Enjoy an amazing dune buggy ride on the dunes of Huacachina oasis, and marvel at the desert sunset after a sandboarding session.

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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Instructor: English, Spanish
Pickup included: Pickup is available from Ica and Huacachina. Please inform your address and wait in the lobby 15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
Private or small groups available

Highlights

Ride a 4x4 buggy over the sand dunes
Go sandboarding down the dunes
Enjoy a sunset over the desert
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Full description

Explore Huacachina, the only oasis in Peru, in a truly thrilling way. Ride over the sand dunes in a 4x4 buggy before then taking part in a sandboarding session. Start with pickup from Ica or Huacachina. Head to the oasis, and get the adrenaline pumping with a dune buggy ride. Feel as if you’re on a rollercoaster as you go up and down dunes of up to 30 meters in height. Take stops to snap photos of the desert landscape and the small lake surrounded by palm trees. Next, try your hand at sandboarding down those same dunes. This experience is suitable for all skill levels, as you’ll be learning the best techniques from your driver. Afterward visit one of the highlights of Huacachinha, the sunset over the desert. Enjoy incredible views of the sun going down, and find the best spot to snap photos with the help of your driver. Choose the private option if you’d like to tailor the tour to your group’s preferences. Select a different route, explore other areas, and adjust the starting time.

Includes

Pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Huacachina or Ica
Entrance fees
Sandboard equipment

Food & Drinks
Insurance
Snow board or Ski upgrade (available as add-on during checkout)

Not suitable for

Children under 9 years
Pregnant women
People with back problems
People with mobility impairments
Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Windbreaker
Sunglasses
Sun hat
Sunscreen

Not allowed

Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

You will climb 150 steps on the sand to board the buggies at the beginning of the shared option - this option is not wheelchair accessible.
Private option is wheelchair accessible.
Ski and Snow board upgrades are recommended only for experienced board riders

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 45 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.8/5
Transportation
4.7/5
Value for money
4.8/5

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Driver to location allowed us to keep change of clothes in their car. Drop off point is a hostel, where you can change and grab water bottles for trip. You are then taken across the bridge with guide to sand dunes. spend majority of it riding in dune buggy, which is fantastic. Driver provided a lot of thrills. Then sand boarding down 3 to 4 dunes. I picked an evening session so can end by watching sunset over the dunes. May have cut our boarding time short, but worth seeing sunset in that setting. Driver good about staying in contact with whatsapp

May 11, 2022

Stunning!! Unfortunately, we arrived right during the big protests & strikes in Ica but our guide did everything to pick us up & that we could do the activity (while no bus, taxi were available + roads blocked) . I recommend ++, hotel pick-up, lovely people, awesome experience and beautiful sunset! Small strong feeling on the buggy, it goes very quickly on the dunes. Do not hesitate, it is to be done!

April 6, 2022

The outing was perfect from start to finish, Chemo went out of his way to make sure everything went as smoothly as possible. We took the private option to stay with friends and be able to take our time as we went along. I highly recommend if you want to experience some thrills and end with a magnificent sunset in the middle of the desert.

November 4, 2021

From Ica or Huacachina: Dune Buggy at Sunset & Sandboarding

From Ica or Huacachina: Dune Buggy at Sunset & Sandboarding

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