Paracas, Huacachina and Sunset Tour at the Oasis
Recommended by 97% of travelers
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Lima, Peru
- 17 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
What's Included
- Official Tourism Guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Boat trip to the Ballestas Islands
- Visit a Local Winery Cultur Pisco
- Buggies in the Huacachina Desert
- Sandboard Basic Table
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Huacachina desert entry tax (S/ 4 or USD 1).$1.00 per person
- port tax Ballestas Islands (USD 5 per person).$5.00 per person
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- ibis Lima Larco MirafloresAv. José Larco 1140, Miraflores 15074, Peru
The meeting point is outside the Hotel Ibis Larco Miraflores. The time is confirmed a day earlier. Be punctual, the tolerance is 5 minutes. We also offer pick-up from your hotel for an additional cost.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.4:00 am
Itinerary
1
Miraflores
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
2
Paracas
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
3
Las Islas Ballestas
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
4
Ica
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
5
Culturpisco
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
6
Huacachina
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
7
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 40 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Leslie_D
This was a 10 out of 10. It’s a long day packed with Peruvian history, traditions and adventures. In Paracas we saw penguins, sea lions, many species of birds, and dolphins. The boat ride was lovely. Enjoyed the quick stop in the textile house and bought a beautiful hand made wall hanging. The lunch at the winery was a nice break from the activity and travel. It was interesting to see the fractional method if making Pisco. The tastings were also good.
Then a quick drive to Huacachina. To see an oasis in the desert felt like a movie. The dune buggy was thrilling .. just fast and bumpy enough. Sand boarding was awesome and the sunset was breathtaking.
Our guide, Oswaldo was the best. He had so much energy and made it fun with the themed music he brought. A great soundtrack for the day. Highly recommend.
Reviews
4.9
based on 503 reviews
Leslie_D, Mar 2026
This was a 10 out of 10. It’s a long day packed with Peruvian history, traditions and adventures. In Paracas we saw penguins, sea lions, many species of birds, and dolphins. The boat ride was lovely. Enjoyed the quick stop in the textile house and bought a beautiful hand made wall hanging. The lunch at the winery was a nice break from the activity and travel. It was interesting to see the fractional method if making Pisco. The tastings were also good.
Then a quick drive to Huacachina. To see an oasis in the desert felt like a movie. The dune buggy was thrilling .. just fast and bumpy enough. Sand boarding was awesome and the sunset was breathtaking.
Our guide, Oswaldo was the best. He had so much energy and made it fun with the themed music he brought. A great soundtrack for the day. Highly recommend.
Anna_S, Nov 2024
Tour was amazing! We visited so many stops Pacific Ocean island, winery with tasting, desert with oasis and best part is crazy bugging and sandboardibg. Guid was really nice and repeated all info on English, he was very nice, trying to build team from strangers, helped with everything, was an example in all activities
Response from Host, Nov 2024
We are so glad that everything went so well! We look forward to seeing you on the next tour!
JAMES_B, Oct 2024
Lots of things packed into one day. Pick up starts at 4am and drop off was about 10:30pm. Jord was an excellent guide and kept us informed about everything that was happening and going to happen. The dune buggy ride was fun
Response from Host, Nov 2024
We are so glad to hear that everything went wonderfully! Thanks for your recommendation!
Kaelyn_S, Sep 2024
This was a fun trip that was very well organized. We got to try a lot of things in a short amount of time. They were as organized as they could be with all the hotel pickups. I wish they were a little more informative when we had periods of waiting before the next event, but overall I can't complain. The boat tour was amazing with all the wildlife, the pisco tasting was yummy, and the sand dunes were beautiful. I definitely would do this again, but I think I'd prefer to do the 2 day trip next time. It was a long day.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Dear Kaelyn, it has been a pleasure for us that you have been able to enjoy this wonderful tour to the Ballestas Islands and the Huacachina Oasis. Our passengers are always happy because our team is very professional and we are attentive, both the guide and from our offices, to each organized activity so that your travel experience is unforgettable. We appreciate your trust and we hope to communicate again soon. A hug from the Inca Trilogy Tours family.
Li_W, Sep 2024
I had a wonderful tour. Our tour guide is a 5 star girl Jenny. The sightseeing are must see! Thank you all for the great service
Rebekah_S, Jul 2024
This was an action-packed day full of adventure! Each stop was unique and exciting, giving us a fantastic view of the coast of Peru. The tour guide did a great job of giving us information and taking excellent photos for us. 10/10. I would recommend this tour to everyone who is spending time near Lima!
Evan_D, Jun 2024
This experience was phenomenal. Our group of 8 thoroughly enjoyed delicious meals on the trip and the dune bugging was an experience of a lifetime. Our guide Jenny was super friendly and accommodating.
johanna_r, Jun 2024
It was a amazing experience! Our tour guide Renzo was excellent! He gave us advice of where to get the cheapest stuff recommended what food to try and ext.
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.
Response from Host, May 2024
¡Qué alegría saber que disfrutaste de tu aventura en Perú! Me encanta que hayas tenido una experiencia activa pero relajada. El paseo en bote en Paracas debe haber sido espectacular, y disfrutar de un almuerzo con pisco y vino locales suena maravilloso. Huacachina es un lugar mágico, y montar las dunas y hacer sandboard con buena compañía es una experiencia inolvidable. ¡Nos encantaría tenerte de vuelta! Perú siempre tendrá algo nuevo y emocionante para ofrecerte en cada visita. ¡Hasta pronto!
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.
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.
Athina_F, Mar 2024
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 👍🏼👍🏼
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
Kantaro_G, Oct 2022
Great experience - would definitely recommend. Our guide was very friendly and ensured we enjoyed our experience
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!
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.
David_C, Jul 2022
Amazing experience - from sea to sand dunes. It’s a fantastic adventure. Was definitely worth it. I enjoyed it immensely.
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!
Nancia_L, Jun 2022
This was a great tour, the tour guide was great, the activities were excellent, and the different restaurants we visited, the food was delicious. Please note you are going to dive at least 8 hours of the tour -4 hours there and back. Nevertheless, this is a must take tour when you visit Peru
Uche_N, May 2022
Great Tour guides. Great pick up. The van is new 2020. 5am to 8pm. You do have to pay for the meal stops. The Sandboard is dope experience. Wish you could get more than 2 boarding attempts. Downfall is no sunset at the Sand Dune!! Highly recommend though!! Check out YouTube 9JA FLY GUY
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