Full Day – Ballestas Islands – Huacachina Oasis + Buggy (Ica)

Enjoy your day visiting the Ballestas Islands, where you’ll see sea lions, penguins and birds in their natural habitat. Enjoy buggies and sanboarding in the desert contemplating the Huacachina Oasis.

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Trip Details

Itinerary

๐Ÿƒ 5:00 am:ย We will start by picking you up from yourย  accommodationย  and drive to our destination.

๐Ÿƒ Ballestas islands:ย 

We will get on the boat to head out to sea to visit theย Ballestas Islands, during our way we will observe the magnificentย Candelabroย which is aย geoglyph similar to the Nazca Lines.ย 

Inside the islands, we will be able to observe natural rock formations that shelter marine fauna whereย sea lions,ย Humboldt penguins,ย as well as important colonies of guano birds such as: guanay, booby, pelican, cormorant, cormorant, tendrils, etc. as well as other protected species.

The tour to the Ballestas Islands takes approximately 2 hours (only on Peruvian holidays it takes 1:30 hours due to the large number of people).

๐Ÿƒ Time for lunch.

๐Ÿƒ Huacachina Oasis:ย 

From the Huacachina Oasis, we will take the buggies to go into the desert and fill us with theย adrenalineย that this activity offers. We can also relax doing sandboarding in different dunes.

In the desert of Huacachina Oasis we will be 1 performing sandboarding and buggies.

๐Ÿƒ Local vineyard:

We will visit the vineyard located in Subtanjalla where we will learn how our deliciousย Pisco (Peruvian brandy)ย is made as well as our wines. In addition, we will taste in the Iqueรฑo style saying local phrases before drinking each glass of pisco or wine.

๐Ÿƒ 4:00 pm: After the tour, we will return you to your hotel or, if you wish, we can drop you off at a restaurant or any other location of your preference (only if is located in Miraflores, San Isidro or Barranco). If you want to be drop off in a different district (outside our official pick up and drop off areas) we can organized with an small extra fee.

๐Ÿƒ 8:30 pmย approximately:ย We will be back in your accommodation.

Includes

๐ŸƒPick up from your hotel.

๐ŸƒPrivate transportation.

๐ŸƒProfessional tour guide.

๐ŸƒEnglish/Spanish language tour.

๐ŸƒPersonalized service.

๐ŸƒAll entrance fees.

๐ŸƒSandboarding.

๐ŸƒBuggies.

๐ŸƒBoating to the Ballestas Islands.

๐ŸƒTickets and income taxes.

Not Includes

๐ŸƒMeals: Not includedย (Lunch is around 10 to 12 USD for the main course).

๐ŸƒTips:ย Optional.

Departure

๐Ÿ•’โ€ŠMon-Sun:ย 5:00 am

Highlights

 

๐ŸƒVisit to the Ballestas Islands to see sea lions, penguins, peruvian inca tern, etc.

๐ŸƒGeoglyph with the shape of a candelabra, similar to the Nasca lines.

๐ŸƒBuggies.

๐ŸƒSandboard.

๐Ÿƒ Huacachina Oasis.

๐Ÿƒ Visit to the vineyards for a tasting of our Peruvian brandy.

Recommendations

๐ŸƒWear comfortable clothes and shoes

๐ŸƒSunglasses

๐ŸƒSunscreen

๐ŸƒA hat

๐ŸƒA bottle of water

๐ŸƒBattery for your camera

๐ŸƒIf you wish to buy souvenirs, you can pay with cash or credit card.

Note

๐ŸƒIncludes pick up and drop off only if you are staying in Miraflores, Barranco or San Isidro. If you are in another place youโ€™ll have to pay an extra amount.

๐ŸƒDear customer, we inform you that the size of our groups is from 8 to 10 people. Only on very special occasions youโ€™ll be 14 people.

๐ŸƒExceptions: But if you have a large group of friends or family of more than 15 and wish to go with us, please feel free to send us a mail, we will gladly assist you!

๐ŸƒThe groups on the boat are shared and are subject to the weather factor (strong winds called Paracas) in case this activity does not take place due to this weather factor, it will be changed for another similar or similar activity.

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