Full Day Tour from Lima: Ballestas Islands and Paracas Reserve

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Full Day Tour from Lima: Ballestas Islands and Paracas Reserve

2 Adults x $129.00

$258.00

Approx Total

$258.00

Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English, Spanish
Secret Slave Tunnels, Hacienda San Jose
2-hour boat tour to the Ballestas Island
The Only company with Luxury Buses for the long journey, others use small vans
Air-conditioned vehicle
Restroom on board
Bilingual Guide
Pick up and drop off at your hotel
Paracas National Reserve Tour

Food and drinks

Overview

Wondering what to do in Lima, escape the city day on this tour from Lima. This tour allows you to escape the city to the beach of Paracas, where you’ll boat out to the Ballestas Islands, known as Peru’s Galapagos, and visit the Paracas National Reserve, in just 1 single day. This full-day tour includes hotel pick up and transportation from Lima to the islands by coach. This tour is good for couples, good for solo travelers, and good for big groups. Please make sure to review the itinerary properly.

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151 Backpacker Hostel Colon 151 D, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
2W Apartments Service Diez Canseco Avenida Ernesto Diez Canseco 490, Lima, Peru, PE, Lima18
3B Barranco's - Chic and Basic - B&B Jr. Centenario 130, Barranco, Lima, Peru, PE, 04
Ac Hotel Lima Miraflores Malecon De La Reserva 729 Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Aku Hotels Calle Ignacio Merino 160. San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 27
Aloft Lima Miraflores Avenida 28 De Julio 894, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15046
Alpes Lima Jose Gonzalez, 170, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
Ana Frank Boutique Hotel Calle 2 de Mayo 394, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Andesmar Hotel & Suites Av. Grau 466, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Antara Hotel Alcanflores 450, Miraflores, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
Antigua Miraflores Hotel Av. Grau 350, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Arawi Miraflores Express Calle Bolivar 464, Lima, Peru, PE
Arawi Prime Calle Colon 223, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Arte Hotel Lima Calle Lizardo Alzamora Oeste 260, Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
Atrium Miraflores Boutique Apart Hotel Pasaje Tello 132, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
Ayenda La Luna Inn Calle Esperanza 318, Lima, Peru, PE, 15079
Bean Bag Hostel Calle Porta 145, Lima, Peru, PE
Best Western Plus Urban Larco Hotel Av. Jose Larco 1251 - 1253 Miraflores, Miraflores, 18 Lina, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Blue House Backpacker hostel Jose Gonzalez , Miraflores, Lima 18, Lima, Peru, PE, 18
Casa Andina Premium Miraflores Av. La Paz 463, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Casa Andina Premium San Isidro Amador Merino Reyna 320, Lima, Peru, PE, 15046
Casa Andina Select Miraflores Calle Schell 452, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Casa Fanning Apart Hotel Jr. Juan Fanning 211, Barranco District, Lima, Peru, PE
Casa Porta Boutique Hostal Calle Porta 686, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Casa Republica Barranco Saenz Pena 208, Lima, Peru, PE, 15063
Casa San Martin Calle San Martin 339, Lima, Peru, PE, Lima 18
Casa Suyay Jiron Esperanza 144, Lima, Peru, PE, 15079
Centro by Casa Andina Avenida Petit Thouars 5444, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Costa Del Sol Wyndham Lima City Av. Salaverry 3060, Magdalena del Mar, Lima, Peru, PE, 15076
Country Club Lima Hotel Ave Los Eucaliptos 590, San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 15076
Courtyard Lima Miraflores Calle Schell No 400, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Crowne Plaza Lima, an IHG hotel Av. Benavides 300, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Dazzler by Wyndham Lima Miraflores Av. Jose Pardo 879, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Dazzler by Wyndham Lima San Isidro Av Javier Prado Oeste 2473 - 2479, Lima, Peru, PE, 15076
Del Pilar Miraflores Hotel Pje. Martir Olaya #141, Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
Delfines Hotel & Convention Center Calle Los Eucaliptos 555, Lima, Peru, PE, 15076
DoubleTree by Hilton Lima Miraflores El Pardo Jr. Independencia 141, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Dragonfly Hostels Miraflores Calle Tarata 256, Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
El Carmelo Hotel Bolognesi 749, Lima, Peru, PE, 018
El Patio Miraflores Avenida Ernesto Diez Canseco 341, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
El Tambo 1 Av. La Paz 1276, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Embajadores Hotel Calle Juan Fanning 320, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Epiqus Hotel Calle Esperanza, 370, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Estelar Apartamentos Bellavista Calle Bellavista 216, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Fairfield by Marriott Lima Miraflores Calle Martin Dulanto 128, Lima, Peru, PE, 15047
Faraona Grand Hotel 185 Manuel Bonilla Street, Lima, Peru, PE
Flying Dog Backpackers Hostel Diez Canseco 117, Miraflores, , Lima, Peru, PE, Lima 18
Flying Dog Hostel B&B Calle Lima 457 , Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
Friends House 2 Jose Gonzales 427, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
Girasoles Hotel Ernesto Diez Canseco 696, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15047
Gran Hotel Bolivar Jiron de la Union 958, Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
Habitat Hotel Calle Piura 105, Lima, Peru, PE, LIMA 18
Hampton By Hilton Lima San Isidro Calle Coronel Odriozola 112, Lima, Peru, PE, 15046
Hilton Lima Miraflores Avenida La Paz 1099, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Holiday Inn Express - Lima San Isidro, an IHG hotel Calle Coronel Andres Reyes No. 492, San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 15046
Holiday Inn Lima Miraflores, an IHG hotel C. Alfonso Ugarte 117, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Hospedaje A Verde Calle Grimaldo del Solar 459, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Hotel & Casino Boulevard Av. Pardo 771, Lima, Peru, PE
Hotel B Saenz Pena 204, Barranco, Lima, Peru, PE, 15063
Hotel Continental Lima 196 Puno Street, Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
Hotel El Ducado Juan Fanning 337, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, Lima 18
Hotel Esperanza Esperanza 350, Lima, Peru, PE, LIMA 18
