Private Historic Lima & Larco Museum
- 6 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 4 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
If you enjoy architecture and history and are limited on time, this is the tour for you! From grand plazas, palaces and cathedrals to unique pre-Colombian artifacts, we'll cover it all in just six short hours. A walking tour of Lima's colonial streets along with a tour of the infamous Catacombs below the San Francisco Convent will get us started. We'll combine this with an extensive visit to the best recognized private collection of antiquities in Lima, the Larco Museum, to leave you with a very good introduction to the fascinating history of Peru.
Inclusions
What's included
- Professional Licensed Local Guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (from districts of San Isidro, Miraflores & Barranco - all others please see: Exclusions)
- Private tour
- Transport by private vehicle
What's not
- When tipping, please do so separately for the guide and driver.
- Lunch at Larco Museum Cafe
Itinerary
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.
Here we will spend a few minutes in the heart of Lima. The Plaza de Armas is home to the Presidential Palace, Arch Bishop's Palace, Cathedral and Municipal buildings and can oftentimes be a lively place filled with people and various forms of entertainment.
Also known as the St. Francis Monastery in English, the church and convent were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1991. The site contains a world-renown library with about 25,000 antique texts and in the catacombs beneath it is estimated that this same number of people were laid to rest. Today you can explore the once hidden passages and observe the uniquely displayed remains of first Limeños.
Built atop a seventh century pyramid, this vice-royal mansion is a site to see with its beautifully cared for gardens; you will find yourself snapping photos of the grounds as much so as the relics inside. The portion of the tour consists of captivating history, a 45,000-piece store of antiquities and an intriguing erotic collection (this room can be left out if touring with younger children.) Afterwards we will have time to enjoy a delicious lunch surrounded by colorful gardens on the outdoor patio of the museum cafe.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Integrity Tourism
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
How it compares in Lima
- Its from-price is 99% above the median of the 162 city tours we list in Lima.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 58 of 162.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Lima
Lima, Peru's capital on clifftops above the Pacific, is a city of colonial plazas, pre-Inca ruins and an exciting, celebrated food scene.
The historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, revolves around the Plaza Mayor, with the cathedral, the Government Palace and the Archbishop's Palace with its carved wooden balconies. The Monastery of San Francisco hides catacombs beneath its yellow church, and the colonial mansions around it recall the riches of the viceroyalty.
Top-ranked sights in Lima: Miraflores, Lima Plaza Mayor, Church and Convent of Saint Francis (Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco).
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