Ballestas Islands and Candelabra Boat Tour, Pickup Option

The Ballestas Islands and Candelabra boat tour starts at Marina Turística in Paracas, where the boat is waiting for a trip of about two hours, there and back. Before the islands, the boat makes a scenic stop at the Candelabra of Paracas, an ancient geoglyph cut into the desert slope, which looks best from the sea.

Then you continue to the Ballestas Islands, where what you see changes with the season and the weather: Humboldt penguins, sea lions, cormorants, pelicans and other seabirds are all possible. Throughout the trip a bilingual guide, in English or Spanish, helps you spot the animals and tells you about the scenery and the past of the Paracas coast.

• Round-trip motorized boat ride to the islands
• The Candelabra of Paracas from the water
• Life jacket and safety equipment, with a backup boat if needed
• Luggage storage at the office

You choose how to begin. With the meeting point option you make your own way to the marina; with the hotel pickup option you are collected from selected hotels and locations in Paracas and driven back afterwards. Hotels outside that list mean you should pick the meeting point. Reserve and dock entry are pre-paid and included; food, drinks, tips and personal expenses are not. Pregnant women and babies under one year should not join.