Islas Palomino
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Live the experience of swimming with sea lions surrounded by landscapes of the Pacific Ocean on this
ecological tour to the Palomino Islands. You will observe guano birds, Humboldt penguins and you will be able to
get into the sea to swim with very friendly sea lions.
Islas Palomino
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Nature, landscape, adventure & history
Easy
Group tour
English & Spanish
4 hours
Marina del Callao, Isla frontón, Islas Palominos, Isla San Lorenzo









Live this ecological tour to the Palomino Islands, located in the province of Callao, a few minutes from the international airport.
The province of Callao is a fishing terminal and the main commercial port of Peru. It also houses the Callao Marina Yatch Club, our meeting point and start of the tour.
You will board a modern eco-friendly boat to explore the Lima coast and its desert nature. You will learn the history of islands such as El Frontón and its Alcatraz-style prison and we will arrive at Cavinzas Island to observe guano birds and Humboldt penguins.
Finally you will arrive at Palomino Island, known for being the habitat of thousands of sea lions. You can get into the water and swim with them.
An ideal experience for lovers of the sea and nature.
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Why to book this tour with What a Trip?
• A bilingual professional guide will accompany you along the route.
• We use environmentally friendly boats.
• We will provide you with neoprene suits and a life jacket so that you can swim with the sea lions in complete safety.
• We meet at the Marina Yatch Club in Callao at the agreed time.
• We review compliance with biosafety protocols and instructive briefing.
• We begin the tour towards the Callao islands, where we will see an attractive landscape of the Callao coast.
• We will pass close to San Lorenzo Island and El Frontón, where the guide will tell the history of these islands.
• We will continue towards Cavinzas Island, where we will observe many marine animals such as Humboldt penguins.
• We arrive at the Palomino Islands, where the guide will give us a previous induction.
• You will have free time to swim in the sea.
• We travel back to the port.
• We arrive at the pier of the Marina Yatch Club.
• 2:30 hour tour to the Islands and Islets of Callao.
• Professional bilingual guide.
• Strict compliance with biosafety protocols.
• Neoprene suits for swimming.
• Lifejacket.
• 1 water bottle
• Transfer Hotel – Marina Yacht Club – Hotel.
• Entrance ticket (S/.11)
• Swimsuit.
• Towel.
• Sunscreen.
• Sandals during the boat ride.
• Sunglasses.
• It is ideal to take the tour on the first day of your visit to Lima.
• The itinerary of the tour may vary according to the opening hours of the attractions.
• How can I transfer to the Marina Yacht club?
The travel time to get to the Marina Yach Club can take 1 hour and a half from Miraflores, on that journey you will get to know much of Lima. You can coordinate a taxi with your hotel receptionist or through mobile applications such as Uber or Cabify.
• How should I dress?
With comfortable clothes and carrying your bathing clothes in a backpack. From December to March bring summer clothes, from April to November bring winter clothes.
• The Humboldt Penguin nests on rocky islands off the coast of Peru and northern Chile, between 4 and 40 degrees South latitude. Penguins hunt for fish in the Pacific Ocean and breed in colonies. It is 70 centimeters tall and weighs an average of 4 kilograms, it has white feathers on the chest and abdomen where a band of black feathers extends. The head is large, the neck short, the beak black.
• The missing El Frontón prison was located on the coast of Callao and functioned in the 1980s as a detention center for dangerous criminals and terrorists, but it was closed after a riot took place there with the intervention of the Navy, which left the least 118 dead inmates.
• Flexible: Cancel this tour 7 days before the start date of the tour and get a refund of
50% of the sum paid. After that, we charge 100%.
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*The information and itinerary detailed in this guide may change without prior notice with the intention of providing a better service or regulatory changes in each destination.
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