Itinerary: City Tour Modern and Colonial in Lima
The Package include
Join us on a journey through time through the history of Lima, pre-Hispanic, colonial and modern. Visit its ancient spas, its valleys, pre-Hispanic temples and its Plaza Mayor. Get to know its religious life, its colonial architecture, its amusements and entertainment, the particular names of its streets, its evolution, modernization and the lives of its most famous characters from the colonial time.
We will start our colonial and contemporary Lima City Tour with a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean.
Modern Lima
This tour will take you through the modern districts of Miraflores and San Isidro. On the way there you will see the Huaca Pucllana, a pyramid shape pre-Inca ceremonial temple that has survived Lima’s massive urban growth.
Colonial Lima
Then you will visit the Historic Center of Lima which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, IN 1991, since it comprises more than 600 historical monuments from the colonial era. In this tour, you will discover a city that was once the center of the Spanish colony of century XVI.
Santo Domingo Convent
You will also visit the Convent of Santo Domingo, where the relics of three Peruvian saints are preserved: Saint Rose of Lima, Saint Martín de Porres and Saint Juan Macías.
The Package include
- Hotel pick-up and return
- Professional Spanish/English speaking guide
- Minibus tour of contemporary Lima, including the
- districts of Miraflores and San Isidro
- Walking tour of the main streets, squares and monuments of the Historic Center of Lima
- Admission ticket to the Santo Domingo Convent
- Guided tour of the Santo Domingo Convent
- Permanent assistance
Not Included
- Water
- Tip for your guide
Prices: City Tour Modern and Colonial in Lima
Price per person in Group Service
USD $45.00 per person
Additional Options: City Tour Modern and Colonial in Lima
Magic Water Fountain Park + Lima at Night
At the end of the afternoon, 18:00 p.m. We will pick you up from the hotel to visit the Magic Water Circuit of “Parque de la Reserva”. This park has 13 cybernetic ornamental fountains and a wonderful show of laser lights, music and images that interact with the movement of water in perfect conjunction and harmony. Lima at Night:You will then visit the main streets and plazas of the Historic Center of Lima. After the tour you will be able to choose to stay at the USD$55.00
Tour Pachacamac
We will begin our tour in the traditional district of Barranco. We will see its Central Park, the Bajada de los Baños (the old walkway to the beach), the Library, the republican mansions, the Bridge of Sighs and its famous Boulevard, the most bohemian expression of nightlife in Lima. We will also visit the district of Chorrillos, a famous old time resort where the Pantanos de Villa (Villa Natural Reserve), the only protected wildlife refuge in the city is located.Next we will visit Pachacamac, the most important ceremonial center in pre-Hispanic times. All its massive temples and pyramids are built with mud. We will also visit the Pachacamac Site Museum and see the ceramic and textile exhibits as well as the wooden image of the Pachacamac idol. USD$45.00
What to bring to: City Tour Modern and Colonial in Lima
- Camera
- Rain Jacket ( In the wet season from October to March)
- Water
- Cap for the sun
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
How to book: City Tour Modern and Colonial in Lima
To book the tour, please send us an email peruvianpathsandadventures@gmail.com with the information of each person: full name, nationality, date of birth and gender (Copy of your passport) Please include the tour you want to do, the date start, and how many people are in your group.
