Ica Adventure: Huacachina Dunes and Ballestas Islands

Join a thrilling tour from Lima to Paracas, Ballestas Islands, and Huacachina. Experience marine wildlife, desert dunes, and the mysterious Candelabro.

Duration: 15 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • JW Marriott Hotel Lima - The starting point of the journey. Situated at the junction of Av. Larco and Armendariz, opposite the Larcomar Shopping Center. The journey to Paracas is expected to take around 3 hours.
  • Paracas - Arrival in Paracas is scheduled for around 9:30 am, followed by boarding a boat for the Ballestas Island tour.
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What's Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Pickup hotels from Miraflores is an additional cost of +$10 per person.
Additional Information

Prepare for an unforgettable adventure in Ica and its surroundings! Beyond the thrill of the Huacachina dunes, your journey includes a visit to the breathtaking Ballestas Islands within the stunning Paracas National Reserve. Here, you’ll embark on an exhilarating boat tour around the islands, showcasing Peru’s remarkable marine biodiversity.
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Location
JW Marriott Hotel Lima
Malecón de la Reserva
Crossing between Larco and Armendáriz avenues. In front of the Larcomar Shopping Center.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Thal_acrystalr2025
Jun 15, 2025
Maravillas - It was a beautiful and safe experience. My tour guide, Valeria, was very attentive. They were very punctual at pickup time, I really liked that
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Kernelpanicf
Apr 21, 2025
Excellent - Excellent tour times, all very organized and fulfilled the itinerary Javiar the guide very attentive and always kept the group informed and organized
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Roam21788366399
Apr 12, 2025
Huacachina - Guides Joel and Cristian are attentive, experienced, fun and make the trip always unforgettable! Very fun!
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Y8668qjbenc
Mar 27, 2025
Good Boat Ride & Fun Sand Dunes - Gabby, our guide, was excellent. She took very good care of us. I especially enjoyed the boat trip to the island to see the sea lions and various sea birds. And the trip to the sand dunes was fun – I wish we could’ve spent more time there. It was, however, a very long day.
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Resort285239
Mar 25, 2025
PP trip Paracas Pisco - From start to finish, Joel , Jesus and Juliann made planning our trip a breeze. Their expertise and attention to detail were truly exceptional, and we couldn't be happier with the results!
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Carolinan666
Mar 16, 2025
100% recommended - The guide was very professional and friendly, she took us many pictures and gave us enough time to enjoy the view. I really recommend this tour.
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Jessicapaolap2025
Jan 22, 2025
Excellent tour - Excellent tour, the guide kept us happy and participatory all day, the logistics well handled and the activities super fun.🫶 Definitely, I would take the tour again.
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Marília
Apr 20, 2025
Continuation - Just complement my previous comment. The route described was not the one followed in the day. In the description says "stop in Huacachina...internal part...Hotel Desert. Then outside with bugs lasting 1 hour." If the driver of the Bugue gave us 5 minutes (cried with passenger that should slow down the dune "and that I don't have the whole day and buzinava impacient+ 5 minutes of sandboard... was not 1 hour in Huacachina.
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Silvia
Apr 17, 2025
Beautiful hikes but completely inadequate van - Beautiful excursions. Terrible transport van given the amount of hours: you can not make 10 hours of travel in a day van, in 25 people, all cramped. As other fellow travellers put it "never again"! So the 3 stars are for really beautiful excursions (which deserve 5 stars!), but in reality the organization deserves 1 star: van completely inadequate, always present disturbing music, not particularly nice guide.
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Elianagabrielaalvarv
May 9, 2025
Poor experience - If you have a chance to take a tour with another operator do it. The guide did not show mastery of the itinerary, omitting information about the stops and their times, nor did it maintain a line in the story he made during the tour. Personally I selected this experience to meet Pisco Nietto and the tasting ended up being somewhere else, where there was disorder at the time of charging for lunches. The weather in Huacachina is very short and disorganized, the activities are after lunch and are a bit heavy. The best was the tour to the Islands, where the guide of the place (Rocio), provided a great experience telling the peculiarities of the Islands and their fauna. The bus was very small, next to me was a large person and we were both very uncomfortable.
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From $78
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).