Canyon of the Lost Tour from Ica, Ocucaje Desert Day
From €40 per person
See availability →A Canyon of the Lost tour from Ica: a full day in a small group crossing the Ocucaje Desert, spotting fossils and walking down to the canyon's waterholes.
A Canyon of the Lost tour from Ica takes you off the beaten track, deep into the desert south of the city. You join a small group with an accredited guide, pick-up from your hotel or the bus station in Ica, and head south. On the outskirts the driver stops so you can buy drinks and food for the day.
After the Panamericana Sur, a dirt road in good condition leads into the Ocucaje Desert, where hills show bands of different colors and the ground holds marine fossils that are millions of years old. After about two hours you reach the crack opened by the riverbed and the shapes carved by wind.
From the viewpoint you take in the full extent and depth of the canyon, a refuge for scavenger birds. Then you walk down a sandy path past fossils and saltpeter deposits to the waterholes at the bottom.
- Viewpoint over the Canyon of the Lost
- Fossils and saltpeter deposits along the path
- Waterholes inside the canyon
Entrance tickets, return transfer and the guide are included. Lunch is not.