Palomino Islands Tour - Half Day

First things first: don’t forget your camera, and bring some extra batteries, as you’ll be taking a lot of photos during our trip to the Palomino Islands! Also, bring layers of clothing as it can get quite cold, and a hat and sunscreen in case the sun decides to emerge from the typically grey skies above Lima.  

Our marine adventure begins when we meet at 10 a.m. at the Marina Club del Callao, near the Abtao submarine museum. After a quick briefing, will head off in the boat to the islands. On our way, we’ll pass by fishermen as they haul their catch from the Pacific Ocean, and we’ll have amazing views of the coastal cliffs of Lima.  

At about 11:30 a.m. we’ll reach the Palomino Islands, where we can see the massive area of seabirds and, hopefully, penguins. We’ll take the boat close to a huge sea lion colony, and we’ll see these friendly creatures swimming, jumping, and diving close to our boat. Even better, we’ll be taking wetsuits and life vests with us, so if you want to swim with the sea lions, you can! Sometimes the curious young sea lions come up and touch swimmers, which is an amazing experience. The older – and perhaps wiser – sea lions tend to stay at a distance of about five meters away.   

We’ll spend about an hour at this part of the islands, before we begin our return journey. On the way, we’ll pass by more amazing colonies with huge bird colonies. Once we reach the calmer waters, we’ll have a snack on the boat and talk about all the wonderful sea life that we’ve seen. We will arrive back at the port in Callao at around 1 p.m., exhilarated by our magical marine adventure just a stone's throw from Lima! 

At the end of the Palomino Islands tour, we will return to your hotel.