The 14 Best Historical Tours in Lima

1.Discover Lima: Love Park, Historic Center, and its Catacombs.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 696 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35Our pick

See Lima’s Love Park, Huaca Pucllana, Plaza de Armas, pisco tasting, and San Francisco catacombs on a useful four-hour city tour.

“Tour 17th Jan - Our group was only 4 people so felt like a private tour. The guide was excellent but I can’t remember her name. The traffic was bad as there was a festival the next day. Included pisco sour tasting which was good fun. Also pickup from our hotel was on time so very good too.”

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2.Street Food, Market & Old Eateries Tour in Lima’s Historic Center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 656 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $69

Explore Lima’s Historic Center through tamales, anticuchos, markets, churros, pisco, and local stories on this four-hour walking food tour.

“Absolutely loved every minute of it! Enjoyed a lot talking to Marcos and leaning from him, as well as all the food we had a chance to taste.”

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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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4.A Journey Through Time: Lima’s Historic Center & Catacombs Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 293 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $40

Review of Lima’s four-hour historic center and catacombs tour, with Love Park, Huaca Pucllana, pisco sours, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“Conoci no solo la ciudad de los reyes sino amigos de ortros paises.Nuestra guia Narda mostro mucho conocimiento y respeto nuestro ritmo.”

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5.Historic Center Street Food, Market, and Eateries Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 216 reviews · 4 hours · from $69

Taste Lima’s street food, markets, chilcanos, and chifa while exploring the historic center with an English-speaking local guide.

“This tour will leave you full and satisfied with all the best food Peru can offer. Best churros in ever had. Street market was amazing. Not only did we get food we have never tried before but also an amazing walking tour with history of the city”

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6.Top Attractions in Lima: Historic Center, Love Park & Catacombs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 175 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35

See Lima’s Love Park, colonial center, chocolate tastings, pisco sour, ceviche, and San Francisco catacombs on a practical four-hour tour.

“Great communication and Roxana was so easy going and knowlegeable. We ask a lot of question and she answered them all”

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7.Food History + Local Markets Tour & Fruit Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $52

Explore Lima’s local markets, exotic Peruvian fruit, Amazonian dishes, ceviche, wine, and pisco on a small-group food history tour.

“Caesar, sandy and Iseide were great guides/drivers! 2 of us had them all to ourselves and they pampered us, made us laugh and showed us a great time. The food was amazing! The history very informative, I love learning the culture of other countries. Well worth it!”

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8.Historic Downtown, Miraflores & Catacombs Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $75

Review of Lima’s private half-day tour through Miraflores, San Isidro, the Historic Center, and San Francisco Catacombs.

“Alexandra and Victor did an excellent job on the tour. They picked us up on time at our hotel with water and snacks. Alexandra spoke perfect English and was very kind and sensitive to our needs and wishes. Victor drove in a way that made us feel safe, in crazy traffic, while Alexandra helped us understand all the customs, history and culture of Peru. We loved all that we saw; the catacombs, the cathedral, the crypt, the plazas. It was awesome! Highly recommend it!”

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9.Lima Walking Tour: Historic Center, Market & Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · 3 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $49

Explore Lima’s historic center, Central Market, Spanish phrases, and San Francisco catacombs on a small-group walking tour.

“Theresa was a fun and informative guide for the two of us.”

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10.Historic Downtown, Miraflores & Catacombs Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

See Lima’s colonial center, San Francisco Catacombs, Olivar Park, Huaca Pucllana, and Miraflores in a practical four-hour private tour.

“It was a very relaxed tour with our guide Sophia. Together with her driver, she quickly took us to the city's hotspots and told us lots of interesting things. No waiting time at the catacombs and would do it again any time.”

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11.Historical, Colonial, and Modern City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 21 reviews · 4 hours · from $40

Explore Lima’s pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern sides on a four-hour tour with Pucllana views, San Francisco catacombs, and hotel pickup.

“Unfortunately our guide arrived almost an hour late so I feel that we may have rushed through some of the city tour part. However, the guided tour of the Saint Francis cathedral and catacombs was excellent! I would have liked to have stopped and see the Huaca Pucllana up close instead of just a quick drive by. The communication via chat with the GetYourGuide office when the guide was so so late was wonderful.”

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12.Historical Center Guided Walking Tour for free

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 2 hours · from $2Best value

Explore Lima’s historic center on a two-hour private walking tour with Inca mummy sites, movie locations, city history, and water-show entry.

“Ha sido el mejor tour que hemos tomado en Perú. A mi familia le encantó y me felicitaron por la elección. Cono también quedaron encantados con nuestro guia profesional de nombre Marco, quien ahora esta invitado a nuestra casa en España. Todo ha sido muy formidable, gran experiencia en Lima porque hemos empezado con Lima clásica pero después hicimos otros tours diferentes de la ciudad de Lima con ellos.”

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13.Full-Day Lima: a Culinary, Historic & Traditional City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 8 hours · from $170

Taste Lima from market to ceviche, cacao, pisco, and picarones, with historic-center walks and Barranco visits in a small group.

“Custo benefício alto. Não repetiria e nem indicaria devido ao preço. Mas o dia foi muito agradável! Obrigada ao Guia Juan e seu parceiro.”

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14.LIMA WALKING TOUR CATACOMBS FROM MIRAFLORES, HISTORICAL CENTER, WINES+BUS

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews

Explore Lima by local bus, walk its historic center, enter San Francisco’s catacombs, and taste Peruvian wine and pisco.

“Flink guide som tok oss gjennom gamlebyen. Katakombene er et must! Hadde gledet oss til vinsmaking, men vi fikk bare en liten munnfull. Skulle ønske det var mer vin å velge mellom.”

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