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From Callao Port: City Tour, Magic Water Circuit and Local Dinner

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Lima

Embark on an immersive city tour in Lima, starting from Callao Port. Explore the historic sites, including beautiful squares, a majestic cathedral, and grand palaces. Experience the mesmerizing Magic Water Circuit, with its 13 fountains that come alive with music and colors. Enjoy a local dinner and support sustainable tourism initiatives that benefit local communities and preserve Peruvian culture.

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Plaza San Martin - Your local tour guide will take you to visit this very nice square loved by locals because of the gardens and nice atmosphere.
Your guide will also give you a good introduction to the history of the country its people and local life.
Jiron de La Union - This is an unmissable street! You will have a panoramic view and you will appreciate a very nice architecture, great wooden balconies, impressive rock carvings and monumental churches and religious altars. The local atmosphere, shops, chicken restaurants plus local music will make your day very excited, happy and for sure interesting!
Museo y Catacumbas Del Convento San Francisco de Asis Del Cusco - After we finish our exploration of Unión Street, we will take you through Ucayali and Lampa streets to enjoy all the history of the city of Lima and learn about its people and life. We will continue with the visit of one of the most impressive attractions in the city of Lima, the Monastery of San Francisco and its fascinating internal CATACOMBS! Where we will learn about the culture and traditions of the inhabitants of the city of Lima during the colonial era of the XVI, XVII y XVIII centuries. We believe this is one of the attractions that will make your tour and visit memorable!
Presidential Palace (Palacio de Gobierno) - We will have a panoramic view of one of the most important houses in the entire country accompanied by a good and rich explanation. Our president lives and works here! Also, this is where the changing of the guard takes place every day! We are going to enjoy great architecture and a place full of history!
RESTAURANTE CORDANO - It is considered the oldest (or fist) official bar in Peru, located next to the presidencial palace, famouse because many former presidents and writers came here including Ernest Hemingway. This friendly bar is not posh with all forniture but with great personality and character. Locals love its traditional cusine like: Aji de gallina (creamy chicken), fresh ceviches, Tongue stew, tasty anticuchos and top Pisco sours! We are will have a quick visit.
Lima Cathedral - The most important religious power during the colonial era was in the city of Lima and was presided over by this imposing cathedral. By Catholic rules, any other church must be built higher than its towers. The front is impressive, the art and architecture that surrounds it is also impressive. There the main and oldest religious ceremonies are celebrated. The locals love to get married there. We will have the best panoramic view of the Cathedral for the best photos!
Pasaje Santa Rosa - Lovely Street where locals go to enjoy their day, normally you find temporary exhibitions in there, comfortable atmosphere with an always fresh breze in the air. This place hide the MOST IMORTANT sacred rock for the still living natives, this sacred place is still used to do offerings and payments to the gods like mother earth and natives from Peru came here to do different type of rituals including dances to keep their culture and energy alive. Sacred place good to go and learn!
Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima - This convent is considered the oldest in South America which during the 17th century had the tallest tower in the whole continent, still these days works as convent and has an impressive facade and shiny inside front altar, you will be visiting this place from outside especially because we will take the car to come back to your accommodation (the Port of Callao or the airport) in here, if the church of this convent is open you can take a quick look inside.
Plaza de Armas (Plaza Mayor) - The Plaza de Armas is another HIGHLIGHT! It has an influence from Spain in the architecture (because before we were a colony), it is also surrounded by the first palaces, mansions, palaces and castles built in South America and a beautiful main garden. Remember that before taking you to this place we will take a walk on Ancash Street to visit the “Happy Inka market” where you will appreciate the beautiful art of the locals, indigenous carvings and textiles, you will have the opportunity to buy a souvenir of your visit to Lima!
Circuito Magico Del Agua - At approximately 5:30 pm we will have a local dinner and then we will go to the “Magic Water Park”. It is one of the main attractions that the city of Lima has to offer at night. It is considered a highlight by the locals and is a must-see. It is in the Guinness Book of Records for the largest fountain complex in the world, displaying 13 different fountains and many are interactive. All of the fountains are illuminated at night, many with continually changing color schemes. A colorful laser light show synchronized to classical and Peruvian music makes the fountains shimmer and shine as the water flows in unique patterns and shapes.
Finally, we will take you back to your place (Callao Port or Airport).

What's Included

Bottled water
Professional guide
Small group
In-vehicle air conditioning
Entrance Tickets to the Catacombs and the Magic Circuit Park
Dinner
All fees and/or taxes
Private transport

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Beverages
Souvenirs

Additional Information

Immerse yourself in one of the most incredible experiences in Lima! Discover the culture and history of the most emblematic places of viceregal Lima with its beautiful squares, its immense cathedral and surrounded by palaces and castles! In addition, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the largest fountain complexes in the world, with its 13 water fountains that, to the rhythm of music and colors, will leave you with the best memories of your visit!

Best of all! As we are a sustainable company and we seek local benefits, for this reason, part of the profits from the tours are used to carry out social projects, allowing us to help many families with fewer resources and children in extreme poverty. In addition, we are committed to keeping Peruvian culture alive, protecting the environment, and making locals part of the tourism industry by creating new job opportunities.

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
We recommend to wear confortable clothes and shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen and a hat, take a bottle of water with you and spare battery for your camera
You should let us know if you will have wheelchair or stroller

Location

Plaza San Martin

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Christin_c

Apr 7, 2024

Fantastic glimpse of city highlights. - Very enjoyable tour of the city highlights. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and professional. The night Magic Water light show was amazing.

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Tania

Dec 25, 2023

Stop looking and start booking!! - Excellent tour with Haku - stop looking and book!! We had a rough start just getting off our cruise ship and thru the port - I let Haku know of the delay, and they responded and waited for all of us with no issue. We then had the amazing Cesar as our guide and we couldn’t have been happier! He was friendly, knowledgeable, funny and helpful - and really set a great tone for the tour. Loved the sights (and those churros were delish!!), the catacombs, and dinner was yummy as well (Pisco sour and lomo saltado - yum!). After the hassle at the port we decided very last minute to spend the night in Miraflores (lovely area), and Cesar afjusted and helped to make sure we got an Uben easily from our last stop. One of the highlights of our trip - thank you Cesar and Haku!