Top 15 City Tours in Peru

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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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

2.Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,129 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Review of Cusco’s $13 half-day tour to Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay.

“Varied day with very interesting sights to see. Although only half a day it packed so much in. The guide was passionate about the information he shared. Highly recommend.”

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City Tour Panoramic Bus Departure From Larcomar

3.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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City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

4.City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 617 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Review of Cusco’s Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara, and Tambomachay tour, with honest tips on cost, timing, guides, and value.

“Our guide Manuel was very nice, knowledgeable, kind, explained a lot about history and took us around central Cusco.”

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

5.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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Cusco City Tour Four Ruins in Half-Day

6.Cusco City Tour Four Ruins in Half-Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 530 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $40

Review of Cusco’s half-day tour to Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, and four Inca sites, with practical advice on cost, altitude, pacing, and value.

“Very informative tour of important Inca sights, helping tie up the links to Macchu Picchu and beyond”

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Cusco: Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus

7.Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 481 reviews · 2h 30m · from $12Best value

Review of Cusco’s $12 open-top bus tour, with Sacsayhuamán, city views, Christ Blanco, an Andean ceremony, and practical tips.

“loved it, one stopped had a short Shaman ceremony it was great!”

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

8.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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Open Bus Cusco City Tour

9.Open Bus Cusco City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 219 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $14

Review of Cusco Open Bus City Tour: views, Inca sites, Christ statue, bilingual guides, pricing, delays, weather, and practical booking tips.

“Unfortunately I can't give this one good rating because the tour started one hour late, which affected enjoyment on return trip. As it took us on the higher elevation then Cuzco it was freezing cold and gave me sinuse infection. If it started on time we would have been back just as it was getting cooler, this way was not enjoyable at all.”

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Cusco: City Tour | Half-Day Tour to 4 Archaeological Sites

10.City Tour | Half-Day Tour to 4 Archaeological Sites

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 206 reviews · 4 hours · from $29

See Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay on a useful four-hour Cusco tour with bilingual guides.

“We covered so much of the Cusco area on this trip! Lots of great sights, and Jonathan was a wonderful guide!”

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Lima City Tour and Catacombs

11.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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City Tour in Cusco & visit Museum South American Camelid Private.

12.City Tour in Cusco & visit Museum South American Camelid Private.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $49

Explore Cusco’s Inca sites, Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, and a camelid farm on a flexible six-hour private tour.

“The sites were interesting. However, our guide was so hard to understand that we missed a lot of information and started losing interest. The problem with Viator tours is sometimes you get great guides and sometimes you don’t. And it makes all the difference.”

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Cusco City Sightseeing, San Pedro Market, Cathedral and Qorikancha Temple

13.Cusco City Sightseeing, San Pedro Market, Cathedral and Qorikancha Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 139 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $59

Review of Cusco’s 3.5-hour city tour, with San Pedro Market, Qorikancha, Cathedral, San Blas, tips, value, and honest drawbacks.

“I'm so happy I made this booking! The tour company Viajes Pacificos was extremely organized and helped relieve any of my doubts about traveling solo. When I arrived to my hotel, a representative met me at my hotel to inform me where to meet my guide later that day. I was immediately put at ease! At the tour start time, Gabriel met me at my hotel as previously promised and we began our tour. I learned so much in such a short amount of time! Additionally, Gabriel was happy to take pictures of me in each of the locations which isn't always a guarantee when traveling alone. He gave great…”

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Full Day City Tour Cusco

14.Full Day City Tour Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 135 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $29

Review of Cusco’s five-hour city tour, covering Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, and four Inca sites with transport, guide, and ticket tips.

“The tour company was very professional and well organized. They reached out to me as soon as soon as I purchased the ticket and updated me every step of the way. I was picked up from my hotel in Cusco on the day of the tour and the tour guide Silvia was very knowledgeable and patient with all of us. I had really amazing photos from Cusco and I even had the opportunity to feed an Ilama and an apaca on the tour! I highly recommend this tour company and this tour activity!”

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Lima: City Highlights Small Group Tour

15.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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