15 Shopping Tours in Lima Worth Booking

1.Peruvian Cooking Class, Local Market Tour & Exotic Fruit Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 744 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $65Our pick

Explore Lima’s Surquillo Market, taste Peruvian fruits, and cook a generous three-course meal in this hands-on Miraflores class.

“What an incredible and magical cooking experience with Aaron and Marco. We kicked off the tour by a market tour and buying ingredients. We were told what are the options and the classics of Peruvian food. We then proceeded to the kitchen which is an opening kitchen and dining room with an incredible view. Plenty of food, great vibe and music, very detailed explanations and hands on experience where you try fol a variety of fruits and potatoes to the main dishes you cook. Highly highly recommend”

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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.Food Tour and Market Experience: 12 Peruvian Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 412 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $50

Taste 12 Peruvian snacks across Lima’s markets, Chinatown, and old town on a 3.5-hour walking food tour with local guides.

“A great snapshot of Lima and Peru through delicious, authentic food. The tour was fascinating, and wasn't just facts and dates but gave a great insight into the modern reality as well as the historical context. 100% recommend”

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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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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.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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7.Market Tour, Tasting of 35 Fruits, and 4-Course Peruvian Cooking Class in Lima

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $125

Explore Surquillo Market, taste 35 Peruvian fruits, and prepare a four-course meal with pisco sour in a small Lima cooking class.

“Well, I didn’t have the option for 10 stars, but that’s how I would rate our experience with Christian. What a high quality, up scale, informative, and fun time. The market tour and fruit tasting was exceptional, don’t skip that part. Then the cooking and eating adventure was just fun and delicious. I would recommend this tour to anyone who loves food, fun, and learning about a different culture. Fabulous experience.”

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8.#1 Rated Cooking Classes with Local Market Tour & Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $66

Tour Surquillo Market in Lima, taste local produce, make causa and ceviche, and enjoy a Pisco cocktail in a small cooking class.

“Great experience with Dasha at the market. She really knew her fruits and was very nice. Arriving at the cooking school we were served drinks and tried fruits from the market as she explained each one. After we made step by step each dish guided by local chef Camila Don’t miss this activity next time you are in Lima.”

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9.Private Cooking + Market with Maido’s Former Creative Chef (+trasportation)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $100

Cook Peruvian classics with Maido’s former creative chef, visit Huaca Pucllana, make Pisco Sours, and enjoy a private five-hour Lima class.

“Hector is absolutely awesome. We have had the best day today trying lots of Peruvian food and Pisco sours. Hector has lots of anecdotes about his previous time in Australia, and around the world. I would thoroughly recommend this tour. Be sure to follow the directions and you will find the cooking school pretty easily.”

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10.Cooking Class + Market Tour + City Walking Tour (Full Day).

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $110

Cook Peruvian dishes, shop Surquillo Market, taste pisco, and explore Lima’s historic center on this full-day guided tour.

“What an amazing day! My guide, Jose picked me up early!!! and asked me to pick one of three appetizers and one of three entrees. I chose cerviche and a beef dish. On the way to the market, I got to ask all sorts of questions about life in Peru. The market was great- Jose showed me all sorts of fruit and vegetables that I'd never see before. As we walked, looked and chatted, our chef, Nindi went around and bought the ingredients for our lunch. At the kitchen, Jose and I chopped and and talked while Nindi supervised. All the fruits we'd seen in the market were there for…”

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11.Four Districts of Lima with a Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35Best value

See four Lima districts, sample Peruvian fruit at Surquillo Market, and visit El Olivar, Barranco, and Punta Roquitas for $35.

“Pamela was a great guide. She is passionate about the area, and knows a lot of the history of the various communities. She is also very passionate about Peruvian food, and gave me several good tips on places to eat and dishes to try.”

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12.Best Rated Cooking Class + Local Market Facing Ocean

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $99

Explore Surquillo Market, taste exotic fruit, and prepare causa, ceviche, and pisco sour in a small Lima cooking class.

“Felipe was a wonderful guide, giving us historical and cultural information about Peruvian agriculture and eating as we walked through the market and when preparing foods at the chef’s home. Mindi, our chef, put us to work, which was great, in her charming apartment and her dishes were delicious. Corn snacks, Ceviche, a wide variety of fruits, and a yummy fish dish were on the menu. Felipe and Mindi were delightful and so enthusiastic about their country and food. We recommend them highly!”

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13.City Walking Tour with Catacombs + Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $89

Review of Lima’s private 4-hour walking tour with Plaza de Armas, San Francisco Catacombs, Mercado Central, snacks, and hotel pickup.

“Jordan was a wonderful tour guide. He spoke perfect English and was super knowledgeable about all aspects of Lima and Peru’s history and presented it clearly. He was very flexible and able to adjust as needed to not repeat info (and fruit tastings) that we’d already done.”

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14.Food Tour on Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours · from $75

Taste nine Peruvian street foods across Lima, Chinatown, and Central Market on a guided three-hour tour with food included.

“Lovely tour with our knowledgable and friendly guide. All of the sites/visits were above expectation and kept high quality all the way through. A great tour for understanding the local culture through food.”

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15.Tapas, Drinks & Tuktuks in The Lima Largest Non-Turisty Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $37

Taste 10 Peruvian snacks and drinks at Lima’s Mercado Magdalena, then ride a tuk-tuk to San Miguel for bay views.

“My experience with Johnny was amazing. I booked this tour after being on his bizarre food tour. Johnny is great and super friendly. The tuk tuk ride was an experience I really enjoyed and the food was incredible”

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