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🎬 Full Day – The Best of Lima: Historical City Tour 🏛️ + Street Food Experience 🌶️ by an irreverent guide

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Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Languages: English
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Registered on 4 October 2022
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Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

🏳️‍🌈🍉 Discover Lima beyond the surface through a complete experience that connects its powerful history with its vibrant street food culture. This tour is designed for travelers who want to understand not only what Lima looks like, but how it feels, how it evolved, and how its people live today.

We begin in Lima’s historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you will walk through plazas, colonial streets, and hidden corners that witnessed the rise of the Spanish Empire in South America. You will learn how Lima became one of the most important cities in the Americas, and how its history still shapes modern Peruvian identity.

As we move forward, the experience transitions naturally into Lima’s everyday life. We explore authentic local environments where street food is not a show for tourists, but part of daily survival, creativity, and culture. You will understand the social and cultural meaning behind the food, the ingredients, and the people who prepare it.

This is not just a historical tour, and it is not just a food tour. It is a complete cultural experience that connects past and present, architecture and flavor, power and survival.

Along the way, you will discover:

• The foundation and transformation of Lima through centuries

• Colonial architecture and hidden historical details

• The social and cultural roots of Peruvian street food

• Local environments most visitors never experience

• The real, living city beyond tourist filters

This experience is ideal for curious travelers who want a deeper, more authentic understanding of Lima.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This full day experience is flexible: you can do the city tour only, or you can join the food tour only.

FOR LIMA CITY TOUR (2 hours): We believe you are a conscious and honest traveler, and that you will choose how to support this great project according to what feels right for you.

Quoting GuruWalk’s guidelines: “Free tours don’t have a fixed price. At the end, each participant contributes the amount they consider fair, based on their level of satisfaction. As a guideline, GuruWalk recommends between 15 euros and 50 USD per participant.” 

FOR LIMA STREET FOOD TOUR (3 hours): At the beginning of the tour, we will ask for 120 soles per person. This amount includes a lot of the best food, drinks, surprises, and logistics (all-in). Besides, if you feel like showing some extra love, you can tip something exclusively for your guide, and please write a honest review.

This is a collective food ritual, so it’s not possible to join the tour without participating in the food experience.

All of our guides are professional Peruvians with at least one College Degree, and much more important: we do have a passion to share our Peruvian culture with you.

We do not take you to tourist traps or museum-stores that you could easily visit on your own.

We do not accept massive groups.

We prioritize quality, real connection, and transparency over numbers.

This is a small-scale, high-impact experience.

No crowds. No rush. No checklist tourism.

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✨ If you’re not attending the tour, please cancel your booking as soon as possible.

Thank you!


Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:
Plaza Mayor de Lima
We will meet outside "Sheraton Hotel", at the historical center of Lima.
1
Outside visit
Plaza San Martin
2
Free entry
Plaza de Armas
3
Outside visit
Basílica de La Merced
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How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and $50 per participant.

Tour reviews

4.87
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Professionalism
4.79
Fun
4.85
Communication
4.84
Quality
4.83
Route
4.80

Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Suitable for bringing pets.

What should I know?

Minimum attendees
Requires a minimum of 1 people to conduct the tour.
Additional costs
The tour does not require payment for entries or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the reservation, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Cash payment only.
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