Hotel Estelar Miraflores Avenida Alfredo Benavides 415, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Hotel Estelar San Isidro Calle Coronel Odriozola 111, Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
Hotel Ferre Miraflores Calle Teniente Diego Ferre 235, Referencia Avenida Larco Cuadra 13, Lima, Peru, PE, 15088
Hotel Las Palmas Bellavista 320, Miraflores, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 00018
Hotel Lexus 507 West Av Angamos, , Lima, Peru, PE, 18
Hotel Llaqta Wasi Calle Teniente Diego Ferre 249, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15088
Hotel Maria Luisa Pasaje Julio C Tello 241, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Hotel Melia Lima Av. Salaverry, 2599, San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 15076
Hotel Miramar Calle Bolognesi 191, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Hotel Monte Real De Noviembre 169/189 27, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
Hotel Nobility Avenida Roosevelt 6461, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
Hotel Rivera Inn Av. Rivera Navarrete 2868, Lince, Lima, Peru, PE
Hotel Runcu Miraflores Av. de la Aviacion 139, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 18
Hotel San Isidro Inn Avenida General Juan Antonio Pezet 1765, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15076
Hotel Santa Cruz Av. Santa Cruz 1347 - Miraflores, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Hotel Senorial Calle Jose Gonzalez 567, Lima, Peru, PE, Lima18
Hyatt Centric San Isidro Lima Avenida Jorge Basadre 367, Lima, Peru, PE, 00027
INNSiDE by Melia Lima Miraflores Av. Ernesto Diez Canseco 344, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Ibis Lima Larco Miraflores Avenida Jose Larco 1140, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Ibis Lima Reducto Miraflores Avenida Reducto 1057, Lima, Peru, PE, 10574
Imperial Inn Hostal Jr. Bolognesi 641, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
Inkawasi Backpacker Hostel Avenida de la Aviacion 210, , Lima, Peru, PE
Inti Killa Hostel Calle Ramon Zavala 160, Ramon Zavala 160, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
JW Marriott Hotel Lima Malecon De La Reserva 615, Lima, Peru, PE
Jose Antonio Executive Colon 325, Miraflores, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Kaclla, The Healing Dog Hostel Calle Porta, 461, Lima, Peru, PE, LIMA 18
La Casa Del Viajero Calle Schell 589, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
La Casa de Renato Calle Enrique Palacios 956, Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
La Casona Azul Calle Ocharan 490, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
La Paz Apart Hotel Avenida La Paz 679 Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15046
Larq'a Park Rooms Calle Ernesto Diez Canseco 212, 4th Floor Apt 401Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Leon de Oro Inn & Suites 930 La Paz Ave, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, Lima18
Libre Hotel, Bw Signature Collection Ave. La Paz 730, Miraflores, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Lima House - Hostel Av. Espana, 264, Cercado de Lima, Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
Lima Wasi Hotel Av. Armendariz 375 - Miraflores, Ubicado a 02 cuadras del Centro Comercial Larco Mar., Lima, Peru, PE, 1
Lima White House Calle Juan Fanning 304, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Lion Backpackers Grimaldo Del Solar 139 - 143, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
Los Tallanes Hotel & Suites Avenida Jorge Basadre 325, Lima, Peru, PE, 15081
Luxury Inkari Hotel Calle Narciso de la Colina N_ 251, Lima, Peru, PE
Manto Hotel Lima - Mgallery Collection Calle Los Libertadores 490, San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
Martinika Avenida Arequipa 3701, San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 15046
Mercure Ariosto Lima 769 La Paz Avenue, Interseccion con Av. Bolivar, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Miraflores Colon Hotel Calle Colon 600 Con Juan Fanning, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Miraflores Guest House - 569 Calle Colon 569, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
NM Lima Hotel Av. Pardo y Aliaga 330, Lima, Peru, PE, 15067
Novotel Lima San Isidro Avenida Victor Andres Belaunde 198, San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
Pariwana Hostel Lima Av. Jose Larco 189, Lima, Peru, PE, 14
Petit Palace Apart Hotel Suites Calle Independencia 279, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Pullman Lima San Isidro Av. Jorge Basadre 595, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
Quinta Miraflores Boutique Hotel 844 Avenida 28 de Julio, Lima, Peru, PE
Radisson Hotel Decapolis Miraflores Avenida 28 De Julio 151, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Radisson Hotel Plaza del Bosque Avenida Paz Soldan 190 San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 27
Radisson Red Miraflores Calle Bolivar 210-230-236 Alcanflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Ramada Encore Lima San Isidro Av Javier Prado Este, 390 San Isidro, Esquina Paseo Parodi, Lima, Peru, PE, L 27
San Agustin Exclusive Calle San Martin 550, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 18
Selina Miraflores Lima Calle Alcanfores 465, Miraflores, Peru, PE, 15074
Selina Posada Miraflores Calle Alcanfores 329, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Sheraton Lima Historic Center Paseo De La Republica 170, , Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
Sol de Oro Hotel & Suites Calle San Martin, 305, Lima, Peru, PE, 15001
Solis Dies Hotel Calle Porta 245, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, LIMA 18
Sonesta Hotel El Olivar Lima Pancho Fierro 194 San Isidro, San Isidro, Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
Suites Del Bosque Hotel Av. Paz Soldan 165, Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
Suites Larco 656 Avenida Jose Larco 656, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Swissotel Lima Av. Santo Toribio 173, Via Central 150, Centro Empresarial Real, Lima, Peru, PE, 15073
The Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast Cesareo Chacaltana 162, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE
Tierra Viva Miraflores Centro Calle Alcanfores 162, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Tierra Viva Miraflores Mendiburu Calle Gral. Manuel de Mendiburu No. 1075, Lima, Peru, PE, 15074
Trendy Host Canvas Miraflores Av. Jose Pardo 510, Lima, Peru, PE, 15081
Viajero Lima Av. Almte. Miguel Grau 428, Lima, Peru, PE, 15063
Virreynal Hotel Av. 28 de Julio 489, Lima, Peru, PE, Lima 18
qp Hotels Lima Av. Jorge Chavez 206, Miraflores, , Lima, Peru, PE, 18

