Our multi-day vacation in Paru included a stop to the oasis in the middle of the Peruvian dessert, Huacachina. The town itself isn’t much, but their big attraction are the surrounding sand dunes. Once the sun starts to set, you hop in a dune buggy and take a ride all over the dunes. You ride up them and down them, and when I say down them, I mean straight down them. Like at times you think the buggy is going to topple end over end as it goes down steep inclines. It was a blast, and the drivers have a lot of experience, but we did have to ask our driver to take it down a notch because one of our nearly teenagers was a bit apprehensive about the blind drops (and after living in South America long enough we know that if anything happens, getting emergency help isn’t really possible in these remote locations).
Once most of the ride is over, the driver stops and teaches you how to sandboard down the dunes. This involves laying on your stomach on a snowboard without the bindings, and sliding down the dune face first. The first time it looks death defying, but the drivers teach you how to tuck your arms, hold the board, and use your feet to slow down. It ended up being super fun, and my son and I both hate heights and we both did it and enjoyed it.
To learn more about our trip to Huacachina, Paracas, Cusco, and Machu Picchu, Peru, please check out my site at www.campfiresandsandcastles.com
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