Huacachina, Peru's desert oasis, is calling thrill-seekers to experience the rush of sandboarding. This guide takes you on a wild ride, from conquering towering dunes to exploring the enchanting oasis. Brace yourself for an unforgettable adventure in Huacachina's desert playground.
Huacachina, Peru has transformed into an offbeat destination for thrill-seeking travelers with its soaring sand dunes and sandboarding adventures. Whether you're a seasoned sandboarder or a beginner, the sand dunes offer the perfect terrain for all levels of experience.
The Dreams of Sand project uses the thrill of sandboarding to empower underprivileged youth in the Peruvian desert. Led by four-time sandboarding world champion Dito Chavez, the project offers free sports programs to children from poor communities, including sandboarding lessons, physical and mental conditioning, and workshops focused on developing values.
Drone surveys and aerial images have identified a fresh set of 168 geoglyphs in the Nazca Lines World Heritage Site in the Peruvian desert, thanks to a joined effort between local archaeologists and researches at the Yamagata University in Japan. Drawings of simple lines, geometrical patterns, and animals such as…
The Paracas Peninsula is a desert peninsula located 200 km south of Lima in Peru. With an area of 450 square kilometers, it hosts numerous sand dunes, lagoons and natural oases in the Peruvian California desert. Paracas is one of the best places to go sandboarding in the country, second…
The Ica region of Peru has the most offering in terms of sandboarding opportunities, not to mention some of the straight-up best sand surfing destinations on the planet, where this sport is more popular than anywhere else in the world. Huacachina may be the most popular - perhaps overly saturated…
Huacachina is a tiny village and Oasis in southern Peru, an hour away from the Pacific coast. The town is basically a collection of resorts and restaurants around a blue-green laguna surrounded by huge sand dunes. An antique image of the town is featured on Peru´s 50 soles bill. The town…
Peru is hands down one of the best countries for sandboarding lovers. In fact, nowhere else this sport is as popular as in Peru, where you not only can find plenty of locations to practice this oudoor activity, but also some of the tallest and steepest dunes in the world.…
Best sand surfing and sand skiing in Huacachina Oasis in Ica Peru, one of the most popular destinations for sandboarding in the world!