Peru · MUSEUMS
The 15 best museum visits you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Explore 5,000 years of Peru at Lima’s Larco Museum, with gold, ceramics, gardens, erotic art, and public storage galleries.
“Aprendimos mucho sobre las diferentes cultures prior to the Inca Empire and La era colonial. Recomendamos hacer los tours guiados ya que uno aprende cosas que posiblemente no las aprenderíamos al hacerlo solos.”
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.”
Tour Lima’s Larco Museum after dark, see ancient Peruvian art, and enjoy a pisco sour with dinner in a beautiful garden setting.
“Excellent evening at the Larco, had museum to ourselves!”
Explore Cusco’s Inca and Spanish past on a half-day tour with Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, four archaeological sites, and bilingual guiding.
“This is really a bus tour - we saw 1 location on foot and then were bused to different sites. I think maybe they should change the name of the tour. That said, our guide was EXCELLENT - so well informed and interesting. I was happy to see all these sites”
Review of Lima’s Larco Museum, pisco sour tavern stop, and Magic Water Circuit, with practical advice on value, timing, guides, and what to expect.
“Our guide was very friendly, knowledgeable and shared information in a way that it was apparent that she loved her job. We enjoyed our time with her and especially appreciated her going above and beyond to assist in obtaining transport back to our ship.”
Review of Haku Tours’ 3.5-hour Pachacamac tour from Lima, with museum visits, Inka history, hotel pickup, guide tips, price, and practical advice.
“This tour was an unexpected delight. We learned so much about Lima and the native traditions and customs on this tour. The company was extremely accommodating with pickup and drop off when our plans changed.”
See Lima’s historic center, Huaca Pucllana, Larco Museum, pisco culture, and Magic Water Circuit on an 11-hour guided tour.
“Get a Taxy and do it your self it would save you a lot of money and headaches.”
Explore Lima’s historic center, Santo Domingo, Lima Cathedral, and the Larco Museum on a guided four-hour tour with hotel transport.
“The Lima city tour was a really good starting point in our exploration of the city. Susanne, our tour guide took us to the historic city centre and along the way gave us an introduction to the history of Lima, some of its highlights and its characteristics. The city centre is lovely, surrounded by important buildings such as the Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, the City Hall. We also visited a couple of museums and churches. The Larco museum is highly recommended. Susanne was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and full of energy and enthusiasm to introduce her city to us and make sure we got the most out of our tour. I would…”
Explore Lima’s Pachacamac pyramids and Larco Museum with hotel pickup, expert guides, historic treasures, and practical advice for this 8-hour tour.
“it was a fantastic tour! A truly fascinating cultural experience. Our guide Sandy was very knowledgeable and explained all the details of the pre-Inca culture. We visited several museums and an archaeological site, all comfortably using their transportation, with great convenience and flexibility. I would absolutely do it again!”
See Lima’s Huaca ruins, tour the Larco Museum, and enjoy a three-course Peruvian dinner in a garden setting.
“"The tour was great, our Guide Andy was so knowledgeable and took the time to explain all of the historical and archaeological points. Our driver Oscar was brilliant and navigated through all the heavy traffic, he picked us up on time and safely got us back to our hotel. Thank you to both Andy and Oscar for making our trip memorable ❤️ "”
Explore Huaca Pucllana and the Larco Museum on a four-hour Lima tour with private transport, hotel pickup, tickets, and an expert guide.
“The tour guide was very knowledgeable, so it made the tour more interesting”
Review of Lima’s private four-hour city tour, from Love Park and Huaca Pucllana to San Francisco’s catacombs and Plaza Mayor.
“Enjoy the surroudings of Lima city with the impressive buildings and the catacombs. Tourguide Diana was very friendly and has great knowledge of the history of the city. I recommend this tour to every one who like to know about Lima History”
Explore Lima’s colonial center, Casa Aliaga, the cathedral, and Larco Museum in four hours with hotel pickup and a guide.
“Juan is the most knowledgeable guide I met in Latin American.”
Explore Lima’s historic plazas, colonial landmarks, and San Francisco catacombs on a small-group tour with an expert guide.
“Very good ride. Pamela, our guide, very friendly and always willing to wait for us to enter some place of the tour, give us tips of each place or help us with some photograph.Auto-translated”
Explore Sican treasures, Tucume pyramids, dry-forest wildlife, and colonial Lambayeque on a private Chiclayo day tour.
“The guide and driver were incredible. I have issue with the tour agency. We booked 2 separate tours with them for Friday and Saturday. Early Friday morning we were told there were not enough people for the tour unless we were willing to pay $23 more for a private tour. We agreed since our options were limited. ASI said, the guide spoke good English and was very informative. We arranged for pickup the following morning. Later that day we were asked for the tour office if we had paid the guide the additional money. I said no because no one instructed us to do so. She asked us to paid…”
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