We stayed in a DESERT OASIS! 🌴 24 hours in Huacachina, Peru

over the last month we've been exploring Peru for the first time we've explored Lima and Cusco tried as many Peruvian dishes as possible admired the architecture and history of many inco ruins went on multiple multi-day tracks through the jaw-dropping Andes and saw Wild Life and the Beautiful desert Coastline of paracas and for our final Adventure here in Peru we're in wakaa a Desert Oasis that offers some pretty exhilarating adventures and the chance for a m able night on the dunes under the stars I cannot think of a better way to end our time here in Peru goodbye amazing Hotel I am really going to miss this place I don't want to leave don't make us go if you missed our last video we just spent a few days in the coastal town of paracas and to get from here to hakina it is about 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours many people will go as part of a Day Tour but we're going on our own and to get there we're taking the cruzell serbus which is a bus line that runs tons of routes all around Peru we booked this bus on bus Bud which made it super easy to see schedules and get our tickets in advance which only cost around 17 USD for the both of [Music] us so we took this bus from Lima to paracas and it's pretty nice the seats are big and spacious and have good good cushion there's also a bathroom but we have not been brave enough to try that I think our only complaint is that there's no Outlets so if you're going to go for a longer ride you might want to bring in [Music] charger so the bus drops you off in Eco which is about 10 minutes from Pina and to get the rest of the way we have to take a taxi [Music] all right we made it wakaa is home to South America's largest sand dunes reaching Heights of up to 500 M and the only natural oasis on the continent in ketua wakina means Weeping Woman and the legend says that the Oasis was formed from the tears of an Inca princess named wakaa who was mourning the loss of her love but in reality the Oasis was created by an underground current of water which caused plants and trees to grow we have been to a lot of sand dunes in our travels but we've never seen a town actually built into the sand dunes and it is just crazy to see all these trees popping up and all the buildings surrounded by tons of sand and these Dunes I don't know if the camera does it justice but they are huge we have some fun plans way up in the dunes later today but first we're going to explore down here a little bit there isn't a ton to do in town it's mostly just hotels hostels and restaurants but you can rent a paddle boat to paddle around on the [Music] Lagoon I don't think we've ever been in a paddle boat before so they told us this is how you steer and to go you start pedaling we're going to go super fast okay we both have to Pedal otherwise it's very tricky for the other person I don't know why we've never done one of these before it's actually really [Music] [Music] fun one thing we have loved about Peru is how diverse the scenery is the country of Peru is one of the most biod divers countries in the world we've seen jungles we've seen river valleys a week ago we were next to Glacier covered mountains and now we're pedaling through a Desert [Music] Oasis all right all right we did it and no one fell in oh I do not want to get in that one that's for sure so quaca has been a resort town since the 1960s so it is very very touristy and we had read some mixed reviews on the restaurants in town but after doing a lot of research we settled on the te backyard for lunch mostly just because it has a super cool Vibe it's tucked into a courtyard with lots of trees bamboo and Palapas and it's very fun and colorful we got a bird oh yeah that's PR F and then of course when you come to a tiki bar you have to get a fruity drink so we got this batito DEA which will be so refreshing today because it's 85° fhe which is about 29° C out which is the hottest temperature we've had in Peru and with no shade really anywhere we are I'm just everything's [Music] wet we have seen so many of these little tuck tucks in all the towns we wanting to ride on and today's the day I think it's our first ever Tuk tuug isn't it yeah this is in the world it's so [Music] cute for the rest of the day we're going on what should be an amazing and one-of-a-kind experience we found a glamping experience on trip advisor where you get to sleep in a glamping tent out in the dunes plus explore the dunes themselves and while it wasn't the cheapest experience we figured it was way too unique to pass up and for the first part of the tour we get to go in sand buggies onto the dunes [Music] wow just remember that everything that goes up need to go down that's right wooo oh my [Music] gosh like a roller coaster [Music] [Music] oh my God I got air on that one my butt came off the seat just a little bit it's pretty crazy to be up on the dunes when you're down in town you can only see the ones that the immediate Dunes Dunes right around you but up here you can just see Dunes for miles and miles as far as you can see what blew my mind when we went up the first