Ballestas Islands & Tambo Colorado from PISCO CRUISESHIP TERMINAL
Description
This exclusive Ballestas Islands & Tambo Colorado tour is designed specifically for cruise ship passengers arriving at San Martín Port. By booking this tour with us, you avoid the stress and uncertainty of last-minute arrangements—we provide a seamless, port-to-port service, with pick-up and drop-off just steps from your ship. Our team has extensive experience handling shore excursions with precision and care, ensuring you’re back on time and fully satisfied. Forget about crowded cruise tours and overpriced options—we offer a smooth, efficient, and professional experience, tailored to your ship’s schedule. Book with confidence and enjoy a worry-free adventure with a trusted local operator.
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Itinerary
Our Ballestas Islands tour starts with pick-up directly at San Martín Port, just metres from your ship. From there, we’ll transfer you to the tourist pier in Paracas for the boat tour to the Ballestas Islands, including a view of the famous Candelabro geoglyph. During the boat ride, you'll observe incredible wildlife such as sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and a variety of seabirds. Please note this is a natural reserve, and wildlife sightings are not controlled or guaranteed. Before boarding the boat, there is a mandatory tourist entrance fee of $7 USD per person. After the boat tour, we’ll take a short 20-minute break for restrooms and refreshments. Then, we begin the second part of your adventure
After the Ballestas Islands tour, we’ll travel from Paracas to Tambo Colorado, one of the best-preserved Inca fortresses on the Peruvian coast, located about 1 hour and 20 minutes away. Upon arrival, you will enjoy a 1.5-hour guided tour exploring the main structures and surrounding areas of this impressive archaeological site. Learn about Inca engineering, adobe architecture, and the rich history of the region. The entire experience is carefully planned to ensure a smooth and enriching visit. The tour ends at 3:20 PM, with a guaranteed stress-free return to San Martín Port well in time for your ship’s departure.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
All our shore excursions in Pisco start directly from the San Martín Port—no need to take the cruise shuttle service. Our team will be waiting for you right at the port entrance from 8:00 AM onwards. We operate our own modern, comfortable buses exclusively for our clients, and we are fully authorised with all the required permits to enter the port and carry out tourist operations safely and professionally. We also guarantee your timely return to the ship, so you can relax and enjoy your excursion with complete peace of mind. Book with confidence—our reliable service ensures a seamless experience from the moment you disembark.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(10)
The trip felt a bit rushed due to our cruise trip all aboard time, but it was well executed. Our guide Fabio was full of knowledge and funny stories. The wildlife at the islands were abundant and very close. Our boat driver even went out of his way when he spotted a pod of dolphins, getting them to swim right past us. Tambo Colorado is a bit of a drive, but the ruins were very interesting. We were the only group there which was nice. Highly recommend!
Not strenuous at all. Basically a boat trip followed by a bus trip to an Inca site with a leisurely stroll.
The weather was beautiful to visit the Ballestas Islands for the boat ride. Fabio was a wonderful guide, very animated. He explained all of the important information for Tambo Colorado as we walked through the ruins. I would recommend Fabio and JD Travel for your next tour to Pisco port.
We found Tampa Colorado more interesting than we had anticipated. Eduado was an excellent guide - personable and knowledgeable. Olenka guided us to Ballestas islands and was also good. She did a remarkable job of keeping us together in the crowds of a public holiday. Weather was cold on the boat section of the tour. However hot inland. An opportunity for a meal/snack break would have been good.
A very organised tour. The guides were local and ensured we had full information, views and support. The guide at Tambo Colorado had in-depth knowledge of the site, with his museum background. Very friendly and assistive. We did get some ocean spray crossing to the Ballestas Islands, and that is to be expected. The staff ensured that we stopped t see all the wildlife. We developed a good understanding of the birdlife and sea lions who had recently calved.
Both the Ballestas Island & Tambo Colorado trips were wonderful. The lady tour guide ‘Olinga’ was very detailed and explained very well for the boat trip. Fabio was a lively guide at Tambo, however, he spent a lot of time talking with the driver in Spanish during the drive that I felt was a bit distracting. But overall I enjoyed the whole tour very much.
This tour was cancelled as Tambo Colorado was closed for Maintenance and replaced by Ballestas Islands and Paracas National Park, so disappointed. The day was enjoyable but NOT what I wanted to do and I think this tour was less expensive but no refund.
I am sorry that your visit was not to your liking, unfortunately the authorities are very slow and that day the Tambo Colorado Archaeological Center did not open on time
<p>Ballestas Island has plenty of birds and penguins. There were only 2 of us on the long ride to Tambo Colorado. The ruins had a lot of graffiti. The driver/guide did not speak English so we did not get a good description of the ruins. I would not recommend the Tambo Colorado portion of the tour.</p>
