1 Day: Paracas y Huacachina Sunset Picnic****

🌙 The Night Before the Tour

🕖 Between 7:00 and 8:00 PM (Peruvian time)
We’ll add all participants to our WhatsApp group and share the exact pickup time based on your accommodation. On the day of the tour, your guide will send their real-time location.

🚐 04:30 AM – Pickup from Your Accommodation

We’ll pick you up from any hotel, hostel, Airbnb, or private home within these districts:

• 🕓 4:20 AM – San Isidro

• 🕟 4:30 AM – Miraflores

• 🕔 4:45 AM – Barranco

• 🕕 4:55 AM – Starbucks Barranco (Av. Pedro de Osma 102) – for those outside the pickup area

🛣️ 05:00 AM – Departure from Lima to Paracas

After pickup, you can optionally pre-order breakfast, relax, or sleep during the 3.5-hour ride to Paracas.
🪑 Our bus has comfortable reclining seats for your convenience.

🏝️ 08:30 AM – Arrival in Paracas

Enjoy breakfast, grab a coffee, or use the restrooms.
📍Meeting point: Fruzion Paracas

🐧 09:00 AM – 2-Hour Ballestas Islands Tour

Travel by a comfortable boat to the Ballestas Islands, home to sea lions and seabirds.
You’ll also see the famous Paracas Candelabra, a massive geoglyph carved into the coastal hillside.

📍Please Note: Ballestas Islands Boat Tour: The tour is conducted on a shared basis, even if the experience is booked as private. In this case, only this activity is shared; the rest of the service is carried out privately.

🍇 11:10 AM – Drive to La Caravedo Vineyard

🍽️ 12:30 PM – Lunch & Pisco Tour at La Caravedo

Visit an exclusive vineyard—the oldest in the Americas—where one of the most famous Peruvian piscos, Pisco Portón, is produced.
Enjoy a delicious lunch and a guided pisco tour, both included in your package.
– Lunch includes one main course and one glass of passion fruit juice. No additional items are included.

🏜️ 2:30 PM – Drive to Huacachina

🏞️ 3:10 PM – Explore Huacachina, the Oasis of the Americas

A stunning desert oasis surrounded by towering sand dunes.
Enjoy free time to explore, have a drink, or take amazing photos.
📍Meeting point: Wild Olive – right in front of the oasis.
🍽️ You can also pre-order dinner for after the dune buggy tour.

🏎️ 4:00 PM – 2-Hour Buggy & Sandboarding Tour

Feel the adrenaline rush as you ride through the dunes on our thrilling 2-hour buggy tour.
This tour includes scenic stops for photos and sandboarding.
🏂 We provide handcrafted boards for riding down the dunes lying on your stomach—fun and beginner-friendly!

📍Please Note: A driver will operate the vehicle for safety reasons, both in private and shared services

🌅 6:00 PM – Sunset Picnic

The best part of the day begins as the sun starts to set.
We’ll take you to our private and secret dune, where all our guests enjoy a special sunset picnic—a magical moment in the heart of the Peruvian desert.
✨ We’re the only agency offering this exclusive experience.

🚍 6:30 PM – Departure from Huacachina to Lima

We return to Huacachina to pick up your pre-ordered dinner and begin our journey back to Lima.

🏠 11:00 PM – Drop-off at Your Accommodation in Lima

Once back in Lima, we’ll drop all guests off at the same location where we picked them up—your hotel or Starbucks Barranco if you were outside the pickup zone.

✅ INCLUDED

• Round-trip pickup from any type of accommodation (hotel, hostel, Airbnb, etc.) in Lima Downtown, Miraflores, Barranco, and San Isidro

• Luxury bus with USB ports, clean restroom, and air conditioning

• Certified tour guide on board

• 2-hour boat tour to the Ballestas Islands, with all entrance fees included

• Visit to La Caravedo, the oldest vineyard in the Americas

• Guided vineyard tour at La Caravedo with pisco tasting

• Lunch at La Caravedo vineyard is included, with vegan/vegetarian options available. This consists of one main course and one glass of passion fruit juice (no additional items included).

• 2-hour dune buggy and sandboarding tour
  (⛑️ We are the only agency that includes helmets for the tour through the dunes.)
  

• Free time to enjoy the sunset deep in the desert

• Handcrafted sandboards for lying face down

• Picnic in the Huacachina desert

• All entrance fees and charges included

❌ NOT INCLUDED

• Breakfast and dinner not included (Lunch is included)

• Alcoholic beverages after the pisco tasting

• Tips

🛡️ SAFETY 🛡️

Before the tour begins, all travelers are required to attend a mandatory safety briefing and will receive a safety information brochure. For safety and operational purposes, every participant must complete and sign a safety and responsibility form prior to starting the tour.

🕒 PICK UP TIMES

• All travelers will be added into a WhatsApp group between 19:00–20:00 hrs the evening before the tour.

• It’s mandatory to be ready and waiting at the main door of your accommodation 10 minutes before your scheduled pick up time.

