Lima: Private City Tour with curator service at Larco museum
ID: GYG393444-714195
Category:
Country: Peru
Duration:
04:00 hours
Description
A tour taking you through the historical side of the city of Lima. Visit the Larco Museum by a curator, considerated one of the best in the world, and Casa Aliaga.
Explore Lima´s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, packed with fascinating historic buildings. The route begins at the traditional Pueblo Libre district, where you visit the Larco Museum, located in a beautifully restored viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid from the seventh century.
The museum boasts a complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver objects, as well as pieces of erotic art. Guidance through the Larco museum will be conducted by a museum curator. Then visit the Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted by chief conquistador Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains, Jeronimo de Aliaga.
This is the only house from that time, still belonging to the same family. Continue with a scenic tour through the colonial downtown. See the Main Square, where you can appreciate the grandiose architecture of the Spanish Empire such as the Cathedral and Goverment Palace. Finish the trip returning to your hotel.
Highlights
- Explore the Larco Museum by a museum curator, chosen as one of the best museums in the world by Trip Advisor
- Have an enjoyable time in an 18th-century vice-royal building
- Enjoy a colonial mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid
- Stroll through the beautiful historic center of Lima, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
- Enjoy Casa Aliaga and learn about its history
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Roundtrip transportation is available from hotels located in Miraflores, San Isidro, and Historic Centre of Lima.
• If passengers stay in private residences (Airbnb), please contact us to coordinate a meeting point for the pick-up.
• Rates do not apply for Peruvians or foreign passengers whose stay exceeded 60 days in Peru because sales taxes are not included in the above total and, if applicable, will be collected by the local operator.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
Masks are required while indoors
In addition to proof of vaccination, all participants who are over 18 years old must present a government-issued photo ID (e.g. driver’s license, passport, etc)
• Pick up from hotels located in Miraflores, San Isidro, and Historic Centre of Lima.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
