The city Huacachina is a little oasis in the desert of Peru and one of the driest spots in the world. It seems like one of the most instagramable spots in the world and you really get an unique view on the city if you walk up the dunes. In the central of Huacachina you find a beautiful lagune surrounded by palm trees, in which even some people were swimming. Backpackers love Huacachina, so it became a pretty touristic spot in the last years. The little city is definitely worth a visit, but I would recommend you to only stay for a few hours, because the place is tiny and there are not so many things to do.
What To Do In Huacachina
Sand Buggy Tours
One of the most adventurous things you can do in Huacachina is booking a sand buggy tour. If you are an adrenaline fan and don´t get dizzy too quickly you will have the best time ever. But I also have to say that I heard some pretty scary stories as well. So you should be careful that you are choosing a good company, cause sometimes the buggies go too fast, turn around and the fun can turn into a dangerous situation quickly. There have been some serious accidents, so don´t go for the cheapest option. The buggy tours take about an hour and cost around 10 €
Sand Boarding
A good alternative is the sand boarding, which sometimes is even included in the sand buggy tours. I did sand boarding in New Zealand ones and it was lots of fun, so I can really recommend it. Some of my friends tried it at Huacachina and they enjoyed it a lot. Have in mind that during the midday the sand heats up, so I recommend you to go either early or late around 5 – 7 pm, so that you can enjoy the sand boarding fully and don´t get annoyed by the hot sand.
There are different tours you can choose from. The cheapest one start around 8 € while some other bring you up to four different locations and cost around 45 € per person.
Exploring the Dunes
Last but not least you can just walk up the dunes yourself, which takes around 10 to 20 minutes depending on which of the dunes you choose. The higher you go the better the view you get. Sunglasses and sunscreen are a total must as it gets really warm in the desert. I also recommend you to wear shoes that are closed completely, to prevent you from burning your feet. Best time is around sunset as it´s not so warm anymore and you will get an amazing view.
Paddle Boats or Swimming
If you are looking for something more calmer you could also rent one of the paddle boats. It looks so romantic to paddle around the oasis and there have been some different companies all around the lake. You could also swim in the lake if you want to. Some people even say that the lake has healing powers.
Party all night long
I heard that the parties in Huacachina are amazing and basically every Hostel has their own little pool party. We just stayed in Huacachina for a few hours, before we got back to Paracas, so I can´t tell you more about that.
39 comments
Ooo sand boarding sounds really fun! Definitely a unique experience you can’t get at a lot of places!
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Hi Dahlia, this is so true Huacachina is such an unique place!! 🙂
OMG das sieht super aus und hört sich nach jeder Menge Spaß an. Peru steht auf jeden Fall auch auf meiner Reiseliste 🙂
Liebe Grüße
Dorie
Peru ist echt ein super vielfältiges Land und hat so viel zu bieten! 🙂
Kann dir eine Reise auf jeden Fall empfehlen. Wir waren für drei Wochen dort und hätten noch viel länger bleiben können, um wirklich alles zu erkunden.
Ganz liebe Grüße liebe Dorie!
Gerade das erste Foto sieht echt toll aus! Was für eine surreale Landschaft… war sicher ein echtes Erlebnis dort Zeit zu verbringen!
Danke dir für deine lieben Worte zu meinem letzten Reisebericht! So was liest man ja immer gern. 🙂
Hi Christine,
schön wieder von dir zu lesen! Hoffe du hattest ein tolles Wochenende und schicke dir ganz liebe Grüße!
It is so cool that you got to visit Huacachina! The place looks gorgeous. It’s great that there is a lot to do out there, especially when they take advantage of the vast amount of sand. I love that there are lots of picture opportunities out there. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
Hi Nancy, glad you like to read about my daytrip to Huacachina. It was such a beautiful spot.
Wish you a great start in the new week!
This place sounds amazing.
I would love to visit. It looks really fun.
I would love to try sand buggy tours but you made me a little bit scared haha.
xx
Margot
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Hi Margot,
oh I can totally recommend a trip to this little dessert!
And there are so much more things to do in the dessert than just sand buggy tours 🙂
Have a great day gorgeous!
Gorgeous photos, sand buggies sound awesome but I’m such a scaredy cat haha, I’d love to see the sand dunes though. So cool!
Thanks for your sweet comment monique.
