Peru · BALLESTAS ISLANDS TOURS
Sea lions, Humboldt penguins and the Candelabra cut into the headland on the way out. These 14 are morning departures from Paracas, priced by boat and length, with a note on which combine the reserve and which just do the islands.
Review of Paracas’ Ballestas Islands and National Reserve tour, with sea lions, penguins, desert beaches, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Loved the tour. Totally better than I imagined. This team was amazing. An unforgettable journey.”
See El Candelabro, Humboldt penguins, sea lions, and seabirds on a two-hour Ballestas Islands boat tour from Paracas for $17.
“Well organised and a great way to sea nature in its natural surroundings. Plenty of birds and sea lions to photograph and a very informative guide.”
Cruise to Ballestas Islands, spot sea lions and penguins, then explore Playa Roja and swim at Lagunillas for $34.
“El tour se divide en 2 partes: primero fuimos en speedboat a las Islas Ballestas, donde vimos pingüinos y lobos marinos y El Candelabro. Tras volver a Paracas, nos recogieron para la segunda parte a la Reserva Natural de Paracas, donde hicimos paradas en varios spots para ver el paisaje. En la penúltima parada había opción de bañarse en el mar y en la última podías comer en un restaurante frente al mar. El tiempo para la parada de la comida fue muy limitado, debería ser algo más de tiempo. Andrea, la chica de la agencia fue muy amable con nosotros en todo momento, gracias!”
Sail from Paracas to the Ballestas Islands for penguins, sea lions, seabirds, and the Candelabro geoglyph on a $17 guided boat tour.
“It was incredible. Everything worked perfectly well and Lucio, our guide, was amazing! He is clearly passionate about his job and loves the Island. His English is also very good!”
Review of Lima’s long day to Ballestas, the Nazca Lines, and Huacachina, with practical advice on cost, comfort, timing, and what to pack.
“Ceaser our guide was very good,perfect English and informative to our questions about culture,education etc.the sights were interesting.enjoyed the wild life lots of sea birds,sea lions etc up close that surprised us how active they all were. Nazca flight very good saw all the lines. Plane was agile and as result some were queezy or sick thou. Saw everything as promised. Expensive but you can appreciate a private car,guide,flight involved etc it does depend on what interests you.if old buildings and markets are your thing you won't like it. no time for shopping and not much stopping for photos on the way as time is always on the table- just…”
Review of Lima’s long day trip to Ballestas Islands and Huacachina, with wildlife, pisco tasting, dune buggies, sandboarding, and practical tips.
“Everything, the most stand out part was watching my daughter coming down the sand slide, and stopping halfway down. I never seen anything like it before. 😂😂😂”
See Ballestas sea lions and Humboldt penguins, taste pisco, then race across Ica’s dunes by buggy for a Huacachina sunset.
“One of the best tours ever! It has a boat ride, wildlife sightings, desert buggy drive, pisco tasting, sandboarding, and free desserts tasting. Our tourguide Oswaldo is the best, he had so much energy and provided great service from at 4am until 11pm when the tour ended. He had speakers for music to make the mood great, candies/oil for sea sickness, and provided interesting info about the sites. He even facilitated the pisco sour tasting which was great! Our driver wilfredo drove smoothly as well, the bus was very comfortable which was helpful as it was a long drive. 100/10 would recommend!”
Review of the 2-hour Ballestas Islands boat tour from Puerto San Martín, with wildlife, the Candelabra, costs, seating tips, and booking advice.
“The boat you ride on is a covered speed boat. The ride was pleasant although I would recommend wearing sunscreen. We saw the candelabra, pelicans, just 3 humbolt penguins, many cute baby sea lions, crabs, vultures, and the island with all of its arches and caves. I would recommend that you sit on the left side facing the front since that is the side with most of the views. They did turn the boat around so both sides could see but I wished I had been on the opposite side. Many of my photos have heads in them. I booked this as a cruise ship shore excursion and we docked…”
Review of Lima’s Ballestas Islands, Nazca Lines flight, and Huacachina tour, with honest advice on timing, comfort, cost, and motion sickness.
“Our tour guide made a extremely long day manageable. Was surprise by the beauty of Ballestas Islands . Only down .I wish we had more information and history of the Nazca line specially in the flight we only got names”
See Ballestas wildlife and fly over the Nazca Lines in one demanding day from Lima, with transport, guides, boat ride, and lunch included.
“Everything well planned, timed, no hassles no worries,,,, great to see and company was on time and great, they know what they're doing and do it well !!!”
See sea lions, Humboldt penguins, the Candelabra geoglyph, and Paracas desert views on this port-friendly half-day excursion.
“The tour was great with very knowledgeable guides. It was time well spent. They need to be more organized in meeting the passengers. It was very difficult to find the tour & then it took a lot of time to get organized.”
Review of the $39 Ballestas Islands and Paracas Reserve tour from Ica, with sea lions, penguins, beaches, transport tips, and honest drawbacks.
“La vista de los lobos marinos y los pingüinos Humboldt. Excelente la reserva, buen guía, tiempos de estadía cortos.”
Review of a 17-hour Lima trip to Ballestas Islands and Huacachina, with wildlife, pisco tasting, dune buggies, sandboarding, costs, and tips.
“The experience is wonderful. The organized tour. Specialized guide, meeting schedules and always available for any request.Auto-translated”
Review of Lima’s Ballestas Islands, Huacachina, and Pisco vineyard day tour, with wildlife, sandboarding, tasting, timing, value, and practical tips.
“We had an incredible day! We had an incredible guide Rudy and driver. Rudy was so informative, knowledgeable and helpful! We had a lovely group. It was great getting back to our hotel by 8pm after a long day in the car (I noticed all the other tours didn’t arrive back in Lima until at least 11pm!!). It was a long day because of the location of the destinations but it was definitely worth it, we saw some amazing things and had a lot of fun! Would 100% recommend to anyone visiting Lima!”
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