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Book this day if you have one spare day in Lima and want the Pacific wildlife and the desert dunes without a night away. It is long: pickup before 5 a.m. and back in Lima between 10 and 11 p.m., with about eight hours of it on the road. If you have two days, the Paracas, Huacachina and Nazca 2-day tour adds the Nazca Lines and spreads the driving out.
The Ballestas Islands sit off the Paracas peninsula, about 160 mi (260 km) south of Lima. The boat circles them for around two hours and never lands, because the islands are a protected guano reserve run by SERNANP. You pass close to sea lions on the rocks, Humboldt penguins, boobies and pelicans, and on the way out you see the Candelabro, a giant figure cut into the sand of the peninsula. Boats go out in the morning because the wind picks up after midday.
After a tasting at a pisco winery near Ica, the van drives to Huacachina, a small lagoon ringed by sand dunes a few miles outside the city. The buggy is a roller coaster on sand. The driver climbs to the crest of a dune, hands out boards and you slide down, most people lying on their stomach, which takes no skill. The last run is timed for the late-afternoon light.
If your Peru trip is a week built around Cusco, spend the day there instead. And if you have back or neck problems, skip the buggy. The ride is rough by design.
One price, US$207 per person, shared service, with transport, the Ballestas boat, the buggy and sandboard, the winery and a box breakfast. There is no hotel tier because you sleep in your own Lima hotel. Groups who want their own departure get a quote through the free quote form.
Departures every day of the year. Pick your date and send the free quote form. We confirm the seats within the day.
December to March is summer on the coast and the busiest season with Peruvian holidaymakers. Book a week ahead then, and a few days ahead the rest of the year.
Open a day to see the hours, the altitude and where you sleep. Times are the ones our guides actually keep.
Back in Lima the same night, high point about 1,710 ft (520 m) on the dunes
Pickup between 4:40 and 5:00 a.m. Leaving this early beats the Lima traffic and gets you to Paracas for the morning boats. Sleep in the van, everybody does.
A box breakfast on arrival at the Paracas pier, before the boat.
About two hours on the water, passing the Candelabro and circling the islands. Sit on the outside of the bench for photos, and keep a hat on, because the birds overhead are many.
A short tour of a traditional bodega and a tasting of pisco and wine, then free time for lunch, paid on your own.
Time by the lagoon, then the buggy ride and sandboarding in the dunes until the late-afternoon light.
About four and a half to five hours on the Panamericana highway.
Drop-off around 10:30 p.m., later if the city entrance is jammed.
The road runs south from Lima on the Panamericana to Paracas, then inland to Ica and the Huacachina dunes, and back the same night.
Sacred Lake Titikaka is new; these are public Tripadvisor reviews of Viajes Cusco Perú, the family agency that operates every package on this site.
Reviews shown: Viajes Cusco Perú travelers (sample of public Tripadvisor reviews, read Sep 30, 2026).
"Incredible experience!! Beautiful landscape and beautiful people. We were lucky to be guided by Vladimir, who with his lovely personality and amazing knowledge made this trip a great learning experience."
"All the tours I did (Machu, Humantay Lake, Rainbow Mountain, Sacred Valley) were spectacular!!! From picking me up at the hotel (always punctual and attentive, notifying about everything!) to the guides I had who were also excellent."
"I came to this agency by recommendation and, after traveling with them on two occasions, I can say that it was an excellent decision. I must highlight the professionalism of the guides, who made every tour very interesting and safe."
Everything we get asked about this package before people book.
Yes, and this tour does exactly that, but the day is about 17 hours long. Pickup is at 4:40 to 5:00 a.m. and drop-off is late in the evening. Around eight hours are on the road. If you can give it two days, the version with a night on the coast is easier.
Yes. The dune buggy ride and sandboarding at Huacachina are part of the tour. The driver stops on the crests and hands out boards, and most people slide down lying on their stomach. No experience is needed. Board wax and lessons are not part of it, and you do not need either.
No. The islands are a protected reserve managed by SERNANP and landing is not allowed for visitors. The boat circles them closely for about two hours, close enough to hear the sea lions and smell the guano.
Most days, yes. Humboldt penguins live on the islands all year, usually in small groups on the lower rocks. Sea lions, boobies and pelicans are easier to spot. Wildlife is never guaranteed, and the guide points out what is there that morning.
No. Nazca is about two and a half more hours south of Ica, which does not fit in one day from Lima with the Ballestas boat. Book one of the 2-day tours to add the Nazca Lines flight.
Worth it if you have a free day in Lima and want wildlife and desert in one go. Skip it on a short trip built around Cusco and Machu Picchu, where eight hours of road cost you more than they give.
Shorter, longer, or a different route.
Four hours with a guide in Lima: the Miraflores clifftop, a look at Huaca Pucllana, then the colonial center and the San Francisco catacombs. US$97.
A half day south of Lima at Pachacamac, the adobe temple city of a coastal oracle, with the Inca Temple of the Sun and the wooden idol in the site museum. US$97.
Two days from Lima: the Ballestas Islands and Huacachina dunes on day one, a night in Nazca, then the Nazca Lines overflight and the bus back. From US$307.
