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Ballestas Islands Boat Tour: Explore Wildlife Sanctuary on Peruvian Coast
4.9
163 Ratings
Paracas
Embark on a thrilling boat tour to the Ballestas Islands, a wildlife sanctuary on the Peruvian coast. Observe sea lions, silly birds, pelicans, penguins, and other seabirds in their natural habitat.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Chandelier - 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.
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Islas Ballestas - 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 Adult: 16 Soles (USD 4.20 approx.), Child: 8 soles (USD 2.10 approx.)
Additional Information
The journey to Ballestas Islands starts from El Chaco’s artisan and tourist pier. Our sea vessel carrying 02 outboard engines will shuttle us to the amazing Ballestas Islands, home to the most significant wildlife refuge on Peru’s coastline, where a variety of marine creatures such as sea lions, goofy birds, pelicans, penguins, and other oceanic birds can be seen.
Undoubtedly, the true gems of the Ballestas Islands tour are the sea lions, drawing all eyes due to their interesting antics (sleeping, ‘modeling for the cameras’, or simply cohabiting without disputes as they sit at the top of the regional food chain with no natural enemies).
Location
Travel agency Paracas Explorer
We will meet at our office 30 minutes in advance, to go to the dock to board. It is a 2-minute walk away.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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K5305wdnancym
May 29, 2024
Very good by far - I booked a three-day adventure from Paracas to Nazca with them, everything was well organized, the times were well managed, the accommodations were quite decent, the collaborators and employees were super warm, attentive, and informed. They explain everything to you in detail, they are attentive to your questions at any time and they give you good recommendations.
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Willsn8518ij
May 28, 2024
Stunning - Incredible views and animals! Spectacular tour! Would recommend to anyone who wants to see Sealions, Penguins and beautiful islands
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Sunil_d
May 28, 2024
Awesome experinces - Hassle free tour experience…very responsive staff. On time start and 2 hours of fun.. incredible views. Get little windy and cold in water. Keep light jacket and sunglass with you ( May trip). Must do trip
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Francescar1986
May 26, 2024
Recommended for the Ballestas tour! - Excellent agency to book the boat tour of the Ballestas Islands. Professionalism, punctuality and excellent quality of the service offered. The tour of the islands was very nice and the guide on the boat was very informative.
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Juan
May 24, 2024
Excellent experience - Good experience! The guide was very nice and friendly knowing that we were Chileans. On the trip you could see the chandelier and the fauna of the area very well. In addition, they gave information about the differences between species.
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Camillen578
May 24, 2024
Great experience and beautiful islands - The islands are very beautiful and the tour was very complete in terms of explanations. We were able to see a beautiful variety of animals, a very beautiful rock which also sparked our imagination
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Dianagh4008wf
May 24, 2024
Pleasant family tour - Very pleasant visit! The guide knew a lot. Although we couldn't see many sea lions, they made the effort to find a way to see them and take photos.
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Clidnab2023
May 22, 2024
Beautiful animals - This tour was excellent and very informative! We saw sea lions, dolphins, penguins and lots of birds! We also saw nazca lines. Ricardo the guide was amazing! The tour was great value. I would definitely recommend.
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Hgappert
May 22, 2024
Penguins! Birds! Sea lions! Candelabra! - We got to see PENGUINS!! We saw sea lions, dolphins and all sorts of birds. Ricardo was very knowledgeable about the whole area. I especially enjoyed seeing the Candelabra also.
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Margot_m
May 28, 2024
Unprofessional - The company overcharges for the Ballestas Island fee. The employee who walked us to the dock LEFT US WITHOUT TICKETS and we had an issue boarding the boat. Incredibly unprofessional. She didn't even tell us she was leaving us. The tour was a large boat with people from multiple companies joining - I suggest finding another company or buying tickets at the dock. The tour guide on the boat was great and spoke Spanish and English. The boat had an issue getting back to the dock and we were stopped and the captain looked very worried but did not communicate what the issue was.
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