The 15 Best Paracas, Ica & Huacachina Tours

1.From Lima: Paracas and Huacachina Oasis Full Day Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,780 reviews · 18 hours · from $59Our pick

Review of Lima’s Paracas and Huacachina day tour, with Ballestas wildlife, pisco tasting, dune buggies, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Excellent trip. We enjoyed a lot. The trip to Ballestas island was amazing. Got to see the sea lions up close. Lunch options and Pisco tasting at Ica was great. The tour guide arranged paragliding for us at Huacachina and it was a wonderful once in a lifetime experience. Overall, it was a great trip and a day well spent.”

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2.Ballestas Islands Guided Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 731 reviews · 2 hours · from $17

Review of Paracas’ $17 Ballestas Islands boat tour, with sea lions, penguins, seabirds, the Candelabra, tips, value, and practical advice.

“It was a very fun tour. Would definitely recommend.”

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3.From Paracas: Ballestas Islands & Paracas National Reserve

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 356 reviews · 5 hours · from $60

Review of Paracas’ Ballestas Islands and National Reserve tour, with sea lions, penguins, desert beaches, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Top activity! Very instructive in two of the wonderful places you can see in the Costa del Sol of Peru.”

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4.Boat Tour of the Ballestas Islands in Paracas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 333 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $20Top rated

Review of Paracas’ Ballestas Islands boat tour, with sea lions, penguins, birds, the Candelabra, costs, timing, and booking tips.

“Candelabra, Seeing sea lions, the birds and the stunning rock formations! We also saw dolphins but sadly the penguins were gone (we went in February). Totally recommend though!”

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5.Ballestas Islands Morning Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 301 reviews · 2 hours · from $17

See El Candelabro, sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and seabirds on a practical two-hour Ballestas Islands boat tour from Paracas.

“Saw lots of different species of birds and some marine animals”

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6.Huacachina: Buggy en las Dunas al Atardecer y Sandboarding

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 299 reviews · 2 hours · from $17

Ride Huacachina’s giant dunes by buggy, try sandboarding, and watch the desert sunset on a lively two-hour tour for $17.

“Frank is a very good Driver. The Sunset was amazing and Sandboarding was a lot of fun.”

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7.Ballestas Islands & Paracas National Reserve from Paracas

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 228 reviews · 7 hours · from $34

Review of the $34 Ballestas Islands and Paracas Reserve tour, with wildlife, flamingos, red sands, Lagunillas Beach, costs, and practical tips.

“El tour se divide en 2 partes: primero fuimos en speedboat a las Islas Ballestas, donde vimos pingüinos y lobos marinos y El Candelabro. Tras volver a Paracas, nos recogieron para la segunda parte a la Reserva Natural de Paracas, donde hicimos paradas en varios spots para ver el paisaje. En la penúltima parada había opción de bañarse en el mar y en la última podías comer en un restaurante frente al mar. El tiempo para la parada de la comida fue muy limitado, debería ser algo más de tiempo. Andrea, la chica de la agencia fue muy amable con nosotros en todo momento, gracias!”

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8.Buggy tour in the Huacachina Desert, sunset, and sandboarding

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 221 reviews · 2 hours - 150 minutes · from $23

Ride Huacachina dunes at sunset, try beginner-friendly sandboarding, and enjoy panoramic views for $23 with pickup from Ica or Huacachina.

“Great tour, great pilot, good sensations and beautiful sunset”

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9.4 Hrs GOLDEN SHADOWS TREK in Paracas National Reserve

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 212 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $34

Hike Paracas National Reserve at sunset, with cliffs, flamingos, a pink lake, coastal views, and a patient guide for $34.

“Beautiful scenery and fun guide :) The company was very good at communicating directions to the meetup point and they provided a good list of items to bring. The total trek was about 1.5 miles pread out over a few hours. We hiked for a bit and then stopped and took in the views and learned some interesting tidbits about the area.”

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10.Ballestas Islands and Candelabro Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 175 reviews · 2 hours · from $15Best value

Review of Paracas’ $15 Ballestas Islands boat tour, with sea lions, penguins, the Candelabra geoglyph, costs, tips, and weather advice.

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11.Wine, Pisco and Dune Buggy Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 166 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $46

Review of Ica’s wine, pisco, Huacachina dune buggy, sandboarding, and sunset tour, with practical advice on price, timing, and value.

“Excellent guide, speak english well, knows a lot, gives a lot of information. Everything is prepare beforehand. Overall very fun and very cool experience thank you sam!”

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12.From Paracas: Ballestas Islands tour all Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 143 reviews · 2 hours · from $17

Review of Paracas’ Ballestas Islands boat tour, with Humboldt penguins, sea lions, the Candelabra geoglyph, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“Activity was fine. I will ever book thru your company again because my phone has been flooded with advertising since I booked. I donot want your advertising, get off my phone.”

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13.ATV Tour Adventure in Reserva Nacional de Paracas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $35

Review of Paracas ATV Tour: ride through the national reserve to Playa Roja, Yumaque Beach, the Cathedral viewpoint, and the peninsula isthmus.

“The guide Ismael was very friendly and knowledgeable, we made three stops along the natural reserve (playa Yumaque, mirador and playa roja). The quad was in good condition and easy to manoeuvre. Playa Roja in particular is really stunning!”

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14.From Lima: Ballestas Islands and Huacachina Sunset Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 113 reviews · 17 hours · from $65

Review of Lima’s Ballestas Islands and Huacachina day trip, with sea lions, pisco tasting, dune buggies, sandboarding, and sunset tips.

“A great experience! Make sure you have cash for the entry fees but we had a wonderful time!”

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15.UTV Desert Adventure Tour in Huacachina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $41

Ride a powerful UTV through Huacachina’s dunes, enjoy sweeping oasis views, try sandboarding, and return safely in about one hour.

“Amazing! A lot of fun and safe. Very knowledgeable staff”

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