Finding yourself in this magnificent oasis located in the middle of the barren Atacama sand dunes in ( Latin America), you involuntarily stop believing your eyes and begin to listen to the creeping suspicions - is it all a mirage?

In fact, there is no doubt about the reality of this wonderful city with an abundance of green vegetation, lush palm trees and a beautiful lake, which has received the fame of healing. It's called Huacachina, and only 96 people live in it. However, despite such a small population, there are not only shops and hotels, but even a library.


This marvelous place, whose horizon is littered on all sides with lifeless sand, also has another name - “Oasis of America”. As a rule, residents of the nearby city of Ica, fans of sandboarding and buggy racing, come here to relax.

Like everyone else amazing places, this settlement has its own wonderful legend. It says that the lake was once an ordinary swimming pool. But one day a beautiful princess came here to swim. A young hunter passing by caught the naked girl by surprise. She escaped, after which the pool turned into a lake, and the folds of her abandoned mantle into sand dunes. According to legend, the princess soon returned to the oasis and still lives there as a mermaid.


Unfortunately, recently private landowners have begun to dig wells around the oasis, which is why the water level in the lake has noticeably decreased. To prevent it from becoming even smaller, people began to pump water into the reservoir artificially.




Group one day excursion with a Russian-speaking guide. The journey will begin right at the entrance of your hotel - be it in Dubai, Sharjah or Ajman - from where our comfortable bus will pick you up.

- Palace Museum of the First President of the UAE , His Highness Sheikh Zayed, who “out of sand and desert” erected a great state. Monumental, crowned with watchtowers and battlements, from the outside the palace most closely resembles a fort. Luxurious buildings create the feeling of a city within a city: along with residential and business premises, there is a school where the ruler’s children studied; the Koran Hall, the ceiling of which is decorated with the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad; a collection of weapons and expensive cars in which the sheikh drove without security.

- Hot Springs , formed due to a volcanic eruption. The healing mineral and sulfur compounds contained in the water maintain its temperature at 55-60 degrees. You can test the properties of the springs in the traditional Arab bathhouse equipped here.

- Observation deck on Mount Jebel Hafeet . From a kilometer height you will have a view of two states at once: United Arab Emirates and Oman. Our guides checked: it is most comfortable to admire the mountains and the panorama of the city from here - from the alpine cool.

- The largest zoo in the Middle East . Many of those living in the wild can envy the local animals: their enclosures are huge and well-groomed, the scorching sun miraculously turns out to be harmless to the grass and trees, and they definitely don’t have to worry about food. Giraffes, antelopes, rhinoceroses, ostriches, lions... Acquaintance with the numerous animals of the zoo will leave not only children, but even the most callous adults indifferent.

At the end of the trip we offergourmet lunch local and European cuisine.

It is important to know :

Besides sunscreen, headdress and clothes in which you will not get sunburned, we ask you to take a swimsuit and a T-shirt (!), which will be useful when swimming in the hot spring. Since there will be representatives with you in the bath local population, we ask for your understanding of the need to cover your swimsuit.

Worth taking with you drinking water based on 1.5 liters per person.

No, it's not a mirage! The tropical village of Huacachina, Peru, is located in the center of one of the most barren places on earth.

Mystical oasis city declared a national site cultural heritage

The town is home to 200 residents and has hotels, shops and even a library. In the center of a part of the land with one of the driest climates in the world sits an oasis city with lush palm trees, foliage and a beautiful lagoon that is said to have healing properties.

A magical city located in the barren Sechura Desert of Peru is called Huacachina.

Unfortunately, the water level in the lagoon has dropped over the past few years. This mystical oasis city has been declared a national cultural heritage site and it is hoped that it will never become a mirage in the desert.

The oasis is located several kilometers west of the city Ika. It is home to about 200 people.

The oasis is depicted on the back of the 50 new soles banknote.

Huacachina is a tiny resort town in the Peruvian department of Ica, with only about 100 permanent residents. It is located in the Sechura Desert, near a small lake, and the place itself is known as the “Oasis of America.”

There are many hotels and even a library in the town. Particular pleasure can be obtained by watching the sunset over the beautiful dunes, and for lovers active rest- going down on sandboards to the oasis. If you just want to explore the surroundings, you can ride a buggy.

The oasis has been declared a national cultural heritage.

Located in one of the driest places on earth, Huacachina is a city with its own park, comfortable hotels, shops and even a library

This town is located in the barren desert in Peru

Aerial photo of Huacachina, an oasis in Ica, Peru, 300 km south of Lima. The village is home to 96 residents who live around the lagoon

Night town in the desert, thriving among the sands

The lake's water is credited with healing properties, and in the 1940s many wealthy Peruvians came here to swim

Huacachina at night, view from one of the nearby dunes

It is unknown whether the lake water is truly healing, but the beauty of this place is very difficult to dispute

High season is between May and August

Sunset over Huacachina

There are many stories about how the town came to be, but the most popular legend is about a young hunter who caught a princess swimming in the pool. The princess, seeing him, ran away, the pool became a lake, and the dunes were the folds of her robe.

Sandboarding near the oasis

View from one of the banks

You can always take a boat ride on the lake and enjoy the view of the town from the water

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What a beauty!

Finding yourself in this magnificent oasis, located in the middle of the barren sand dunes of the Atacama in Peru (Latin America), you involuntarily stop believing your eyes and begin to listen to the creeping suspicions - whether this is all a mirage.

Because it all looks like a fairy tale, otherwise it’s simply impossible to describe the miracle of what’s happening around!

In fact, there is no doubt about the reality of this wonderful city with an abundance of green vegetation, lush palm trees and a beautiful lake, which has received the fame of healing. It's called Huacachina, and only 96 people live in it. However, despite such a small population, there are not only shops and hotels, but even a library.

This marvelous place, whose horizon is littered on all sides with lifeless sand, also has another name - “Oasis of America”. As a rule, residents of the nearby city of Ica, fans of sandboarding and buggy racing, come here to relax.

Like all amazing places, this settlement has its own wonderful legend. It says that the lake was once an ordinary swimming pool. But one day a beautiful princess came here to swim. A young hunter passing by caught the naked girl by surprise. She escaped, after which the pool turned into a lake, and the folds of her abandoned mantle into sand dunes. According to legend, the princess soon returned to the oasis and still lives there as a mermaid.

Unfortunately, recently private landowners have begun to dig wells around the oasis, which is why the water level in the lake has noticeably decreased. To prevent it from becoming even smaller, people began to pump water into the reservoir artificially.