Ballestas Islands Sightseeing Tour (8:00 AM to 10:00 AM)
Before the sightseeing tour starts, you must arrive 15 minutes early at our meeting point, which is the Playa Roja Tours office. There, our colleague will take you to the pier to board the boat. Pick-up from your hotel if it is in our pick-up area.
The Ballestas Islands sightseeing tour takes place on a modern boat and lasts two hours. During the tour, we'll see a geoglyph called “El Candelabro” (The Candelabra), a cultural heritage site over 2,500 years old, measuring 170 metres in length and approximately 1.2 metres in depth.
Then we head to the three islands known as the “Ballestas Islands.” They have unique tourist attractions, where we can find extraordinary monuments sculpted in rock, such as the Arch of Desire and the Profile of Christ, among others. We'll see a wide variety of waterbirds, such as:
There are more than 215 varieties of birds
• Guano birds
• Inca terns, among others
• Humboldt Penguins
• Pelicans
• Dolphins
• Sea lions
At the end of the Ballestas Islands Sightseeing Tour, you will have 45 minutes to grab a drink or stroll along the boulevard. At 10:45 a.m., we will meet again at the office to board the bus for the next tour.
Paracas National Reserve by tour bus (11:00 AM to 3:00 PM)
The sightseeing tour of the Paracas National Reserve lasts 4 hours. On this tour, we can stop at the flamingo vantage point. The beaches to visit inside the reserve will be
● Yumaque Beach: This small, sheltered, crescent-shaped cove is approximately 2 km long. Its name comes from the Quechua for “place where you take your hand out”.
● Playa Roja: This is undoubtedly the most spectacular beach due to its exotic beauty. It features an igneous rock called pink granodiorite that breaks off from Cerro Santa María, giving the beach its colour. Here, we'll take the opportunity to take photos.
● Isthmus Peninsula Vantage Point: We'll make a stop at this vantage point to admire the entire Paracas Bay, which offers a truly spectacular view. Here, we can take photos and shoot some lovely videos as souvenirs.
● La Mina Beach: This is one of the most famous beaches in Paracas, known for its incredible turquoise waters, surrounded by cliffs and sheltered from the open sea.
Finally, after visiting the beaches, we'll return to Paracas.
