Full Day Ballestas Islands + Huacachina, the oasis of America + Ica Desert
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Full Day Ballestas Islands + Huacachina, the oasis of America + Ica Desert
By Lima VIP Tours
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Our tours are distinguished by the personalized nature of the service, based on a friendly, cordial and sincere attention by the guides and the skill of the drivers to get rid of the traffic of the City. Achieving a VIP experience at the best price.
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Ages 0-85, max of 12 per group
Duration: 16h
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Live guide: English, Spanish
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Audio guide: English, Spanish
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Highlights
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All Fees and Taxes
- Official Tourism Guide
- Wine tasting and Pisco
- Yacht to the Balllestas Islands
- Sandwalk carriage ride
- Sandboarding
- Nice company
- Entry/Admission - Islas Ballestas
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 59452P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 59452P4
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- 91reyg0 contributionsJust Do ItPrivate tour experience! Had such an Excellent time with Brian our young skilled driver and our very knowledgeable tour guide Ronald ! We loved our time with them! We took our time at each spot and were able to choose when and where wanted to be. By the way Ronald is good DJ too ! I definitely recommend Huacachina !Written March 4, 2025
- E1781PRmichaelp0 contributionsno ticketDid not receive ticket or confirmation from tour group. Need money refunded to credit card Please reply Thank you thank you thank youWritten February 27, 2025
- O6313DXadrianas0 contributionsBest guide ever!Excellent tour with Edgar and Pepe! We learned so much about Lima and it’s history! They were super friendly, helpful and nice! We got lucky and got an excellent private tour of downtown with an additional water fountains circuit tour. Amazing!! 5 star service, friendliness and city!! Gracias Edgar and Pepe You were the best ever!! Guillermo and Adriana SantanaWritten January 17, 2025
- ChitritaC10 contributionsAmazing private tour experience in and around Lima!Had the best personal trip experience with Lima VIP Tours. We did not preplan our tours around Lima well in advance but in a short notice Martin created for us 2 private tours for Caral and Paracas-Ica-Huachina Oasis and it was tailored to our start times and to our comfort and we got the best tour guide in Ronald. RONALD was amazing, knowing that my husband and I love to understand history and culture of a place, he brought us up to speed, enabled us to understand and enjoy our trips, taught us little words that we carried back home. Ronald opened us to the grastonomical delight that is Peruvian Cuisine. We also had the best driver possible to make our drives to each of these places memorable but do ask for Ronald, he is the best and amazing at his job.. A big thank you Martin and Ronald. We hope to keep coming back to Peru and you guys for more trips across the country!Written January 7, 2025
- Neigelaa0 contributionsBeware of OverpricingIam giving this agency one star for my trip to Paracas and Huacachina. My review is not about the tour itself, but about the price I was charged. I learned from the other passengers that I paid three times more than I should have. The guide was very professional and told me that he works with several agencies and was not responsible for the price difference. I contacted the agency's manager to ask for an explanation, but I received no response. Please compare prices before booking your tour. Personally, I will never use this agency again and I will not recommend it to my friends.Written January 3, 2025
- dominikpE8262JV0 contributionsBadBooked the tour in the morning for the same day. After waiting 30min for the bus, I called the agency. They said I booked too late. Why is it then possible to book, if it is not available (either fault of the agency or the Tripadvisor platform)???Written August 21, 2024
- rodneyd3960 contributionsAmazing ExperienceMy family first adventure in Latin America and we decided to visit Lima Peru. My son was intrigue about the Oasis in Huacachina and I contacted Lima VIP tour if they can accommodate us the following Day. They responded quickly and reserved the day for us. It was seamless transaction. They picked us up 6AM in our hotel and from there we were on our way. 3 hours later, (we had a breakfast on the road) we arrived in Icas and hit the sand dunes . HIke and had a view of the Oasis on top of the desert. Then dune buggy time and sand boarding. There after, we head down and had a good amount of time at the Huacachina town itself. Then we head back to Pisco , had a lunch and Pisco tasting. by 3PM we headed back to Lima and dropped us off to our hotel. Our guide and driver is Awesome. Ronald Daza Gui is very professional, knowledgeable and share a lot if history about Peru, Lima, and other towns that we passed by. He is one of the best our guide. Thank you Lima VIP Tour for a great adventure.Written August 2, 2024
