You will start the tour through the districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, two neighborhoods full of history that have become exclusive urban areas due to their commercial, tourist and financial character. Visit El Olivar de San Isidro, an old colonial haciendawhere olive trees were grown. Then you will move to the bohemian district of Barranco, traditional home of the most renowned Peruvian artists, to visit the Pedro de Osma Museum a former residence of the De Osma family, originally from Spain who migrated to Peru at the beginning of the 19th century. Tall windows, carved columns, gardens and sculptures make up one of the most beautiful summer mansions in the bourgeois Lima of the past.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Love park and Olivar Park, two iconics places of modern Lima.
Visit Barranco,the most colourful and artistic neighbourhood in Lima, known for its bohemian lifestyle and nightlife. Its streets combine the colonial past of Lima with its more modern side, reflected in urban art and buildings with ocean views.
Visit The Osma Museum where you will see a wide collection of Peruvian colonial art.
Your tour will start in downtown Lima, where you will visit the Aliaga House, a viceregal construction delivered by Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains (Jeronimo de Aliaga) when he founded the city. Then you will go to Saint Francis' Church, which has an enviable collection of old books and an authentic network of catacombs open to the public. Next, you will go to Pueblo Libre district to visit the Larco Museum, founded by Rafael Larco Hoyle en 1926. The museum, located inside a viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the 7th century, houses the most complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver artifacts as well pieces of erotic art.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Stroll through the beautiful historic center of Lima, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Enjoy Casa Aliagaand learn about its history.
San Francisco church has an enviable collection of old books and an authentic network of catacombs.
Explore the Larco Museum, chosen as one of the best museum in the world by Trip Advisor.
Have an enjoyable time in an 18th-century vice-royal building at Museo Larco.
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A transportation service will pick you up from your hotel and you will travel to Northern Lima. After a four-hour trip, you will arrive in Caral, the civilization that created the oldest urban complex (of the same name) in America, which redefined the history of societies when it was discovered that it is 5,000 years old, as old as China, Egypt, India and Mesopotamia. Caral shows large pyramids, squares, atriums and altars on which various sacred ceremonies and offerings to deities were performed. After the visit, you will have time to enjoy lunch (by your own) and then return to Lima City.
HIGHLIGTHS:
Learn about the pyramids, altars, and main squares of Caral
Begin the tour as you make the way to San Isidro where you will visit a local market offering a wide variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, meat cuts and fish. Afterwards, you will make a stop at a local restaurant to take part in a cocktail demonstration class before tantalising your tastebuds with a refreshing glass of Pisco Sour, the national cocktail, prepared with pisco, lime or lemon juice, syrup and egg whites! If you are feeling peckish, you will also learn how to prepare a traditional Peruvian dish before lunch!
Next, head to Lima's old town where you admire the Cathedral, beautiful colonial buildings surrounding the main plaza as well as the Presidential Palace, City Hall and the Archbishop's Palace.
Continue the tour with a visit to Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion built in 1535, and the only house from the period that still belongs to the same family!
The last stop of the tour will be at the Larco Museum which showcases an impressive collection dating over 5,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history with gold, silver, looms and even erotic art.
Live life like a true Limean with this rich and colourful gastronomic tour that explores the city's most popular markets. You will be able to find absolutely anything in the fruit market, in particular, bursting with tasty treasures from the coast, the highlands and the jungle. The tour acquaints you with Peru's capital, its 2,000 years of history and its colonial heritage.
Experience the artistic traditions and contemporary lives of the locals. Discover one of the oldest taverns and best-loved family restaurants, the Cordano Tavern,which is renowned for its tacu tacu (pan-fried rice and beans) and butifarra (bread stuffed with ham). This is definitely the right time to skip your diet and sample the local produce.
Visit the best-preserved colonial mansion in the city, Casa Aliaga, which has been home to 16 generations of the same family and is the jewel of Colonial Lima. Wander through the spacious and beautiful rooms; admire this immaculately preserved relic of a bygone era. The house is divided into 18 rooms; the upper hall features paintings and is the gateway to the Golden Hall. Behold the many gilded mirrors that were imported in the 19th century to follow fashion trends from Europe. In the courtyard, check out the well-preserved Sevillian-style tyles.
The most authentic shopping experience is Lima is the magnificent Miraflores Indian Marketand you can enjoy a wonderful visit with this transport service. You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the Indian Market near Miraflores Park. Browse the myriad stalls selling craft products, silverware and traditional clothing, and maybe take home that sought-after souvenir or gift.
The Indian Market is a huge, sprawling labyrinth of small vendors spread across an entire city block. Exploring this maze of stalls is an adventure in itself. Be dazzled by the seductive silver jewellery and the quaint wooden figurines that make ideal toys. Often, you will hear the sound of Andean panpipe music wafting through the air. This is the Peru of lore as you mingle and haggle with the descendants of the ancient Incas.
A stroll through the market is a feast of colours with seemingly every shade known to mankind represented in the astonishing array of clothing made from alpaca wool. The alpaca is a species related to camels, which produces some of the world's finest fibres. The baby alpaca variant is made from the even finer wool of young alpacas while vicuna wool is considered the finest of all. Choose from beautiful displays of ponchos, shawls, jumpers, scarves and the ubiquitous chullo, the woolly hats with ear flaps that are the trademark symbol of the Andes. You will also find traditional handmade wooden sculptures and colourful painted goods. Prices tend to be standardised but it pays to haggle a bit and do some bargaining.
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