Lima

Paracas, Ica and Huacachina with Buggies and Sandboard (From Lima)

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17 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Official Tourism Guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Ballestas Islands
Visit to a winery with wine or pisco tasting.
Sandboarding & buggies.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time

04:00 AM

Pickup details

Ravine. Miraflores. Chorrillos. San Isidro. La Molina. Lima's center. Groove San Isidro Lime

What To Expect

Miraflores

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Paracas

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Islas Ballestas

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Ica

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

El Catador

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Pisco Nietto

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Huacachina

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Lima

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 26 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Athina_F

This was an amazing trip, full day and visited many important landmarks. Best of the day the buggy and sandboarding in huacachina and the pisco tasting. Fernando was a great guide and the group was not large so we had a great time.

Reviews

5.0

292 reviews

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Huacacachina

David_V, Apr 2024

It was a low impact, active adventure. Took a boat ride in Paracas then had lunch while taking in how Peru makes Pisco and wine. Last we went to Huacachina to ride the dunes and sand board with some awesome people we enjoyed this time with. I would no doubt do theis all over again.

Really fun experience.

Zhongshi_L, Apr 2024

All of the experiences were well organized and unique. Really enjoyed all of the them. My only complaint is the vehicle seats and lack of ventilation at time.

Great activities even better tour guide

Ansen_B, Mar 2024

Ricardo was a phenomenal tour guide making sure that we were well looked after during our tour. It’s a long day full of activities that are unique to the area and can cater to many different people.

Amazing day trip

Athina_F, Mar 2024

Fun packed day!

Eleni_T, Jan 2024

What a great day! Our guide Italo was so nice. He was very friendly and tried very hard to make sure we all had a great time! He has a kind heart and genuine positive character! The trip itself was very long, yes, but there was a lot included!! Be careful some people booked through different companies and had breakfast and lunch included. For the boat ride, I suggest a raincoat if you’re sitting in the back and some binoculars if you have them to see the animals even closer! If your meal was not included with your deal, for breakfast, there are plenty of options and different places for different prices. For lunch however, you are at the Pisco Vineyard and you have to eat from their menu! Cost about 60-100 sol! It was very delicious though! The vineyard was not skimpy on their tasting at all! The sandboarding was incredible. A MUST DO! I ended up staying in Hiacachina for the evening and not taking the bus back which is a great idea if you ask me!

Response from Host, Feb 2024

We are very grateful for those wonderful comments and recommendations, we hope to welcome you again with open arms here in this beautiful country. Keep getting to know each hidden corner more and let's go for more adventures!

Great tour!

Claire_V, Nov 2023

Great tour! Long day but highly recommend! You see the diversity of Peru all in one day! The sand boarding was incredible!

AMAZING

Domonique_W, Sep 2023

Everything about this trip was amazing. A special thanks to Pamela for such a memorable experience. She was such a pleasant & welcoming tour guide. She took such good care of us! Prepare for a longggg day of excitement and fun. Definitely worth it!!!! Such a GREAT EXPERIENCE.

I signed up for this as a...

Jennica_W, Sep 2023

I signed up for this as a solo traveler to meet new people. It did not meet my expectations. First, the prompt indicates a maximum 17 people , but 25 were on our tour. Second, it indicates it’s an English tour, but except for 6 guests, everyone only spoke Spanish. The tour was bilingual, but this dramatically changed the dynamic within the group as it was challenging to interact with group members given the language barrier and everything took extra time to translate. It was not an effective way to meet people as a solo traveler. Compared to other tours I have done on my Peru trip this one was poorly organized and exceptionally long. As a comparison I would have given all my other tours this trip a 5/5 and this was the only one I felt warranted a 2. The bus leg room was worse than an airplane which was challenging given that about 9 hours was spent driving. I felt at time questionably safe where we were driving at one point in what felt to me a reckless manner to get to the Paracas port before it was potentially going to close due to waves. It felt as though the sole purpose was to cram in as much as humanely possible without allowing time to enjoy the moment and get to places efficiently but safely. As a secondary note, for those used to Western standards the speed and velocity of the sand buggies are far different than what would be permitted at home. Though fun for thrill seekers, I question how safe they are and I think most children under 13 would find this experience frightening, and many adults as well. That’s of course a general note not limited to this specific tour.

wonderful day-long trip not to be missed

osvaldo_f, Aug 2023

a long day that included Paracas (water ride to see seals), Oasis of Huacachina among incredible dunes and riding dune buggy with crazy driver ending in sandboard runs... an amazing experience and Miguel Angel (our guide) taking care of everything... even filming our rides down the sand with the boards

Amazing

Tanida_V, Jun 2023

Sand boarding was awesome I would definitely try again I had a blast. First time in Lima to experience an amazing time. The wine was great and my favorite was coconut.

