Pelagic and half day pelagic from the fishing port of Pucusana just south of Lima into the Humboldt Current allows us to see sub-Antarctic seabirds and warm water Petrels depending on the time of year. This 12 hour excursion gives us an opportunity at any of the following depending on the time of year: Waved, Salvin’s, Buller’s Gray-headed and Black-browed Albatross, Antarctic Giant Petrel, Southern Fulmar, Cape Petrel, White-chinned Petrel, Pink-footed and Sooty Shearwater, Wilson’s, White-vented, Wedge-rumped, Band-rumped, Sooty, Markham’s and Ringed Storm Petrels, Chilean Skua, Swallow-tailed Gull and Peruvian Diving Petrel. Inshore species include 3 species of Cormorants, Inca and South American Terns, Peruvian and Blue-footed Booby’s, Peruvian Pelican and Humboldt Penguin. Chum” is used to attract pelagic birds towards the boat and keep them close by for taking pictures. Regularly people use rotten fish guts for chumming. This attracts birds but also leaves the clients nauseous or worse. We did resolve this problem: We use a recipe for chumming recommended by international bird specialists. Our “chum” drives birds crazy and at the same time does not smell strong avoiding any eventual involuntary fish feeding by our clients!

Leave port: 08.00am
Approximately 1 hour of navigation to 20 miles distance from the coast, 2 hours birding, 1 hour return

Leave port: 07.00am Approximately 2 hours of navigation to 40 miles of distance from coast, 3-4 hours off-shore birding, 2 hours return