Canyon of the Lost Tour from Ica to Ocucaje Fossils
From €39 per person
See availability →This Canyon of the Lost tour from Ica takes you into the Ocucaje desert for a guided hike to the canyon floor, among marine fossils millions of years old.
The Ocucaje desert counts among the driest places on earth, and a Canyon of the Lost tour from Ica leads you into the heart of it. The day begins early with pickup at your hotel in Ica and a drive towards Ocucaje, with a restaurant breakfast as the first break.
The road then runs on through ridges heavy with saltpetre and odd shapes carved by the desert. At the main viewpoint over the canyon your guide explains how it formed and helps with photos. After that comes the real effort: a walk of roughly an hour and a half down to the canyon floor, and fossils line the route for you to look at closely.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Ica
- Breakfast stop at a restaurant in Ocucaje
- Guided hike to the bottom of the canyon
You can join a group or go private, and the private version ends earlier. Expect a long day of nine to nine and a half hours. Food and drinks are not included. Because of the trek, the tour is not suited to people with a low level of fitness, heart problems, vertigo or reduced mobility, nor to children under 5 or visitors over 70.