4 Days – The Best of Lima
Description
Discover the fascinating history of Peru and it’s capital city, Lima, through it’s cultural landmarks, it’s food, and vibrant nightlife through a series of city tours with stops at major cultural & historical landmarks & museums, with time built in to explore on your own.
Customize this travel package by upgrading to private tours, or higher tier hotel accommodations.
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Day 1: Lima
- Reception at Jorge Chavez Intl Airport, and car transfer to your hotel.
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Day 2: Pachacamac, Lima Colonial, Park of the Water Fountains
- Breakfast.
- At the coordinated time, await pickup at hotel reception and begin with a visit to the historic Ceremonial Center of Pachacamac, an ancient site where thousands of pilgrims would visit with offerings to the God Pachacutec and consult the oracle. This location includes the Temple of the Sun, Temple of Pachacamac, Acllahuasi, & the Palace of the Virgins of the Sun.
- Continuing on to the Pantanos de Villa, the sea of Chorrillos, where we’ll stop for lunch at a local restaurant.
- After lunch, we’ll drive to the Lima Virreinal, we’ll visit the Convent of San Francisco and its catacombs. Walking through the historic center we will observe preserved colonial houses with their beautiful architectural balconies.
- To finish our full day tour, we’ll visit the Park of Water Fountains, the largest complex of of electronic water fountains in the world where we’ll enjoy an amazing water show of synchronized to lights, projection video and music.
- Return to hotel.
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Day 3: Huacas de Lima, Larco Museum, & Dinner in the Museum
- Breakfast. Enjoy a night in Lima, enriching yourself with the ancient history of this city. Starting from your hotel, we will pass through the Huaca Pucllana, a pre-Hispanic complex illuminated at night in Miraflores that dates back approximately 1500 years. Then we will pass through the Huaca Huallamarca, another pre-Hispanic complex in the San Isidro area, an impressive adobe pyramid. Finally, you will visit the Larco Museum that shows a fine collection of gold and silver from Ancient Peru, in addition to its famous erotic collection. You will then enjoy a dinner of Peruvian food at the Café del Museo, located in the same museum and surrounded by a beautiful garden. Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight at the selected hotel.
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Day 4: Lima
Breakfast. At the indicated time, transfer to the airport to board your national and international flight.
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