Lima Historic Center Private Tour: Immerse Yourself in the City's Highlights and Hidden Gems
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Lima
Discover both the classic highlights and off-the-beaten-path hidden gems of Lima's historic center on this engaging and personalized private tour. Immerse yourself in the local culture and uncover the city's vibrant essence.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Centro Histórico - You will walk by the major highlights of the historic centre of Lima: Plaza San Martin with the majestic Hotel Bolivar, the impressive Plaza de Armas or the main square of Lima with the Cathedral, City Hall, the Archbishop’s Palace and the Government Palace, the old train station transformed into the House of Literature, the San Francisco church and the many beautiful mansions with the typical wooden balconies. Besides these classics, your guide will also take you to some hidden gems such as the Park of the City Wall with a view of one of Lima’s oldest human settlements, Chinatown and the bustling Central Market, where many locals do their shopping. You’ll walk through a part of Lima that is just outside the tourist area but gives you a good idea of the ‘real’ Lima, full of people, little shops, a lot of colors.

Your guide will tell you interesting facts about daily life in Lima, contemporary and recent history, and of course answer all your questions about life in Lima!

What's Included
  • Private tour
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This urban exploration of Lima weaves together the city’s famous historical points with lesser-known attractions. The exclusive tour takes you to renowned sites such as Plaza San Martin, Plaza de Armas featuring the Cathedral, Government Palace, City Hall and the San Francisco Church, while also guiding you to see Lima’s remaining city walls, China Town, the Central Market and other hidden treasures. Naturally, the guide will provide a wealth of information about the colonial structures’ historical background, as well as entertaining anecdotes and insights about Lima living.

What differentiates this Lima city tour is its unique local and unconventional focus. Some of the locations you’ll discover are typically omitted from standard walking tours of the city. Even though these attractions are a stone’s throw from the main tourism hub, they teem with local inhabitants immersed in their daily routines.

Location
Centro Histórico
Cancellation Policy

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

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Tbdworldtraveler
Jul 2, 2023
Half Day City Tour - Excellent walking tour through the historic area and busy urban center. Alfredo was a fantastic guide, knowledgeable, and relaxed. He fit the tour around my interests, so I got less museum time and more market time. He provided lots of local insights and I’m glad i booked this tour. Highly recommend.
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Alexandra7457
Mar 17, 2023
A Terrific Day in Lima with wonderful guides - We loved our day with Alfredo and Rosario. We were well taken care of all day. They tolerated our questions and ignorance and educated and explained everything so we could understand and truly enjoy.
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Yeuklam99
Mar 27, 2019
A great walking tour to see Lima with very knowledgeable guide Alfredo! - Alfredo was my guide for this Lima Historical Center walking tour and he made it a very interesting and memorable trip for me! He’s knowledgeable and the fact that he’s lived in Asia for several years, he was able to provide alternative perspectives for me to better understand Lima and Peru. We did a stop at the Hotel Maury for the best pisco sour in town and exchanged views of current affairs and politics - it was like traveling with a local friend! He’s very patient and helpful, he went the extra mile to help me buy a new pair of hiking shoes in preparation for my upcoming hikes in Peru. After the tour, he followed up promptly with a list of sites we visited on the day, which was very helpful for my own travel record. I appreciate him taking the extra time to do so. I truly enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend it and Alfredo! Thanks again Alfredo!
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Jameson_a
Jun 11, 2018
Nice half day trip. Our guide... - <p>Nice half day trip. Our guide Alfredo and driver were punctual. They picked us up at the hotel and drove around to see some sights. We started the walking tour from the city center and ended up in Chinatown. Alfredo was very knowledgeable and accommodating. The driver was absolutely skillful maneuvering around those crowded streets filled with not only cars but people selling things in between the lanes of traffic.</p>
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David_r
Apr 1, 2018
Our guide and driver picked us up at... - <p>Our guide and driver picked us up at the hotel precisely at the time arranged. He then took us on a walking tour of Lima old city. all the usual sites were visited, ending up at 11.45 in the main square. The reason for this time was that it was requested by ourselves because we were aware of a 'Changing of the Palace Guards ' ceremony occuring at noon. He was happy to accommodate this into the itinery that he had arranged, then we continued to visit more areas of the city, ending in Chinatown. Throughout the day he talked of the history, the architecture and the people who lived in and around Lima, he answered our questions and was a very amiable guide who was just happy to please. The driver was punctual and picked us up at the end at the prearranged spot and time and delivered us back to the hotel. A brilliant day with two great ambassadors for their city. Thank you once again.</p>
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Mommyliz
Nov 21, 2017
We had a great walking tour around... - <p>We had a great walking tour around historic Lima with Gino. He's punctual and very informative! Enjoyed vey much.</p>
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Carlos
Jul 14, 2016
Excellent service by the tour guide... - <p>Excellent service by the tour guide. Will definitely recommend.</p>
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