- Richard S0 contributionsVIP tours Rock LimaEdgar was fabulous on our tour around Lima today. he is so full of knowledge of the history of the area. My Neice who was with us teaches Spanish in Los Angeles so he gave a dual lingo tour !! The wine tasting and many stops were just a highlight is this grand experienceWritten June 30, 2024
- Happiness265483099990 contributionsExcellent Private tour with Excellent GuideWe booked this tour as a private tour which allowed us to customize the itinerary, such as stopping for coffee in the Barranco district. Our guide David was incredibly knowledgeable and told us about the city, but most importantly about his life in Lima, about the politics and about why it never rains. We were very happy that we booked this!Written April 9, 2024
- 945winters0 contributionsWonderful Mini visual history tour of Limas best.Excellent tour, Valeri our tour guide was excellent explaining the history and culture behind all of what we saw.Written January 15, 2024
- davidsC3383IS0 contributionsHuacachina visitRonald our tour guide is the best guide me and my wife ever experienced, He made sure we understood everything exchange rate the food and the history of Peru 🇵🇪. I rate him a 10+Written December 27, 2023
- E8354ZBstephaniem0 contributionsExciting sand buggy and sand boardingI departed from Lima and my tour was in Ica and Huacachina and we did sand buggy and sand boarding. It was a 3 1/2 hr drive and my tour guides Ron and Luis were amazing. From the time of pick up from my hotel Ron explained everything about the history of Peru. The sand buggy was absolutely incredible. The sandboarding was to die for. I’m so glad that I did it. At first it appears scary but after you slide down it’s not scary at all. It’s the funniest experience. I highly recommend both sand dunning or sand bugging and sand boarding. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Ron was so much fun and made the tour exciting.Written November 28, 2023
- tomitthompson0 contributionsBest trip/tour to Ica!Our tour guide Ron and our driver Luis were the best - 10 out of 10! Ron was very knowledgeable and all around a lot of fun. Luis ,our driver kept us safe during our 4hour drive to and from Ica. If you want an all around spectacular tour - request Ron & Luis!Written November 28, 2023
- 716cianl0 contributionsLovely tourA nice afternoon walking and chatting around Lima. We visited the Church of St Francis Catacombs, the main square, a pisco bar and Parque del Amor. Would definitely recommend this tour to a friendWritten November 2, 2023
- poppy_01us0 contributionsGreat tour!Valeria was such a knowledgeable and fun tour guide. She took us around the attractions of the Lima area. Going over to the beautiful love park, the church and catacombs and then city square. Not only did she talk in depth about the history she made sure to make it relevant to us as well.Written October 31, 2023
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cecilia rosalin... c
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A whole day in the company of Ronald and Wilton, exceptional guide and driver who accompanied us to discover the Ballestas, Ica, Huacachina and Nasca islands!
A journey full of history and stories and curiosities about Peru and its history, as well as advice on how to best continue the journey! A pleasant company throughout the journey!
A journey full of history and stories and curiosities about Peru and its history, as well as advice on how to best continue the journey! A pleasant company throughout the journey!

Written September 26, 2023
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CeciliaSither
Greensboro, NC1 contribution
Highly recommend this crew, very happy our hotel in Lime told us about them and their great service!
Ronald is the best tour guide, and Carlos the best driver! We had so much fun with them while touring the amazing places they took us in Peru, always being considered of our needs, not rushing us around, but actually letting us enjoy everything while answering our many questions with the best humor!
Written September 25, 2022
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Natalia C.
6 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Super recommended! We spent the whole day with Wilton Sánchez on tour, very attentive and we had a great time. Definitely an experience you have to do.

Written August 25, 2023
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