Adventure Brief
Drive down the Pan American to reach sweeping golden dunes where guided sandboarding lessons, a coastal picnic and desert panoramas make for a lively half‑day escape from Lima.
5–6 hours
easy
Family Friendly
No Experience Required
Drive down the Pan American to reach sweeping golden dunes where guided sandboarding lessons, a coastal picnic and desert panoramas make for a lively half‑day escape from Lima.
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Morning light cuts along the Pacific as a convoy threads south from Miraflores, passing shuttered fishing ports and scrubby coastal hills. By the time the city noise fades, the road opens to a wide pale world: Chilca’s dunes rise and fall like frozen ocean swells, and the wind already pushes warm, dry grains against your boots.
Difficulty
easy
Duration
5–6 hours
Fitness Level
Basic fitness and mobility required—able to walk on soft sand and climb short steep sections repeatedly.
Wildlife
History
Chilca’s coastal plain has been inhabited by fishing and agricultural communities for centuries; the dunes overlay older trade routes connecting coastal settlements.
Conservation
The coastal desert is an ecologically fragile landscape—stay on designated routes, avoid disturbing vegetation, and pack out all waste.
Reserve your spot on the Lima Sandboarding and Picnic Tour in the Chilca Desert today and enjoy a trusted, highly rated experience designed to help you make the most of your adventure.
Protect your eyes and skin
Strong coastal sun and reflective sand make sunglasses and high‑SPF sunscreen essential even on overcast days.
Wear closed, grippy shoes
Light hiking shoes or trail runners help when climbing soft dunes and walking between runs.
Keep electronics sand‑safe
Use a sealed dry bag or zip pouch for phones and cameras—fine sand damages ports and lenses.
Hydrate and pace yourself
Bring a refillable bottle and take breaks between runs; climbing dunes repeatedly is deceptively tiring.
Closed‑toe trail shoes
Grippy shoes make ascending loose sand far easier and protect toes from hot surfaces.
Sunscreen (SPF 30+)
High SPF protects against reflective UV on sand and during prolonged sun exposure.
summer
Windproof layer
A light jacket or shell blocks coastal breeze and morning garúa fog chill.
winter
Small dry bag or zip pouch
Keeps phone, wallet and camera free of sand and dust during runs.