---
title: "Pisco Cruise Port"
url: https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america/pisco
description: "Cruise port in Peru"
---

# Pisco

🇵🇪 · Peru · South America

## At a Glance

- **Avg. Ships/Day:** 1
- **Avg. Time in Port:** 10.2h
- **Visiting Sailings:** 9
- **Cruise Lines:** 1

## Peak Season

Busiest months: Oct (4 sailings), Mar (3 sailings), Jan (2 sailings)

## About Pisco

Pisco is a port town on Peru's southern coast, about 230 kilometres south of Lima. The town itself is modest and was heavily damaged by an earthquake in 2007, with some areas still showing the effects. Most visitors use Pisco as a departure point for the Ballestas Islands, often called the "poor man's Galapagos," where boat tours pass colonies of sea lions, Humboldt penguins and thousands of seabirds nesting on guano-covered rocks.

The Paracas National Reserve, a desert peninsula south of town, has dramatic coastal cliffs, empty beaches and a dry landscape that feels lunar. The Candelabra, a large geoglyph carved into a sandy hillside visible from the water, is passed on the way to the Ballestas Islands and predates the Nazca Lines. Pisco is also the name of Peru's grape brandy, and the Ica valley vineyards nearby produce it. A pisco sour at a local restaurant is practically mandatory.

## Quick Facts

- **Currency:** PEN (Peruvian Sol)
- **Language:** Spanish, Quechua
- **Timezone:** America/Lima
- **Tipping:** 10% at restaurants

## Location

Coordinates: -13.8302, -76.2473

- [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/cruise+terminal+Pisco/@-13.83022,-76.24729,13z)
- [Open in Apple Maps](https://maps.apple.com/?q=cruise%20terminal%20Pisco&ll=-13.83022,-76.24729&z=13)

## Things to Do in Pisco

Top-rated shore excursions that fit a typical ~10h port call. Prices are starting prices per person.

| Tour | Rating | Duration | Fits Port Day | From | Provider |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Paracas National Reserve Private Tour from Paracas or Pisco](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/6b9c51b5-549e-4608-8711-5cb1fb6078ba.md?via=markdown) | 4.6★ (21) | 2h 30m | ✓ | €53 | Viator |
| [Hidden Gems of Pisco: Food Tour & Tuk-Tuk Adventure](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/84eafbe0-bf79-47ed-bcc4-64c28c6ce6a2.md?via=markdown) | 5★ (7) | 4h | ✓ | €54 | Viator |
| [Ballestas Islands Wildlife: Private Shore Tour from Pisco Port](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/a5affc79-991f-4175-91a3-9339ef2a56ee.md?via=markdown) | – | 3h 30m | ✓ | €203 | Viator |
| [Paracas Coastal Wonder: Private Shore Tour from Pisco Cruise Port](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/da698d3d-0a2b-4017-80a0-46eaacbd7756.md?via=markdown) | – | 4h | ✓ | €242 | Viator |
| [Ica & Huacachina Adventure: Private Shore Tour from Pisco/Paracas](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/9637afde-1096-458f-a792-a76d55e587da.md?via=markdown) | – | 6h | ✓ | €403 | Viator |
| [Full day tour to The Huacachina Oasis and The Nazca Lines overflight](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/e9605e69-b5d9-4967-9dc5-8fa2caedb622.md?via=markdown) | – | 7h | – | €449 | Viator |

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews.

## Nearby Ports

- [Callao (Lima)](https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america/callao-lima.md): 119 nm
- [Salaverry (Trujillo)](https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america/salaverry-trujillo.md): 373 nm
- [Arica](https://cruisello.com/destinations/south-america/arica.md): 441 nm

## Cruise Lines Serving This Port

- [Holland America Line](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/holland-america-line.md)

## Cheapest Available Sailing

**[View this cruise →](https://cruisello.com/cruises/humboldt-current-lima-panama-canal~HAL-OOSTERDAM-20270324-16.md)**

- **Price:** €2,139 per person (€4,278 total for 2 guests)
- **Cruise Line:** [Holland America Line](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/holland-america-line.md)
- **Ship:** [Oosterdam](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/holland-america-line/oosterdam.md)
- **Duration:** 16 nights
- **Departure:** 2027-03-24
- **Itinerary:** Humboldt Current – Lima & Panama Canal

## Featured Cruises from Pisco

Prices are per person, two sharing, in the fare's own currency.

| Cruise | Ship | Line | Departure | Nights | Price |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Humboldt Current – Lima & Panama Canal](https://cruisello.com/cruises/humboldt-current-lima-panama-canal~HAL-OOSTERDAM-20270324-16.md) | Oosterdam | Holland America Line | 2027-03-24 | 16 | €2,139 |
| [Cape Horn Current – Fire & Ice to Buenos Aires](https://cruisello.com/cruises/cape-horn-current-fire-ice-to-buenos-aires~HAL-ZAANDAM-20270103-41.md) | Zaandam | Holland America Line | 2027-01-03 | 41 | €8,999 |

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