Paracas Full Day Tour with Ballestas Islands and Dunes
From €63 per person
See availability →A Paracas full day tour with Ballestas Islands, the national reserve by tourist bus and a final dune buggy and sandboarding session, with pick-up in Paracas.
The Paracas full day tour with Ballestas Islands is built in three parts and lasts about eight hours, beginning with a pick-up at your hotel or bus station in Paracas. The guide is an official bilingual tourism guide, and a life vest is provided for the boat.
The first part is a two-hour trip on a modern boat. It passes El Candelabro, a geoglyph more than 2,500 years old, 170 metres long, and then reaches the three Ballestas Islands, where rocks have been shaped into figures such as the Arco del Deseo and the Perfil de Cristo. Guano birds, Humboldt penguins, pelicans, dolphins and sea lions live here. A one-hour break follows, for resting or buying food.
The second part crosses the reserve by tourist bus for about four hours, with these stops:
- the flamingo viewpoint, possibly
- La Mina Beach, around 30 minutes to swim
- Red Beach, for photographs
- the Istmo Peninsula Viewpoint, over Paracas Bay
- Lagunillas Beach, around an hour for seafood
The last part is a dune buggy ride and sandboarding in the dunes, with basic sandboarding boards included. Going back to Paracas from Huacachina is optional, with an added charge. Tourist entrance charges, food, drinks and tips are paid separately.