Day 01 Arrival in Lima
Assistance on your arrival in Lima and transfer to hotel. Free time to rest and prepare for starting your trip around this magical country.
Meals: None
Day 02 Lima
In the morning, guided tour of the most important and attractive places of Lima, the "City of Kings". The tour includes tour of the Historic Center of Lima, panoramic view of the Main San Martin, Main Square Government Palace, Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Church of Santo Domingo, where the tombs of Santa Rosa and San Martin de Porres, Lima Colonial and balconies. Then visit the Convent and Church of San Francisco, the greatest monumental complex of Colonial Art in America and Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The tour includes a visit to the Basilica of 21 altars, convent cloisters and chapter rooms and tangerine, Chorus and Librarythe monks, museum that displays 11 paintings of the Rubens School, the Sacristy with paintings by Zurbaran and Rivera, great patio decorated with Seville tiles of XVI century, Moorish arches and underground catacombs. Then we visit the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, passing by the Huaca Pucllana, ceremonial and administrative center of the Lima Culture built in the second century AD and considered by the Incas as Ñaupallaqta, "Holy People"; park El Olivar de San Isidro, with olive trees brought from Spain in the fifteenth century; the Central Park of Miraflores and Larcomar, tourist and entertainment center, a symbol of modern Lima and vantage point to appreciate a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon, for an excellent introduction to Peru's past. Return to hotel in Lima.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 03
Assistance and transfer to your departure.
Meals: Breakfast
End of our service
Lima, "City of Kings", in the past the center of the Spanish Empire in the New World and now the capital of Peru, is one of the most important cities in South America being declared a World Cultural Heritage and starting point for programs in Peru.
With pride, Lima shows visitors the heritage of art and architecture of Colonial and Republican eras, while its museums exhibit and preserve golden artifacts, pottery vessels and textiles from pre-Inca and Inca cultures. Lima, considered a metropolis for its luxury hotels located in the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, beautiful mansions and parks, cafes and restaurants, theaters and a very lively nightlife. Modern shopping centers, boutiques and handicraft shops full of gold and silver jewelry, leather, ceramics, textiles, alpaca, pima cotton garments and vicuna wool at surprisingly cheap prices make the purchase worthwhile in Lima. All our programs can be modified according to your requirements, whatever the length of your tour, interests or specific activities, flight reservations, optional destinations or tours.