Lima Tour: Colonial and Modern Highlights

Experience the best of Lima in just a few hours! This private half-day tour takes you through colonial Lima, modern districts, and the bohemian seaside town of Barranco. Don’t miss the opportunity to indulge in traditional Peruvian food along the way!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plaza San Martin - Our first stop on the historic city-center portion of our tour. Here we recognize one of Peru’s most well-known liberators, Jose de San Martin.
  • Museo Convento San Francisco y Catacumbas - Also known as the St. Francis Monastery in English, the church and convent were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1991. We will…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (from districts of San Isidro, Miraflores & Barranco - all others please see: Exclusions)
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Transport by air-conditioned private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • When tipping, please do so separately for the guide and driver.
Additional Information

For the traveler who only has a few hours to spare, this tour, coined ‘The Perfect Snapshot of Lima’ by previous guests, covers it all. Compare and contrast colonial Lima, with the modern districts of San Isidro and Miraflores. Have fun perusing the bohemian seaside town of Barranco. From high above the Pacific Ocean you will look down upon the iconic…

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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Travysee
Sep 15, 2025
Great experience, we would recommend - My girlfriend and I had a wonderful time. Our tour guide was Milagros (Mily), and she was very knowledgeable, friendly, and made for great conversation. The driver (Rene) was also wonderful. I have no complaints.
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Warrenj935
Aug 29, 2025
Perfect tour of Lima - My wife brother and I had an 8 hour layover in Lima heading home from Cusco. We booked the 5 hour highlights of Lima tour and couldn’t have been happier. Nathaly was absolutely terrific. She (and our driver Jorge) met us at the airport and showed us the different neighborhoods and historical sights. Nathaly’s English is outstanding and she was thoroughly knowledgeable and engaging. Outstanding tour!!
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Katalin_k
Aug 19, 2025
Do not hesitate, it is totally worth it! - Excellent! Thank you so much to Mary Carmen and Jorge, our tour guides, who made this wonderful day unforgettable.
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Robert_b
Aug 12, 2025
Private tour kudos - Had wonderful guide Milagros and driver Rene. We told them what we had already seen and what we wanted to see, and Milagros made some other suggestions. Then they made a custom itinerary on the spot. We saw so much more than we could have seen any other way, and more comfortably. More expensive than a group tour, but worth it. Set us up to continue exploring on our own.
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Cliveh482
Aug 8, 2025
The most comprehensive tour of Lima to date. Hugely educational yet engaging. 10/10 - We’ve joined many a private tour in various countries and this one stands out as one of the best. We did our research and at the time of writing no other tour company provided such a comprehensive tour of Lima. We had the wonderful Nathaly who charmed us with her passionate knowledge and love for Lima. Her fluency in English was so good we were amazed it was her second language. She was truly exceptional. The 8hrs private tour was a joy and it simply flew by. Don’t miss out on lunch at the Larco museum. It isn’t just a beautiful restaurant set in the historic grounds of the museum, it also serves superb Peruvian classics. Nathaly introduced every dish.
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Johnwd427uv
Jul 29, 2025
Outstanding Lima City Tour - Our guide Gabby and our driver where extremely professional and knowledgeable and did and outstanding job! Highly recommend this tour if you have four hours available..
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Carolyn_h
Jul 12, 2025
Wonderful - Would highly recommend this tour. Our family had a great time with Maria. She did a wonderful job explaining everything. Got to see so much of the city.
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Ellencmog
Jun 19, 2025
Outstanding Tour - We booked this tour based on the excellent reviews and we totally agree! It was perfect for us; we thoroughly enjoyed our five hours with our outstanding guide Nathaly. She was knowledgeable and gave us so much interesting information. We highly recommend the Original Highlights tour - you won't be disappointed!
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387hew
Jun 8, 2025
Great day in Lima! - We had a wonderful time with the half day Lima city tour! Our guide Maria and our driver Cogui are great. They are super helpful, knowledgeable and accommodating! We learned much about Lima and Peru in the short tour, and get to try a few tasty local snack as well. Highly recommend and we will set aside more time to come back for the longer tour next time! Thank you Maria and Cougui for a great day in Lima!
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Maria_t
Jun 5, 2025
Best half day tour , time saver - If you have limited time in Lima this is definitely a time saver , we were able to explore different parts of Lima , our Tour guide Milagros and driver George are very friendly and excellent , we wished we have whole day in Lima
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From $109
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).