Ballestas Islands tour
Speedboat to the Candelabra and the islands, with sea lions and penguins.
- Easy
Paracas · Ica · Peru
Tours in Paracas, Ica and southern Peru
Paracas and Ica are two of the most iconic destinations in southern Peru: the National Reserve, the Ballestas Islands and their marine wildlife, Huacachina Oasis, the vineyards and the dunes.
Destinations in southern Peru
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Paracas
The Ballestas Islands, the National Reserve and beaches by the desert.
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Ica and Huacachina
Huacachina Oasis, the dunes and the vineyards of Ica.
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Nazca
The Nazca Lines, from the air or from the viewpoint.
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Lima
The Historic Center, Miraflores and the trip to Paracas and Ica.
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Cusco
The Qorikancha, the Sacred Valley, Humantay and Rainbow Mountain.
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Arequipa
The Sillar Route, Salinas Lagoon and Colca Canyon.
Featured tours
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Huacachina dune buggy and sandboarding
One hour of dune buggies over the dunes, with sandboarding and sunset.
- 1 hour
- Easy
Paracas and Ica day trip from Lima
Ballestas, an Ica winery and Huacachina in one day, leaving from Lima.
Paracas tour
Ballestas by speedboat, the boulevard and the Paracas National Reserve.
Colca Canyon 2 days, 1 night
2 days: Volcanoes Viewpoint, Chacapi hot springs and Cruz del Cóndor.
- 2 days
- Moderate
Paracas National Reserve buggy tour
2 to 3 hours by mini buggy to Yumaque, the Isthmus and Playa Roja.
- 2–3 hours
- Easy
Sandboarding in Huacachina
2.5 hours on the dunes: board or skis, a toast and the sunset.
- 2.5 hours
- Moderate
Plan your trip
Your trip to southern Peru
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Guides to plan your trip
Ballestas Islands: where they are, what wildlife you’ll see and which tour to choose
Where they are, the wildlife, the Candelabra and which tour to take.
How to get to Paracas from Lima and what to do there
Bus, car or day trip from Lima, and what to do in Paracas in 1 or 2 days.
Huacachina: things to do at the Ica oasis
Where the oasis is, buggies or sandboarding, what to bring, adding Paracas.
Nazca Lines: how to see them, from the plane or from the viewpoint
What they are, who María Reiche was and what you see by plane or on land.
Humantay Lake: altitude, the hike and what to bring
How high it is, the climb, what to bring and Humantay vs. Rainbow Mountain.
Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca): altitude, the hike and how to get there from Cusco
Why it’s colorful, its altitude, what the hike is like and how to prepare.
Sacred Valley of the Incas: what to see and which tour to choose
Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Moray, Maras, the ticket and which tour.
Colca Canyon: in one day or two, and when to see the condors
Where it is, when to see condors, the tourist ticket and one day or two.