Pickup details

View the pickup list when booking to see if your hotel is included among the pickup points. If it is not on the list, choose “I'll decide later" or "My hotel is not on the list" and after booking let us know where you are staying. We will inform you ... whether we can pick you up directly at your hotel, or the nearest alternative. -Pick ups from hotels/hostels in San Isidro: between 5:05 am and 5:15 am -Pick ups from hotels/hostels in Miraflores: between 5:15 am and 6:00 am -Pick ups from hotels/hostels in Barranco: between 6:00 am and 6:20 am -Pick ups from hotels/hostels in the Airport and Lima downtown will be confirmed via chat Read more ▼

Itinerary

Miraflores

Pick up at your hotel/hostel (depending on the location). Direct bus to Paracas, a beautiful small town by the sea, arriving around 9:45 am.

4 hours
Islas Ballestas

Go on the 2-hour boat tour of the islands, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The Ballestas are a smaller version of the Galapagos and are just as great. You’ll see sea lions, penguins, and lots of birds all in their natural habitat. If you’re lucky, you may even see a dolphin or three!

2 hours
Paracas

From 12:00 pm to 02:00 pm, you will have free time to get lunch or explore the town.

2 hours
Paracas National Reserve

From 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm, go on a guided tour of one of South America’s biggest protected desert reserves. Stunning Pacific coastline where the desert meets the ocean. You will have the option to upgrade the tour to a Quad Biking Tour, just ask your guide!

2 hours
Hacienda San José

At 04:00 pm, depart from Paracas to Chincha, to Hacienda San Jose. Now a 5* star hotel the hacienda is a stunning colonial estate which during the Spanish conquest housed a huge plantation worked by thousands of slaves brought over from Africa. Visit the crazy labyrinth of underground tunnels used to illegally smuggle slaves 17km from the coast. An incredible history that gave rise to the modern-day Afro-Peruvian culture. Finally, on the trip back to Lima, sit back and relax on the comfortable seats. You will be dropped off directly to your hotel/hostel. You will be arriving in Miraflores around 10:45 pm.

4 hours
Chincha Alta

At 6:00 pm, you will catch the bus from Chincha back to Lima, arriving around 10:30 pm.

4 hours

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
The bus will arrive back in Lima around 11:30 pm - midnight
The Only company with Luxury Buses for the long journey, others use small vans
The tour runs with slight adjustments during the following holidays: Easter weekend (April 17-20) and Peru's Independence Day celebrations (July 25-28). The pick-up time will be 1 hour before the usual time

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund

February 06No refund

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This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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