Travel with us aboard a private car to the south of Lima and visit one of the most beautiful marine reserves of Peru. We offer you a fantastic boat excursion around the Ballestas Islands, a wonderful place that houses huge colonies of sea lions, hundreds of marine birds, including pelicans, boobies, Inca terns, cormorants and Humboldt penguins. On this trip you will also see the enigmatic figure known as the Candelabra, which was etched on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean some hundreds of years ago. Later on explore by land the Paracas peninsula and visits its beautiful beaches.

FULL DAY PROGRAM

04:30 h. We will meet you at your hotel in Lima, and afterwards we will drive for about 3 hours till the Paracas Bay. At the Paracas Bay we will be met by our local guide who will lead us to the port where we will board a speed boat to visit the Ballestas Islands. During our boat excursion to the Islands you will see many attractions, among them, stands out a huge design etched on the slope of hill, known by the local people as The Candelabra. This is an enormous figure that can be seen clearly from the sea. Our local guide will explain the most important theories concerning this drawing. Afterwards, we will continue our excursion around the Ballestas Islands, where you will see hundreds of birds flying (Peruvian Bobbies, Inca terms, Pelicans, Cormorants and others) above the Islands, as well as dozens of sea lions on the shore of the beaches, and if you are lucky you also can see the famous Humboldt Penguins and dolphins swimming nearby. It is not allowed to land on the Island, which means you will spend all the tour on the boat. After our visit to the islands, we will visit.

During our land excursion to the Paracas Reserve, visitors will be able to see some groups of flamingos feeding at the shore of the Ocean. In order to have a better view of them, we will do a short walk to a little tower, from where it is possible to see them better. According to some scholars, the colours of these beautiful birds inspired the general Don Jose de San Martin (the man who set us free from the Spanish crown and declared our independence) to create our red and white Peruvian flag when he landed at the Paracas bay. Later on we will visit the centre of interpretation of Paracas, an interesting building that displays through pictures and scale models, all the fauna, flora, and many other important facts about the Paracas Peninsula. In addition to the fauna and flora, at the Paracas Reserve we will visit the Museum Julio C. Tello, which displays an array of ancient remains found at the zone. According to the archaeologists the first inhabitants of Paracas showed up around 7000 years ago, as they discovered old tombs in the place, containing vegetables, fruits and even a music instrument made of human bone. In addition visitors can also see at the museum strange human skulls deformed intentionally by the Paracas people around 500 BC, as well as old cranial surgery practiced by ancient healers. Afterwards we will continue our excursion at the Paracas peninsula; we will drive across a yellowish desert, following a dirt road till the fishing village of Lagunillas, a nice place where we will enjoy a good lunch at the shore of the Pacific Ocean (meals are not included). After lunch we will return to the city of Lima in our private machine.

End of the tour.

Included

On day 1°

• Pick up from your hotel in Lima & transfer to the bus station of Cruz del Sur.
• Bus tickets from Lima to Paracas. Cruzero Bus Service.(Panoramic Standard seats)
• Recojo en Paracas & transfer to the selected hotel.
• 01 night accommodation at a mid range hotel.

On day 2 °

• Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the Paracas harbor.
• Boat excursion to the Ballestas Islands.
• Land excursion to the Paracas Bay.
• Transfer to the bus station.
• Bus tickets from Paracas to Lima. Cruzero Bus Service.(Panoramic Standard seats)
• Pick up at the bus station in Lima & transfer to your hotel.

Not Includ

• Meals.
• Gratuities.

Daily departures:

07:15 h / 12:15 h.

Price:

Available upon request. Send us an e-mail to info@mysteryperu.com and we will reply as soon as possible or within 24 hours at the most.

Recommendations:

• On this tour you must bring warm clothing or just a wind breaker, as it gets very windy once the boat gets in motion. Bring sun block to avoid sun burning, sun glasses and a cap.

Additional Information::

• All your personal information is required at the moment of your booking.
• Confirmation of the excursion will be received at time of booking.
• All tours are operated in English unless otherwise stated.

Travel voucher:

• You will receive an electronic voucher via e-mail once your booking if confirmed.
• for every confirmed booking you will be required to print your electronic voucher for presentation at the moment we start the excursion. The electronic voucher acts as a confirmacion for all the services you have requested.

Local Operator Information:

• We will send you complete operator information, including phone numbers at your destination.
• Our Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operator in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.

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