ABOUT
Book the best tour to the Ballestas Islands from Paracas and enjoy a diverse and peculiar coastal fauna. Las Ballestas are a group of islands located 40 minutes by boat from the coastal city of Paracas. This tour lasts approximately 2 hours through the islands, during this time you will be able to admire and enjoy the sound of the sea lions, see the Humboldt penguins and various guano birds.
On the way to the Ballestas Islands, you will have the wonderful opportunity to appreciate the magnificent Chandelar, a huge and mysterious geoglyph that measures 180 meters long and is estimated to be approximately 2,500 years old.
Why to reserve with us?
- 100% Peruvian company
- 100% Indigenous team
- Licensed tour guides
DETAILS
Duration: About 2 hours.
Language:
- Group tour: Spanish and English simultaneously
- Private tour: Spanish, English — separate groups based on the language. If you want another language, just let us know!
Tour Type:
- Group tour: 10 to up to 50 attendees
- Private tour: No strangers
Accessibility: This tour is not suitable for:
- People with reduced mobility
- Pregnant from 05 to 09 months
- Babies from 0 to 11 months
- Recently operated people
What to bring?
- In summer — December to March:
- Caps or hats
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- A bottle of water
- Local currency in cash
- The rest of the year:
- Sweaters or jackets
- Local currency in cash
Included:
- Authorized Guides
- Luggage storage at the Gamonal hotel
- Boat ride in Ballestas — sliders
- Lifejacket
- Marine Safety Equipment
- First Aid kit
Not Included:
- Pick up from your hotel
- Tips (optional)
- Meal
- Drop off at your hotel
- Tickets and taxes for Paracas: 20 Soles per person
- * You can buy the tickets for the attractions on the same day as your tour
How to book? Please book on this webpage or contact us through WhatsApp.
WhatsApp: +51 958745640 & +51 984479073
ITINERARY
The itinerary can always change because of strikes and festivals; if so, your Guide will do alternative routes. The order of the visit of the attractions may change. If you book a private tour, the following itinerary can be customized.
Meeting Point
Meet us at the reception desk of Gamonal hotel — Alberto Tataje Manzana C-1, avenida Chaco, Paracas.
Transfer on foot from the Gamonal hotel to the boat
Panoramic view of the Paracas Chandelar
This excursion begins with the view from our boat of this famous Geoglyph located on the north coast of the Paracas peninsula in the province of Pisco in Ica region. This famous Chandelar is 180 meters long and is estimated to be about 2,500 years old. Its meaning remains a mystery.
Transfer to the Ballestas Islands
Panoramic view of the Ballestas Islands
Las Ballestas are a group of islands which are made up of rock formations where there is an important marine fauna with guano birds such as the Guanay, the Piquero, Zarcillo, Gaviota and the Pelican. The Ballestas Islands are currently an extremely important refuge for the colony of sea lions, Humboldt penguins and the immense variety of birds.
Return transfer to the Paracas pier
Tour Ending Place
This tour ends at the Paracas pier.
PHOTOS
PRICE
✅ Group tour:
- With Meeting Point: (You come to our meeting point and return to your hotel, all on your own)
- 25 USD per person
✅ Private tour:
- With Meeting Point: (You come to our meeting point and return to your hotel, all on your own)
- 450 USD per boat with a capacity of up to 50 people
✅ Extra vehicle transfer service — On Exclusive Request: Applies only if your hotel is located within the city of Paracas; otherwise, an additional cost will apply
- Pick-up — from your hotel:
- 7 USD per person based on 2 people
- 8 USD per person based on 3 people
- 9 USD per person based on 4 people
- 10 USD per person based on 5 people
- If your group is bigger, contact us pls!
- Pick-up and Drop-off — door-to-Door from your hotel:
- 15 USD per person based on 2 people
- 17 USD per person based on 3 people
- 19 USD per person based on 4 people
- 20 USD per person based on 5 people
- If your group is bigger, contact us pls!
SCHEDULES
✅ Group Tour: Everyday — be punctual at the agreed time
- From 8 am to 10 am approx.
- From 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. approx.
- From 9 am to 11 am approx.
✅ Private Tour: Everyday
- Departures starting 6 am
- The last departure time is at 1 pm
25 USD
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