Pisco and Wine Tour with Dune Buggy in Ica

If you want both flavours of the Ica region in a single day, this pisco and wine tour with a dune buggy ride delivers them. The day starts with pickup from your hotel in Ica, Huacachina or nearby, and the first half belongs to the vineyards.

The first stop is an industrial winery, either Hacienda Tacama or Bodega Vista Alegre depending on the day. A guide shows you the facilities and explains how pisco and wine go from grape to bottle, and a tasting of the wines follows. The second stop is the artisanal winery El Arrabal, where its own guide leads the visit and you sample piscos, wines and pisco cream.

There is a break for lunch at the winery restaurant, which serves typical Peruvian dishes, vegetarian options and Ica specialities such as rice with duck. Meals are not included.

In the afternoon you reach the Huacachina oasis, register at the office and board a buggy for a ride through the desert. Along the way you practise sandboarding and stop for photos against the huge dunes. Afterwards you go back to the office and are taken to your hotel. Wine estate admissions and the oasis tourist tax are paid separately on the spot.