The 15 City Tours in Lima That Earn Their Price

Lima Half-Day City Walking Tour (Small Groups) - Ancash Street and the Happy Inka Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,508 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $24Our pick

Explore Lima’s historic center on a small-group walking tour with expert guides, catacombs, colonial churches, hotel transport, and strong value.

“The tour guide expertly shared the history and significant details of the city, along with many fun facts that made the experience even more enjoyable. It wasn’t just a history lesson — you could truly hear the love and admiration he has for this beautiful city in the way he guided us through it. I would highly recommend this tour. Our guide, Cesar, was absolutely amazing and made this a 10 out of 10 experience.”

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City Tour Panoramic Bus Departure From Larcomar

2.City Tour Panoramic Bus Departure From Larcomar

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 733 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35

Review of Lima’s 4-hour Turibus from Larcomar, covering Miraflores, historic Lima, Santo Domingo, value, guides, traffic, and practical tips.

“Good experience to get to know the areas and some history. Especially loved the Pisco taste testing. The bus was very fun, and mostly open air but with a roof.”

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Lima’s Vibrant Heritage: Exploring the City’s Landmarks Half-day

3.Lima’s Vibrant Heritage: Exploring the City’s Landmarks Half-day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 581 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Explore Lima’s historic center, coastal views, Huaca Pucllana, Cathedral, and Santo Domingo Convent on a practical 3.5-hour tour.

“This was a fantastic excursión. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and professional. The tour was exactly as promised. I highly recommend it if you want to learn about Peru’s history.”

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Lima City, Central Market & Catacombs Tour (Pick-up & Drop Off)

4.Lima City, Central Market & Catacombs Tour (Pick-up & Drop Off)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 228 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45

Explore Lima’s historic center, central market, Plaza de Armas, and San Francisco catacombs on a small-group tour with hotel pickup.

“We had an absolutely fantastic tour with Aura as our Guide. Her English is impeccable, and she was wonderfully friendly, funny and knowledgeable of all the areas along the walk through the historic district. Since we did this tour at the beginning of our visit to Lima, she also gave us some excellent advice of other areas, attractions and food. I highly recommend this tour and suggest booking the morning slot in order to beat the traffic.”

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Lima City Tour and Catacombs

5.Lima City Tour and Catacombs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 200 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $35

Explore Lima’s historic center, San Francisco Church, catacombs, and Plaza de Armas on a lively two-hour walking tour.

“Very fun and we learned a lot would definitely recommend. Perfect for family’s and groups of friends or even on ur own.”

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Lima: City Highlights Small Group Tour

6.City Highlights Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 132 reviews · 4 hours · from $79

Review of Lima’s four-hour private city tour, with San Martín Square, Plaza Mayor, Huaca Pucllana, and San Francisco Catacombs.

“Jordan was the best tour guide we have ever had; he was extremely enthusiastic, helpful and very knowledgeable. We got a great feel of Lima after spending the afternoon with him ; he and Jorge the driver made a great team and made our short stay in Lima very enjoyable”

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City Tour Complete

7.City Tour Complete

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $90

Review of Lima’s private 3 to 4 hour city tour, covering Miraflores, Barranco, and historic plazas with hotel transfers and a guide.

“Big thumbs up tour. Our guide Maria was so fun, knowledgeable, and flexible. She customized the day with what we wanted. GianCarlo was an ace driver (much needed in Lima!) Our car would magically appear wherever we were. The optional shuttle afterwards to the airport made it all so easy. Thanks much!”

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Fantastic Lima: City Tour + Magic Water Show + Local Dinner

8.Fantastic Lima: City Tour + Magic Water Show + Local Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $104

Explore Lima’s colonial center, San Francisco catacombs, local dinner, and the dazzling Magic Water Show in a small group.

“Great tour , Amadeo the tour guide was fantastic. He was so nice, patient and very good in informing about the history of the sites visited. The food at the local restaurant was good but be aware they give you a lot. I highly recommend that tour , we visited a few sites. The water show was amazing, our tour guide junior was good find us a good spot to view the water show. We had a great time.”

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City Tour Panoramic Bus Departure from Larcomar

9.City Tour Panoramic Bus Departure from Larcomar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35

Review of Lima’s 4-hour Turibus tour from Larcomar, with Miraflores, Pucllana, Plaza Mayor, Santo Domingo, tips, value, and drawbacks.

“My guide who spoke good English was excellent. The tour was very inspiring. We enjoyed every minute of it.”

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City Tour of Lima from the Airport

10.City Tour of Lima from the Airport

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 84 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $95

Review of Lima’s private airport city tour, with Miraflores, the historic center, catacombs, chocolate, practical layover tips, and honest value advice.

“It was great. We had a 16 hour layover on our way to Rio. Seamless pickup at Lima airport. Arturo was our driver and July was our guide. Both were great. July put together an itinerary that gave us a wonderful overview of Lima and Miraflores. July was knowledgeable, friendly and very nice. We had a great lunch downtown and were dropped back at the airport.”

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Lima City Tour. Pre-Hispanic, Colonial and Modern Tour.

11.Lima City Tour. Pre-Hispanic, Colonial and Modern Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35

See Lima’s pre-Hispanic temple, colonial center, Pacific views, and chocolate museum on a practical four-hour small-group tour.

“This tour was a perfect way to explore the city during all it's periods. Renzo, our tour guide, picked us up from our hotel with his driver on time and had so much knowledge to share about Peru's history. Just like the tour name suggested, we were able to visit parts of the city that were pre-Incan such as Huaca Pucllana, as well as modern parts such as El Parque del Amor overlooking the Pacific Coast, and the city center where we saw architecture with french and spanish influences from the Colonial period. Unfortunately, there was a government protest happening that day, so parts of the city center were blocked…”

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Lima City Tour from the Port of Callao For Cruises

12.Lima City Tour from the Port of Callao For Cruises

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $85

Explore Lima from Callao with a small-group city tour covering catacombs, plazas, Miraflores, local food, and port transfers.

“Too much walking on a very hot day, which was not pointed out in the overview before booking. We did not visit the Chocolate Museum at all. Very disappointing.”

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Lima FD Experience Pachacamac, Barranco, City Centre & Water Park

13.Lima FD Experience Pachacamac, Barranco, City Centre & Water Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $155

Explore Pachacamac, Barranco, Lima’s historic center, San Francisco catacombs, and the Magic Water Circuit in one full day.

“Our guide, Andy, was very knowledgeable about the various places we visited, explaining the history of each and pointing out details we would have otherwise missed. We're particularly interested in ancient civilizations and found the mud brick pyramid complex at Pachacamac fascinating. A major concert adjacent to Magic Waters, prevented our visiting it, but Andy was aware of the issue when we met him in the morning and recommended visiting Parque del Amor in Miraflores at sunset as an alternative. We had visited the park at mid day on a previous visit to Lima, but it was enchanting during a very colorful sunset.”

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