dune was just how vast they were it's basically a mountain range of just sand it's also funny when you're up here and you stop and you listen you can hear off in the distance you know the motor sounds and all that but you can also hear like the screams of people it's like you're at the Six Flags a theme park or something it's so funny [Music] all right now we are going sand tubing I've never done this before wow okay yeah I'm a little scared for this oh no my [Music] God woohoo oh it's all in my ey oh my [Applause] God I can't see anything there's sand everywhere so much sand in my mouth sand all under my eyes that was a ton of fun but I was just too terrified flipping over that would have been terrible all right I'm going [Music] again and now it's time to go [Music] sandboarding oh god look S no let's go there we go oh that was pretty terrifying oh my [Music] [Applause] gosh oh my gosh that was a thrill okay we successfully did the Short Hill and he asked if we wanted to do a taller one you know I just want to remind you that you are the ones who decide where we're going I'm just driving and this is the taller one I don't know about this I don't know oh no no no no no no my [Music] God that was [Music] [Applause] awesome are you proud of me I had my legs up for most of it this time that'll make you feel alive [Music] and now for something a bit more relaxing watching the sunset [Music] oh my gosh how cool that is where we're staying tonight [Music] wow you stuck oh no wow how cool is this so this is our glamping tent for the night and we've actually never stayed in a lamping tent before but I could totally get behind this it's very very simple but it is super nice all we have inside is this cozy bed oh yeah that's going to be so nice and look at these super soft blankets they gave us but what makes this experience even better is just the vibe and the Ambiance outside they have a fire going there's music blasting they have these wooden structures and other cool little canopy tents and string lights it is magical and there is a super cute dog [Music] so the clamping experience also comes with dinner and you get a choice of chicken or steak and we went with steak and it also comes with some grilled veggies and some grilled potatoes what a cool presentation kind like our Dream dinner I know yeah this is like exactly what I would want to make at home and what's crazy is they cooked all of this out here M does it get much better than this I don't think [Music] so they just brought us marshmallows to roast over the fire yes [Music] and if you're curious about the bathroom situation this is it right here it's a little trailer with two toilets in it and they're basically like Porta podes in there but they're really clean and really nice the only downside is that you have to like trudge through the sand to get to them and man walking on sand is very very [Music] hard getting to ride on the dunes and going sandboarding and tubing is so much fun but what a special experience to actually get to sleep out here in the dunes I cannot think of a better way to end our time here in Peru now [Music] we were greeted by our new best friend this morning apparently this dog lives down in town and then comes up here when people are camping up here very smart she just uh dug a hole over there to sleep in and I went over there and petted her to wake her up but we had an amazing night out here the bed was so comfy the temperature was perfect and it was so quiet but today is actually our last day here in Peru I cannot believe it's already coming to an end we're about to get picked up in a little bit and taken back to town we get a second Doom muggy ride out of this have a quick breakfast take a shower which is so needed because I have sand like everywhere every little crack and cranny that sand can be in I have sand and then we're hopping on a bus to get back to Lima as we rode 4 and 1/2 hours back to Lima where we'd hop on a plane the next morning back to the US it was hard to not reflect on the last 30 days in Peru while we love our van and the places it takes us traveling internationally impacts us in a way that just can't be experienced in our own backyard learning about other cultures and worldviews trying new foods experiencing ancient history and witnessing ways of life so vastly different from our own helps us develop into more caring open-minded and understanding people every time we leave a country we leave a little different than we arrived and our time in Peru was no exception the last month has been filled with with bucket list experiences that we dreamt of for years plus many moments that challenged us and pushed us out of our comfort zone we are trying Koy which is guinea pig but one of the things we'll remember the most from this trip are the kind locals we met along the way who taught us all about their culture and history took us to new heights and welcomed two ringos fumbling their Spanish with open arms a huge thank you to Peru for an incredible month we will be back someday and we can't wait to experience more of your beautiful country [Music] he came back I miss you I miss you [Music] you