Duration
About 4 hours
Lima · experience
Lima city tour: historic centre, Love Park & catacombs
A half-day guided tour through Lima’s colonial historic centre and the San Francisco catacombs, ending at Miraflores’ clifftop Love Park.
About 4 hoursSmall groupFrom €18
The experience
A half-day guided tour through Lima’s colonial historic centre, Miraflores’ Love Park and the San Francisco catacombs.
A guide leads the group through the UNESCO-listed historic centre — the Plaza Mayor, the Cathedral of Lima and the Government Palace — founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 on the same layout the city has kept ever since, before continuing to the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco.
Beneath the convent, the group descends into catacombs built around 1600 and used as a burial site for an estimated 25,000 people until 1810, closed for over a century and reopened as a museum in 1950, followed by Miraflores’ clifftop Love Park overlooking the Pacific.
Group
Small group
Languages
Confirmed with the option
Format
Confirmed with the option
Meeting point
A central Lima or Miraflores meeting point, confirmed after booking.
Pickup and drop-off
Confirmed with the option
Who this suits
A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.
- A first orientation to Lima that covers both colonial and modern sides of the city.
- Travellers who want the catacombs explained with real historical context.
- A comfortable half-day that ends with an ocean view.
Itinerary
The route at a glance.
The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.
- 1~1.5 hours
Historic centre
Guided time around the Plaza Mayor, cathedral and government palace.
- 2~1 hour
San Francisco catacombs
A guided descent into the colonial-era burial catacombs.
- 3~30 minutes
Love Park
A stop at Miraflores’ clifftop park above the Pacific.
What the visit includes
The practical detail before you choose a date.
Highlights
- The Plaza Mayor, Cathedral of Lima and Government Palace
- The San Francisco catacombs, built around 1600
- A guide covering nearly 500 years of continuous history
- Miraflores’ clifftop Love Park to close the tour
Included
- ✓ A guide for the full route
- ✓ Entry to the San Francisco catacombs
Not included
- • Hotel pickup, unless selected at booking
- • Food and drink
Before you go
A few essentials for the day.
- The catacombs involve stairs and low-ceilinged passages.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.