ITINERARY
- Pick up from hotel (Lima centro, San Isidro & Miraflores).
- City Tour Lima
We visit the historical
center of Lima, including "paseo de la republica", "Plaza San Martín",
the Main Square and the surroundings monuments: "The goberment palace,
the Cathedral, the Archbishop`s Palace; City Hall, the Desamparados train station,
and the Moorish-style houses and balconies along Lima`s old streets.
In the catedral, the tour guide will show you the sacristy, the side chapels,
the impressive Choir seating, and the tomb of Lima`s founder, Francisco Pizarro.
The Next stop is San Francisco convent, with the best exhibition of Colonial art in Latinoamerica.
The tour includes the Choir hall, the Monk`s library and the sacristy,
featuring collection of Zurbaran and Rivera oil paintings.
After visiting the main yard of the cloister to see its fine XVI century seville styles
and Moorish Arches, the tour will proceed to the underground cripts
known as the catacombs.
After we will visit the traditional neighborhood near the San
Isidro Golf Club, the olive Grove park and the modern Larco Mar
shopping and the entertaiment complex including the Park of Love
where we will finish with a spectacular sight of the Pacific Ocean.
- Lunch
- Visit to National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru.
The old colonial mansion housing this museum was an
old residence of Peru`s viceroys and then of its Liberators,
this is considered the museum for excellence in Peru.
Here are preserved the famous carved stone monuments from the formative period of
a thousand years before Christ,Raimondi Estela and the Tello Obelisco, dating back to the Formative
period 1000 years B.C.
It features the largest textile collection, from the pre-ceramic period
through the Inka Empire, and a major collection of Ancient Peruvian metals.
The remarkable Tawantinsuyo Room illustrates one hundred years of the Inca Empire
through virtual models and re-creations.
- Visit to Larco Herrera Museum.
Hosted in a unique colonial residence dating back to the XVII century,
built on top of a VIII century pyramid, this fabulous museum includes the exquisite
Collection of Peuvian Gold and Silver from the Ancient Peru, and the Pre-Hispanic Erotic Art Salon.
Its pieces has been displayed in the major world museums.
Larco is among only a few museums around the world opening their values to the public,
with over 45,000 archaelogical pieces that have been classified by renowned specialists.
The Larco Herrera Museum exhibits the largest private collection of pre-Colombian Peruvian art in the world.
- Transfer to the Hotel (Lima centro, San Isidro & Miraflores).
BOOKINGS
To reserve this tour, please write us to:
reservas@rundomundo.com or call us sending the next information:
- Reservation: City Tour Lima - Lima Museums Pool Service.
- Passenger names.
- Number of passengers.
- Date you prefer the tour.
- Name, telephone and address from the hotel where the passengers are hosted.