City Tour Lima half-day Tour: Modern and Colonial

Plaza San Martin

09:00 or 14:00 Your local tour guide will take you to visit this beautiful square loved by locals for its gardens and pleasant atmosphere. Your guide will also give you a good introduction to the history of the country, its people and local life.

Jiron de La Union

This is a must-see street! You will have a panoramic view and appreciate very beautiful architecture, large wooden balconies, impressive rock carvings and monumental churches and religious altars. The local atmosphere, shops, chicken restaurants and local music will make your day very exciting, happy and surely interesting!

San Francisco Convent Museum and Catacombs

After finishing our exploration of Union Street, we will take you through Ucayali and Lampa streets to enjoy all the history of the city of Lima and learn about its people and their life. We will continue with the visit of one of the most impressive attractions of the city of Lima, the Monastery of San Francisco and its fascinating internal CATACOMBS! Where we will learn about the culture and traditions of the inhabitants of the city of Lima during the colonial era of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. We believe that this is one of the attractions that will make your tour and visit memorable!

Presidential Palace (Palacio de Gobierno)

We will have a panoramic view of one of the most important houses in the whole country accompanied by a good and rich explanation. Our president lives and works here! Also, this is where the changing of the guard takes place every day! We will enjoy great architecture and a place full of history!

Bar Restaurant Cordano

It is considered the oldest (or the first) official bar in Peru, located next to the presidential palace, famous because many former presidents and writers came here, including Ernest Hemingway. This nice bar is not fancy with all the furniture, but it has a great personality and character. Locals love their traditional cuisine like: Aji de gallina (creamy chicken), fresh ceviches, tongue stew, tasty anticuchos and the best pisco sour! We will have a quick visit.

Cathedral of Lima

The most important religious power during colonial times was in the city of Lima and was presided over by this imposing cathedral. According to Catholic rules, any other church must be built higher than its towers. The front is impressive, the art and architecture surrounding it is also impressive. The main and oldest religious ceremonies are held there. Locals love to get married there. We will have the best panoramic view of the Cathedral for the best photos!

Pasaje Santa Rosa

Lovely street where locals go to enjoy their day, you usually find temporary exhibitions there, comfortable environment with always fresh breeze in the air. This place hides the MOST IMPORTANT sacred rock for the natives still living, this sacred place is still used to make offerings and payments to the gods like mother earth and the natives of Peru came here to do different kinds of rituals including dances to keep their culture and energy alive. Good sacred place to go and learn!

Convent of Santo Domingo

This convent is considered the oldest in South America, which during the 17th century had the tallest tower in the entire continent, even today it functions as a convent and has an impressive façade and a gleaming front altar inside, you will visit this place from the outside especially because we will take the car to return to your accommodation (the Port of Callao or the airport) here, if the church of this convent is open, you can take a quick look inside.

Plaza de Armas (Main Square)

The Plaza de Armas is another HIGHLIGHT! It has influence from Spain in the architecture (because we were a colony before), it is also surrounded by the first palaces, mansions, mansions and castles built in South America and a beautiful main garden. Remember that before taking you to this place we will take a walk down Ancash Street to visit and you will appreciate the beautiful art of the locals, indigenous carvings and textiles, you will have the opportunity to buy a souvenir of your visit to Lima!