Paracas Ica Tour 2 days | Lost Canyon of Ica

Duration:

2 Days 1 Night

Difficulty:

Easy

Altitude:

500 masl

Tour Type:

Nature Scene

Max. people:

10 Min - 20 Max

Paracas Ica Tour 2 days | Lost Canyon of Ica

$149.00

$ 139.00

Price per person in group service

Deposit:$70.00

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About this trip

Tour Ica Huacachina Ballestas + Lost Canyon.

Travel south of Lima to visit one of the best destinations in Peru. Visit the Ballestas Island from Puerto Chaco in modern aircrafts, where you will be able to appreciate the marine fauna made up of sea lions and seals. Then explore the desert of Huacachina in a buggy and go sandboarding, then spend the night in Ica.

Get out of the routine to visit the famous Cañon de los Perdidos, an extraordinary adventure in the desert, do these 3 most important activities in Paracas and Ica to enjoy your trip to Peru.

Overview

Day 01: Ballestas Island / Ica Oasis of Huacachina.
Day 02: Cañon de los Perdidos Ica.

Sites to visit

Ballestas Island
Oasis of Huacachina
Lost Canyon
Vineyards of Ica
Isla Ballestas / Paracas.

Tour Details

Departure days: Every day
Departure time: 04:00 am
Pick up place: We pick up passengers at the main hostels and hotels in Lima. If you are staying in an Airbnb then send us an email and we will specify the nearest pick up location.
Time required: 2 day

Traveling between any of the dates listed below? Click on the tab for the relevant important information.

Highlights

The coastal and desert regions outside Lima offer a world of outdoor adventure far from the city, but complex bus systems-and, for some visitors, the language barrier-make exploration a challenge.

On this two-day excursion, travel in comfort from your Lima hotel and reach Paracas and Huacachina with ease. Discover native marine life in the Paracas National Reserve and try sandboarding on South America’s largest sand dunes.

Day 1

Ballestas Island - Oasis of Huacachina

4.30 Hrs. pick up from the Municipality of Los Olivos.
5.00 am pick up from Larcomar in front of Marriot Hotel (pick up from hotels in Miraflores, (previous coordination).
5:20 am pick up from Av. Aviación crossing of Av. Javier Prado and Aviacion and departure to Paracas bay 4 hours trip.

Ballestas Island:

10:00 am arrival approx. to Paracas Bay.
Beginning of the tour is the Ballestas.

From El Chaco dock, we will take a boat to the Ballestas Islands for an incredible tour of the Ballestas Islands. Here we can admire this natural wonder and the wild marine life such as sea lions, Humboldt penguins, crows or guanaos, flamingos, parihuana and a great variety of seabirds. Sea lions are about to approach the ship and there are many penguins in the water. We also appreciate the candelero, where the guide explains various hypotheses about its origin. Those who decide to stay can enjoy the sun and the sea breeze in this beautiful seaside resort and find good restaurants serving delicious food.

Hrs. Visit to the winery:

1:00 pm, We will visit the artisanal Nieeto and Fundo 3 Esquinas where the grape brandy, known as Pisco, is made.

We will have an explanation of the elaboration of wine and Pisco guided by an experienced worker of the winery.
We will taste the different types of Pisco, Wines and the traditional Cachina.
We will also visit the Chocolateria Noelia, where we will be able to taste the traditional chocoteja, alfajores and others typical of Ica.

Hrs. Visit to the Oasis Huacachina:

Then we will move to the Huacachina Lagoon. We will enjoy the wonderful sunset in the Ica desert. Also, we can enjoy the tranquility of the place walking around, also if we wish we can take a boat ride (optional). Then we will live an adventure through the desert of Ica aboard tubular cars and practice the famous sport of sandboarding (optional).

Overnight at Ica hotel.

Day 2

Lost Canyon of Ica

Breakfast in the morning. 06:30 am Departure to Los Perdidos Canyon. In tourist transport we will go to the Panamerican Highway South for 30 minutes near the Cañon de los Perdidos. Once in the place we will explore the canyon walking to the dry part of the river, we will observe the Plaza de Caracol, the gorge from the fourth level of the canyon, and the face of the Puma. 13:00 Return to Ica, on the way visit to wineries and tasting of their products. 16:00 Arrival in Ica and transfer to the hotel of your choice. 17:00: Departure to Chincha Visit to the winery Racimo de Uvas (optional). Admire the typical Negroide dance (on weekends). The winery offers wine and pisco tastings where you can taste typical delicacies of the Chincha region such as picarones and tamales.

18:00: Departure to the city of Lima.
22:30: Arrival to Lima for departure.

Included

Transport Lima Paracas Ica – Private transportation (shared service).
1 night accommodation in Ica.
1 breakfast per night of lodging.
Profesional Tourist guide.
Ballestas Island + entrance fees and taxes to the Paracas pier.
Visit to Huacachina.
The Wine Route in Ica.
Visit to the Noelia chocolate factory.
Visit to Los Perdidos Canyon.
Tasting of Pisco, Wines, Pisco Cream, Macerados, etc.
Passenger insurance against accidents Soat.

No Included

Lunches and dinners.
Huacachina taxes s/4.00 soles.
Others not indicated.
Transfer In/Out from Lima hotel

Recommendations

Light clothing.
Sneakers.
Sandals if you are going to go to the Beach.
Hats or sun hats.
Sunglasses.
Sunscreen.
Repellent.
Camera.

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How to get to Ica?

If you are planning to travel to Ballestas Island, Huacachina Oasis or Nazca, you have to know the following:

these important tourist attractions are located south of Lima and to get there you have to take a bus from the city of Lima, which will transfer you to Paracas or Ica, to make a less stressful trip is to do it with a travel agency that will organize all the transfer from Lima to each of the tourist destinations; contact us

Travel by bus

Anyway, the most economical option to get to Ica from Lima, depending on the equipment you choose, is to go to the bus terminal where you can buy a bus ticket to Ica, or also buy it online, the safest companies are: Cruz del Sur and Soyuz

Altitude of the tour paracas Ica Nazca

To be able to travel to any part of Peru, the great concern of the trips is to know at what altitude is each tourist destination, in this for our tour Paracas Ica Nazca we will give you the detail of each of them, which do not exceed 500 meters above sea level.

Paracas altitude: Ballestas Island is located at sea level, so being here is not difficult at all.
Huacachina Oasis altitude: it is located at approximately 500.00 masl.
Nazca Altitude: the Nazca Lines are located at 520 masl.

Weather in the Paracas Ica Nazca tour

In Ica, summers are very hot, arid and cloudy and winters are comfortable, dry and mostly clear. Temperatures vary between 15°C and 28°C throughout the year, and rarely drop below 12°C or rise above 31°C.

Based on the views, the best time of year for warm weather activities in Ica is from mid-April to mid-November.

Environmental Impact

From Andino Tours Peru, we work for the conservation of the environment, that is why we work in the reforestation program carried out in the community of Mikaypata, Ninamarca, Huatoqto and others committing them to the care of the environment. Also every year we share smiles with our children with our program donate a gift.

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