La Huacachina is a beautiful oasis located 5km southwest from Ica and about 6 minutes drive. Small attractive lagoon and famous for the medicinal properties of its waters. Super landscape surrounded by high sandbanks, palm tree groves and age old Huarango trees (Carob tree).
By the ends of the XIX century Huacachina was practically uninhabited, until the Italian Angela Perotti rediscovered the medical properties of water and sand of the lagoon, specially for the cure of skin and rheumatism illnesses. An ideal place for relax or for the desert adventures. Buggies and Sandboarding has become popular on the sand dunes (Huacachina) an ideal area to take to the steep sandy slopes of the desert.
You can do on yourself this trip, take a taxi from Ica to the oasis (4 soles). Around the Huacachina lagoon are many hotels and restaurants where you can rent a board for 5 soles per hour.
Departures
Is available all year.
What You Need To Bring/Carry
- Small Backpack
- Strong comfortable footwear
- Sunglasses
- Jacket
- Water bottle 3Lt minimum
- Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
- Sun block (sun protection cream)
- Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits etc,
- Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
- Optional: walking sticks or poles.
