Ballestas Island Boat Tour From Paracas
If you’ve not got time to go to Galapagos during your time in Latin America, don’t worry—the Ballestas Islands are hailed as Peru’s equivalent to the biodiverse archipelago. This boat tour showcases the fauna of the islands by taking you to spots home to sea lions, penguins, pelicans, and other wildlife.
Highlights
- ✓Escape the land-based crowds as you explore in a boat
- ✓This compact experience is ideal if you’re pressed for time
- ✓Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off mean you don’t need to find a meeting point
- ✓Admire the coast from a fresh perspective, away from the land-based crowds
What you'll see & do
- ✓We stop after navigating 10 minutes to be able to carefully appreciate a northern point of the Paracas peninsula. Where you can look at, photograph and film the Chandelier where the tour guide will briefly explain about the measurements, materials from the area and their possible origin.
- ✓The navigation continues and after approximately 15 minutes from the Chandelier you will arrive at the Ballestas Islands where you will have 30 minutes to appreciate a great biodiversity thanks to the Humboldt current and the upwelling phenomenon as well as other factors such as the sun and winds. Bird watching lovers will find a large number of these such as: seagulls, boobies, cormorants, pelicans, vultures and Humboldt penguins. Crustaceans, echinoderms, mollusks, seaweed and others will also be seen. Definitely the highlight of the Ballestas Islands Tour are the sea lions who steal everyone's attention due to their curious behavior (they sleep, "pose for the cameras", or simply socialize and live without problems because they occupy the top of the food chain in the area without natural predators). The return, of about 40 minutes of navigation, becomes relaxing and enjoying the sea breeze is a natural anti-stress.
What's included
- ✓Lifejacket
- ✓Official Tourism Guide
What's not included
- ✓Snacks
- ✓Entrance fee to Ballestas Islands
Good to know
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Passenger pickup is scheduled to begin 30 minutes before the start of the tour. We ask that you be present at the reception of your hotel, ready to enjoy our tour.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Ballestas Island Boat Tour From Paracas
If you’ve not got time to go to Galapagos during your time in Latin America, don’t worry—the Ballestas Islands are hailed as Peru’s equivalent to the biodiverse archipelago. This boat tour showcases the fauna of the islands by taking you to spots home to sea lions, penguins, pelicans, and other wildlife.
Highlights
- ✓Escape the land-based crowds as you explore in a boat
- ✓This compact experience is ideal if you’re pressed for time
- ✓Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off mean you don’t need to find a meeting point
- ✓Admire the coast from a fresh perspective, away from the land-based crowds
What you'll see & do
- ✓We stop after navigating 10 minutes to be able to carefully appreciate a northern point of the Paracas peninsula. Where you can look at, photograph and film the Chandelier where the tour guide will briefly explain about the measurements, materials from the area and their possible origin.
- ✓The navigation continues and after approximately 15 minutes from the Chandelier you will arrive at the Ballestas Islands where you will have 30 minutes to appreciate a great biodiversity thanks to the Humboldt current and the upwelling phenomenon as well as other factors such as the sun and winds. Bird watching lovers will find a large number of these such as: seagulls, boobies, cormorants, pelicans, vultures and Humboldt penguins. Crustaceans, echinoderms, mollusks, seaweed and others will also be seen. Definitely the highlight of the Ballestas Islands Tour are the sea lions who steal everyone's attention due to their curious behavior (they sleep, "pose for the cameras", or simply socialize and live without problems because they occupy the top of the food chain in the area without natural predators). The return, of about 40 minutes of navigation, becomes relaxing and enjoying the sea breeze is a natural anti-stress.
What's included
- ✓Lifejacket
- ✓Official Tourism Guide
What's not included
- ✓Snacks
- ✓Entrance fee to Ballestas Islands
Good to know
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Passenger pickup is scheduled to begin 30 minutes before the start of the tour. We ask that you be present at the reception of your hotel, ready to enjoy our tour.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.