Free walking tour Lima
Free walking tour in Lima
Lima is one of the main cities in Peru that cannot be missed, Here we recommend how to get to know Lima in a safe and fun way, join our best free walking tour of Lima in english; This activity is one of the best options you can choose in downtown Lima or in the Miraflores district. Read more In our walking tours, we will visit tourist places such as; squares, streets, museums, bookstores, and some colonial houses, etc. The hours of our walks are at 10 a.m. and 3pm. In both tours, the guide is 100% cultural, and at the end of the tour, you have to leave a decent tip for your guide. All the schedules of the free tour in Lima have a duration of 3 hours in the language you speak, it can be in spanish or english. Meeting points for the free tour of Lima: If you are in the Miraflores district, we recommend this option; free walking tour from Miraflores at 10 a.m., meeting point; Porta passage 132 This address is only for pick up and transfer to the metropolitan bus, important Note! (Bring 2.50 soles in local currency) This is to pay for the public transportation that we will take towards the second meeting point in Jirón de la unión, in front of the La Merced church. We recommend waiting at this address until 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. If you have any questions about this free tour, contact us and book now!
It’s good to know:
- It is necessary to reserve online.
- Available times: 10 a.m. & 11 am. 3 pm. (Mon-Sat)
- Duration: 3 hours
- Reschedule free of charge.
- Cash payment in local currency or dollars (cash)
- Type of the tour: walking tour
- Distance: about 3 km. (we go according to your physical condition).
- Altitude: 200 m – 220 m.
- Activity level: easy
- Price: Based on tips
- Start of the tour: Pasaje porta 132, Miraflores only 10am
Including:
- Official tourism guide, specialized in walking tour
- Full support
- A great experience!
Additional options:
- Private walking tour: available
- Group size: Groups from: 2 to 20 participants
- Ideal group size: 8 participants
- Minimum: 2 participants
- For larger groups, we provide an additional guide.
Places to visit:
- 10am. free tour Lima, Miraflores (Pick up only)
- 11am. free tour historic center of Lima.
- 15pm. free tour historic center of Lima.
- Lima’s main square.
- Lima cathedral.
- The Presidential Palace of Lima.
- Church of Santo Domingo.
- The Rímac River.
- The Church of San Francisco.
- House of Literature.
- End of the Walk (Near Mean Scuare)
Bring:
- Comfortable clothes
- Comfortable shoes for walking
- Waterproof jacket (months from November to March)
- Sunscreen.
- Sunglasses.
- A bottle of water
- Tip for the Guide
- Send us a message by WhatsApp detailing the schedule, language of your free tour and also registering your name, surname and how many people are in your group.
- or just show up at our meeting point
- First meeting point only 10am, Pasaje porta 132, Miraflores
- Second meeting point 11am. and 3pm. in front of merced church, Jirón de la unión, near the Plaza de Armas – mean square
- It is necessary to reserve in advance!
Lima, relevant sites
Merced Church
The church of La Merced, located in the shred of the union, belongs to the Mercedarian order. It was built in 1535. The main facade of the church of La Merced has a Churrigueresque baroque style finish in this free walk or free walking tour. In Lima we invite you to know the details that our local guide will provide you. Read more
The Main Square of Lima
On this Lima Walking Tour, we will tell you about the history of the Main Square Lima and the foundation of Francisco Pizarro in 1535. Come and enjoy these free historical walks.
Presidential Palace
On our Lima Free Tours, we discuss some key facts about the liberator José de San Martn, who declared Peru’s independence on July 28, 1821.
Church of Santo Domingo, Lima
Located one block from Lima’s main square, the Santo Domingo church is also known as the minor basilica and maximum convent of Our Lady of the Rosary in the city. Lima’s Catholic faith is growing more and more each year as they come to visit the Tomb of Santa Rosa de Lima. Do you want to know more? Who was Santa Rosa de Lima? Here on our Lima Free Tour, we will tell you more!
Lima-Rimac
Rimac is the name of the river that passes behind the presidential palace. It was considered by the Pachacamac Culture to be a god. Later, this name was changed by the Spaniards, considering the Rímac River as a lime, a name with which the capital “LIMA” remains until today. Do you want to know what Rimac means? Come and join our Free Guidesd in Lima, Cusco, Puno and Arequipa.
The Church of San Francisco Lima
San Francisco church has the largest catacomb that surprises many visitors, it is an old cemetery from colonial times, calculating 25,000 human remains in the different rooms, giving hypotheses that there are corridors that lead to other nearby churches or to the Palace of Government. Unlike Cusco, Learn about this peculiar history in our free walking tour of Lima!
House of Peruvian Literature, Lima
It is located one block from the Main Square of Lima, built on the site of an old railway station named Desamparados. On the information panels in each room, among the exhibits inside the House of Peruvian Literature, you can see the presidential wagon known as the “Paquita.” On our free walks tours, we enter for free!
Lima cathedral
The Cathedral of Lima is located in the Mean Square and is considered the Greater Church of Peru, built on an Inca foundation where Francisco Pizarro laid the first stone in 1535. Inside the Cathedral, there are various architectural styles such as Renaissance, Late Gothic, Plateresque, and Baroque, making a comparison to the cathedral of Seville in Spain. Book now for our free tours in Lima, Cusco, and Arequipa.