Our trip to Paracas was...

Allison_C, Jan 2023

Our trip to Paracas was packed with activities from Islas Ballestas to the sand buggies to a peaceful trip to the oasis. Everything was well planned and ran smoothly, without making you feel rushed for time or waiting around. I highly recommend this trip to anyone looking to explore Paracas for a day. I was very satisfied with my experience.

Amazing experience overall

Petra_L, Jan 2023

Overall amazing experience. The company is very good at communication they created a WhatsApp group the day before the tour and answered all our questions. They were punctual and picked us up at approx 04:20 in a comfortable van. The reason I am giving a 4star instead of a 5 is because since we booked through Viator we did not have meals included however everyone else in the group did. Therefore we had around 3hours of just wasted time waiting around whilst all the others had breakfast and lunch. It would have been fine if the areas we had to wait in had more to do or see. And to be fair we could have dined in the restaurants too but we chose not to. Apart from that though it was great. The first part of the tour was from Paracas were we got a boat to an island nature reserve. Here we saw sea lions, penguins and a lot of birds! Following that we drove an hour to a pisco tasting which was really good fun and we enjoyed tasting the different variations. The last part of the tour was Huaccachina. The oasis in the middle of the desert. We got driven around the desert in dune buggies before body boarding down the hills. Overall amazing experience, wonderful places to visit and see and very well organized. Special thanks to Saul for taking care of all the group the entire day.

Fine experience but not good value

Jennifer_H, Dec 2022

The entire tour felt like we were just being shuttled from place to place in order to be handed off to existing tours / experiences (ex. We would be driven to Islas Ballestas port and get on a boat driven by an external company with other tour groups) and the tour guide (who was very very nice) didn't provide much history / explanation of the places we were going. Overall it was a good time but we could've hired a taxi and had basically the same experience we had on this tour, it wasn't really worth the value. The pisco tasting was an unpleasant experience, there was way too much salesmanship from the man leading the tasting. Overall I think we could've slept in for 3 hours instead of waking up at 4am and skipped the bad breakfast restaurant the tour brought us to as well as the disappointing pisco tasting.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Hello dear Jennifer, In the first place, at the time of the explanations by our Guides, you managed to get away from the group, demonstrating your little interest in our history and culture, from the beginning they were given the recommendations, but unfortunately you ignored them. Second place at lunch time you decided to go to another place while the rest of the group very happily stayed where our guide recommended, even so we gave you time to find another place, unfortunately when we met again to go to the next tour you made us wait more than 20 minutes, the guide had to go looking for her so as not to bother the rest of the passengers and harm our schedule. Finally, you did not want to participate during the Pisco Sour tasting, once again ignoring the guide's instructions and his explanations, demonstrating once again your lack of interest in our culture, also nobody was forced to buy the drinks, We are sorry for your comment because it does not tell the truth and we can refute your opinion with that of the other travelers who went with you that same day. My best wishes Wilson B.

Sandpalooza !!!

Geidy_L, Nov 2022

Everything what expected, Pamela the tour guide was great, friendly and very helpful. Gonzalo the driver very responsible on the wheel and the boogie driver at the dunes in Huachina was a trip, all my family enjoy it to the max. Worth it every penny 👍🏼👍🏼

Must Book!!

Kimberly_C, Nov 2022

Long day but well worth it and a highlight of the trip. Mix of downtime to not feel rushed & adventure. Oswaldo Bedoya Vela was an INCREDIBLE guide. Great energy, very attentive & super knowledgeable. Provided the tour in English & Spanish for our small group

Highly recommend

Kantaro_G, Oct 2022

Great experience - would definitely recommend. Our guide was very friendly and ensured we enjoyed our experience

Big Time Rush

Kachay_D, Oct 2022

My tour guide was great. I was the only non speaking Spanish person and he made sure to make me feel comfortable. The buggies & sandboarding was a rush of adrenaline. I had so much fun!

Not recommended

Magdalena_K, Jul 2022

The trip was very bad organized. I had to be ready by 3.40, and picked up at 4 am even though the initial pick up time was 5 am. I was in the same group with people who had meals included and I was the only one who did not. We spent half of time in restaurants. The buggy ride was supposed to be 1 hour 15 min and it was 30 min. We ended up paying additionally to get extra time. Not recommended and not worth the price.

Def worth it!

David_C, Jul 2022

Amazing experience - from sea to sand dunes. It’s a fantastic adventure. Was definitely worth it. I enjoyed it immensely.

Good tour

AZ_M, Jul 2022

I enjoyed the tour. The only glitch was that I don’t speak a word of Spanish and the boat part (about 1 hour) was completely in Spanish so sadly I didn’t get any of that. Be prepared for a road trip as there is a lot of driving because the place is far away from Lima. Nonetheless it was a day well spent!