4 Walking Tours in Lima to Build a Day Around

1.Miraflores Trending Flavors Half-Day Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 98 reviews · 4 hours · from $50Our pick

Spend four hours walking through Miraflores and Surquillo with an English- or Spanish-speaking local guide. Start with Peruvian coffee, then try chicharrones, bakery sweets, market fruit, ceviche, pisco, and churros. Guides such as Andres, Alina, Miguel, and Elisa add food and city context, while the relaxed route favors small local businesses over polished tourist stops.

“This was a really enjoyable walking tour with a guide with so much knowledge about Peru's history. Conversations became so light it was like walking around with a friend. Throw in all the great food along the way and this really was a very good tour and great value for money.”

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2.Lima Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $69Top rated

Explore Lima with a private guide such as Joselyn, Julio, or Allyson, combining Miraflores, a local market, the Historic Center, San Francisco catacombs, and Barranco. You use public transportation between districts, stop for optional lunch, and can adjust the route to suit your interests. Expect 4 to 6 hours of walking.

“This is a must when visiting Lima. We were collected from our hotel and spent the day walking and catching the local bus in and out of downtown Lima. Our tour guide was fantastic. A young man who looked after us extremely well the whole time. We visited the local market which was an eye opener, walked most of downtown Lima and arrived back to Miraflores where we enjoyed a late lunch and coffee with him. He was extremely passionate and well educated. Please pass on my thanks to this tour company, they did a great job. Everything went like clock work and it gave us a great understanding of…”

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3.Trending Flavors: Miraflores Walking Tour Including Food and Drinks Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $50

Walk Miraflores with a bilingual Travel Buddies Peru guide, stopping for specialty coffee, chicharrón, bakery treats, unusual market fruit, ceviche, pisco, and churros. The four-hour tour is capped at 10 people, starts at 9:30 am, and includes a market visit plus locally owned food stops.

“Loved the food and coffee and cocktail - our tour guide made it so much fun! The ceviche and fruit were my favorites but all the food was tasty and walking helped me digest everything!”

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4.City Tour by Panoramic Bus – Walking & Catacombs

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 41 reviews · 4 hours · from $42Best value

Spend four hours seeing Lima from Miraflores to the Historic Center by panoramic bus, with stops for Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, and the San Francisco catacombs. An English or Spanish guide explains the sights, while the open-top view helps you cover more ground than you could on foot. Pisco tasting may occur, but it is not listed as a standard inclusion.

“Nice. We enjoyed the panoramic vue of the city. The Pisco tasting was a hit. Visit the catacombs and the Cathedral gave us a little understanding how the Franciscans manage death and burial in the colonial history of Peru”

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