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Our pick of the 10 wine tours worth booking in Peru, with the details that matter: what you see, how long you need, and what it costs.
A long but rewarding Lima day trip: speedboat wildlife in Paracas, pisco and wine tastings in Ica, then Huacachina dunes by buggy.
“the Sand Dunes was the icing on the cake for me as well as the sand boarding.”
Small-group Pisco and winery tour in Ica. Tacama, El Arrabal, and Nietto tastings with hotel pickup and lunch time included.
“The tour company did great by communicating ahead of time to arrange pick-up at our hotel. The guide was prompt and knowledgeable of the region and was able to add many great historical details to the ride over. He understood we had a tour scheduled after this one and he communicated with the next company…”
Tour 3 Ica wineries: learn pisco production, enjoy two sommelier tastings, stroll vineyards, and pair wines with a regional lunch.
“it was a quite good experience. friendly guiding and much interesting information about production and processes.”
Early pickup in Lima, a Nazca Lines flight from Pisco, Huacachina dunes by buggy with sandboarding, plus pisco and wine tasting.
“We got a text the night before confirming our pick up at 5am. Alexandra met us out side our hotel and the driver (Kemsi, I think his name was) came a few minutes later to pick us up. The car had bottles of water for us and breakfast. Alexandra told us our itinerary for the…”
Ica culture and Huacachina desert thrills with tubular rides, sandboarding, and pisco tastings for $29 in a small group.
“The tour felt rushed and disorganized. Not really a tour of the historic center of Ica, or a sunset tour. The van had no A/C. The tubulars and sand boarding are really fun! However, the tubular driver drove off with our things still in the car and we Read more”
From Lima to Ica and Huacachina: pisco and wine tastings, a V8 dune buggy ride, sandboarding, and a desert sunset.
“So fun! Only thing to be prepared for is long bus..due to traffic it took 7 hours to get thete so everything was rushed since we still left @ same time. It was due to a car accident so not companies fault. We wound up needing to taxi back to airport to make flights that…”
Walk Lima from Miraflores to San Francisco catacombs, learn old-city landmarks, then taste pisco and wine with local-style stops.
“Fantastische tour. Onze gids was Favio en hij was eerder op de afgesproken plek dan wij. Hij stuurde netjes een appje waarin hij zich voorstelde en dat hij er al was. Hij was zo welbespraakt en liet ons alle ins en outs van Lima zien. Mijn vriendin woont in Lima en zij kreeg alsmaar nieuwe…”
Private day trip from Lima to Paracas and Nazca: Ballestas wildlife boat tour, Cessna flight over Nazca Lines, plus winery wine and pisco.
“Both the Ballestas Islands and especially the Nazca lines were fantastic. And holding it all together was our overall guide Milo. I can’t express enough how professional, knowledgeable and personable he is. He made the three hour rides to and back from the sites fly by. I’d recommend him as a guide anytime!”
One day trip from Lima with Ballestas Islands wildlife, Paracas views of El Candelabro, Huacachina buggy and sandboarding, plus Ica tastings.
“I most enjoyed that there were so many activities packed into one day.”
A 5-hour Ica winery loop: Tacama, Lovera, and Cutur Pisco with wine and pisco tastings, plus a regional lunch break.