• If you are not there, the tour guide will make a video and continue with the plan. No exceptions!!

• The success of this experience relies on teamwork – be on time for the activities throughout the day.

📋 PASSPORT

• All passengers must carry their physical passport throughout the trip. It is required for highway inspections, tax exemption, and boarding the bus. In case of an accident requiring medical attention, they will only be treated if they present their physical passport. Otherwise, they will NOT be attended to.

👶 CHILDREN

• Children under 3 years old do not pay for the tour; however, parents must cover any additional expenses (entrance fees, snacks, or extra activities).
• For the buggy tour, children under 3 years old must travel in a private service, pay for a seat, and use a safety carrier.
• Children over 3 years old will have a seat available; however, parents should be aware that the buggy operates at high speed due to the nature of the activity.
• Parents must sign a consent form for minors to participate in the buggy tour.

PREGNANCY
Pregnant travelers may participate in the tour at their own responsibility. For comfort and safety reasons, reservations are only accepted for private tour services and up to 4 months of pregnancy. We recommend contacting us before booking and consulting your doctor before traveling.

📍 SEATS
Passengers weighing more than 100 kg must pay USD 10 for an additional seat. This applies to the Huacachina buggies and the boat tour to the Ballestas Islands. In the case of the bus, an additional seat will be assigned at a cost of USD 25.

The extra seat is mandatory when a passenger occupies more than one space, as this helps ensure the comfort and safety of the passenger and the rest of the group during the tour.

🐧 BALLESTAS ISLANDS

• Please be advised that The Paracas Port may be closed due to weather conditions.
  The decision is made by the Navy and applies to all tour operators and travel agencies.
  👉 If the Port is closed, don’t worry, we have a backup plan! We’ll visit Isla Blanca or the Paracas National Reserve.

• 🧥 Bring a jacket – it’s windy and the sea might splash.

• 🚫 Children under 1 year old are not allowed to do the boat trip to Ballestas Islands.

🍇 LA CARAVEDO VINEYARD

• We all stop at the vineyard for lunch, which is included for everyone.

• Lunch consists of one main course and one glass of passion fruit juice (no additional items included).

• 🥗 We have vegan and vegetarian options available.

• 🍷 The Pisco tasting is optional.

🏎️ DUNE BUGGY AND SANDBOARDING TOUR

• Participants need to climb a small dune to reach the buggies.

• The Dune Buggy and Sandboarding Tour is considered an adrenaline/extreme experience.
  You may feel like you’re riding a rollercoaster while racing through the dunes.

• If you prefer a calm ride, you can book a private dune buggy at an additional cost — please let us know in advance.

• For kids (no under 1 year) and elders, a private buggy is recommended so the driver can adjust the speed accordingly.

🏂 Sandboarding

• Sandboarding is done with a handmade sandboard and is used for going down on your stomach.

  • If you want to do stand-up sandboarding, you must do so on your own with another operator and cannot rejoin our group. In that case, you will forfeit the buggy, sandboarding, and picnic, without a refund.

🌤️ Weather Note

• We do not have control over Mother Nature.

• Most days in Huacachina are beautiful and sunny, but cloudy days without a visible sunset are possible.

• We promise to stay on the dunes until sunset time is over.

🧺 PICNIC

• This is a special experience offered by Lima Experience only.

• The picnic is made in the middle of the desert and applies for those who do the buggy tour first.

• 🚨 The buggy tour is a shared service. If you want a private option, please let us know in advance.

🍽️ MEALS

• Participants will have time to buy snacks or small breakfast in Paracas.

• 🍱 You can pre-order take-out dinner once you arrive in Huacachina and pick it up before heading back to Lima.

• The restaurants we recommend for breakfast and dinner are selected for their good practices and online reviews. We organize these options to support group logistics and timing, but they are not mandatory. You are free to enjoy your meals wherever and however you prefer.

• Waterproof and Wind Jacket for Paracas early morning and huacachina after sunset. (Sometimes the boat tour has water splash)
  
• Sunscreen
  
• Sunglasses
  
• Comfortable light Pants
  
• Sneakers or running shoes for Sandboarding – Not Sandals
  
• Hat

Our Pick Ups and Drop Offs

To ensure a better experience, we pick you up directly from your accommodation, if we have too many pick up points, we add extra transfers for better logistics. We come to the door of your accommodation whether you stay in a friend’s house, apartment, air bnb, hostel or hotel. Just make sure you are located inside Lima downtown, San Isidro, Miraflores or Barranco. 

Our Bus

We offer a brand new bus that follows the legal guidelines for tourism and we are the only travel agency registered as a »transportation company» meaning our name appears directly in the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Look us up with our RUC: 20611188995. Other agencies rent buses from a third party operator, ask in advance.

Safety

Our bus follows the guidelines of security every 6 months and stops twice a month for oil maintenance. This shows the strict compromise that we follow with our clients.

