Huacachina Tours from LimaPeru Hop 2-Day Paracas, Ballestas Islands & Huacachina Tour
This 2 day tour Paracas Ballestas Huacachina from Lima is the same desert route as the day trips, unwound across two days with a night in Paracas in between. It adds the Paracas National Reserve and the slave tunnels at Hacienda San José, and it removes the part everybody complains about: nine unbroken hours in a seat. It sits in the full comparison of the one-day Huacachina tours from Lima.
About This Tour
2 days, one night in Paracas
$129 per adult; accommodation booked separately
4.7 from 68 reviews on GetYourGuide
2-hour Ballestas Islands boat tour on day two
2-hour buggy and sandboard with a sunset toast
Peru Hop coach with Wi-Fi; pickup from 156 addresses
Listing at a Glance
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- Tour name Peru Hop 2-Day Tour to Paracas, Ballestas Islands and Huacachina
- Operator Peru Hop
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 373280
- Starting price $129 USD per adult
- Price last checked in Q3 2026
- Rating 4.7 out of 5
- Review count 68 reviews
- Review source GetYourGuide verified bookings
- Duration 2 days
- Time at Huacachina 2-hour buggy and sandboard session with a sunset toast on day 2
- Pickup window Hotel pickup from 156 Lima addresses
- Expected return Lima on the evening of day 2
- Transport Peru Hop coach; dorm beds are shared six-bed rooms with private bathroom
- Group size Shared, Peru Hop coach
- Guide language English, Spanish
- Ballestas Islands boat Included
- Dune buggy and sandboard Included
- Reserve tickets and local fees Included
- Lunch Not included
- Hotel pickup Hotel pickup from 156 Lima locations in Miraflores, Barranco and San Isidro
- Cancellation deadline 24 hours before the start time
- Reserve now, pay later Available
- Minimum age 7 (under-7s need a signed form for the buggy)
- Physical difficulty Easy
- Wheelchair accessibility Not suitable for wheelchair users
- Ethical note None stated
- Weather note Itinerary can change for weather, strikes or demonstrations
- Alternative on this site Nazca flight 2-day tour
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Quick answer What two days add, and what you still book yourself
Peru Hop's 2-day trip starts at $129 with hotel pickup from 156 Lima addresses. Day one runs south to Chincha and Paracas; day two covers the Ballestas Islands, the Paracas National Reserve and two hours of dune buggy and sandboarding at Huacachina with a sunset toast. Accommodation and meals are not included.
Key takeaways
- The Paracas National Reserve and the Hacienda San José tunnels are exclusive to this itinerary
- Accommodation is not in the fare; the dorm option is a shared six-bed room with a private bathroom
- Two hours of buggy and sandboarding with a sunset toast on day two
- Under-sevens need a signed responsibility form to ride the buggy
- Same route in one day: the premium day trip
What the Two Days Cover
Day one leaves Lima and stops at Hacienda San José in Chincha, where the colonial tunnels once used in the slave trade are open to visitors — the only listing on this site that goes there. The afternoon is free in Paracas: the marina, ceviche, the water. Day two is the dense one: the islands by speedboat, then the Paracas National Reserve where the desert cliffs meet the Pacific, then Huacachina for the buggies and the sunset before the drive back to Lima.
Reserve tickets and the visiting window are set by SERNANP, not by the operator: S/11 for a one-day adult ticket, S/17 for the two-reserve combo, and boats only between 06:00 and 13:00.
What you book yourself
Accommodation is not included on either the 2-day or the Nazca version. Peru Hop sells a dorm option — a shared six-bed room with a private bathroom — and you can also book your own room in Paracas. Meals are yours throughout.
What Is and Is Not in the Fare
The inclusion list is close to the premium day trip, plus the two stops the day version cannot fit.
