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Huacachina Lagoon

Ica, Peru
Ranked #2 of 7 attractions in Ica
4.0 of 5 stars 47 Reviews
Type: Bodies of Water
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

There are many companies that sell sandboarding and dune buggy packages, and although I´m sure they are all good we went with Desert Night. It was such a blast!! The dune buggy was the best part, it felt like a rollercoaster with unexpected turns and drops. Sand boarding is also so much fun, dont bother renting the boots and bindings... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

Huacachina is a little oasis in the sand dunes of central peru. There are 3 - 6 hostals there but definitely stay in one of the ones with a pool. It is such a chill place, where people come to lounge by the pool and drink during the day and then dune buggy and sand board at dusk and then... More

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Portland, OR
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

visited the oasis as part of a package day-tour. It is nice but nothing exceptional. If you miss it, it is not great loss. More

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Bogota, Colombia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2012

It seems Huacachina was a true oasis in the middle of the desert 70 years ago but it has become a nightmare... It is a backpacker trap with the most suspicious and unwelcoming people running it... No one seem to care about the environmental impact on the dunes... they cannot drive people to the boogies on a more irresponsable way,... More

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Millom, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2012

Buggy ride and sand boarding where great fun and not expensive. More

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Byron Bay, Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 20, 2012

The buggies are so much fun and the views are spectacular up there. Around the oasis is a little bit touristy and over priced though but nice to hang out for a few hours. More

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Chicago, Illinois
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 30, 2011
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Nice place to see if you do the ride with the little cars. Excellent view of the oasis. More

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Boblingen, Germany
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 27, 2011
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It is a small oasis in the middle of the desert. It looks a bit depressive, we expected more from this lagoon. More

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Central Coast, NSW, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 19, 2011
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So you're in the desert and traveling across Peru. You hear about a lagoon with sandboarding and a beautiful oasis. So you gotta go, right? Well, not so fast. My experience was the lagoon was as green as any grassy field you'll ever see. Plenty of algae in there. The bottom end, obviously the way the wind blows, was an... More

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Brussels, Belgium
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26 reviews 26 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 14, 2011

A good place to explore on dune buggies. Nice oasis in the middle of this dry peruvian desert. More

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