Huacachina dune buggy and sandboarding
One hour of dune buggies over the dunes, with sandboarding and sunset.
- 1 hour
- Easy
Destination
Ica and Huacachina tours: the oasis, the dunes and the vineyards
Ica wins people over with Huacachina Oasis, its vast vineyards, its dunes and its tradition of making wine and pisco.
What is there to do in Ica and Huacachina?
Huacachina is a lagoon surrounded by palm trees and big dunes, about 5 km from downtown Ica. In the afternoon you ride the dunes in dune buggies or slide down the sand on a sandboard, with the sunset over the desert.
Ica is also wine and pisco country: the Ica city tour stops at the Plaza de Armas, the Sanctuary of Señor de Luren, a winery with a tasting and Cachiche. If you have another day, the Cañón de los Perdidos tour is a hike among the rock formations of the desert.
Can you visit Paracas from Ica?
If you’re staying in Ica, the Paracas and Huacachina tour from Ica combines the Ballestas Islands, the Paracas National Reserve and the dunes in one day.
Tours in Ica and Huacachina
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Sandboarding in Huacachina
2.5 hours on the dunes: board or skis, a toast and the sunset.
- 2.5 hours
- Moderate
Cañón de los Perdidos tour
About 8 hours of trekking in the canyon, with a specialist biologist.
- 8 hours
- Easy
Paracas and Huacachina tour from Ica
Ballestas, the Paracas Reserve and dune buggies in Huacachina, from Ica.
Guides about Ica and Huacachina
Huacachina: things to do at the Ica oasis
Where the oasis is, buggies or sandboarding, what to bring, adding Paracas.