Boat Tour of the Ballestas Islands in Paracas

Name: Boat Tour of the Ballestas Islands in Paracas
Price: 20 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.82 (329 reviews)

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

2 hours

Mobile ticket

The Tour to the Ballestas Islands begins at the craft and tourist dock of El Chaco. We will board our boat with 02 outboard motors that will take us to the wonderful Ballestas Islands, the most important wildlife sanctuary on the Peruvian coast, where we will observe sea lions, silly birds, pelicans, penguins and other seabirds.

Definitely the highlight of the Tour to the Ballestas Islands are the sea lions or 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 since occupy the top of the food chain in the area without natural predators).

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

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.

20 minutes • Admission Not Included

Las 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.

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Not Included

What‘s Included

Lifejacket

Official Tourism Guide

Snacks

Entrance fee to Ballestas Islands

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Boat Tour of the Ballestas Islands in Paracas

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Reviews

4.82

329 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

294

Very good tour
GoPlaces13243467438,,Dec 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Amazing paracas island tour experience and guide, we could see sea lions, penguins and more, we highly recommend!
Beautiful experience in Paracas and Crossbow Island
anagB5762XL,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a beautiful experience seeing the peninsula and crossbow island. Sea lions and penguins in their habitat beautiful!! The guide told us a lot about its particularities and the history of the island.
Just perfect
Z8616VGsharong,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Everything about the trip was wonderful. From checkin to tour guide to boat pilot to the Balastas was the best it could be.
Nice boat ride
Herve C,,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a fun experience. The boat was full but didn't seem over crowded. Got to see the Candelabra which was great. Saw a few penguins but they were high on the top of the island.
Great boat trip
Rachel L,,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great boat tour taking in the key landmarks of the islands and the opportunity to see lots of birds and sea lions. Great guide who was willing to answer any questions we had. Would definitely recommend as 2 hours felt about the right amount of time
Great trip!
chelseao794,,Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great information and views! We got to see a lot of animals and get as close as Possible from boat. The tour was in English and Spanish and very orderly.
This tour is a must
don fuegos,,Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This boat tour was absolutely amazing! 🌊🐋 The entire team went above and beyond. They were so knowledgeable and shared fascinating information throughout the trip. 📚 They also made sure everyone on both sides of the boat had a chance to take stunning photos. 📸 They even went out of their way to help us look for a whale we had briefly spotted earlier, which made the experience even more special. 💙 I can’t recommend this tour highly enough. It was truly unforgettable! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lots of wildlife
Sebastian B,,Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a very good experience exploring the islands. We saw a lot of interesting wildlife including sea lions and penguins. Our Captain got us very close up without disturbing the animals. Also our guide Oscar explained the wildlife very well and spoke good English.
Good experience overall.
craigcO2135EJ,,Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great tour, guide was very informative and lots of animals. The tour was on time and the captain and guide were very interesting and had great attitudes.
Boat tour to the ballestas islands
lisakO8534QY,,Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had an amazing time during the 2 hour boat tour to the ballestas islands from Paracas (with paracasexplorer). the guides knew a lot about the nature and the animals that we saw. We’ve seen penguins, sealions, red headed vultures and a lot of different types of birds. It was a great experience. Really recommend doing the tour when you are in Paracas.