Ballestas Islands Tour: Encounter Wildlife in Their Natural Habitat from Pisco

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This tour is ideal for nature enthusiasts starting from Pisco, offering the opportunity to observe countless species thriving in their natural environment. The excursion includes visits to both the Paracas Peninsula and the Ballestas Islands.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Plaza de Armas de Pisco - The tour starts with pickup from your hotel in Pisco to the Marina Turistica where you will board our speedboat to begin our adventure to the stunning Ballestas Islands (group service - all with mask and faceshield).
On the way you’ll stop at the Paracas Peninsula to see the enigmatic figure of the Candelabro, stunning…

What's Included

Exciting speedboat journey to Ballestas Islands
Safety ensured with provided life jackets
Guided tour with bilingual English/Spanish guide
Convenient pickup and drop-off from hotel/house or bus station in Pisco
Inclusive of all activities in the itinerary

What's Not Included

Food and drinks, unless specified
16 soles entrance per person
All fees and/or taxes

Location

Pisco

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.4

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Excursion22295804374

Mar 25, 2024

Highlight of our 32 day South American cruise - Our guide was waiting inside the ship port and on time. Despite being told by Princess cruises that you would have to take a shuttle all the way to town, and that private tours would not be inside the port, they were incorrect. I received an email the night before to state that they had filled out all paperwork, and that they would be indeed only 14 feet from the gangway. . We left on time, and as soon as we arrived, we were escorted to the large speedboat with a cover as well as life jackets. We saw sea lions, a penguin or two, and multiple island birds. We even saw a whale fan and part of its body out of the water. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour, and it has been one of the highlights of our trip. We would highly recommend this tour company.

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Christopher_w

Mar 24, 2024

Don’t buy a Ship excursion when these Guys are doing a great job and are dependent locals - I can not fault this trip at all. We were met literally at the bottom of our cruise ship gang way, coach was air condition. The boat ride itself on the Bertioni 11 was amazing the captain went out of his way turning boat round where he could so both sides got a great view, also spotting a whale blow hole racing off course so that we got a view of a whale! Once back there was time for a wonder before returning. We were ready to leave bit early so Jose escorted us the short walk to where the cruise ship shuttle bus. The whole trip definitely one of the highlights of our holiday and can not recommend highly enough.

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Leonid_k

Dec 15, 2023

Great trip - Great trip with a lot of photos taken, well organized. Would suggest to give more explanations in English .

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Barbarella

Aug 4, 2024

Well worth the trip. - Our guides were waiting for us at the port and very organised in getting us to the speedboat for our trip to Ballestas Island. The boat was comfortable and the ride across great. We saw penguins, sea lions, vultures and other birds. We also got to see the Candelabra and then it was back to shore. We strolled around the markets and had lunch in one of the many cafes/restaurants. The shuttle to the port was available close by. The tour guide was able to answer any questions we had.

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Gabriella_f

Mar 25, 2024

Great tour with many... - Great tour with many wildlife sightings. We saw sea lions, birds, penguins and beautiful scenery. Staff was wonderful

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Marina_d

Jan 18, 2024

Great tour, needs better meeting coordination - Awesome boat ride to beautiful Ballestas islands, saw plenty of penguins, sea lions, some dolphins, pelicans and a lot of cormorants. Unfortunately, the pick up wasn’t well organized. Nobody met us at the port gates, we had to find transportation to a meeting point ourselves and pay for it separately. Once we got there, we couldn’t find the company as there were plenty of other tour operators. After finally finding our tour - everything was fine.

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Jane_s

Jul 28, 2024

Ballasts Islands - Not what I expected. There was hardly any wildlife. Most if the time was spent in a queue and going out and back to the islands.

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Pete_m

Jan 18, 2024

No show guide - Waiting one hour and 15 minutes I. The desert at the port gate waiting for our guide to show up before we improvise paying 2x to do the same tour w another group.

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