City of Kings: Discover Peru's history through Colonial Catacombs and Historic Cemetery
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4 Ratings
Lima
Uncover Peru's captivating history through a journey into the colonial catacombs and historic cemetery of Lima. Explore the City of Kings, delve into the lives of colonial citizens, and marvel at the neoclassical mausoleums. A unique and immersive experience!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Museo Convento San Francisco y Catacumbas - Catacombs
  • Cementerio Presbitero Matias Maestro - Mausoleums and tombs
What's Included
  • Entrance tickets to the Catacombs
  • Entrance tickets to the Presbítero Maestro Cemetery
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information

A unique and different experience!

Discover the history of Peru, through death, visiting the famous colonial catacombs built under the churches and the general cemetery ‘Presbítero Maestro’, built in 1808, which is the oldest public cemetery in America with more than 700 mausoleums!

We will learn the history of Peru chronologically, visiting the Plaza de Armas of Lima to talk about the founding of the City of Kings by Francisco Pizarro and how the city evolved into the most magnificent city in Latin America. Visit the convent of San Francisco, the largest in Lima and its catacombs to discover what life was like for the citizens of the colonial era. Finish the tour discovering one of the hidden treasures of Lima, the Matías Maestro cemetery and its beautiful neoclassical mausoleums. Visit the pavilion of suicides, the crypt of heroes and more!

Location
Museo Convento San Francisco y Catacumbas
Plaza San Francisco, Jirón Lampa y Ancash
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Chaddiodc
Jan 24, 2024
Lots of Creepy Fun! - We had an absolute blast with our guide Renzo! We were picked us up at our Airbnb, which was very convenient and appreciated. It was just the three of us so we got a delightfully personalized tour. We love the creepy and macabre, and so does Renzo, so he was excited to give us all the details (and we also shared our favorite horror movies). The catacombs at the monastery were fascinating. The cemetery portion was also fantastic as we got to hear all kinds of stories about some of the (in)famous residents, from presidents to witches to miracle children. Overall, we highly recommend this tour!
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Rebekah_b
Jun 6, 2022
Dark and creepy, but in a fun way! - Really different way to see the city. Great tour guide and lots of fun. Highly recommend it! If you enjoy cemeteries, you will be very impressed with the sculptures here!
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Sherpa37712232153
Aug 1, 2021
Don’t miss one of the most beautiful parts of the city. Not creepy at all, it was beautiful - This was a fantastic to hear. You start out for the best rate in a very high-class bus from your hotel to the Sittercity, you get to see the central plaza in old town which is marvelous. Unfortunately, due to Covid, it was closed he could not walk through it but you could see it from all angles from the sides. Architecture was fantastic and meet for some great photos. He then proceeded to an old church and get a tour of the church, followed by the catacombs underneath with your full of bones from several hundred years. This is a fascinating tour underneath the church, through old brick lined tunnels and passages. After that, a bus ride again. You go to an old abandoned cemetery which is absolutely beautiful. In other cities, they would charge a huge amount to tour these lovely statuary and old Graves. Arturo was able to point out interesting characters from the history of Peru buried here. This included several past presidents, and other large mausoleums which were amazing to see. Whole tour was about 45 hours and definitely money well spent. One of most beautiful parts of the city, and apparently no one goes here – we were the only people on the cemetery part of the tour in the entire cemetery, which seems to be miles in each dimension. I would say this is a don’t miss tour.
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