2-Day Lima Outskirts Adventurous Tour: Paracas, Ballestas Islands and Huacachina Excursion
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122 Ratings
Travel in comfort and have an experience like no other to the outskirts of Lima to visit breathtaking destinations with this 2-day tour to Paracas and Huacachina. You will go on unforgettable tours to the Ballestas Islands, Paracas National Reserve, and a thrilling dune buggy and sandboarding adventure.
Duration:
2 days
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
Lima - Paracas\n\nMiraflores - We pick up directly from hostels and hotels within our pick up/drop off area.\n\nExact pick up time will be confirm via Viator chat.\n\nMirasur Restaurante KM 88 - We stop for the chance to try a unique breakfast straight from the bread ovens of Mirasur. Enjoy some of the freshest baked bread in Peru. \n\nParacas - The bus will be arriving in Paracas around 12:00 pm. You will have the afternoon free to explore the town around. \n\nYou can also check with your guide for extra activities en Paracas, like Golden Shadow Trek. \n\n### Paracas - Huacachina - Lima\n\nIslas Ballestas - At 8:00 am, take a speedboat out to the Ballestas Islands, known as Peru’s Galapagos, to see hundreds of penguins and sea lions in their natural habitat.\n\nParacas National Reserve - From 10:30 pm to 12:30 pm, go on a guided tour of one of South America’s biggest protected desert reserves. Stunning Pacific coastline where the desert meets the ocean.\n\nYou will have the option to upgrade the tour to a Quad Biking Tour, just ask your guide!\n\nParacas - At 12:30 pm, depart from Paracas to Huacachina, arriving around 2:00 pm. \n\nHuacachina - From 04:30 pm to 06:30 pm, dune Buggy up and Sandboard down the biggest sand dunes at the only desert oasis in South America. \n\nHuacachina - The bus will depart from Huacachina at 07:00 pm, arriving in Lima around 11:45 pm. \n\nYou will be dropped off directly at your hotel/hostel upon arrival in Lima, as long as it’s located within our pick up/drop off areas.
What's Included
- 2-hour boat tour to the Ballestas Island
- Horse Exhibition
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- 2-hour Sandboarding and dune buggy adventure
- On-board restrooms
- Bilingual Guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
- Paracas National Reserve exploration
What's Not Included
- Food
- Accommodation
Additional Information
- The bus will be back in Miraflores around 11:30 pm - midnight (will be later for Lima downtown)
- Minimum age for the buggy and sandboarding tour is 7 years
- The Only company with Luxury Buses for the long journey, others use small vans
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(122 Ratings)
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141kirstyl
May 14, 2024
Safe and fun way to visit top places in Peru - Peruhop is a great way to travel through Peru - convenient, easy and safe. The guides are always very friendly and helpful. Also it’s a great way to meet other travellers as you’re moving through Peru!
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511marietheresej
May 12, 2024
Great experiences in a beautiful environment - Great trip far exceeded expectations. Christopher was a great guides kind, loads of information and kept us Al in the right track.
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Megh0mitad
May 7, 2024
Fun way to explore Peru - It was a well coordinated trip with good instructions given at each stop. Really enjoyed the Ballestas Island trip. Diego and Andrea took good care of us.
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Libiamariam2024
May 3, 2024
Unforgettable vacations - Something sensational, a pleasant and unforgettable vacation with great guides like Renzo, especially a super respectful guide, attentive to everything, very punctual in his professionalism, ease of accommodation and very good services.
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Jorgeantoniog2019
May 3, 2024
Unforgetable experience - It was a wonderful experience that I will repeat again very soon. Beautiful landscapes and diversity of entertainment. You can get accommodation very easily and for every taste and economic level. Professionalism and punctuality of the assigned passenger car guides.
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Tamfam2023
May 3, 2024
Must do in Peru - The tour was amazing. The sights and the activities were well worth the trip. The tour was very well organized. Danna our guide was extremely wonderful. She had a positive attitude throughout and made the tour more enjoyable. Overall a great experience and would recommend this tour for all.
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Trek45502826125
May 2, 2024
huacachina and ballesta Islands - Amazing day trip to Huacachina desert and the Ballesta islands. Our guide Diego was very professional arranging everything along the way providing the best experience possible while also being very kind and helpful 👌😁
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4claudetteb
Apr 30, 2024
Christofer, a perfect guide - With Christofer, I visited the San José hacienda and the slave tunnel, we went to Paracas and I took the guided tour in the Paracas Reserve to see the sunset over the rocks. The next day, I went to the White Island. It was an amazing boat excursion. Then, I had lunch at a pisco production place, a very delicious lunch. And we arrived at Huacachina. Christofer accompanied the group to Arequipa.
On several occasions, Christofer helped me choose the excursions, and also to make sure of the schedules of the guided tours.
I believe that Cristofer is a guide dedicated to his work and that he had allowed me to live a unique experience.
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922thijst
May 4, 2024
Good but busy programme to see a lot in little amount of time. - It was nice and well-organized, the tour guide (Renzo) was especially helpfull. Good way to see a lot in a small amount of time, especially the Ballestas Island and Golden Shadows tour was very nice. Keep in mind that it is a very busy programme. The Pisco Vineyard could have been skipped, felt like a tourist trap with no information about the vineyard, Pisco or how it's made, only a small tasting of two wines and a Pisco drinking game.
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Yp17
May 11, 2024
So-So - Second time I used PeruHop - both times for the convenience except this time was not so convenient! Disorganized, found out last minute they do not pickup/dropoff at my hotel. Restaurant they use in Paracas not so great. Always had to check if my luggage got back on the bus, always changing meeting point, once pulled my back out trying to rush my back to the bus..
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