Canyon of the Lost Full Day Tour from Ica
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See availability →This Canyon of the Lost full day tour from Ica takes a small group across the Ocucaje Desert to a deep canyon, with a pisco and wine tasting on the way back.
The Canyon of the Lost full day tour from Ica leaves the usual routes behind and goes into the Peruvian desert, where a vast crack in the land is often compared to the Grand Canyon. A small group travels with an accredited guide, with the pickup in Ica at your hotel or at the bus terminal.
The first leg runs south along the Panamericana Sur, with a short stop at the edge of town to buy drinks and some food. A dirt road in good condition then enters the Ocucaje Desert, past hills striped with coloured layers and fossils of sea creatures millions of years old. After about two hours the canyon opens up.
From the viewpoint you look into the crack, a refuge for scavenger birds. Then you walk a sandy path, passing fossils and saltpeter deposits, down to the waterholes among the rock walls.
On the way back a winery stop offers a tasting of pisco and artisanal wines, with a few free minutes to buy. You are then dropped off at your hotel or the bus terminal in Ica. Entrance tickets are included, lunch is not, and the day lasts about eight hours.