Insurance

No travel agency will mention this, in Peru all buses must have SOAT in order to operate. They all have SOAT, but we go one step higher, we have contracted »all risk SOAT», which means we are contracting a much better insurance to take care of our clients. We have also contracted: »civil liability insurance» for extra care. Those claiming about safety will not offer such detailed insurances since they are not in control of this, again, third party operators. 

Seats

Our bus was originally equípped with 40 seats, nowadays it has 35 seats and we take groups of 33 people on average, making sure the experience is smooth and everyone is travelling comfortably. 

USB Ports

While traveling on a day tour, you need to have your phone charged in order to capture moments and experiences, we have modern USB ports even for Iphones.

Satellite GPS

Our bus is monitored with live location 24/7. All honesty, all buses follow this rule in Peru, don’t let other companies lie, no buses can run without GPS monitoring. 

Seatbelts

You can make sure that we care about safety, all our seatbelts are in great condition, we follow inspections twice a month. 

Air Conditioning

Visiting Ica, one of the most heated cities in Peru, must be a good experience. This is the main reason why we care about our air conditioning system. 

Our Drivers

We are proud to mention we are the only travel agency that is also registered as a Transportation Company. We have our drivers registered and working directly with us and not a third party company. We make sure our drivers work 15 days a month resting every 2 days and spending a good time with their families but more importantly, working rested and in a good spirit. Most companies make their drivers work 5-6 days a week, since they don’t hire the drivers directly, they are not sure if that driver has rested or not. Ask in advance. 

Headrest

We care about quality service and clean spaces, we use white headrests on our buses to ensure a good environment to travel. 

Bathroom

Check our reviews, we have the most clean bathrooms. We are not afraid of sharing pictures of our bus bathroom. 

Speed Control

We travel on 90KM/HR on highways and on open areas 98KM/HR would be the fastest. Why are we sharing numbers? Simple, if 2 buses depart at the same time and one promises to arrive earlier passing by the same highway the answer is 1. Someone is overpassing the speed limit.

🛡️ Safety 🛡️

Before the tour begins, all travelers are required to attend a mandatory safety briefing and will receive a safety information brochure. For safety and operational purposes, every participant must complete and sign a safety and responsibility form prior to starting the tour.

Pricing

The prices published on our website and other sales channels do not include the General Sales Tax (IGV). However, foreign tourists who provide their nationality and present their passport will be exempt from this tax, in accordance with current legislation.

Passport

• All passengers must carry their physical passport throughout the trip. It is required for highway inspections, tax exemption, and boarding the bus. In case of an accident requiring medical attention, they will only be treated if they present their physical passport. Otherwise, they will NOT be attended to.

Meals

Participants will have time to buy snacks or a small breakfast in Paracas. Lunch is included at La Caravedo Vineyard and consists of one main course and one glass of passion fruit juice (no additional items included). Participants can pre-order takeout dinner upon arrival in Huacachina and pick it up before heading back to Lima.

The restaurants we recommend for breakfast and dinner are selected for their good practices and online reviews. We organize these options to support group logistics and timing, but they are not mandatory. You are free to enjoy your meals wherever and however you prefer.

Children

• Children under 3 years old do not pay for the tour; however, parents must cover any additional expenses (entrance fees, snacks, or extra activities).
• For the buggy tour, children under 3 years old must travel in a private service, pay for a seat, and use a safety carrier.
• Children over 3 years old will have a seat available; however, parents should be aware that the buggy operates at high speed due to the nature of the activity.
• Parents must sign a consent form for minors to participate in the buggy tour.

Reservations and Cancellations

Reservations may be canceled up to 24 hours before the scheduled date of the activity to receive a full refund. Cancellations made after this deadline will not be eligible for a refund. No exceptions.

Availability and Capacity

During certain times of the year, the number of visitors may increase, potentially affecting the overall experience of the activity. We recommend that customers book in advance to ensure availability.

Some holidays may involve the temporary closure of specific tourist sites or restricted access to certain areas. Lima Experience is not responsible for itinerary changes caused by such events.

These holidays often have changes in tour schedules and durations: Easter, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Labor Day, July 28, Halloween, Christmas and New Year.

Participant’s Physical Condition

It is each individual’s responsibility to determine whether they are inadequate physical and health condition to participate in the booked activity. Lima Experience is not liable for any health issues or pre-existing medical conditions that may affect participation in tours or activities.

Insurance

There is no travel insurance cover included in the price of a Travel Pass and Lima Experience recommends that you obtain travel insurance to cover any sickness, injury, or loss that may occur while you are travelling with us.

Third Party Operations

We inform our tourist clients that the buggy rides in Huacachina are operated by third parties other than Lima Experience. Therefore, we assume no responsibility for accidents, inconveniences, or any eventuality that may arise during these activities.

Modifications or Cancellations Due to Force Majeure

In the event of circumstances beyond our control, such as adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, social unrest, or other unforeseen events, Lima Experience reserves the right to modify or cancel scheduled tours or activities. In such cases, customers will be informed as early as possible and offered alternatives or refunds as appropriate.

By booking with Lima Experience, the customer fully accepts these terms and conditions