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Lima Day Tour: City Highlights (half day)

1 days, Lima to Lima

1 days

Lima to Lima

From$40USD
Valid on Sep 10 2025
Trip Code: YSPMCG

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Travel Style: Classic

All of the highlights, culture, access, and I-can’t-believe-we-did-that moments, all at a great price.

Service Level: Standard

Comfortable tourist-class accommodations with character; mix of public and private transport.

Physical Rating: 2 - Light

Light walking and hiking suitable for most fitness levels. Nothing too challenging.

Trip Type: Day Tours

Age requirement: 10+

All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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1 days

Lima to Lima

From$40USD
Valid on Sep 10 2025
Trip Code: YSPMCG

Need a flight? We can help.

Call us to book your flights! We'll find you the best option!

See how your trip uplifts communities

In a number of impactful ways, your adventure directly benefits the local people and places we visit.

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Help us spread love around the world with Trees for Days. Together with Planeterra, we'll plant one tree in your name for every travel day.

Trees planted for this trip: 1

Ripple Score

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Ripple Score for this trip: 100

Map of the route for Lima Day Tour: City Highlights (half day)

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Itinerary

Day 1Lima

Duration: 4 hours

Meeting Point: Your Hotel in Miraflores

Finish Point: Your Hotel in Miraflores

Itinerary:
Enjoy a half-day walking tour exploring Lima's cultural wonders. Lace-up your comfy walking shoes and join your knowledgeable local guide as they unfold the cities rich cultural legacy before you as you discover colonial Lima. Visit the 16th century Santo Domingo Monastery and climb up the bell tower for the most incredible view of Lima. Marvel at Inca, Spanish, and Republican-era artifacts uncovered by archeologists at the Bodega y Quadra Museum, located in the heart of the city's historic center. Next, take a walking tour of the Plaza de Armas where you'll learn about the history of the presidential palace and the Lima Cathedral. The Plaza de Armas also called the Plaza Mayor is a cannot miss when coming to Lima. There isn't a single building that remains from the 16th-century settlement in this 140 square meter plaza, however, at the centre of the plaza stands a beautiful bronze fountain that has stood there since 1650. Regardless if you enjoy history or not, you will be blown away by the knowledge of your guide and the happenings that have taken place in this plaza for centuries.

Note that this Day Tour is operated by one of G Adventures' preferred suppliers and will be a shared service with other non-G Adventures travellers.

Packing essentials: Water bottle, Sunblock, Sunglasses, Camera, cash to buy souvenirs.

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What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Santo Domingo Monastery
  • Walking tour of Plaza de Armas
  • Bodega y Quadra Museum

Meals

No meals included
Allow USD40-55 for meals not included.

Lima Day Tour: City Highlights (half day)

| 1 days - Lima to Lima - from $40 USD