Paracas and Huacachina Full-Day Bus Tour
ID: GYG775362-1244975
Category:
Country: Peru
Duration:
15:00 hours
Description
Get to know Paracas, visit the wine and pisco wineries for a tasting, as well as get your adrenaline pumping in the buggies as you travel through the Ica Desert and finally visit the Huacachina Oasis.
4:30 - 5:20 hrs. departure from the different pick-up locations (Los Olivos/Plaza Norte, San Miguel, San Isidro, Miraflores). 9:30 hrs. approx. We will arrive in Paracas. Our first stop will be the tourist marina dock to pass through the Sernamp control and wait to board the gliders to the Ballestas Islands, where we will enter the wonderful marine world for an average of 2 hours. We begin by stopping at the figure of "El Candelabro", where the guide will explain the different theories about its creation and function. We continue sailing with the sea breeze on us until we reach the islands and are surrounded by abundant marine life, such as large colonies of guano birds, Humboldt penguins, friendly sea lions, dolphins, guanays, boobies and much more. You won't want to put your camera down! After the tour, you will have free time to walk around Paracas Bay, which you can take advantage of to take photos and buy crafts. 11:30 - 12:00 hrs. approx. We travel to Ica for an average of 1 hour until we reach the winery, here we will have lunch and tour the winery where we will have an exquisite tasting of the different varieties of wines and piscos from the area. Then we will continue to the Oasis of Huacachina where we will board the tubulars (buggies) that will take us up and down the endless dunes of the Ica desert. We will also slide with sand boards from the top. Then you will have free time to walk around the Oasis, ride a boat, take photos and buy crafts. 17:30 hrs. approx. We begin the trip back home. 22:30 hrs. Approximate arrival at the initial starting point.
Highlights
- Visit the Ballestas Islands in the National Reserve
- Learn about the process of making wines and Piscos
- Explore the Ica desert in buggies
- Practice sandboarding in the dunes of Ica
- Discover and explore the Huacachina Oasis
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
all tours begin with pick-up at your respective hotel (please note that hotels must be within the historic center of Lima, if it is far away, a meeting point will be designated by prior coordination).
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.