LIMA CITY TOUR AND LARCO MUSEUM

OVERVIEW:

This morning, we start off at your hotel to start the Lima City Tour in the city of Kings. Drive by the modern suburbs of Miraflores and San Isidro and the Huaca Pucllana, a pre-Inca pyramid-shaped temple that has survived the expansion of modern civilization. Sightsee the Olive Grove Park and the Financial Center. Continue to the Historical Center to start your walking tour from Plaza San Martin admiring the 16th-century Spanish colony architecture, and observing the Plaza Mayor, the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop`s Palace, the City Hall, and the Desamparados Train Station. Our final visit to the Lima historical center will be to the San Francisco Catacombs. Next, we move on to the Larco Museum to have a delicious Peruvian lunch at the cafe. After lunch, we will tour the museum to see the incredible displays of Peruvian history from different ancient civilizations. Following a phenomenal experience in Lima, Peru, we will leave you at your hotel.

ITINERARY

The Lima City Tour, takes place in the capital of Peru, once the viceroyalty of Peru known as the city of Kings. Lima was declared a UNESCO, World Heritage in 1988. Travel through its pre-Hispanic, colonial, and contemporary times. This great city is known for its pre-Inca ruins spread through the city and historical sites. A visit to the Larco Museum housed in an 18th-century viceroyalty mansion exhibiting pre-Columbian Peru art, silver, and gold.

Optional tours in Lima:
Pachacamac Tour
Palomino Tour
Gourmet Tour