Things to Do in Lima
On this tour , we visit the most attractive and historic sites in Lima's historic center. Discover the city of kings with a passionate local guide who can provide a wealth of information on your visit to the city of ceviche and pisco sour.
- Points we will visit on the tour:
📍 Gran Hotel Bolívar (we will enter)
📍 San Martín Square (explanation)
📍 Jirón de la Unión (connects to the Plaza de Armas)
📍 O'Higgins House (optional)
📍 Church of La Merced (explanation and entrance)
📍We will visit the Plaza de Armas where we will observe and explain about: The cathedral, Archbishopric, Municipal Palace, Government Palace, etc.
📍 Post and Telegraph Office (explanation)
📍We will observe the changing of the guard (optional)
📍 House of Peruvian Literature (explanation)
📍 Church of Santo Domingo (We will observe the skull of Saint Rose of Lima, the skull of Saint Martin de Porres and the crypt of Saint John Macias).
📍 St. Francis of Assisi Church (explanation)
Finally, we'll have free tastings , where you can try different varieties of Peruvian Pisco and its many presentations. Pisco Sour classes are optional, so visitors will be asked if they'd like to try a tasting.
During the tour, you'll learn about Peruvian life. Your tour guide will explain typical dishes such as grilled chicken and its preparation, as well as Spanish churros. You'll also visit stalls (optional) where you can eat good, tasty, and cheap food, and you'll be encouraged to observe more—NO!—so you don't buy anything.
*** SUGGESTIONS ***
- If you're staying in Miraflores, we recommend leaving early, as traffic in Lima is very congested.
- Remember to bring water for your walk through the historic center.
- Bring water, a camera, and a desire to experience the city of Lima!
*** IMPORTANT ***
- The suggested payment at the end of the tour is between $10-20 per person depending on your satisfaction.
- We do NOT accept coins as payment, please appreciate the guide's work.
- WE DO NOT ACCEPT GROUP TIPS ; ALL TIPS ARE PER PERSON.
- Look for the RED LIMA AMERICA TOURS polo
- Please be at the meeting point 5 minutes before the tour begins. If you are not attending, please cancel in advance to avoid any misunderstandings.
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🏳️🌈🍉 Just when you thought you'd seen it all... until you walked with us.
If you've already done another food tour in Peru, give Lima, Cusco -and yourself- one more chance. Come with us and experience the difference.
Let's walk through the commercial, crowded, chaotic, noisy, crazy and over-whelming, but fun streets at the Central Market, China Town and surroundings. We will try a lot Peruvian delicacies which have been carefully selected by local foodie experts. And guess what? You will directly support local vendors, learn about history, culture and gastronomy, and inmerse into the real Peru!
Join us on this top foodie experience around the non-touristic part of the historical centre of Lima. This is a amazing and curated adventure that you will taste, learn and have lots of fun with our licensed tour guides and professional storytellers.
We don't do comission tours.
All Included, just show up!
We don’t take you to tourist traps - this is a genuine, authentic experience.
✨ TIPS ✨ (Cash or PayPal)
In the beggining of the tour, we will ask you 130 soles per person. This amount includes food, drinks, surprises, logistics, and everything. Also, at the end of the tour, if you feel this experience was unique, informative, and fun at the same time, you are very welcome to leave an extra tip (this time exclusively for your guide), according to your personal level of satisfaction.
1. All of us - and tour guides - are professional peruvians with 3 to 5 years of education at University.
2. 50% of the tips are for the guide, and 50% for the agency Lima Destroy Tours, the tour agency pays the comission fee to GuruWalk and other logistical expenses.
3. We always run our tours, even with one guest - no minimum group size required."
However, if we ever cancel, it is really because we couldn't make it. (Food Tour is the only one that we need at least 2 guest in order to share the food).
4. We do not take you to or recommend any tourist trap or any museum-store that you could easily visit on your own.
5. We do not accept massive groups.
We don’t go for quantity - we value quality, connection, and transparency.
Because less is more.
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Join us from Monday to Saturday to visit together the bohemian district of BARRANCO, the most artistic area of Lima.
Our tour guides are the people in charge to show you the history of this iconic neighborhood, its colorful streets and beautiful graffiti murals.
Book it right now!
- Place and dates
Our walking tour goes through the bohemian district of BARRANCO.
The tour takes place from Monday to Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and last 2 hours aprox.
- Meeting point:
MAIN MEETING POINTin Barranco.
The tour starts at Parque Municipal de Barranco (In front of the Library) at 4:00 p.m.
- Itinerary:
We will visit the next highlights:
- Parque Municipal de Barranco
- Oroya alley and murals
- Bajada de Baños street
- Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs)
- Ermita de Barranco (First church in Barranco)
- San Martín bridge and murals
- Paul Harris boardwalk
- Includes:
- Qualified and official tour guides
- How to recognize your tour guide?
You will always recognize us wearing a LIGHT BLUE VEST with the map of Peru at the back and our brand LIMA BY WALKING.
