Ballestas Islands Tour from Pisco Cruise Port, by Speedboat
From €54 per person
See availability →A Ballestas Islands tour from Pisco cruise port: collected at the gangway, then about two hours by speedboat among sea lions, penguins and sea caves.
If your ship docks at Pisco, this Ballestas Islands tour from the cruise port is a short way to meet the coast's wildlife. The team meets you at San Martín Port, metres from the ship's gangway, and its own buses take you to the tourist pier in Paracas.
From there a speedboat circles the Ballestas Islands, which belong to a protected reserve. Expect sea lions, Humboldt penguins and dozens of kinds of seabird, along with rock arches, sea caves and the Candelabra geoglyph on the coastal slope. It is a living ecosystem, so what you see can vary.
- Speedboat, life jacket and safety equipment
- English-speaking guide and a bottle of water
- Transfers to and from San Martín Port
The outing takes about two hours. Afterwards you can wander round the town of Paracas and take the cruise shuttle back, which runs every 30 minutes, or ride back with the private shuttle. Admission to the reserve is paid locally before departure and is not part of the tour. Give a mobile number with data when you book, since contact is by WhatsApp.