Peru · HISTORICAL TOURS
Every one of these 15 historical tours is bookable today. What separates them is the price, the start time and how much of the day disappears into a minibus — all three are below.
Explore Trujillo’s medieval walls, castle, palaces, and churches on a two-hour guided walk from Plaza Mayor for $13.90.
“Visita muy amena y completa por parte de nuestra guía Ana. Nos hizo un recorrido por el casco histórico con multitud de comentarios.”
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”
Review of Arequipa’s $10 historic center walking tour, with colonial architecture, volcano views, alpacas, San Lazaro, tips, and practical advice.
“The tour was very informative and interesting full of fun facts about the city. The guide was engaging and open to answer all the questions about Arequipa.”
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 Cusco’s six-hour tour of Qoricancha and four Inca sites, with practical advice on guides, costs, timing, transport, and value.
“Brilliant trip - great guide who was very knowledgable and spoke excellent English. Highly recommended”
Review of Arequipa’s $15 historic center walk, with colonial cloisters, tambos, local stories, small groups, and volcano views.
“Jose was professional, friendly, and informative. Even though others in the group cancelled, he kept me and my friend and gave us a private tour. We felt welcome, and well looked after. We are grateful for having him as our guide.”
Review of a private Machu Picchu tour with expert guides, photo help, station pickup, costs, route details, and practical booking advice.
“Emerson was one of the most knowledgable and friendly guides we've had across all our travels around the world! Everything about the private tour was perfect and made our trip to Machu Pichu magical!”
Review of a six-day Cusco, Machu Picchu, and Sacred Valley tour with guided sights, hotels, trains, transfers, costs, and practical tips.
“Our trip to Cusco and Machu Picchu was absolutely unforgettable, and a big part of that was thanks to the amazing team behind the experience. Everything was perfectly organized – from the stunning Sacred Valley to the awe-inspiring Machu Read more”
Explore Cusco’s Inca sites, San Blas, Andean music, city views, and a pisco sour on this affordable two-hour walking tour.
“The tour we took with Nilo was fantastic! He is very knowledgeable about the city and its history and kept the group in good spirits throughout the tour. Highly recommend”
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.”
Learn to taste Peruvian Pisco and shake a classic Pisco Sour in Cusco’s Casa Intrepid during this friendly, small-group cocktail class.
“A very pleasant evening walk with an enthusiastic guide. Cusco is a beautiful city at night. We enjoyed the Pisco Sour lesson too. It was very fun!”
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…”
Review of Arequipa’s 3.5-hour city tour, with volcano viewpoints, Santa Catalina Monastery, sillar architecture, and practical booking tips.
“Tour comprehensive, guide very knowledgable. I booked English tour but all were Spanish speakers. Guide's descriptions very long so found myself waiting many minutes for information. Suggestion:- break each description into smaller sections? Had Eng guide in St Catalina but felt obliged to give tip”
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.”
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