.
  • Huacachina Oasis - Get your adrenaline flowing on a small-group dune buggy and sandboarding tour in Huacachina.
    The excursion begins with a thrilling 4WD ride through the dunes. With an experienced driver behind the vehicle’s wheel, you’re free to let go and embrace the adventure. At the top of the dunes, you can give sandboarding a try.
  • Lima - Return to lima, at the meeting point around 10:30pm (depend of traffic)
What's Included
  • Bilingual guide (English/Spanish)
  • Adventurous dune buggy experience
  • Scenic 2-hour boat ride to Isla Ballestas
  • Exciting sandboarding activity
  • Transparent pricing with no hidden fees
What's Not Included
  • Pick up & Drop Off hotel
  • Lunch
  • Local taxes (20 soles)
Additional Information

Don’t let time constraints in Lima stop you from visiting Huacachina and Paracas. See the desert oasis and natural sights on a full-day excursion, ideal for travelers short on time.

In one day you will be able to embark on a tour of the Ballestas Islands, often compared to the Galapagos Islands, to see colonies of sea lions and seals & explore the Huacachina desert in a dune buggy and go sandboarding.

  • The total duration includes travel time.
  • It sometimes happens that the sea is too rough to visit the Ballestas Islands by boat. If a weather report announcing a storm, we may cancel the boat tour around the Ballestas Islands for security reasons. In this case a financial reimbursement will be refunded to you ($10 per person) or another activity will be proposed
  • Baby under 1 year old can come, but cannot participate in activities of the day
Location
JW Marriott Hotel Lima
Malecón de la Reserva
Near Larcomar , in Front of the Marriot hotel. Our bus will be there at the pickup time. In exceptional situation, the meeting point may vary to avoid traffic or closing road (In Saga Falabella de Miraflores), we will let you know the day before
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Larsjr3511nl
Jul 10, 2024
Great tour in Peru - Great full day, tour guides are super welcoming and willing to help in every request from vistors. The views and landscapes are just stunning.
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Lance_r
Jul 10, 2024
The tour, Scott, the team, and Viator were all amazing - 1st and Foremost - Tour guide Scott Diaz was amazing. Not only did he make sure we arrived for the meet (we were late), he made the ride and tour great. Not only was it Fun but it was Educational and Scott also gave prizes and gifts. On top of that, with my wife and I being the only non-spanish speaking couple on the tour- Scott never once allowed us to feel left out. With that out of the way, the food was amazing, the subsequent stops up to Paracas were amazing, the boat ride to see Penguins, Sea Lions, and Birds was amazing, and the Buggy ride on the sand dunes might literally be THE FUNNEST THING IVE EVER DONE... It's literally like a roller coaster. The mountainous STEEP sand slopes were a wild ride, and our driver was a ton of fun... This was 10/10, 5 stars out of 5 stars, highly recommended, and fulfilling as hell...after this, I'm more willing to try all tours. The tour, Scott, the team, and Viator were all amazing and my wife and I left very happy customers...we still talk about that tour weeks later.
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Patricioru9986cj
Jun 28, 2024
Do it!!!! - Excellent tour, complete. It has boating, sandboarding and amazing photos. The pisco tasting is 10/10. Fully recommended.
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Sonja_toronja
Jun 9, 2024
Book now! - This was a great tour. We traveled with a 2y/o toddler, and the conditions were safe. It was a long tour, but not tiring at all. The guide was amazing and nice. Everything was organized superbly.
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A3732rlmartan
Jun 3, 2024
Desert adventure - Despite the distance, it was worth it to see this side of Peru. The boat trip is safe and the desert tour is very exciting, be prepared.
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Stephany_a
Jun 2, 2024
Amazing Experience - This was a full day of incredible views and really fun activities. It starts early and ends late but it is so worth it. We had a lot of fun at the dunes, lunch was great, pisco tasting was fun and boat ride was really nice. We were able to sleep on the bus because the places are far from Lima. Our guide was great, super informative and helpful. They were very professional and every place we visited was beautiful.
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Wellington
May 30, 2024
Visit to paradise - The landscapes are wonderful. The boat driver made a point of going to a part of the tour that is not normally visited to ensure that everyone saw the sea lions. The TB jeep drivers were super cool, adapting the amount of "emotion" to the public that was on the tour.
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Janelle_l
May 27, 2024
An amazing day! - A long day because of the distance and the amount of people, but truly well worth it! Like most tours, the general amount of time will depend on the number of people in the group and how fast people look around, shop during stops, etc. The guides do try to keep people together and stay on schedule. All views were amazing! And lunch was plentiful and delicious! The bus was spacious and comfortable with seats that semi reclined for napping between locations. Totally recommend.
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Susan_t
Jul 28, 2024
Well worth the experience - Very action packed tour at 2 stops: Bellasta island & Huachachina desert Oasis. The guides don't speak good English and are disorganized with the bus location pick-ups at each stop. I had to walk a half mile up a sand dune hill to find the final bus at the last stop in Huachachina. Would prefer if lunch is also included so I can avoid having to find my own lunch in a crowded lunch rush hour with so many other tour groups on a holiday Independence Day weekend. The sand buggy tour guide was very skilled in driving and teaching how to sand board down a big hill. I didn't like that the bus passengers all switched seats at each stop and the tour guides need to enforce rules for all passengers. Most of the trip was spent on the 10-hour roundtrip bus ride. A good day trip from Lima!
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Nikhil_a
May 27, 2024
Amazing sand boarding - Had a great time. Pick up was as scheduled at marriot. Long day so be prepared. It was cold so have a jacket. Our guide zeta kept us on track and knew english so it was easy to communicate. Our driver was sleepy in the drive back so that was a little scary but zeta kept him awake and brought us back home safely. All in all I would recommend this trip.
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