#1 Full Day Tour From Lima: Paracas and Huacachina Oasis
Enjoy a fantastic day trip from Lima. Discover Paracas and Ballestas Islands with diverse marine life, then experience the thrill of dune buggy rides and sandboarding on Huacachina's stunning dunes.
Your incredible adventure includes the following highlights:
- 2-hour Ballestas Islands tour: Go to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to see sea lions, penguins, and more in their natural habitat
- Dune Buggy and Sandboarding in Huacachina Oasis, a once-in-a-lifetime experience
- Watch the Sunset over the incredible Desert Oasis
- Delicious Peruvian Lunch Available in local award-winning restaurants at local prices
- Onboard bilingual professional guide on a big comfortable bus with high-speed Wifi
Options
Full Day with Meeting Point
Fixed Meeting Point in Lima
What's included in #1 Full Day Tour From Lima: Paracas and Huacachina Oasis
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Miraflores
Meet the bus OPPOSITE the JW Marriott hotel, Malecon de la Reserva 615, Miraflores. Please wait near the small information kiosk. Make sure to be there by 5:45 am. The bus departs at 6:00 am.
Islas Ballestas
Go on the 2-hour boat tour of the islands, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The Ballestas are a smaller version of the Galapagos and are just as great. You’ll see sea lions, penguins, and lots of birds all in their natural habitat. If you’re lucky, you may even see a dolphin or three!
Huacachina
Depart from Paracas to Huacachina at 1:30 pm, arriving around 2:45 pm. You will have free time until the buggy and sandboarding tour starts.
Inclusions
- Visit to the Ballestas Island
- 2-hour boat tour in Paracas
- Roundtrip transportation with onboard restroom and Wifi
- Pick up and drop off (with pickup/dropoff option)
- Sandboarding and dune buggy tour
- Restroom on board
- Bilingual professional tour guide
- Food and drinks
- Huacachina Local Tax (4 soles or $1 USD)
- Paracas Local Tax (16 soles o $4 USD)
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- 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
- Please bring breakfast with you (direct bus).
- Please don’t be late, as bus must leave on time to do Ballestas Islands at 10:00 am.
- Bring sunscreen, it is hot all year round in Paracas and Huacachina.
- Food is not included, although we have discounts in many restaurants.
- See itinerary for hour by hour plan.
- Warm weather all year round. Light-weight jumper/jacket for speedboat ride to Ballestas. Closed-toe footwear for Sandboarding.
- Minimum age is 7 years
- The bus will arrive back in Lima, at JW Marriott at around 11:30 pm
- The tour runs with slight adjustments during the following holidays: Easter weekend (April 17-20) and Peru's Independence Day celebrations (July 25-28). The pick-up time will be 1 hour before the usual time
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Passengers must be ready OPPOSITE the JW Marriott hotel, Mal. de la Reserva 615, Miraflores, from 05:45 am (wait near the small information kiosk). The bus departs here at 6:00 am.