Here is some information about our Lima-Ica route (Lima-Ica bus route) and our activities when we arrived in the Huachachina desert.
LIMA ICA HUACACHINA Bus
To go to HUACACHINA, the easiest and cheapest is to go by bus. We leave Lima at 9 a.m. towards Ica with the Cruz Del Sur Company bus.
Here is the address to get to to take the bus: Av Javier Prado Este 1109, La Victoria 15034 T + 51 1 3115050.
The trip will take us 5 hours but in a very comfortable bus!
Please note: remember to book your tickets online well in advance on the internet. Indeed, this Lima Ica bus is very quickly full, especially the best seats (ICA EXPRESS service). The price is only 35 Soles per person or about 10 Euros!
Here is the link for reservations: http://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/
ACTIVITIES AND / OR VISITS IN HUACACHINA
13:15 p.m .: Arrival in the city of Ica, a real oasis in this coastal desert where we discover the surrounding crops of fruit trees and vines. We had the opportunity to visit and taste the local production of Pisco and wine in El Catador but blah…
We preferred to look for a taxi to bring us and our big backpacks directly to our hotel in Huacachina. Thus, we can put everything down and take the time to enjoy the desert ...
No problem finding a taxi: there are plenty of them near the bus station.
BUGGY IN THE DUNES in huacachina
Arrival in the desert of Huacachina, we settle in at the hotel and we walk in the very small village. We take a tour in the oasis to take some pictures. Finally, we look for an agency to take a buggy ride in the dunes.
Again, it is very easy, especially since I had taken the information on an agency well recommended by ANGEL DESERT TOURS Internet users (see photo below). Luckily: we find them just outside our hotel. Be careful, you have to negotiate the prices especially if there are many of you. We managed to lower them to 35 Soles per person, or around 10 Euros.
Here we go in a buggy for sensations of speed and rodeo in the desert (so much fun!). Then we continued with an unusual activity: surfing on the dunes. There too, too fun but too hard especially to go up the dunes on foot… Finally, after having had a lot of fun, here is the sunset. This is where the desert is revealed in another light, with other colors and a magical and romantic atmosphere! Don't forget the camera!
Cheap hotel in HUACACHINA
There are few hotels at the foot of the dunes. I selected the hotel "Hostal Curasi ' Balneario Huacachina 197- ICA - T: +51 56 216989 especially for its very good location.
And in the end, everything was perfect: location, services, cleanliness, wifi, hospitality and even the price: 42 Euros per night with breakfast.
Read on by clicking on DAY 3: