Peru · Desert Adventure

Full-Day Ballestas Islands and Ica Tour with Huacachina Dunes

1 Day Round trip from Paracas Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 See El Candelabro geoglyph and cruise around the Ballestas Islands
  • 02 Watch sea lions and Humboldt penguins in their natural habitat
  • 03 Ride buggies and try sandboarding on the Huacachina dunes
  • 04 Visit the Witches of Cachiche theme park and hear its mystical stories
  • 05 Taste regional wines, piscos, creams, macerates, and traditional sweets

Travel from Lima to Paracas and Ica on a full-day journey that combines wildlife, desert adventure, and local flavours. Cruise to the Ballestas Islands to see El Candelabro, sea lions, Humboldt penguins, guano birds, and striking rock formations shaped by wind and waves. Continue to Huacachina for a buggy ride across the dunes and a sandboarding experience, then visit the Witches of Cachiche theme park. The day also includes time for lunch and tastings of regional wines, piscos, creams, macerates, and traditional sweets.

They often approach the tourist boats and jump around, creating a spectacle that fully justifies the visit.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Ica, Chincha Alta, Lima, Ballestas Islands, Paracas
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Ballestas Islands, Huacachina Dunes, and Ica Tastings

  • Arrive in Paracas for the excursion to the Ballestas Islands, where the fibreglass slider ride will take place.

  • See "El Candelabro," a large geoglyph that serves as a lighthouse for sailors en route.

  • Continue to the Ballestas Islands, where you can see sea lions in their natural habitat. They often approach the tourist boats and jump around, creating a spectacle that fully justifies the visit.

  • See Humboldt penguins, guano birds, the guano exploitation area, and stone formations shaped by the erosion of wind and waves.

  • Depart for the province of Ica. The huge dunes surrounding the Huacachina Lagoon will allow you to practise one of the area's most fascinating sports, the table on sand, popularly called sandboarding, as well as enjoy a stroll in the sandboxes for a full adrenaline rush.

  • Reach the new platform where the sandboxes are located (buggies) and take a ride on the sand.

  • Visit the theme park of the Witches of Cachiche, where you will learn the stories that surrounded this mystical town years ago.

  • Proceed to the tourist restaurant in Subtanjalla and enjoy some free time for lunch and photos.

  • Continue to taste different types of wines, piscos, creams, and macerates from the area, making a toast with the most characteristic phrases of the region.

  • Stop at the local wine shop, where you can taste various types of wines, including Cachina, the emblematic drink of Chincha.

That will conclude your tour.

Ballestas Islands, Paracas Candelabra geoglyph, Huacachina dunes

Where this trip takes you

Ballestas Islands, Paracas Candelabra geoglyph, Huacachina dunes

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Paracas 5 cities · 1 Day

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • English-speaking tourist guide and tour driver

  • Light breakfast (snacks and juice)

  • Ballestas Island excursion, life jacket, and local guide

  • Ride in Areneros cars in the dunes of Huacachina

  • Sandboard for use in the dunes

  • Visit to the new theme park of the Witches of Cachiche

  • Wine and pisco tasting at the Nietto - Subtanjalla Winery

  • Tasting of traditional sweets: Texas and chocotejas

  • Cost of access tax to the Paracas Reserve

  • Cost of the entrance tax to the dunes

  • Personalized attention and emergency kit

  • Group photographs during the tour

  • Pick-up and return from the hotel (only Miraflores and San Isidro)

What's Not Included

  • Any items not specified above

  • Lunches or dinners

  • Tips and personal expenditure

Know before you go

  • There are no cancellations of any kind.

  • 100% advance payment is required.

  • The client must assume all banking costs.

  • To identify your payment, please indicate your tax identification number at the moment the operation is made.

  • Bank taxes for transfers in Peru are not included.

  • Please attach the voucher or transfer confirmation to the email.

  • Departures are only on Saturdays and Sundays.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Lima, Peru
Tour start
Paracas, Peru
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 1 day finishes where it began, in Paracas.

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