The 13 History Tours in Lima That Earn Their Price

1.Discover Lima: Love Park, Historic Center, and its Catacombs.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 696 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35Our pick

Review of Lima’s $35 half-day tour, from Love Park and Plaza Mayor to San Francisco’s catacombs, with pisco tasting and hotel pickup.

“Roxanna-our guide and Benji-our driver were both amazing. She was very knowledgeable, and had a lot of interesting history to share with us. I really feel like we came away from this experience with a hunger to know more about Peru. Benji got us safely to all of our destinations without making us feel uncomfortable. Would highly recommend this tour. It was wonderful, and definitely worth every penny.”

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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, pisco, old eateries, and local stories on this four-hour walking food tour.

“Marcos was highly in knowledgeable about the Lima area being a local and was able to communicate well in English and answer all our questions The tour was well paced and the stops he used where good quality and friendly and true food was a good representation of what the locals consume We we lucky to be the only two people on the tour so had a private experience”

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3.Lima’s Vibrant Heritage: Exploring the City’s Landmarks Half-day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 581 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Explore Lima’s historic center, Pacific views, Cathedral, and Santo Domingo Convent on a practical 3.5-hour small-group tour.

“Prompt service , Sonia was great and we had a good time learning about Lima architecture. Visited the main plaza and convent . Great way to learn about Lima and different styles of architecture . Really a great tour if you want to spend just half day .”

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4.A Journey Through Time: Lima’s Historic Center & Catacombs Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 293 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $40

Review of Lima’s historic center and catacombs tour, with Parque del Amor, pisco sour making, hotel pickup, and practical booking tips.

“Oswaldo was a great tour guide. He was very informative and knew all about Lima also known as ‘The City of Kings’. He took us to all the hotspots and highlights and even tailored the tour to suit us. The car was clean and spacious and very comfortable. I’d def recommend this tour to anyone coming to Lima especially if you’re short of time as we did this as a half day tour during a stopover. 10/10.”

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5.Historic Center Street Food, Market, and Eateries Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 216 reviews · 4 hours · from $69

Taste Lima street food, market snacks, chilcanos, and chifa while exploring the historic center on a four-hour English tour.

“Everything was awesome 🌟 Thank you so much and highly recommend.”

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6.Top Attractions in Lima: Historic Center, Love Park & Catacombs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 175 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35

Explore Lima’s Love Park, Plaza Mayor, chocolate tasting, pisco sour and San Francisco Catacombs in a compact four-hour tour.

“Highly recommended - my guide Gorki was an amazing guide with very good knowledge about the modern history of Lima. Also takes awesome pictures for you. Lima was just a transferring city for me but after this tour i regretted not staying longer! The tour company asked to change my tour time because I was traveling solo and they had to pair me up with another group, which fortunately worked with my schedule. Turned out great as I was able to see beautiful sunset at Plaza de Armas. So if you are booking as a single person, make sure to contact the operator in advance to confirm your tour &…”

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7.Food History + Local Markets Tour & Fruit Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $52

Explore Lima’s local markets, exotic Peruvian fruit, Amazonian dishes, ceviche, wine, and pisco on this small-group food tour.

“Caesar, sandy and Iseide were great guides/drivers! 2 of us had them all to ourselves and they pampered us, made us laugh and showed us a great time. The food was amazing! The history very informative, I love learning the culture of other countries. Well worth it!”

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8.Historic Downtown, Miraflores & Catacombs Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $75

See Lima’s Miraflores, San Isidro, historic center, cathedral, and catacombs on a flexible four-hour private tour with transport.

“Excellent overview of Lima if you don't have much time. Maria was excellent and very knowledgeable. We saw lots of the city which is very large, we hit all the spots. Mike”

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9.Lima Walking Tour: Historic Center, Market & Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · 3 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $49

Review of Lima’s 3-hour-45-minute walking tour through Plaza de Armas, Central Market, Jirón de la Unión, and San Francisco catacombs.

“Very good. A great mix of history, architecture, and a bit of contemporary life.”

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10.Historic Downtown, Miraflores & Catacombs Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

Explore Lima’s colonial center, San Isidro, Miraflores, San Francisco Catacombs, Huaca Pucllana, and Pacific views in four hours.

“It was a very relaxed tour with our guide Sophia. Together with her driver, she quickly took us to the city's hotspots and told us lots of interesting things. No waiting time at the catacombs and would do it again any time.”

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11.Historical, Colonial, and Modern City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 21 reviews · 4 hours · from $40

Explore Lima’s pre-Hispanic ruins, colonial catacombs, Miraflores, and Larcomar on a practical four-hour city tour.

“Estubo Bueno, pero faltò entusiasmo al guía, transmitir ánimo y emociòn en todo lo que explicò, parecía cansado de repetir y repetir su repertorio. El recorrido valio la pena, pero con otro guia hubiera sido fantastico”

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12.Historical Center Guided Walking Tour for free

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 2 hours · from $2Best value

Explore Lima’s old town on a two-hour private walk with Inca mummy sites, movie locations, fire stories, and a low-cost tip-based format.

“Ha sido el mejor tour que hemos tomado en Perú. A mi familia le encantó y me felicitaron por la elección. Cono también quedaron encantados con nuestro guia profesional de nombre Marco, quien ahora esta invitado a nuestra casa en España. Todo ha sido muy formidable, gran experiencia en Lima porque hemos empezado con Lima clásica pero después hicimos otros tours diferentes de la ciudad de Lima con ellos.”

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13.LIMA WALKING TOUR CATACOMBS FROM MIRAFLORES, HISTORICAL CENTER, WINES+BUS

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews

Explore Lima from Miraflores by local bus, walk the historic center, enter San Francisco Catacombs, and taste Peruvian wine and pisco.

“Fabio was an amazing tour guide, we learned so much and had so much fun through out. Highly recommend this experience!”

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