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Spend a long day from Lima exploring the Ballestas Islands’ marine life and the towering dunes of Huacachina. Combine a wildlife boat tour with dune buggies and sandboarding for a high-contrast coastal-desert adventure.
Spend a long day from Lima exploring the Ballestas Islands’ marine life and the towering dunes of Huacachina. Combine a wildlife boat tour with dune buggies and sandboarding for a high-contrast coastal-desert adventure.
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Operated by Trek The Colca · Paracas, Ica
By dawn the highway unfurls west from Lima and the air tastes of salt and diesel — the city’s hum thins and the desert widens until you reach Paracas’ blind cliffs and wind-scoured beaches. A speedboat cuts across cold Humboldt waters toward the Ballestas Islands, where sea lions lounge on black rock and Humboldt penguins flicker like punctuation marks among diving cormorants.
easy.
12 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels but requires the ability to get on/off a boat and climb sandy slopes; not recommended for pregnant travelers or those with significant mobility limitations.
Expect a roughly 12-hour day with about four hours each way by road plus the boat and dune activities.
Ballestas wildlife is abundant but not guaranteed; sightings are common when sea conditions are calm and guides know the best viewing spots.
No — instructors help beginners; you can stand or lie down to slide, and most runs are short and manageable.
This tour is not suitable for pregnant travelers or those with significant mobility impairments due to boat boarding and dune activity.
The Paracas region preserves evidence of pre-Inca Paracas culture and centuries of guano extraction that shaped local economies and ecosystems.
Paracas National Reserve protects sensitive marine and desert habitats; visitors should avoid disturbing wildlife, follow guide instructions, and not remove shells or rocks.
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