Ica

A coastal desert region in southern Peru, home to the Nazca Lines, the Paracas marine reserve and the Huacachina oasis.

Ica lies on Peru's southern Pacific coast and is dominated by dry desert landscapes. Highlights include the UNESCO-listed Nazca Lines (which you can view from above on a small plane), Paracas National Reserve and the Ballestas Islands, where you can watch sea lions and seabirds, the Huacachina oasis ringed by sand dunes outside the city of Ica, and pisco and wine estates. The climate is dry with little rain year-round, so any season works. From Lima, you can reach Paracas by bus in a few hours heading south along the Pan-American Highway.

Destinations

• Nazca
• Paracas & Huacachina

Itineraries

• Peru Desert Coast to Colca Canyon – Head south along the Pan-American Highway to see the Ballestas Islands, sand dunes, and Nazca Lines, then continue to t…