Free walking tour of the city of Lima from Miraflores

About the Tour

Have fun exploring on foot all the essential places in Lima , join our free walking tour Lima and discover its colonial streets and collect unique moments in the City of Kings! Walk through the city of Lima with a Certified Tourism Guide and live a true local experience through the historic center of Lima .

Itinerary:

• In the first place, we will leave from our first meeting point in the direction of the Ricardo Palma del Metropolitano station, to take the public bus that will take us to the Historic Center of Lima.
• It is important to bring coins with you to pay for the ticket from Miraflores to the Center of Lima (the bus price is 3.50 soles per section) , here you are saving 15 dollars the normal amount that a taxi charges, the trip takes around 20 minutes to the station Colmena, is the closest whereabouts that will take us to the Heart of Lima.
• Secondly, we will go to La Plaza San Martín exactly to the monument of the Liberator Don Jose de San Martín (second meeting point for those people who are staying near the historic center) from Plaza San Martín we will start our tour to walk through the historic center of Lima.
• Next, we will walk along the pedestrian street known as Jirón de la Unión, learning about historical and religious aspects of Viceregal Lima, making stops at the Merced church , O'Higgins house, headquarters of the Courret central photography and more.
• Later we will visit the Plaza Mayor of Lima and its imposing buildings such as the Government Palace , the Cathedral of Lima , the Archbishop 's Palace and the Municipal Palace , the guide will provide detailed information on each attraction that we will see in the Plaza de Armas, we will also know very important aspects of Pre- Columbian Lima.
• Then we will visit the Church of Santo Domingo and the altar of the Peruvian Saints.
• Continuing our walk we will visit the old house of the oidor, today the choco museum where we will taste the different cocoa derivatives.
• We will also visit the Bar Cordano and the House of Literature.
• Later we will visit the convent of San Francisco and the Parque de la Muralla where we will have a panoramic view of the human settlements (invasions) located on the San Cristóbal hill.
• Finally we will end the tour with an explanation and tasting the blessed liquor of Peru "El Pisco Sour".

Meeting point: Open in Google Maps

How to find me: Meeting point: Miraflores: 10:40 am Av. José Larco 389, Miraflores 15074

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