Huacachina Peru Desert
A glimpse backward in time.
Huacachina peru desert. However it is still relatively simple once you know what you are doing. But there is more to do in huacachina than just sandboarding and dune buggy tours. Visit top rated must see attractions.
Huacachina is a village built around a small oasis and surrounded by sand dunes in southwestern peru. During our time in peru huacachina was the one place that truly took our breath away other than struggling to breath during the inca trail. Its center is a small oasis nestled in a valley of mountainous sand dunes.
Tripadvisor has 5979 reviews of huacachina hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best huacachina resource. Find what to do today this weekend or in november. The oasis was introduced as a feature on the back of the 50 nuevo sol note in 1991.
The oasis feels isolated from the world beautiful and intriguing in equal measures. The only desert oasis in south america and home to extraordinary adventures just waiting to happen. At first glance this village in peru looks like its straight out of the set of a hollywood movie.
You can see and enjoy the colonial setting and the beauty of the oasis at huacachinaone of seven oasis that formed in the ica area. Peru cheap tours day tours. The pictures you see online truly dont capture the aura and beauty of this hidden gem.
From winery tours to flights over the nazca lines you can even enjoy a boat tour to see humboldt penguins and sea lions up close in their natural habitat. Home of the best dune buggy and sandboarding tours in south america. Since huacachina is still relatively unknown to many travelers in peru it is not quite as simple as getting to lima or to cusco.
It is about five kilometers from the city of ica in the ica district of ica province. Largest sand dunes in south america. You would think that traveling to an oasis in the middle of the desert in peru would be a little difficult.
The huacachina oasis is the only natural oasis in south america and is located just 5 hours away from lima and 15 minutes away from the city of ica in southern peru. Home to the biggest sand dunes in the continent huacachina is a must when traveling peru. Street vendors peruvian restaurants and hostels hug the shore.
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