Paracas Full Day
Paracas + Chincha

Departure Days
EVERY DAY

Time of Departure
06:00am

Pick up Location
Any hotel/hostel in Miraflores or Barranco. Selected points in downtown (old town) Lima.

Note: If staying outside of these areas or at a residential address, then please select our central meeting point: MC DONALDS, PARQUE KENNEDY - MIRAFLORES as your pick-up location.

Minimum Time Needed
1 Day

Price
$109 ALL INCLUDED. All transport and tours. *Everything included except food.

LIMA – CHINCHA – PARACAS – LIMA

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Trip Highlights – A summary of the main attractions covered under this pass.
Trip Itinerary – Detailed descriptions of the pass
Important Notes – Up to date information regarding holiday periods or anything else which may affect our service.

Trip Highlights

This is a full day tour from Lima where you can take a boat out to the Ballestas Islands and visit Chincha, the home of Afro-Peruvian culture, in just 1 single day. This will suit those people who are looking for something to do close to Lima. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS (INCLUDED):

Take a speedboat out to the Ballestas Islands to see penguins and sea lions in their natural habitat. – Paracas
Paracas National Reserve – One of the biggest protected deserts in the Americas – incredible views of desert meeting the ocean.
Exclusive tour of underground secret slave tunnels in Chincha. 17km of tunnels used to traffic slaves in the 17th Century. – UNIQUE STOP
Free hotel/hostel pickups and dropoffs in Lima. Avoid ripoffs and unsafe taxis.

NOTES:

Please bring breakfast with you (direct bus).
Please don’t be late, as bus must leave on time to do Ballestas Islands at 10:00am.
Bring suncream, it is hot all year round in Paracas.
Food is not included, although we have discounts in many restaurants.
See itinerary for hour by hour plan.

Trip itinerary

FULL DAY Lima – Paracas – Lima
06:00am – 10:00am Pickup at your hotel/hostel in Lima. Direct bus to Paracas, a beautiful small town by the sea. 10:00am – 12:00pm 2 hour boat tour of the Ballestas Islands. The Ballestas are a smaller version of the Galapagos, but just as great, where you’ll see sea lions, penguins and lots of birds all in their natural habitat. 14:30pm – 16:30pm Tour of Paracas National Reserve – one of South America’s biggest protected desert reserves. Stunning Pacific coastline where desert meets ocean. 18:30pm – 19:30pm Secret Slave Tunnels in Chincha – Take a tour in the beautiful estate of the Haciendo San Jose and go into its hidden labyrinth of underground tunnels used to illegally smuggle African slaves in the 17^th century. 19:30pm – 23:45pm Bus back to Lima. You will be dropped off at your hotel/hostel.

FULL DAY

Lima – Paracas – Lima

06:00am – 10:00am
Pickup at your hotel/hostel in Lima. Direct bus to Paracas, a beautiful small town by the sea.

10:00am – 12:00pm
2 hour boat tour of the Ballestas Islands. The Ballestas are a smaller version of the Galapagos, but just as great, where you’ll see sea lions, penguins and lots of birds all in their natural habitat.

14:30pm – 16:30pm
Tour of Paracas National Reserve – one of South America’s biggest protected desert reserves. Stunning Pacific coastline where desert meets ocean.

18:30pm – 19:30pm
Secret Slave Tunnels in Chincha – Take a tour in the beautiful estate of the Haciendo San Jose and go into its hidden labyrinth of underground tunnels used to illegally smuggle African slaves in the 17^th century.

19:30pm – 23:45pm
Bus back to Lima. You will be dropped off at your hotel/hostel.

Included:

Guided bus transport
Ballestas Islands Tour in Paracas
Paracas National Reserve Tour
Tour of the underground slave tunnels in Chincha
Hotel/hostel pickups and drop offs

Not Included:

Food

Important Notes

RAINY SEASON 2019 BREAK

JANUARY - buses restart JANUARY and run for several weeks before closing for rainy season.

LAST BUS DEPARTING LIMA: THURSDAY 31 JANUARY (ARRIVE LIMA: THU 31 JAN)

NEXT BUS DEPARTING LA PAZ: FRIDAY 01 MARCH

RAINY SEASON 2019 BREAK

JANUARY - buses restart JANUARY and run for several weeks before closing for rainy season.

LAST BUS DEPARTING LIMA: THURSDAY 31 JANUARY (ARRIVE LIMA: THU 31 JAN)

NEXT BUS DEPARTING LA PAZ: FRIDAY 01 MARCH

14 APRIL – 20 APRIL 2019 SEMANA SANTA

Easter weekend holidays.

NOTE: For the Easter (Semana Santa) weekend the Ballestas Islands Tours (Paracas) on these dates will last only one and a half hours in duration. This is the same for ALL tour operators.

NOTE: For the Easter (Semana Santa) weekend the Dunebuggy & Sandboarding Tours (Huacachina) on these dates will last only one hour in duration. This is the same for ALL tour operators.

27, 28 & 29 JULY 2019 – INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS (PERU)

Biggest public holidays of the year.

NOTE: For the Independence weekend the Ballestas Islands Tours (Paracas) on these dates will last only one and a half hours in duration. This is the same for ALL tour operators.

NOTE: For the Independence weekend the Dunebuggy & Sandboarding Tours (Huacachina) on these dates will last only one hour in duration. This is the same for ALL tour operators.

Paracas Full Day Paracas + Chincha

Trip Highlights

Trip itinerary

FULL DAY

Important Notes

RAINY SEASON 2019 BREAK

RAINY SEASON 2019 BREAK

14 APRIL – 20 APRIL 2019 SEMANA SANTA

27, 28 & 29 JULY 2019 – INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS (PERU)

Accommodation Options

Paracas Full Day
Paracas + Chincha