Princess Hotel Ica

Santa Magdalena D 103 Urb. Santa Maria de Saraja Ica, Peru

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Desert Oasis? Yes, please.

A travel blog entry by bengamble

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... comin´and when it was time to make a decision whether to go to bed or to go out, I opted to go out. Last night in Lima afterall! Emily made the smart choice and stayed in. We got home at 6AM. It was completely bright out. Anyways, long story short, around 3PM we were on a bus headed to Ica all by ourselves after saying some sad goodbyes to our amazng hosts.

We arrived in Ica at 7PM with no plans, no guide book, no ...

Ica Sandboarding

A travel blog entry by oniondan

... the company of my wrists so decided against this option.

The best bit is the dune buggy you get taken out on. Going over the sand dunes in the desert on one of these things is a bit like a roller coster, only the peruvian taking you out is a complete nut case with no license and a blatant dis-regard for gringo life. I loved that bit.

That night we met up with some friends for a few ...

An oasis surrounded by gigantic sand dunes

A travel blog entry by knaeve

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... lying down on one and going down head first, this was sooo much faster, which made it that much more fun. On the last and highest dune we had a big race (going down head first). The spot i started at wasnt steep enough, so i lost :(... but it was still great fun. In the evening most of the group met up for some drinks and dinner.

The next morning we all woke up with a bit of a hangover, but we had organized a wine/pisco tour for the ...

Boobies, sand buggies & earthquakes

A travel blog entry by davelauren

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Huacachina is a small town of around 200 people. Te best way to describe it is hostels surrounding a man made lagoon which is set amongst huge sand dunes and desert. Although the town was built for the Peruvian elite, its all pretty much gringo ground zero now days. We took a tour to Islas Ballestas (nicknamed the poor man's Galapagos) where we managed to get up close ...

Ica & Huacachina

A travel blog entry by esteban.y.inga

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... right outside the city. After some kilometers through the sanddunes we saw the oasis appear. It is really strange how there can be a small lake surrounded with palmtrees in the middle of the desert. We walked around for a bit, and sat down at the beach in the shadow of some palm trees. It was the first time in our journey that we had a couple of hours to do nothing but being lazy and enjoy the weather.

Around noon we had lunch at the restaurant of a ...

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