Make friends with penguins at Ballestas Islands

The Galapagos Islands are known for being one of the world’s most popular wildlife destinations. But they can are also incredibly expensive. Enter the Ballestas Islands—these islands offer the perfect opportunity for wildlife enthusiasts to experience wildlife and marine life on a budget. It’s easy to visit the Ballestas Islands on a day trip from Lima and this makes it extremely convenient to pencil them in on your itinerary. The set of islands, located near the town of Paracas, make for an enthralling experience. In fact you will start seeing sea lions, seals, and boobies sprawled on rocks as your boat approaches the Ballestas Islands. Lazy sea lions crawling from one rock to another incite a number of exclamatory remarks from fellow passengers.
But the biggest surprise on Ballestas Islands is the Humboldt penguins; you will spot them once you set foot on the rugged surface of the islands. A visit to these islands gives visitors a rare opportunity to see these cute creatures in the wild. It is easy to spend a good chunk of the afternoon just observing penguins waddling from rock to rock, making friends with them, and clicking photographs of them.