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From Lima: Ballestas Islands, Huacachina Oasis & Winery Tour

4.8 / 5

38 reviews

Activity provider:Travel Buddies Peru
Water activity

From Lima: Ballestas Islands, Huacachina Oasis & Winery Tour

Activity provider:Travel Buddies Peru

From US$ 190 per person

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Enjoy a full day trip from Lima with a private guide. Get close to the wildlife at Ballestas Islands. Learn about Pisco at a local winery and enjoy a small tasting before finishing with the spectacular views of the Huacachina Oasis.

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Duration 14 hours
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Live tour guide
Spanish, English
Pickup included
Your hotel in Lima
Small group
Limited to 10 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Get close to the wildlife on the Ballestas Island
  • Taste Pisco at a local winery
  • Visit the Huacachina oasis, the only one in South America.
Full description
Start your adventure by departing Lima in the early morning. Travel for around 300 km on the Pan-American highway until you reach Paracas Bay, a very important place for Peruvian history which is full of wildlife.  Enjoy a boat tour to the Ballestas Islands and watch out for birds, sea lions, dolphins, and penguins. Then drive to drive to a small local winery to learn how Pisco is made and to enjoy a tasting. Stop at the Huacachina Oasis, and take some time to eat lunch and walk around. Test your skills at sand boarding or just enjoy free time enjoying the beautiful landscape . At the end of the adventure, head back to Lima via the same route.
Includes
  • Private transportation
  • Guide
  • Tour and entrance fee to the Ballestas Islands
  • Pisco tasting at Vineyards
  • Sandboarding and sand buggy activities
  • Meals or personal expenses not mentioned
  • Tips
  • Airport pickup and drop-off
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • Wheelchair users

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What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Smoking
  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes, warm clothes for the boat ride, and sun protection
  • Please bring local currency in case you want to buy a souvenir or lunch, bottled water, and a bathing suit if you intend to swim
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 38 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.8/5
  • Service
    4.8/5
  • Organization
    4.9/5

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La veille dans l'après-midi, nous avons reçu la confirmation avec les informations concernants notre guide, la journée du lendemain avec les activités que nous allions faire et l'heure où nous serons récupéré à l'hotel. Notre guide Aymen est arrivé avec 10 minutes d'avance, il nous a toute suite mit dans le bain de la journée, souriant et très agréable. Nous avons pu parler de ce que nous allions faire, mais aussi sur tous les aspects culturels du beau pays Pérou. Il a su être à notre disposition, nous a mit à l'aise, et nous pouvions faire une pause à n'importe quel moment si nous avions besoin d'aller aux toilettes par exemple. Nous avons ensuite participer à la découverte des Îles ballets aussi belles qu'incroyable avec sa faune et sa Faure d'un autre monde ! Waw, L'Oasis était incroyable balade en Buddy et Sand Snowboarding, vraiment top ! Nous avions fini la journée avec un délicieux déjeuner avec notre guide qui nous a recommandé chacun de délicieux mets et boissons locales

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September 4, 2022

It is a long day, but well worthwhile as a lot is packed in. I was really lucky as I was the only one on the tour that day so had Choji, my guide, to myself. His English was excellent and he was a really interesting guide. He covered not only details about the sights on the way but also happily discussing pretty much anything about Peru that I wanted to know. Great to get out of Lima and see something of Peru. Trip to the Ballestas Islands was memorable - getting up close to the sea lions and birds. Desert and oasis impressive too. Sand buggying very much like a roller coaster. Lunch and tasting at the winery were good too. Our guide there was really informative and funny. Also very generous tasting session of eight different piscos. A well put together tour.

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March 4, 2020

Amazing tour, first stop was Balestas island and even if it's not season for watching wild animals, there was huge amount of birds, we could see some penguins too, second stop was Huacachina where the weather was amazing and I enjoyed the sandboarding and buggy ride, last stop was winery with pisco tasting, I learned something about how they are making pisco traditionally for hundreds of years and tasting was really good too, I had really good tour guide who told me plenty of interesting informations about Peru and the whole tour was fun

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September 27, 2019

Product ID: 197896