Lima Catacombs Tour: Explore Historic Depths

Explore Lima’s fascinating history on a half-day tour that includes a visit to the intriguing catacombs under the Monastery of San Francisco. Wander through the UNESCO-listed historic center and appreciate its colonial architecture. With small group sizes and hotel pick-up provided, this tour ensures an authentic and convenient cultural experience.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plaza San Martin - Constructed in the early 1900s, this square is named after the South American liberator Jose de San Martin, whose statue stands at its center. Here, you will learn about Jose de San Martin and the history of significant gatherings in the square.
  • Jiron de La Union - Once the city’s most important road, Jirón de la Unión was…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Entry/Admission to the Catacombs
  • All fees and/or taxes
Location
Tourist Information Center (Kennedy)
Pasaje Juan Figari
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.9
(79 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
202colettem
Aug 28, 2025
Essential Lima - I was the only tourist on this tour today, so Susana was very accommodating. We stopped for breakfast, she answered my questions, and gave me ALOT of information about the people and history of the architecture. I enjoyed the catacombs under the church. Susana is a very knowledgeable young woman. 🙏🏻
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Emanuelsp5341sk
Aug 28, 2025
Free walking tour Lima (Wendy) - Wendy gave an excellent tour, it was a lot of fun and we learned a lot. She Was very friendly and gave a lot of Information about the history of Lima, the current Situation of Peru, culinaric advise and other stuff. Highly recommended
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Passenger28544476599
Aug 26, 2025
Lima Essentials 1/2 day city tour - Great walking tour of some key historical sights in Lima. Our guide, Mafer, was awesome, very knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about the city’s history, which made the whole experience that much better. I was the only person in the group who didn’t speak Spanish, but Mafer translated everything into English just for me and made sure I felt included the entire time, which was very much appreciated.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Travel12049857920
Aug 26, 2025
Walking tour - Perfect.guide Rodrigo bilingual experiments and friendly. Walking tour of the center and return transportation miraflores/centro included. everything was well organized.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
67maree
Aug 24, 2025
An excellent introduction to Lima - My tour with Rodrigo was excellent. I learnt a lot about the history of Lima and some interesting facts about Peru. I had limited time in Lima and without the tour I would have missed out on a lot. Rodrigo is an excellent guide and his English is so good that its easy to ask questions and to get answers that I could understand. Thankyou Rodrigo. Good luck with your studies.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Allizas2023
Aug 22, 2025
Fun, friendly and informative - I had a fantastic time doing the food tour with Rubi and George. We went to the market in Lima and Chinatown. They were fun, friendly and very informative! I highly recommend 👌
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Carmenco7762wh
Aug 21, 2025
Must do tour of Lima - Rodrigo was amazing!! He provided so much information about the different buildings in the historical district and answered any questions we had. He was very accommodating and I would recommend doing this tour with him to see downtown Lima
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Clementr956
Aug 20, 2025
Great trick! - Very very good experience! My guide Fernanda is at the top! 💯 I highly recommend! The visit was very pleasant, the explanations clear!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Curious52096837801
Aug 20, 2025
Good Tour - The tour itself was quite good. Maria as a guide is very knowledgeable. The booking process is painful. We did it at the Peru information center last minute. The agent messed up the price. The afternoon tour is more expensive than the evening, but the agent didn't realize that when booking for us, despite us asking repeatedly. Also I later find out the price is much higher from the information center than from other platforms such as trip advisor or booking.com.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Ddreyman1
Aug 19, 2025
Great foodie tour - I went to the Foodie tour, Samira was great ! We tried a lot of delicious food and a lot of new stuff, liked it a lot ! Thanks Samira
Review provided by Tripadvisor
From $39
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).