Golden Shadows Trek — Local services in Paracas

We did the Golden Shadows Tour as part of an add on activity with the Peru Hop Bus Company. We prepaid for the tour with through Peru Hop but still has to pay the entrance fee to the park on the bus. We were lucky the credit card machine had signal because we did not have Soles yet to pay cash. It was a long bumpy road to get to the start of our trek. Once we got up to the top of the cliffs it was very windy. The sand definitely got in the eyes. We stopped at a couple locations to take pictures. Once at the final stop we waited for sunset. Our guide, Miki, took artsy group photos on his phone with the setting sun. He was willing to then take individual pictures with out on phone. The view was very pretty. We are glad we did it. We went in the beginning...

The view is stunning, the tour itself not really. The ride to get to the trek is through a very bumpy dirt road and the van you take is not appropriate for that type of road. Our driver was the main concern though. He was speeding all the time and constantly driving close to the edge of the road. Absolutely dangerous and reckless driving. As if that wasn't enough, I was told afterwards by one of the other passengers they did not have safety belts (I was riding in the front so I had mine). The tour guide was ok but didn't really add much to the whole experience. I also really disliked being asked for tips with the argument "we mostly make a living out of tips" considering we'd paid 27USD each + the entrance to the natural reserve which is not cheap for...

The BEST tour! Amazing views and a very unique experience. Naudy is an exceptional guide who found the perfect balance between entertaining the group and explaining the geography and at the same time giving everyone enough time and space to just enjoy the views and take pictures. Yet he made sure that we had the perfect timing for the golden shadows & sunset. Above all he was great at communicating about how to stay safe around the edges of the cliffs and came prepared with anything anyone might need during the tour (sunscreen, powerbank, extra jacket... you name ist). I really enjoyed this tour and would do it...