Top 10 Marinas in Peru
The Peruvian coast stretches 2,400 kilometres from Ecuador to Chile, largely shaped by the cold Humboldt Current that upwells nutrient-rich water from the deep Pacific. This same current, running at between 0.5 and 1.5 knots southward, generates persistent south-to-north swells, frequent coastal fog called garúa, and an almost perpetual onshore breeze that keeps the Lima basin overcast from May through October. For the passage-maker heading south toward the Beagle Channel, Peru is a strategic stepping-stone where fuel, provisions, and skilled marine engineers can all be found — if you know where to look.
Club Regatas Lima
Founded in 1875, Club Regatas Lima at the Chorrillos fishing bay is Peru's oldest and most prestigious sailing institution. The club operates a stone-walled basin with alongside berths for around 80 vessels, a travel-lift capable of handling yachts up to 50 tonnes, and a sail-loft adjacent to the yard. The breakwater offers reliable protection from the southerly swell, and the facility's long history with ocean-going yachts means the mechanical team speaks the language of offshore cruisers. Entry by appointment; VHF Channel 16 monitored during office hours.
Lima Marina Club
The Lima Marina Club operates in the adjacent bay to Regatas, targeting a slightly younger membership base with a focus on performance sailing and catamaran cruising. Its pontoons can accommodate multihulls up to 14 metres beam, a rarity on this coast. The club's Wednesday afternoon racing series runs year-round and is open to visiting yachts by prior registration. The location at Chorrillos, roughly 15 kilometres south of Lima city centre, means taxis to the airport, chandleries, and supermarkets are quick and inexpensive.
Yacht Club Ancon
Ancón, 40 kilometres north of Lima on the coastal Pan-American Highway, shelters a small yacht club whose bay is one of the most naturally protected anchorages on the central Peruvian coast. The surrounding desert hillsides act as a windbreak and the sandy bottom holds well. The club's facilities are modest — a concrete launching ramp, showers, and a fuel dispensary — but the relaxed atmosphere and low daily rates attract coastal cruisers who prefer to avoid Lima's larger, more formal clubs. Ancón was a fashionable resort for Lima's aristocracy in the 19th century, and its Belle Époque villas still line the esplanade.
Embarcadero el Huequito
El Huequito, a small fishing pier in the bay of Pucusana, 60 kilometres south of Lima, is the informal launching point for visiting yachts anchoring in the protected cove behind Punta Quilmaná. There is no marina infrastructure as such, but the anchorage offers good mud-bottom holding in 5–8 metres, and the local fishing cooperative can arrange diesel in jerrycans. Pucusana itself is a colourful fishing village with cheerful ceviche restaurants lining the breakwater promenade.
Muelle del Callao
The commercial Port of Callao, adjacent to Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport, occasionally hosts visiting mega-yachts and offshore delivery crews at its outer commercial berths by arrangement with the port authority, ENAPU. Facilities are spartan — customs agents and ship chandlers are the primary attraction — but Callao's position as Peru's premier container port means spare parts can be air-freighted in from Miami or Panama within 48 hours, a crucial advantage for extended Pacific passages.
Paracas and the Ballestas Islands
The town of Paracas, 250 kilometres south of Lima in the Ica Region, shelters a cluster of small boat docks on the sheltered inner bay behind the Paracas Peninsula. The embarkation point for the Ballestas Islands — often compared to a budget Galapagos — lies 400 metres from the main pier. Yachts anchoring in the outer bay enjoy spectacular sunsets over the desert cliffs while sea lion colonies bark through the night. There is no formal marina, but the anchorage in 6–10 metres is excellent, and the Hotel Paracas has a courtesy mooring available for guests.
Puerto de Chancay
Chancay, 80 kilometres north of Lima, has seen rapid port development since 2023 with the opening of a large Chinese-invested container terminal. The Capitanía del Puerto de Chancay now also manages a dedicated small-craft area with alongside berthing for vessels up to 20 metres. The facility is still developing, but early reports from cruising yachts confirm reliable fuel availability, a chandlery, and courteous port officials. Depths in the small-craft berth average 3 metres at low water.
Lake Titicaca — Amantani Island
Landlocked sailors who have trailered or freighted small keelboats to Lake Titicaca at 3,800 metres above sea level can find a small wooden dock and mooring buoys at Amantani, the isolated island whose population of 3,000 Quechua-speaking Uros maintains the oldest sailing tradition on South America's highest navigable lake. Wind patterns on Titicaca are notoriously gusty and unpredictable, channelling between the Andes, and a capsize at altitude is a serious medical risk.
Puerto de Tahuishco and Amazon Tributaries
In Peru's jungle interior, the rivers of the Amazon basin serve as the highway system, and the dock at Tahuishco near Moyobamba in the Huallaga valley handles a steady traffic of small motorboats and occasional sailboats navigating down toward Iquitos. The 3,700-kilometre passage from Iquitos to the Atlantic mouth of the Amazon is one of the world's great river voyages. Diesel is available along the route, though fuel quality varies, and provisioning beyond Iquitos relies largely on river-side trading posts.
Puerto Alsuno
Puerto Alsuno, a small river port on the Ucayali River south of Pucallpa, serves as a staging point for deeper Amazon expeditions. The port has a basic maintenance yard capable of hauling small fibreglass vessels, and the local boatbuilding tradition — using native cedar and tropical hardwoods — means woodworking repairs can be accomplished at low cost. The Ucayali confluence with the Marañon forms the headwaters of the Amazon proper, making Alsuno a logical start point for westward-bound river voyages.
Explore on the map
Peru's coastline rewards careful study before any passage. From the yacht clubs at Chorrillos to the desert anchorages of Paracas and the Amazon river ports of the interior, each facility has its own approach depth, swell exposure, and customs requirement. Browse the full map to compare all Peruvian facilities in a single view. Sailors planning the wider South Pacific circuit can use the map to link Peru's stops with those in Ecuador to the north and Chile to the south for a complete passage plan.