Walking City Tour and Catabombs of San Francisco
Discover the amazing historic center of Lima exploring beautiful streets full of history and colonial architecture. This tour will take you to visit incredible catacombs of San Francisco. The City of Kings offers amazing tourist attractions such as impressive mansions, palaces, squares and churches, that you will explore with us in this fantastic walking tour. Get to know the wonders of the old city of Lima with our tour guide and be amazed by this multicultural city.
Options
Tour without transfers
What's included in Walking City Tour and Catabombs of San Francisco
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Plaza San Martin
After picking you up from the hotel located in the city of Lima (optional) or meeting you up at the starting point located at the Hotel Gran Bolivar. This fantastic walking tour will take you to admire the historic center of Lima with a professional tour guide. The walking tour of Lima starts at Plaza San Martin, a beautiful square declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. The central monument is a tribute to Don Jose de San Martin, the liberator of the Peru’s independence. This square opened on July 27th 1921 and it is surrounded by incredible historic buildings such as the National Club, the Gran Bolivar Hotel, Theatre Colon and Giacoletti, the latter destroyed by fired in 2018.
Jiron de La Union
The tour continues walking along the Street Jirón de la Union founded in 1535 by the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. It was a busy street for years, with coffee shops and restaurants attended by distinguished characters and high society such as writers and politics. Along this street, you will admire commercial buildings, as well as traditional wooden balconies, and churches.
Plaza de Armas (Plaza Mayor)
You will arrive at the Plaza de Armas, the main point of the old town of Lima. The Government Palace is located here, where the Peruvian president lives. The construction of the Cathedral of Lima began in 1535 and ended in 1649 and it has a beautiful Renaissance and neoclassical style front. Also, you will admire important buildings such as the City Hall, the De la Unión Club, the Sagrario Church, the Archbishop’s Palace and wooden balconies around the amazing Plaza de Armas. Take the best picture of this historical place and have amazing panoramic pictures. During our Lima city walking tour, you will taste a delicious and traditional Peruvian sweet known as Churros, fried flour sticks filled with dulce de leche or manjarblanco.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Snacks
- Transportation (optional)
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You should bring cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, comfortable clothes and shoes, camera and money for personal expenses
- Rates have an increase of 50% for holidays such as January 1st, May 1st and July 28th and 29th
- The tour does not depart on December 25th
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 40 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Pick up to centrally located Miraflores, San Isidro and Barranco hotels
Meeting Points
- Hotel Gran Bolivar located in Plaza San Martín in the Historic Center of Lima. You should show up at the meeting point at the agreed time. The time will be confirmed 24 hours before the start of the tour.
End Points
- The end point of the tour could change, depending on the start time of the tour
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Ticket Redemption
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