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Ballestas Islands Tour: Wildlife and Vineyards
4.5
8 Ratings
Paracas
Delight in an exclusive and distinctive adventure as you explore the renowned Ballestas Islands, marveling at the rocky formations and observing the unique sea creatures in their natural environment. Discover the oldest vineyard in South America. Experience the thrill of sandboarding and enjoy buggy rides across the sand dunes of Huacachina.
Delight in an exclusive and distinctive adventure as you explore the renowned Ballestas Islands, marveling at the rocky formations and observing the unique sea creatures in their natural environment. Discover the oldest vineyard in South America. Experience the thrill of sandboarding and enjoy buggy rides across the sand dunes of Huacachina.
Duration:
15 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Islas Ballestas - Meet the guide at a centrally located Lima hotel for an early morning pickup at 4:30 a.m. Relax during the drive to Paracas and enjoy refreshing drinks on board. Upon arrival in Paracas around 7:30 a.m., proceed directly to the Paracas dock to catch the first boat of the day to the Ballestas Islands, also known as the Mini…
- Islas Ballestas - Meet the guide at a centrally located Lima hotel for an early morning pickup at 4:30 a.m. Relax during the drive to Paracas and enjoy refreshing drinks on board. Upon arrival in Paracas around 7:30 a.m., proceed directly to the Paracas dock to catch the first boat of the day to the Ballestas Islands, also known as the Mini Galapagos.
Delight in visiting these rocky islands teeming with marine life, including the blue-footed booby, guanay guano bird, Humboldt penguins, and seals such as sea lions and fur seals. On the return to Paracas, be sure to see the Candelabro geoglyph, thought to be a navigational guide and part of the Nazca culture.
- Huacachina - Be amazed by the natural beauty of the Oasis of Huacachina. Explore the sand dunes of Ica with V8 modified vehicles (Buggies) and experience the thrill of sandboarding, an adrenaline rush in the desert. Later, enjoy some free time taking photos and strolling around the lagoon of the Oasis.
- Tacama - • Arrive at the Tacama Vineyard, the oldest in South America and one of the most renowned in the region. Here, learn about the production process of wines, sparkling wines, and exquisite piscos. Enjoy a tasting of some of the vineyard’s finest products in a specialized room.
An optional lunch is available at the vineyard’s restaurant.
Return to Lima around 7:30 p.m.
What's Included
- Tour Guide on Board
- Refreshing Drinks
- Huacachina Sandboarding & Buggy Ride tour
- Tacama Vineyard tour
- Ballestas Islands tour
- Tourist Transportation (Minivan or SUV)
- Tour Guide on Board
- Refreshing Drinks
- Huacachina Sandboarding & Buggy Ride tour
- Tacama Vineyard tour
- Ballestas Islands tour
- Tourist Transportation (Minivan or SUV)
What's Not Included
- Local taxes (25.00 soles per person)
- Lunch
- Local taxes (25.00 soles per person)
- Lunch
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking (Vegetarian and vegan meals available).
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking (Vegetarian and vegan meals available).
Location
Islas Ballestas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(8 Ratings)
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Mariaberaun18
Dec 16, 2019
Walk to Paracas - Very beautiful and relaxing is Paracas, the delicious food.
Also visit Ica, San Andres and Pisco and the people are very friendly.
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Heath
Aug 1, 2018
Best trip to experience Lima at its best - Our tour started with a very early pickup from our hostel, but the the long drive was fun and definitely worth the wait.
Our first stop was in "Asia", where we had a hearty breakfast to get our day started.
We then drove to Ballestas Islands where we took a boat ride and saw amazing marine life and tons of birds and rock formations. There are no words to describe how amazing this was, just seeing all these birds, sea lions, penguins etc doing what they do best. After the boat trip, we got to do some exploring on the shore and the various shops.
We then drove to Huacachina, with amazing dessert sand dunes. We took a sand buggy and had the most elamazing experience driving on the sand dunes and even got to a sand board down the dunes... We also got to see the dessert oasis which was indescribable.
We explored the dessert oasis as well and the little town.
Our next stop was for lunch where we had some traditional Peruvian foods and also had a Pisco Sour tour. So lame strong liquor but worth it.
Our tour guide, Agusto, and the drivers were absolutely amazing and very knowledgeable and we would definitely recommend doing this long but once in a life time experience dya trip.
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Nick
May 21, 2018
Best bang for your buck - Nice long day trip, best value! Our guide was excellent on this tour being primarily English speakers he helped us with all the information we needed. The first trip which was to the islands provided excellent views of the native birds including penquins and pelicans as well as many seals close up. The second stop, our favorite, was Huacachina, we spent a solid amount of time on a dune buggy with a group and got to sand board down the dunes. So much fun! The Pisco tour was nice but was overshadowed by far from the first two stops. Highly recommend the tour if you are trying to see highlights of this region in short amount of time ie 1 full day.
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Diane
Apr 9, 2018
AMAZING - Ballestas Islands are a great place to see seals, blue boobies and dolphins. There were baby seals and the sounds were amazing. Enjoyed the whole experience.
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Alvifa84
Dec 28, 2017
This tour was great. The drive was... - <p>This tour was great. The drive was long, but we had a great time on all the places we visited. The food was really good. Our guide, Erick Flores, was very nice and informative about the culture, food, the places we visited,... Overall it was a great experience. I highly recommend it.</p>
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Maricielot2020
Jun 10, 2022
Great experience - The guide and the driver super attentive to help us and friendly at all times. The visits to the excellent places, fulfilled everything agreed. An unforgettable experience
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C8566xffernandop
Jul 19, 2021
Good. - Very good experience, all on time and we do not delay queues or wait. Very good food. Recommended.
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Lorissa
Jun 15, 2017
This was an expensive day for what... - <p>This was an expensive day for what was included. The drive is long, the guide was nice, but not very informative. Basically like a babysitter with no real information about the culture, people, animals, or places we visited. The boats to ballestas island is open air so very cold while under way.</p>
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