Have a fantastic start in the new week! 🙂
Wow! These pics are amazing! Looks like you had a great trip!
xoxo, Vanessa
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Thanks Vanessa 🙂
Wish you a great start in the new week!
Sollte man sich wirklich mal anschauen. Danke für die Vorstellung. LG Romy
Hi Romy,
freut mich, dass dir mein kleiner Bericht über die Oase gefallen hat.
Wünsche dir einen tollen Start in die neue Woche!
ganz liebe Grüße,
Tiziana
Very inspirational and informative, good to know!
Allie of
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Hi Allie,
I´m glad you liked to read about this little dessert oasis! 🙂
Have a great day
That place seriously looks like something out of a dream, Peru is definitely on my travel bucket list!
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Hi Ash,
oh it was! Such a beautiful spot and Peru has so many more things to offer – especially the food is insanely good 🙂
I will write a post about my other peru experiences in the next weeks.
Have a fantastic day
OMG, liebe Tiziana, das sieht so toll aus und irgendwie so unwirklich, wie hingemalen, also das kommt ganz bestimmt auf meine travel bucket list. Ich freue mich so sehr, durch dich mehr von Südamerika kennenzulernen, das war immer so ein Traumreiseland für mich und irgendwann möchte ich das auch alles im real life sehen. Ich wünsche dir eine ganz fantastische Woche, alles, alles Liebe, x S.Mirli
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Hallo liebe Mirli, oh das freut mich sehr, dass dir meine Südamerika Posts so gut gefallen! 🙂
In den nächsten Wochen werde ich auch noch durch ein paar weitere Länder reisen, da kommt also noch eine Menge.
Hab einen guten Tag <3
Oh, das ist ja wirklich ein toller und beeindruckender Ort! Da wundert es mich nicht, dass er mehr und mehr an Popularität gewinnt. Danke für die tollen Fotos und Tipps!
Liebe Grüße, Rena
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Hi Rena, freut mich, dass dir mein kleiner Bericht über die Oase gefallen hat 🙂
Ganz liebe Grüße!
Oh wow, what an amazing view! Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us 🙂
Lots of love ♥ January Girl
Hi Liz so glad you liked the post!! 🙂
Have a fabulous week!
Wow, diese Oase sieht einfach total cool aus! Die Atmosphäre ist einmalig da und bestimmt ein tolles Erlebnis. Liebste Grüsse
xx Simone
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Hi Simone, oh ja es war wirklich eine einmalige Erfahrung und so ganz anders als meine bisherigen Reiseerlebnisse 🙂
Wünsche dir eine gute Woche meine Liebe!
Liebe Tiziana, was für wunderbare Eindrücke und was für wunderschöne Aufnahmen von dir. Ich war ja noch nie in Peru, eigentlich überhaupt noch nie in Südamerika und darum freue ich mich total, mit dir diese Gegend etwas erforschen und diese herrliche Aussicht genießen zu dürfen. Deine tolle Beschreibung hat mich gleich von dem regnerischen und stürmischen Wetter in Österreich abgelenkt und war daher eine ganz wunderbare Abwechslung. Es wäre schön, wenn wir noch an weiteren deiner Erlebnisse teilhaben dürfen.
Hab eine ganz wunderbare Zeit und alles, alles Liebe
Oh mal wieder so ein lieber Kommentar von dir! Vielen vielen Dank, da freue ich mich echt immer riesig drüber 🙂
Zum Glück wird das Wetter ja so langsam besser in Österreich, aber du kannst Gewiss sein, dass ich in der nächsten Zeit noch ein paar weitere spannende Abenteuer mit euch teilen werde.
Ganz liebe Grüße
Oh wow I would love to visit, it sounds amazing and your photos are so lovely! I hope you had a lovely trip xo
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Thank you gorgeous!!! 🙂
Wish you a fantastic sunday
Exploring the Dunas sounds amazing. I would like one day visit Peru and do that. I hope so that you have great time.
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Oh Peru is such a diverse and adventurous country. I can really recommend you to visit it 🙂
Sand boarding sounds so fun!
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Have a fantastic weekend Ash! 🙂
Excellent post. Keep posting such kind of info on your blog.
Thanks I´m glad you liked it!!
Sand boarding sounds like so much fun. I’ve seen people doing this at the coral pink sand dunes state park in southern Utah and really need to give it a try. I also really liked your buggy idea, the price you mentioned is really affordable!