| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paracas to Lima | 10:40 | 16:40 | BOOK NOW |
| Paracas to Ica | 07:50 | 16:35 | BOOK NOW |
| Paracas to Huacachina(ica) | 12:15 | 12:15 | BOOK NOW |
| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima to Paracas | 04:00 | 12:45 | BOOK NOW |
| Ica to Paracas | 09:30 | 15:30 | BOOK NOW |
The best moment to visit Paracas if you want to go to the Ballestas islands is in March, since the weather is warm and the babies of the seals that live there are born and you can contemplate them.
-The average temperature in Paracas is warm. -The climate can be changeable, but the average temperature throughout the year is 86 °F (30 °C), but it can go over 97 °F (36 °C) in summer. In winter the temperature descends to 50 °F (10 °C) during the night.-The rains are lacking and take place mainly in winter. The dryness of the area originates winds called Paracas very intense, but also frequent in the surroundings.
Paracas is a port city with a rich marine diversity ecosystem, one of the main tourist attractions of the Peruvian South coast. In Paracas is located the "Reserva Nacional de Paracas", the only protected natural reserve of the country, where tourists can take trips to see dolphins, pinguins, sea dogs, birds and other species of the region. The beach city of Paracas stands out for the beauty of the edifications built close to the sea and for its subtropical climate, which allows a lot of activities to the visitors. At the Paracas nature reserve you will be able to discover the para... cas culture and the archaeological remains during the pre Inka period as well as beautifull landscapes along the coast. The visit to the archaeological remains is part of the route through the cultural charm and beauty that Paracas can offer.Paracas is a beach city very visited, at the Ica department, and it’s the location of the only marine reserve that has the protection of the UNESCO. From the city you can start your adventure to the most visited places of the area as the disembarkation of San Martín, the Ballestas islands and the archaeological remains of the Paracas culture.
View MoreLocation: Av. Los Libertadores (no number)
Hours: from 2:00 p.m. to 00:00 a.m.
It’s a unique place where you will enjoy with friends the Paracas nights. You can have a great time having some varied drinks or handmade beer, while you eat pizza made on a mud oven. You can also have fun at its disco-bar, perfect to end the night.
Location: Turístico Boulevard
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Price: about 15-40 soles
The Juan Pablo restaurant is one of the best in Paracas and well-known for the freshness of its fish and seafood, and you can also have breakfast in this inviting atmosphere.
Location: Calle Paracas (no number)
Hours: 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Price: 20-30 soles
The El Chorito restaurant is only a few streets away from the beach next to the San Maria Hostal, and is the perfect place for large groups, and has great fish dishes too.
Location: Av. Principal de Paracas (no number), in front of the Brisas de la Bahía hostal
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Prices: from 33 soles to 100 soles
At this restaurant you can taste Peruvian and international food, as well as an asorted drink menu to enjoy with friends or family. There the pastas and shelfish stand out.
Location: 173, Av. Paracas, at the Hotel Paracas Luxury Resort
Price: from 199 to 265 soles
It’s one of the most exclusive restaurant in Paracas, where you will live a gastronomical experience of high kitchen, with typical dishes of various regions of Peru, international plates and exotic delights that the chefs prepare in an infinite variety of flavors. It’s not recommended to bring little children.
Location: 1, Calle, facing the dock
Hours: from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Price: 13 to 50 soles
They offer a complete service, given that the restaurant operates as bar, cafe and pub. It’s a good place for having a drink and eat some good snacks.
Location: you board a ship from the Paracas port
Price: The tour with a company and guide for 8h costs about 35 soles per person + 1 sol of port tax.
You will enjoy about one and a half hour of the marine breeze and the beautiful views of the large ocean, getting to know the habitat of some of the main marine species that live on the region as the sea lion.
Location: you can get there with a tour or by taxi
Price: an average of 50 soles
At the natural reserve you will find many different birds species as the oarsman, grey seagulls or Humboldt penguins (considered endangered), besides historical places and of archaeological importance of the Paracas culture.
Location: Cerro Miradr or Supay beach
The flight in paragliding lasts about 10 to 15 minutes and you do it with an instructor, who has the required certifications to do a safe and delightful experience. The descent is about 320 meters, while you can record your extreme adventure.
You can take a complete course of more than 3 hours, learning from the basics with the intent of feeling that you overfly the sea, sliding on the waters and propelling you with the strong air currents, so frequent in Paracas.
You will have the chance of practicing surf in sand dunes, practicing sandboarding under the Paracas sun. To do it, you must first of all take a tour of buggy to the dunes. Some of them pick you up from the hotel and take you directly to dunes of 5 meters to carry on going up the adrenaline with dunes of 20, 90 and over 100 meters. Don’t you miss that if you look for an extreme and warm experience. Bring a lot of water for the tour!
In Paracas you will find the most flavourful dishes of the region, with the unmistakable creole taste of the coastal cities. Don’t you miss the following plates:
stew of Lima beans, seasoned with red pepper
it’s similar to the pallares plate, but it’s prepared with milk, cheese and eggs.
it’s based on potatoes cut into small pieces, stewed with meat and dried chilly pepper, one of the creole dishes most popular of the coastal region.