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Full Day Tour From Lima: Paracas and Huacachina Oasis

By Escape From Lima
9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
The previous price was €51 and current price is €43 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 18h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

INCREDIBLE & AUTHENTIC Day Trip from Lima to Paracas and Huacachina at local prices!

This day trip from Lima includes the following incredible experiences:

1.⁠ ⁠A once-in-a-lifetime visit to Huacachina Desert Oasis with free time to explore the Oasis

2.⁠ ⁠Dune Buggy up & Sandboard finishing with a spectacular Sunset view in the middle of the Desert.

3.⁠ ⁠A trip to the Ballestas Islands in Paracas! See Sealions, Penguins and more in their natural habitat.

  1. A visit to a local pisco vineyard to learn how pisco is made and taste different varieties.

We only use large comfortable buses…other budget operators use smaller minivans.

Over 1,500 Tripadvisor reviews, the #1 ranked budget operator!

Activity location

  • Miraflores
    • Miraflores District,
    • Lima, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • JW Marriott Hotel Lima
    • 615 Malecón de la Reserva
    • Lima 18, Miraflores, Provincia de Lima, Peru

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Full Day with Meeting Point

  • Activity duration is 18 hours18h
    18h
  • English

Fixed Meeting Point in Lima

Starting time: 05:30
Price details
€50.91
€43.27 x 1 Adult€43.27
Total
The previous price was €50.91 and current price is €43.27
15% off
Until Tue, 16 Jun

Full Day with Pickup/Dropoff

  • Activity duration is 18 hours18h
    18h
  • English

Hotel Pickup & Dropoff

Starting time: 05:30
Price details
€63.85
€54.27 x 1 Adult€54.27
Total
The previous price was €63.85 and current price is €54.27
15% off
Until Tue, 16 Jun

PREMIUM Full Day tour

  • Activity duration is 18 hours18h
    18h
  • English

All-inclusive premium service: Extended 2 hours of buggy and sandboarding in Huacachina with amazing sunset picnic and all entry fees
With hotel pickup & drop-off

Starting time: 05:30
Price details
€100.10
€85.09 x 1 Adult€85.09
Total
The previous price was €100.10 and current price is €85.09
15% off
Until Tue, 16 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to a local pisco vineyard with pisco tasting
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Return with Air Conditioning, clean bathroom, USB Ports, and a large storage room
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Dune Buggy and Sandboarding Tour (with Premium Option Only)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    2 hour Guided Ballestas Islands Boat Trip in Paracas
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local Tax 16 PEN in Paracas, 8 PEN in Huacachina (with Premium Option Only)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Free time to explore Huacachina Oasis
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick up and drop off (with Pickup/Dropoff & Premium Options)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bilingual professional tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers 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 sun cream, 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 2-5) and Peru's Independence Day celebrations (July 25-28). The pick-up time will be 1 hour before the usual time.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Miraflores

  • 4h
Meeting Point option: be OPPOSITE the JW Marriott hotel (Esplanade de la Reserva 615, Miraflores) by 5:30 am — wait near the small information kiosk. Pickup/Dropoff & Premium options: we collect you directly from your hotel in central Lima (pickup time confirmed the day before). Then relax on our full-size large bus with A/C, USB ports, and on-board toilet as we travel south along the Pacific coast.

Islas Ballestas

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Take the 2-hour guided boat tour of the Ballestas Islands (10:00 am–12:00 pm), Peru's "mini Galapagos." See sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and thousands of seabirds in their natural habitat, plus the famous Candelabra geoglyph. If you're lucky, you may even spot a dolphin or three!

Ica

  • 3h
After Paracas, continue your journey to a local pisco vineyard, where you will learn how Peruvian pisco is made and taste the different varieties produced there. You will have time here to have lunch, and try local gastronomy! (lunch not included).

Huacachina Oasis

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Depart to Huacachina, you will have some free time before going on the buggy and sandboarding tour, so you can explore around the oasis.

Huacachina

  • 1h
Go up the dunes on a buggy, sandboard down, and finish with a spectacular desert sunset! This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience in the only natural desert oasis in South America. These activities are included with the Premium Option. Booked Meeting Point or Pickup/Dropoff? You can decide and add on these activities with your guide on the bus.

Miraflores

  • 5h
Depart Huacachina at approximately 7:00 pm and arrive back in Lima around 11:30–11:45 pm. Meeting Point travellers are dropped where the tour began; Pickup/Dropoff and Premium travellers are returned directly to their hotel.

Location

Activity location

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    Miraflores
    • Miraflores District,
    • Lima, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    JW Marriott Hotel Lima
    • 615 Malecón de la Reserva
    • Lima 18, Miraflores, Provincia de Lima, Peru

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