Private Full-Day Best of Lima Tour: Highlights of the Capital City

Experience the best of Lima in just one day! Discover pre-Incan history, colonial architecture, award-winning food, and the iconic Larco Museum on this private guided tour. Book now!

Duration: 8 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. The…
What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (from districts of San Isidro, Miraflores & Barranco - all others please see Exclusions)
  • Transport by air-conditioned car or minivan
What's Not Included
  • Lunch consumption at the Larco Museum Cafe
  • Gratuities
  • When tipping, please do so separately for the guide and driver.
Additional Information

Ideal for visitors with limited time in the capital, this tour brings you the best of Lima in a single day! You’ll get to discover everything from Lima’s ancient pre-Incan history and colonial-era architecture, to its celebrated culinary scene, and a private, guided exploration of Lima’s foremost attraction, the Larco Museum. Your private guide and…

Location
Plaza San Martin
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sharon_s
Feb 17, 2025
Lima in a Day - We managed to see all the important sites in Lima in a day and was hard work but well worth every minute
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Churst21
Feb 5, 2025
Wonderful private tour of Lima - We booked this tour to do after getting off the cruise ship and before our evening flight. It was a great way to spend the day and see Lima. Mily did a great job of showing us the highlights and adjusting the tour for things we had already seen. Hector, our driver, did a good job - he was always safe and the car was very clean.
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Caroline_s
Feb 4, 2025
Wonderful tour of Lima - We booked this tour to do after getting off the cruise ship and before our evening flight. It was a great way to spend the day and see Lima. Mily did a great job of showing us the highlights and adjusting the tour for things we had already seen.
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David_m
Jan 28, 2025
Five star plus - Marco and jorge treated us like family Every part of the trip was informative the lunch location off the charts and the interaction. Amazing
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Georgina_w
Jan 23, 2025
Lima is a beautiful city and Nathaly and Jorje were brilliant. - Lima is a vibrant interesting and beautiful city. Nathaly our guide and Jorje our driver could not have gone to more trouble. They picked us up at our airport hotel promptly and showed us the sights. Nathaly was knowledgable and enthusiastic about her city and country, we learnt so much as we drove and wondered around the city. The highlight was Museo Larco, which with Nathaly's help gave us a wonderful overview of the history of Peru. She had booked a table at the museum cafe for a late lunch. There cannot be another museum cafe like this in the world and we weren’t surprised it also doubles as a wedding venue. Fabulous food in a beautiful setting at very reasonable prices. Thanks so much
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Ann_d
Jan 23, 2025
A great full day tour. - What a wonderful day spent with a knowledgeable, friendly, easy to understand tour guide, Lourdes, and our most efficient driver Hector. We visited everything we wanted to see at a pace that pleased us. Traffic is a real issue in Lima, but we made do. We started in Mira Flores, We loved the lovers Park, the olive tree Park in the San ysidro area. In the historic district,The San Franciscan church was amazing with its tile work and wood carvings in the choir and the ceilings. We walked through the main square of the historic district. We had the most wonderful lunch at the Larco Museum and a fascinating visit inside.Eventually, we drove along the bottom of the cliffs by the ocean, out to a new viewpoint in Barranco, way up on a dusty cliff. And then back to our hotel through the Barranco neighborhood. We saw so many different parts of Lima. We could not have asked for more. Yes we were tired after eight hours, but it was so worth it. And Lourdes could not have been better.
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Ian
Jan 20, 2025
Lima - from ancient history to present day - Nathalie was our guide and Jorge our driver. They are a regular team. Both were fantastic. Excellent English, so much knowledge, friendly and adapted the tour to our needs. High quality, spacious air con car. Lima is a great city with many faces. Thanks to Nathalie and Jorge I feel we saw a glimpse of everything from ancient history to present day. Highly recommended.
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Erinlbaker
Jan 7, 2025
Excellent Tour with Edgar and Kiko - My husband and I had a great tour with Edgar (guide) and Kiko (driver). We saw a variety of things on this tour, including an awesome coastal sunset that they stopped for us to see near the end of our tour. Both Edgar and Kiko were very polite, a lot of fun, very knowledgeable about Lima, and attentive to our specific requests. The vehicle was also comfortable and clean. We also appreciated that the company's support staff was communicative and responsive to our questions during the booking process and the period leading up to our tour. This put us at ease about booking a private tour with a company located outside of the U.S. We had an all-around great experience, and we highly recommend this tour!
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Roxane_g
Jan 6, 2025
A Lovely Time in Lima - Jose (guide) and Jorge (driver) were absolutely wonderful. They showed us an amazing time, and we were able to see quite a lot in only one day. The tour began with a view of the city from one of the highest points and then we wove our way through various neighborhoods, seeing everything from the Love Park to the Museo Largo to pre-Incan pyramids, street art, and much more. Jose was extremely knowledgeable and charming and everyone had a wonderful time. Lima was our last stop during a long trip through South America and he was, by far, the best guide we had the pleasure of spending time with.
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Julie_s
Dec 30, 2024
No better way to experience Lima! - There is no better way to learn about and see Lima than with Mily and Coqui. They were incredibly knowledgeable about the history of Peru and all of South America. They also had lots of fun facts, did you know Peru has 3000 different type of potatoes? Who knew??
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