PERU · WALKING TOURS IN LIMA
This is the shortlist worth sending to whoever you are travelling with: 15 walking tours in Lima, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Small-group half-day Lima walk hitting Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, and San Francisco catacombs, with guide-led history and hotel transport.
“A great introduction to the historic center of Lima. Covered all the important points in a short period of time. Silvana was an excellent and patient guide.”
A 4-hour food and art walk through Chorrillos and Barranco, with market tastings, local fish, Peruvian fruit, and a gallery stop.
“Great exposure to some of Lima’s traditional dishes. Paula our guide was informative and fun to be with. Particularly liked the sardine sandwich by the sea. Also the market tour and getting to taste a variety of fruits.”
2-hour Barranco walking tour from Starbucks Pedro de Osma: murals, galleries, Pacific views, and Lima stories including Pisco Sour.
“The guide answered all our questions and gave interesting insight to the area. The pace of the tour was good.”
Taste Lima in 4 hours on a Miraflores walk, sampling coffee, chicharrones, fruit, ceviche, pisco, and churros with a local guide.
“This was a leasurely walk with a very knowledgeable guide through the Miraflores area of Lima. I learned about the food and drinks as well as experiencing them. It's a great value.”
Lima walking tour of Plaza de Armas, Central Market, and the UNESCO San Francisco Monastery, with Spanish phrases and catacombs included.
“The tour leader was excellent. She concentrated on the most interesting sites and made sure that we did not bump into large tour groups. She was caring and personable and ended with a relaxing stop in a small cafe where we could all talk and discuss the tour.”
Walk Miraflores with Sebastián: parks, ocean cliffs, photo spots, local bites, Wi-Fi plus a free eBook after a 2.5 hour stroll.
“Incredible tour!! Sebastian was a great guide! Funny and well informed, customized the tour to what we wanted to see, took us to great local restaurants. Definitely recommend!”
Evening walk in Lima’s Historic Center with San Francisco catacombs, colonial plazas, churches, then a rooftop Pisco Sour in Miraflores.
“Awesome tour around Mirraflores with our guide Rubi. She was so friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommended if uou are. Visitor to Lima. 💯 😊❤️”
A private walking tour of Lima that links Miraflores markets, the historic center, San Francisco catacombs, and Barranco, using local transit.
“Great trip, Jorge was really knowledgeable of the area and flexible to change the route. Definitely will recommend it. Riding the local bus system was a nice treat. Especially a packed Metropolitano.”
Miraflores walking food tour: coffee, chicharrones, Surquillo fruits, ceviche, pisco and churros in Lima. 4-hour small group.
“Rudy was excellent, shared so much great history of Lima and Peru. The food was so good too - we had a wonderful time!”
Panoramic bus views across Lima, UNESCO Historic Center walk, and San Francisco catacombs. 4 hours, $42.
“Nice. We enjoyed the panoramic vue of the city. The Pisco tasting was a hit. Visit the catacombs and the Cathedral gave us a little understanding how the Franciscans manage death and burial in the colonial history of Peru”
Guided walk through Lima’s main plazas and streets, then the Catacombs of San Francisco, with hotel pickup and catacombs entry for $38.
“Great! Perfect length of time for what we wanted. Our guide Pamela was very knowledgeable and engaging!”
4 hour Lima food walking tour with Terrua coffee, Metropolitano ride, Mercado Central bites, chicha morada, pisco sour, Plaza Mayor.
“Excellent tour! I happened to be the only one who booked the tour and Miguel made kr extremely interesting”
Lima walking tour of historic plazas and colonial churches, finishing with the San Francisco convent and catacombs, with pickup and tickets included.
“Felipe was a wonderful guide and made this a memorable experience. He is very knowledgeable and funny”
Barranco art and food tour in Lima: graffiti murals, Puente de los Suspiros, Jade Rivera museum, and a full meal crawl with vegan options.
“Our tour was supposed to start at 4:00 pm. Only at 3:46 pm did the travel agency send us a message: “Our guide experienced an unexpected personal emergency early this morning, and we will not be able to operate today’s tour as planned.” It ruined our day. It was too late for us to find another tour to fill the time. We flew more than 4,000 miles to Lima en route to Cusco; our time was very valuable. A reputable agency would have handled the situation earlier and better.”
Small-group Lima walking tour with air-conditioned comfort and free entry to San Francisco’s convent and catacombs, plus two major squares.
“Honestly I knew very little about Perú prior to this tour. Rose gave us information pertaining to pottery and the time lines and I learned there was so much more than Inca civilization. I also came to appreciate our advances weren’t so advanced as I thought.”
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