Huacachina - A Beautiful Oasis

A place that feels unreal. An oasis in the desert, surrounded by high sand dunes and a small lake in the middle. Since I saw this place the very first time, I had wanted to go there.

The very first thing a few people I met on the bus and I did after check-in, was to go on a buggy and sandboarding tour in the desert. This time, we did not drive the buggies ourselves, but maybe that was a good thing. Our driver went up the highest dunes and drove down what looked like an almost vertical drop, had good speed driving up and down the dunes and adrenaline was definitely pumping through our veins during his driving.

We also stopped at a few dunes to go sandboarding. You basically lay flat on a snowboard, hold on to dear life and then speed down the dunes. The speed you accumulate really makes this an exhilarating experience.

After the tour and still pumped with excitement, we signed up for an open bar and pub quiz in Huacachina's party hostel. It was the most fun pub quiz I have had in my life. It was not just answering trivia questions, but people changed their clothes with each other, had to do all sorts of challenges (drink a shot out of your shoe, etc), and the atmosphere was just amazing. Of course, we also went out to a small and local nightclub afterwards to continue the 'party' - keep in mind it was Monday. Gosh, I love travelling.

The following few days were mostly about relaxing by the pool, appreciating the scenery and surroundings and going up the sand dunes for sunset and the odd photoshoot here and there. Since Huacachina is a relatively small place, there is not that much else to do during the day, apart from lazing by the pool, catching up on life and exploring the small oasis.

After a few days, we had a fun group together (Rubi, my tour guide from Lima even came down for a couple of days) and we joined a cooking class, a cocktail class and had an afternoon of fun games. On Saturday night, our hostel threw a party, which we happily indulged in, as we partied with lots of locals, with each other and of course ended in the nightclub that we were not leaving until 4.30am in the morning.

Most people stay here only one night, do the buggy tour and then leave the next day. But staying here for a bit longer, enjoying the place, the parties, the people, the surroundings was the right thing to do for me. In particular, as I dreamed about this place for a long time. I had such a great time here that I promised myself, I would return to this place one day.

It also made me realise once again that if you are travelling with the right people, fun can be had around every corner and this is what makes travelling such a unique and amazing life experience. Huacachina - you were fucking awesome!Leggi altro