Book the tour to the Ballestas Islands, the Candelabra of Paracas, and the Oasis of Huacachina. During this trip, you’ll also participate in sandboarding and buggy (sand dune cars) activities. This tour starts and ends in the city of Lima and is a full-day tour.
HIGHLIGHTS
5:00 Meeting place
Find us at 5:00 in the morning outside the Marriott Miraflores Hotel by Larcomar.
If you’d like to include pickup and drop-off service from/to your hotel, we can also arrange that. See the Pricing tab for pricing variations.
Also, find more information in the Details and Notes tab.
5:30: Transfer from Miraflores to the Balneario of Paracas
9:30 approx: Visit of Ballestas Islands
Once we arrive at Paracas city, we will make our way to El Chaco pier, from this place we will depart for the Ballestas Islands in modern boats. This activity consists of a boat ride so that you can see all the fauna of these islands: Sea lions, Humboldt penguins, black or guanay cormorants, flamingos, parihuanas and others.
Please note that no one disembarks on the Ballestas Islands to protect the ecosystem of this unique place.
Note: On rare occasions, high tides occur in Paracas. If this happens, for safety reasons, the Ballestas Islands will not be visited. However, the tour will continue with the other attractions in this excursion. This event occurs about three times a year.
Candelabro de Paracas — Chandelier
While beeing in the boats you will also be able to see this Chandelier—geoglyph that dates back to the pre-Columbian times located in the Paracas peninsula.
11:30 approx: Transfer to the city of Ica
12:30 approx: Lunch on your own in the city of Ica
In the city of Ica, your Guide will recommend you some restaurants— you will have some time for lunch.
14:00 approx: Pisco and Wine Tour
You will visit some wineries: Fundo Tres Esquinas and La Bodega Nietto where you will learn about the production of Pisco and wines in an artisanal way since 1856. On top of that, you will visit some chocolate shops and crafts. Shopping at wineries, handicrafts or chocolate shops is not mandatory.
15:30 approx: Transfer from Ica to the Huacachina Oasis
16:00 approx: Transfer from Huacachina to the dunes
After visiting the historic center, the bus will pass by this beautiful wildlife refuge located at the San Isidro neighborhood.
Sandboarding + Panoramic View of Huacachina
You can slide down on the sand by using the boards, you will also see panoramically the entire city of Huacachina located in the middle of the desert.
Stop in the city of Chincha — optional
The bus will make a stop in the city of Chincha where you can learn more about wines; this bus-top will happen when you are returning to Lima. If you are very tired by this time, you don’t have to get off the bus, this stop is totally optional, you are not obligated to buy anything at all.
Transfer back to Lima city
22:30 approx: End of tour
If you book this tour with the meeting point option, we’ll drop you off in front of the Marriott Hotel in Miraflores; otherwise, we’ll drop you off at your hotel.
See the Prices, Details, and Notes tabs for more information.
PRICE
The prices shown in the table are:
- Per person in US dollars ($).
- Pple. = people.
- Group = group service, shared.
| Pple. | Group tour with | Private tour with Pick-up and Drop-off | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting point | Pick-up and Drop-off | ||
| 1 | $57 | $65 | $560 |
| 2 | $57 | $65 | $560 |
| 3 | $57 | $65 | $560 |
| 4 | $57 | $65 | $560 |
| 5 | $57 | $65 | $560 |
DETAILS
| Details | Type of tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Group | Private | |
| Schedule | 05:00 to 22:30 | |
| Days | Every day | |
| Language | es/en simultaneously | en or es |
| Group size in the bus | 15 to 30 pax | You and your friends |
| Group size in the boat | 50 pax | |
| Group size in the buggy | 10 a 15 pax | You and your friends |
| Included | Tipo de tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Grupal | Privado | |
| Pick up from your hotel in Miraflores | – | ✅ |
| Guide | ✅ | ✅ |
| Driver | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tourist vehicle | ✅ | ✅ |
| Meal | ❌ | ❌ |
| Personalized service | ❌ | ✅ |
| Ticket and tax for Ballestas: 16 soles pp | ✅ | ❌ |
| Boat ride | ✅ | ✅ |
| Ticket for Huacachina | ✅ | ✅ |
| Buggy and sandboard | ✅ | ✅ |
| Wine and pisco tasting | ✅ | ✅ |
| Peajes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Drop off at your hotel in Miraflores | – | ✅ |
Accessibility: This tour is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Restrictions:
- People with reduced mobility
- Babies under 3 years old.
What do I bring?
- April-Nov:
- Sweaters
- Dec-March:
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Hats
- A bottle of water
- Local currency for your entrance tickets (for private tours).
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NOTES
Pick-ups and timings
Group tours:
- All pick-ups and tour ending times are approximate.
- Pick-ups apply only for hotels located in Miraflores, Barranco and San Isidro.
- Your pick-up time will depend on your hotel location.
- If you are out of Miraflores district, we’ll arrange a meeting point or charge an extra fee for the pick-up.
- We might not do pick-ups if there are festivals, strikes and lots of car trafic.
- We’ll arrange all pick-ups and meeting points one day prior your tour.
Private tours:
- Pick-ups are sharp on time.
- Pick-ups apply for Miraflores, Barranco, San Isidro, La Victoria and Lima.
- We’ll arrange all pick-ups one day prior your tour.
- The tour ending time is still aprox; but, we’ll do our best to finish the tour as scheduled.
Vehicle type and seats
Vehicles:
- Authorized by the Ministry of Transportation of Peru.
- Clean and modern ones.
- Sedan looking auto, 4×4, H1, Van, Renault and Mercedez Benz (it will depend on the group size).
Seats – group tours:
- You reserve a seat in the bus, not a specific number of seat.
- If you get picked-up first, then you can choose some seats (your pick-up time will depend on your hotel location).
- Couples seat together to 95%; however, we can’t warranty this will happen to 100%.
Entrance ticket discounts
Kids, minors, students and Peruvians may have discounts but an official ID is required to show:
- Kids and minors: Bring their official passaports to prove their age.
- Students: Bring your offficial passport and goverment issued ID.
- Peruvians: Bring your oficial ID.
Operability and itinerary
This tour is subject to variation without any prior notice, due to weather conditions, strikes and any other event that doesn’t allow the normal tour operation. See also our terms.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellation of the tour is free as long as you do so at least 48 hours in advance, otherwise we will charge 100% of the tour price. See also our terms.
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