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Luxury coach with onboard Wi-Fi | Included |
| Hotel pickup and drop-off in Lima | Included |
| Ballestas Islands boat tour, 2 hours | Included |
| Paracas National Reserve tour | Included |
| Hacienda San José slave tunnels | Included |
| 2-hour sandboarding and dune buggy with sunset toast | Included |
| Accommodation | Not included |
| Food and drinks | Not included |
Who This Tour Suits
Take it if the 18-hour day is what has been putting you off, if you want the Paracas National Reserve — which no day trip here includes — or if you are travelling with children who will not survive a 04:00 to 23:30 day. If you would rather sleep at the oasis than in Paracas, the Nazca version does exactly that. Two days against one: the one-day Huacachina tours from Lima.
How the Day Runs
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Day 1, morning
Lima to Chincha
Hotel pickup, then south to Hacienda San José and its colonial tunnels.
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Day 1, afternoon
Paracas
Free time at the marina and the seafront; overnight in Paracas.
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Day 2, morning
Ballestas Islands
Speedboat to the islands, then the Paracas National Reserve.
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Day 2, afternoon
Huacachina
Two hours of dune buggy and sandboarding with a sunset toast.
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Day 2, evening
Back in Lima
Return by coach to your hotel or the original departure point.
What Are the Best Day Trips from Lima, and When Two Days Beat One
Huacachina is among the best day trips from Lima on paper and the hardest in practice: four hours down, four hours back, and a boat window that forces a 04:00 start. Everything else on the corridor — Paracas, the Ballestas Islands, the Ica wineries — is on the same road, which is why a single day has to sprint past most of it.
What the second day recovers
Two things this route's day trips cannot fit. The Paracas National Reserve, where the desert cliffs drop into the Pacific and the red-sand beaches sit, appears on no day trip compared here. Hacienda San José in Chincha, with the colonial tunnels tied to the slave trade, is exclusive to this itinerary.
Both are stops you would regret skipping if you knew they were an hour off the same road.
The arithmetic against a day trip
A day trip with the buggy and the fees included runs $62 to $135. This is $129 plus a bed. Once the bed is a dorm at hostel prices, the gap between an eighteen-hour day and a two-day trip with two extra sights is smaller than most people assume — and the coach time drops from nine hours in one sitting to a pair of comfortable legs.
Booking Notes for This Trip
Accommodation is the decision the fare leaves to you, and it changes the total more than any other choice here.
| Detail | What the listing says |
|---|---|
| Accommodation | Not included; the dorm option is a shared six-bed room with a private bathroom |
| Pickup | 156 Lima addresses in Miraflores, Barranco and San Isidro |
| Outside those districts | Choose the meeting point option instead |
| Included sights | Ballestas Islands, Paracas National Reserve, Hacienda San José tunnels |
| Dunes | 2-hour buggy and sandboarding with a sunset toast on day two |
| Holidays | Pickup runs an hour earlier at Easter and around 27-29 July |
Children and the buggy
The tour is not suitable for under-sevens, and where they do travel the listing requires a parent or guardian to sign a full responsibility form before they ride the buggy.
Questions About This Tour
Is accommodation included on the 2-day tour?
No. Peru Hop offers a dorm option — a shared six-bed room with a private bathroom — and you may also book your own room in Paracas.
What is Hacienda San José?
A colonial estate in Chincha with tunnels connected to the slave trade, open to visitors. It is exclusive to this itinerary among the tours compared here.
Can children ride the buggy on this tour?
Children under seven need a parent or guardian to sign a full responsibility form; the tour itself is not suitable for under-sevens, pregnant travellers or wheelchair users.
Does the itinerary change around holidays?
Yes — the listing states pickup runs an hour earlier during Easter weekend and Peru's Independence Day celebrations at the end of July.
What are the best day trips from Lima if Huacachina is too far?
On this corridor the honest answer is to give it two days rather than swap it: the one-day version spends nine hours in a coach, while this itinerary adds the Paracas National Reserve and the Hacienda San José tunnels around an overnight.
Do I have to book Peru Hop's dorm?
No. Accommodation is not included, so you can take the dorm option — a shared six-bed room with private bathroom — or book your own room in Paracas.
Page last reviewed September 2026. Price, rating and review count read from the listing on September 2026. Prices, availability and terms are set by the operator and confirmed at checkout.
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