- Extra recommendations
Wear hats, sunglasses and sunscreen
Carry money with you for any eventual situation
Follow your tour guide's advice
On this tour of historic Lima, you'll travel to the capital's past before visiting the spectacular Magic Water Tour, a light, music, and fountains show.
🏳️🌈🍉 When you thought you'd seen it all... until you walked with us.
If you've already done another art tour in Peru, give Peru -and yourself- one more chance. Come with us and experience the difference.
We believe this experience should be led by a chill or insane and free-spirited insider. Barranco is already an amazing and beautiful place, so your tour guide’s personality and performance must be as vibrant as Barranco itself.
You will learn about the history and culture of Barranco, as well as the stories behind each mural we've carefully selected for you. Along the way, you'll also get to know some of the local muralists, musicians, writers, poets, and legends that make this neighborhood so unique.
Explore the most iconic "bohemian", romantic, and hipster neighborhood of Lima with the best professional tour guides, storytellers, and true insiders.
NO wasting time on buses, nor shopping "museums", nor gringo souvenirs or any other kind of comission business behind.
✨ TIPS ✨ (PayPal friendly)
At the beginning of the tour, we kindly ask for 60 soles per person. From that moment on, you won’t need to worry about anything, just relax and enjoy this curated experience: 2 hour tour, murals, bohemia? Controversial explanations beyond mainstream, great humor, surprises, GuruWalk fee, logistics, and actually everything. 😉
1. All of us - the tour guides - are locals and professionals with 3 to 5 years of education at University.
50% of your tip goes to the guide, and the other 50% to the company (Lima Destroy Tours), the agency will cover the GuruWalk platform fee per person and other logistical expenses. Guides have no salary.
2. We never cancel tours for a matter of group size, even if there’s only one person booked.
We always deliver a fantastic experience, no matter the group size.
However, if we ever cancel, it is really because we couldn't make it, and we will prove it if you ask for.
3. Things we DO NOT do:
We do not take you to or recommend any tourist trap or any museum-store that you could easily visit on your own.
We do not accept massive groups.
We don’t go for quantity - we value quality, transparency, and connection.
Because less is more.
Too good to be true?
Check out our long, passionate reviews on GuruWalk!
Want to help tour guide?
Leave an honest review - it means a lot to us!
✨ If you’re not attending the tour, please cancel your booking as soon as possible.
Thank you!
This tour visits LIMA DOWNTOWN, the historical centre of Lima. Here you will have a first view of the Peruvian capital city where we will talk about history, gastronomy and more. Our local tour guides are young, experienced and passionate about this city so do not hesitate anymore and book the best Free Walking Tour in Lima.
- Location & dates
This tour takes place in LIMA DOWNTOWN, located 30 minutes away by bus from Miraflores or 40 minutes away by bus from Barranco.
Our walking tour is run from Monday to Saturday.
- Meeting points:
- OPTIONAL meeting point in Miraflores
If you are staying close to the Kennedy Park in Miraflores, join us out of Saga Falabella Store (Av. José Pardo 110) at 10 a.m.
Then we will take public buses towards Lima Downtown. (Bus rate: s/ 3.50)
2. MAIN meeting point in Lima Downtown
If you are staying close to Lima downtown or you prefer to go straight to the starting point, meet us out of Gran Hotel Bolivar (Jirón de la Unión 986) in Plaza San Martín at 11 a.m.
The tour starts in the MAIN MEETING POINT at 11 a.m.
- Itinerary
- Plaza San Martin
- Jiron de la Union street
- La Merced Church
- Plaza Mayor de Lima (Lima's Main Square)
- Government Palace, Cathedral of Lima, City Hall of Lima
- House of the Peruvian Gastronomy
- House of the Peruvian Literature
- Park of the Wall
- Includes
Licensed tour guide
- How to identify us?
Our tour guides will be always wearing a LIGHT BLUE VEST with the map of Peru at the back.
- Recommendations
Wear a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen.
Carry always money with you.
Follow your tour guides' advices.
PLEASE READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION.
The best way to get to know Lima is on foot. You'll love delving into its stories, legends, hidden passages , influential figures, secrets, and great mysteries . That's exactly what you'll learn.
In downtown Lima, you'll find us in Plaza San Martin.
The tour begins with an explanation of Plaza San Martin, then heads down Jirón de la Unión , where we'll admire important buildings such as La Merced Church, before finally arriving at Plaza de Armas and exploring its main buildings. We'll continue to the House of Peruvian Literature, visit San Francisco Church (home to the catacombs ), walk through one of Lima's most architecturally beautiful streets, and finally conclude our tour at Parque de la Muralla.
The tour must have a minimum of 5 people.
Groups of more than 6 are NOT accepted. If you make 2 reservations and they are a single group, you must make the commitment payment (10 USD per person).
If you do not agree with this, please do not book this tour.
