The 15 Boat Tours in Paracas That Earn Their Price

1.Ballestas Islands Guided Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 731 reviews · 2 hours · from $17Our pick

Cruise from Paracas to the Ballestas Islands for sea lions, penguins, seabirds, and the mysterious Candelabra, with a bilingual guide.

“We had an amazing time. Good service. The guide was amazing at pointing out the animals. When some of the more stupid guests tried screaming at one of the seals that was sleeping on a rock, the guide was quick to point out that the animals are not there for our pleasure. It’s not a circus. And that I really appreciated! I love to see guides that care about the animals we see and don’t treat them badly. She was also quick to point out that we should take one of the front seats so that we got some amazing views. Very happy we did that! Thanks for a great…”

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2.Boat Tour of the Ballestas Islands in Paracas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 333 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $20Top rated

Review of Paracas’ Ballestas Islands boat tour, with sea lions, penguins, seabirds, the Candelabra, costs, timing, and practical booking tips.

“Excellent service at the Paracas Explorers Travel Agency. The tour to the Island was most enjoyable, all explained well by the very amiable bi-lingual guide, Abigail. I highly recommend this group.”

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3.Ballestas Islands Morning Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 301 reviews · 2 hours · from $17

Review of Paracas’ $17 Ballestas Islands boat tour, with El Candelabro, sea lions, penguins, birds, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The trip was perfect. Transportation, organisation, guide, everything was very good. The team was very professional and the guide provided very good information about the islands, view, animals.”

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4.Ballestas Islands and Candelabro Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 175 reviews · 2 hours · from $15Best value

Review of Paracas’ $15 Ballestas Islands boat tour, with Humboldt penguins, sea lions, the Candelabra geoglyph, costs, and practical tips.

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5.Ballestas Island Cruise & Paracas Reserve Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 27 reviews · from $55

Cruise past penguins and seals, then explore Paracas Reserve, Red Beach, and local cliffs before a transfer to Huacachina.

“L'esperienza è stata molto ben organizzata e molto gradita. I trasporti, le guide, l'organizzazione...tutto davvero apprezzato! Inoltre tutti sono stati di una gentilezza incredibile!”

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6.Ballestas Island Tour Sightseeing Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 20 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Cruise from Paracas to the Ballestas Islands for penguins, sea lions, seabirds, and the mysterious Candelabro geoglyph.

“Great tour, staff provided excellent service and the guide provided a very clear and informative narrative. The boat driver was also very capable.”

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7.Ballestas Islands Tour Boat with roof

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $20

Review the Ballestas Islands boat tour from Paracas, with sea lions, Humboldt penguins, El Candelabro, guide service, costs, and practical tips.

“Great experience-good service - English speaking guide- clean and new boat- I can recommend this tour- good price. We enjoyed”

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8.Ballestas Islands Sightseeing Boat Ride from Paracas

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $24

See sea lions, Humboldt penguins, seabirds, and the Candelabra on a guided Ballestas Islands boat ride from Paracas.

“The people who organised the tour were quite rude and very disorganised.”

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9.Ballestas Islands and Candelabra of Paracas Boat

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 7 reviews · 2 hours · from $25

See Paracas’ Candelabra, sea lions, penguins, and guano birds on a practical two-hour Ballestas Islands boat tour.

“Bien, rien à dire a part un peu d'attente à 'otre point de rendez-vous.”

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10.Ballestas Islands Guided Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 7 reviews · from $20

Cruise from Paracas to the Ballestas Islands for sea lions, Humboldt penguins, seabirds, caves, arches, and the Candelabra geoglyph.

“Wonderful experience on the speedboat. Felt safe, saw all of what we had hoped to see including many Humboldt penguins”

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11.Tambo Colorado from PISCO CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Review of the Tambo Colorado shore excursion from Pisco, with port pickup, Inca ruins, guide advice, timing, cost, and cruise-day tips.

“Fabio was wonderful! We couldn’t have asked for a better guide. His love for his country and knowledge of his site was fabulous.”

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12.Ballestas Islands Boat tour – Islas Ballestas

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 5 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

See penguins, sea lions, dolphins, and seabirds on a two-hour Ballestas Islands cruise from Paracas, with the Candelabro geoglyph en route.

“The activity was good However, the communication from Izi Peru was poor and not clear.”

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13.Tour to the Ballestas Islands by Modern Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $20

Review of Paracas’ $20 Ballestas Islands speedboat tour, with sea lions, penguins, El Candelabro, practical tips, costs, and booking advice.

“Ballestas Islands are beautiful. The guide was excellent and explained to us about the Ballestas Islands and their history of birds, candelabras in sand formation.Auto-translated”

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14.Paracas Reserve from PISCO CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $60

Explore Paracas National Reserve from your cruise ship, with red beaches, Cathedral rock, flamingos, and an easy port return.

“Being in the desert and enjoying the fresh air. The info given by the guide were ok. Problem with taking my husband's mobility scooter”

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15.Ballestas Islands: Peru’s Natural Paradise boat tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4 reviews · 2 hours · from $20

Review of the $20 Ballestas Islands boat tour from Paracas, with sea lions, penguins, El Candelabro, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

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