Peru’s One of Most Popular Adventure Tours: Sandboarding in Huacachina

The desert oasis of Huacachina has served as the site of one of the most popular adventure tours in South America: the dune buggy and sandboarding tour.

This is just like snowboarding, but instead of snow, you will be boarding on the fine-grained sand of the desert. If you aren’t athletically talented, no problem! Just lay on your stomach on the board, and go “sand sledding.” This is faster, lots of fun, and doesn’t require any patience or ability.

But this is more than just a thrill ride: the gigantic dunes are beautiful, surreal and mesmerizing. A tour into the desert feels like an “out of this world” experience, almost like visiting the surface of another planet.

People of all ages – including kids, teenagers, and adults – all visit Huacachina and climb into a 4-wheel-drive dune buggy driven by a professional driver.