#IMPORTANT
This is a free tour. Like all walking tours around the world, the guides work independently, covering their own transportation and logistics (including payment to the GuruWalk platform). We strive to provide excellent company, so we expect to be well rewarded at the end of the tour. Guides typically expect to receive between $15 USD (60 soles) and $30 USD (100 soles) per person, considering that these tours typically cost up to $70 USD per person.
We look forward to seeing you, we're sure you'll enjoy it.
This pleasant city tour begins at one of Lima's oldest churches. We'll visit La Merced Church , which stands out for its 17th-century Baroque façade.
Afterwards, we will walk along the traditional Jr. de la Unión.
We will visit the Plaza de Armas of Lima , an environment of tradition and history, the government palace, the cathedral, the ornamental fountain among others, then, we will be by the Santo Domingo church, later, we will be by the Chabuca Granda avenue , it is a place of artistic and cultural events, we will also be able to see some places on the side of the Rímac River,
Then we will be on our way to the train station ( today the House of Literature ), then we will visit the park of the wall to have a nice view of the San Cristobal hill and other places.
Finally, we will visit the San Francisco Museum and catacombs, inaugurated in the 17th century.
What places will we see?
-La Merced Church.
-The Tagle Tower Mansion.
-The Plaza de Armas of Lima.
-The Santo Domingo church.
-The Chabuca Granda avenue.
-The park "The wall"
-San Francisco Convent Museum and Catacombs.
Museum entrance fee: S/20 soles (optional)
Suggestions:
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes for walking.
Bring a hat or cap.
A bottle of water (optional)
Important:
Sometimes it takes an hour by taxi from Miraflores to the meeting point.
In case of not attending, please CANCEL the tour reservation.
Get to know Peruvian food and eat where Peruvians eat most, delicious and affordable, and enjoy the typical dishes of Lima. Next, we'll enjoy this gastronomic tour of the diverse dishes that Peru's capital has to offer.
During the tour, we'll make several stops where you can sample a variety of typical Peruvian dishes. The cost of the dishes is at your own expense, and you're free to try whatever you'd like.
Some dishes are ceviche, picarones, anticuchos, fruit juices, chicha morada, mazamorra morada, causa limeña, papa rellena, lomo saltado, min pao, siu mai and others.
Peruvian cuisine is recognized worldwide, and in recent years has gained top positions, one of them is the Central restaurant located in Barranco Lima - Peru, is the best restaurant in the world 2023 and the Maido restaurant located in Miraflores Lima - Peru is the best restaurant in the world 2025
We will conclude the tour with pisco sour tastings.
Places to visit.
- La Merced Church.
- O'Higgins House.
- Union Street.
- The Plaza Mayor.
- Hotel Maury.
- Tagle Tower House.
- Central Market
- Chinatown.
- National Library
- Congress of the Republic.
- The Holy Inquisition.
- Historic Center of Lima.
- San Francisco Church and
Catacombs.
The tour must have a minimum of two people, otherwise we reserve the right to cancel the tour.
IMPORTANT
This is a free tour. Like all walking tours around the world, the guides work independently, covering their own transportation and logistics (including payment to the GuruWalk platform). We strive to provide excellent company, so we expect to be well rewarded at the end of the tour. Guides typically expect to receive between $10 USD (40 soles) and $30 USD (100 soles) per person, considering that these tours typically cost up to $70 USD per person.
PLEASE READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION.
The best way to get to know Lima is on foot. This tour combines history, relevant facts about the city, and current local information.
To begin our tour, you'll find us outside Miraflores City Hall, next to the fountain. Once there, we'll head to the Ricardo Palma metro station, from where we'll travel to Colmena station, where we'll begin the free tour.
Places to visit:
San Martín Square
Hotel Bolivar (first hotel in Lima)
Colon Theater
Jirón de la Unión (pedestrian street)
Palais Concert Building
La Merced Church
Plaza de Armas or Plaza Mayor
Government Palace
Lima Cathedral
House of Peruvian Literature
San Francisco Church (Church of the Catacombs)
Muralla Park
Please note that we will need 5 soles (to cover the cost of the ticket, which is 3.50 soles each way + internal administrative expenses). The bus ride is approximately 30 minutes per route, so the tour in general is 2 hours + transfer time.
NOTE: THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TIP THE GUIDE EXPECTS FOR THE TOUR.
The tour must have a minimum of 5 people; otherwise, we reserve the right to cancel the tour.
Groups of more than 6 are NOT accepted. If you make 2 reservations and they are a single group, you must make the commitment payment (USD 10 per person).
If you do not agree with this, please do not book this tour.
* At the end of the tour, if you wish to return to Miraflores, we will help you take the same transportation system. If you wish to stay, we will give you all the directions so you can return on your own and continue enjoying Lima.
#IMPORTANT
This is a free tour. Like all walking tours around the world, the guides work independently, covering their own transportation and logistics (including payment to the GuruWalk platform). We strive to provide excellent company, so we expect to be well rewarded at the end of the tour. Guides typically expect to receive between $15 USD (60 soles) and $30 USD (100 soles) per person, considering that these tours typically cost up to $70 USD per person.
We promise you'll like it.
