Peru · HISTORICAL TOURS IN LIMA
Peru gives most people one free day fewer than they need. These 11 historical tours in Lima are the ones that justify the slot, each with its price, its length and the thing to know before committing.
Review of Lima’s 3.5-hour heritage tour, with hotel pickup, expert guide, colonial landmarks, coastal views, and practical booking advice.
“Wonderful tour and Susan was an awesome tour guide as she was extremely knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.”
Taste Lima street food, visit Mercado Central, explore Chinatown, and see historic landmarks on a four-hour English-language food tour.
“Aura was excellent during the tour and very informative”
See Lima’s Miraflores, San Isidro, historic center, cathedral, and catacombs on a private four-hour tour with transport and snacks.
“Sofía and Víctor were wonderful, kind, and flexible. They were communicative and helpful as we struggled to get to our tour fresh off a hard 25 hours of travel. They were patient, excellent story tellers and helped us learn about this new-to-us destination. I highly recommend this tour. They were lovely.”
Review of Lima’s Palomino Islands sea lion tour, with wild swimming, Humboldt penguins, boat details, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“The sea lions barking and some showing interest and swimming near were the highlights. Nice guides. It would have been great to gather on shore after to formally end as we were a little uncertain where to go and what to do. Got yelled crude names by passing bus passenger. Eventually found taxi home using cabify.”
Explore Lima’s historic center, Cathedral, Santo Domingo Convent, and Larco Museum with transport, guide, and admissions included.
“The Lima city tour was a really good starting point in our exploration of the city. Susanne, our tour guide took us to the historic city centre and along the way gave us an introduction to the history of Lima, some of its highlights and its characteristics. The city centre is lovely, surrounded by important buildings such as the Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, the City Hall. We also visited a couple of museums and churches. The Larco museum is highly recommended. Susanne was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and full of energy and enthusiasm to introduce her city to us and make sure we got the most out of our tour. I would…”
See Lima’s colonial center, San Francisco Catacombs, El Olivar, Huaca Pucllana, and Pacific views on a private four-hour tour.
“Esperábamos conocer mucho mas de Miraflores. Solo visitamos el paseo del amor y de ahí pasamos al centro. En el centro fuimos directo a la iglesia de las Catacumbas y de ahí finalizó en la Plaza Mayor. Osea , mucho título , para solo visitar tres puntos. La realidad que hay mejores tours que este.”
Explore Lima’s pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern sides on a four-hour tour with San Francisco catacombs, Miraflores, and Pucllana views.
“Estubo Bueno, pero faltò entusiasmo al guía, transmitir ánimo y emociòn en todo lo que explicò, parecía cansado de repetir y repetir su repertorio. El recorrido valio la pena, pero con otro guia hubiera sido fantastico”
Taste ceviche, cacao, pisco, picarones, and Lima’s history on an eight-hour small-group tour with hotel pickup.
“Guide was great. Food was exceptional and the owner of the restaurant showed great personal attention.”
Explore Lima’s historic center by local bus, visit San Francisco Catacombs, and taste Peruvian wine and pisco on a four-hour tour.
“Fabio was an amazing tour guide, we learned so much and had so much fun through out. Highly recommend this experience!”
Walk Lima’s historic center from Plaza San Martín to Parque La Muralla, with colonial buildings, catacombs, desserts, and expert bilingual guidance.
Explore Lima’s Historic Center in two hours, from Plaza Mayor to San Martín, with an English or Spanish guide and Pisco Sour tasting.
“Very nice walking tour! Cristian was very informative and pleasant, he answered all our questions and gave us many tips.”
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