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Half-day Lima City Tour
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Duration
3 hours
Buy
10 hours before the trip
Idioma
Spanish / English
Minimum of Passengers
1 passenger
Half-day Lima City Tour
- Visit two natural gems, the Pucllana Temple and el Olivar Park.
- Stroll through the beautiful historic center of Lima, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- Visit one of the oldest viceregal destinations.
- Learn about the religious beliefs of Lima.
- Explore colonial and modern Lima with this tour.
Departure place
- Pick-up from hotels located in Miraflores and San Isidro.
- This activity does not include the pick up from private residences (Airbnb). If you stay in them, please contact us days prior the start of the tour, in order to coordinate a meeting point for the pick-up.
Itinerary
Day 1
Half day: Lima City Tour
AM DEPARTURE:
- 09:00 - 09:15: Passengers pick up from the hotels.
- 09:15 - 09:30: We will begin the tour of the Intihuatana Park, located on the Miraflores cliffs, which boasts a spectacular view of the Bay of Lima and in which paragliders from all over the world gather to fly over the area.
- 09:30 - 09:55: Then we will move to the Huaca Pucllana, to enjoy a panoramic visit of this truncated pre-Hispanic pyramid of 25 meters high, built by the Lima culture between 200 and 800 AD. The complex houses squares, ramps, stairways and deposits of objects that would have been offered to the deities. After that, we will visit El Olivar Park, which is an old farm from the colonial era where olive trees were grown on a large scale, which became public, becoming a beautiful park guarded by impressive mansions from the last century.
- 09:55 - 11:00: We continue with the tour to Lima's historical downtown, a World Heritage-listed by UNESCO. We will stop at the Main Square, located in front of the Presidential Palace, the Lima Municipality, and the Archbishop's Palace, beautiful colonial buildings that are an important part of its identity.
- 11:00 - 11:55: A few blocks away, we will visit Santo Domingo Convent, one of the most impressive religious architectural complexes of the 17th century. It contains the relics of the three Peruvian saints, Santa Rosa de Lima, San Martin de Porres and San Juan Macías, and a library with a collection of 25 thousand old books.
- 11:55 - 13:00: The visit ends up at your hotel, at Larcomar, or at the Indian market.
PM DEPARTURE:
- 14:30 - 15:00: Passengers pick up from the hotels.
- 15:00 - 15:15: We will begin the tour of the Intihuatana Park, located on the Miraflores cliffs, which boasts a spectacular view of the Bay of Lima and in which paragliders from all over the world gather to fly over the area.
- 15:15 - 15:40: Then we will move to the Huaca Pucllana, to enjoy a panoramic visit of this truncated pre-Hispanic pyramid of 25 meters high, built by the Lima culture between 200 and 800 AD. The complex houses squares, ramps, stairways and deposits of objects that would have been offered to the deities. After that, we will visit El Olivar Park, which is an old farm from the colonial era where olive trees were grown on a large scale, which became public, becoming a beautiful park guarded by impressive mansions from the last century.
- 15:40 - 16:45: We continue with the tour to Lima's historical downtown, a World Heritage-listed by UNESCO. We will stop at the Main Square, located in front of the Presidential Palace, the Lima Municipality, and the Archbishop's Palace, beautiful colonial buildings that are an important part of its identity.
- 16:45 - 17:40 A few blocks away, we will visit Santo Domingo Convent, one of the most impressive religious architectural complexes of the 17th century. It contains the relics of the three Peruvian saints, Santa Rosa de Lima, San Martin de Porres and San Juan Macías, and a library with a collection of 25 thousand old books.
- 17:40 - 18:30: The visit ends up at your hotel, at Larcomar, or at the Indian market.
Include
- Pickup and drop-off.
- Professional bilingual tour guide (Spanish and English).
- Touristic transportation.
- Audioguide: English and Spanish
- Admission to Santo Domingo convent.
- Walking tour of downtown Lima’s Historical Center, visiting its main streets.
Not included
- Gratuities.
- Personal expenses.
- Snacks.
Activities
- Cultural visits (incluida)
- Guided visits (incluida)
Notes
- After your booking, it is mandatory to send to destinationservices@limatours.com.pe: passports, language (English or Spanish), hotel name, and address for pick up.
- The age range of children is from 3 to 11 years old.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Don't forget to wait in your hotel lobby 15 minutes before the scheduled pick-up time.
- Not accessible for wheelchairs.
- This activity is carried out with another group of people (it is not private).