Peru · City Tours

3-Hour Lima City Tour with Huaca Pucllana and San Francisco

3 Hours Round trip from Lima Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the world-famous Parque del Amor in Miraflores
02 Explore Huaca Pucllana, a pre-Inca adobe pyramid
03 Discover El Damero de Pizarro, Lima's UNESCO-listed historic centre
04 Walk through the Monastery of San Francisco and its underground catacombs

Visit Lima, Peru's capital city, and discover the city's colonial heritage on this 3-hour tour. See highlights such as Parque del Amor, the pre-Inca archaeological site of Huaca Pucllana, San Isidro, El Damero de Pizarro, and the Monastery of San Francisco. This experience combines Lima's cosmopolitan districts, historic landmarks, and remarkable architectural legacy in a short but enriching city tour.

In 1991, UNESCO designated this part of the city as a World Heritage Site for its more than 680 monuments, including colonial houses, palaces, churches, cathedrals, convents, and many Moorish-style balconies.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Lima

Languages English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Lima City Highlights and Historic Centre

Let your Lima tour guide take you around the city to see the highlights that Lima has to offer.
Drive around the cosmopolitan neighbourhood of Miraflores.
Visit the world-famous Park of Love (Parque del Amor).
Continue to an interesting archaeological site called Huaca Pucllana, an adobe flat-topped pyramid from the pre-Inca era.
Drive around Olive Grove, located in Lima's wealthiest area, San Isidro, for a photo stop.
Head north to visit Lima's historic downtown area, known as El Damero de Pizarro, founded by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535. In 1991, UNESCO designated this part of the city as a World Heritage Site for its more than 680 monuments, including colonial houses, palaces, churches, cathedrals, convents, and many Moorish-style balconies.
Reach the Historic District and visit the Monastery of San Francisco, a Franciscan order monastery, and walk down into the underground crypts known as the catacombs.