{"id":66,"date":"2026-07-09T00:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/lima-half-day-city-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T01:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:04:28","slug":"lima-half-day-city-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/lima-half-day-city-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Lima Half-Day City Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[tab title=\u00bbShort Itinerary\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Short itinerary<\/h2>\n<h3>Day 1: Lima City Tour<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Morning pickup at your hotel in Miraflores or San Isidro and start of the tour with Pakareqtampu Travel.<\/li>\n<li>Visit to the Parque del Amor in Miraflores to appreciate the Costa Verde and the famous sculpture \u00abEl Beso\u00bb (The Kiss).<\/li>\n<li>Panoramic stop at the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site to contemplate its great adobe pyramid.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer to the Historic Center of Lima to tour Plaza San Mart\u00edn and Jir\u00f3n de la Uni\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>Exploration of the Plaza Mayor of Lima, appreciating the Government Palace, the Archbishop&#8217;s Palace, and the Cathedral.<\/li>\n<li>Guided visit to the San Francisco Convent and descent into the underground system of the colonial Catacombs.<\/li>\n<li>Return journey in tourist transportation to your hotel in Miraflores or San Isidro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[close-tab]<\/p>\n<p>[tab title=\u00bbDetailed Itinerary\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Detailed itinerary<\/h2>\n<h3>Day 1: Lima City Tour<\/h3>\n<p>09:00 \u2013 09:15 a.m. Hotel pickup. The tour begins with the pickup from your hotel in Miraflores or San Isidro. On board our tourist transportation, you will meet the Pakareqtampu Travel guide, who will provide an introduction to the history of Lima, capital of Peru and known as the \u201cCity of the Kings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>09:20 a.m. Parque del Amor \u2013 Miraflores. Our first stop will be the Parque del Amor, one of the most iconic places in the Miraflores district. You will enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean from the cliffs of the Costa Verde and admire the famous sculpture \u00abEl Beso\u00bb (The Kiss), a work by Peruvian artist V\u00edctor Delf\u00edn. The park is decorated with colorful mosaics displaying phrases by Peruvian poets and is ideal for taking photographs of the coastal landscape.<\/p>\n<p>09:40 a.m. Huaca Pucllana. We continue towards Huaca Pucllana, an ancient pre-Inca ceremonial center belonging to the Lima culture (200\u2013700 AD). At this archaeological site, located in the heart of the modern district of Miraflores, you will learn how rituals and offerings to their deities were conducted, as well as appreciate its imposing adobe pyramid of over 25 meters in height. (Panoramic stop or entrance, depending on availability and tour type).<\/p>\n<p>10:10 a.m. Transfer to the Historic Center of Lima. We will head towards the Historic Center of Lima, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. During the journey, you will be able to observe contrasts between modern Lima and colonial Lima.<\/p>\n<p>10:30 a.m. Plaza San Mart\u00edn and Plaza Mayor. We will arrive at the heart of the city, starting the tour at Plaza San Mart\u00edn, surrounded by elegant neocolonial-style buildings. Then we will take a pleasant pedestrian walk along Jir\u00f3n de la Uni\u00f3n to the Plaza Mayor of Lima, where the city was founded in 1535. At this point, you will contemplate the main monuments of viceregal power: the Government Palace, the Archbishop&#8217;s Palace, the Cathedral of Lima, and the Municipality of Lima, all featuring imposing carved wooden balconies that evoke the splendor of the colonial period.<\/p>\n<p>11:00 a.m. San Francisco Convent and Catacombs. The visit continues at the San Francisco Convent, one of the most emblematic temples of the Peruvian viceroyalty. You will tour its cloisters decorated with 17th-century Sevillian tiles, its library with valuable ancient manuscripts, and finally descend into the catacombs, an underground system that served as a cemetery during the colonial era, featuring thousands of human remains carefully organized. This experience will transport you to the past and allow you to understand the religious and social history of ancient Lima.<\/p>\n<p>11:50 a.m. \u2013 13:00 p.m. Return to the hotel. Once the tour is finished, we will return to your hotel in Miraflores or San Isidro with Pakareqtampu Travel&#8217;s transportation. During the return journey, you will once again be able to appreciate Lima&#8217;s architecture and reflect on the contrasts that make Lima a city where pre-Hispanic history, colonial legacy, and current modernity coexist.<\/p>\n<p>[close-tab]<\/p>\n<p>[tab title=\u00bbInclusions\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Inclusions<\/h2>\n<h3>Includes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tour guide from Pakareqtampu Travel.<\/li>\n<li>Tourist transport.<\/li>\n<li>Entrance to the San Francisco catacombs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Does not include<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Meals.<\/li>\n<li>Others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>We recommend bringing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Light clothing.<\/li>\n<li>Sunglasses, a hat, and sunscreen.<\/li>\n<li>Water and a camera.<\/li>\n<li>Cash for personal purchases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[close-tab]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[tab title=\u00bbShort Itinerary\u00bb] Short itinerary Day 1: Lima City Tour Morning pickup at your hotel in Miraflores or San Isidro and start of the tour with Pakareqtampu Travel. Visit to the Parque del Amor in Miraflores to appreciate the Costa Verde and the famous sculpture \u00abEl Beso\u00bb (The Kiss). Panoramic stop at the Huaca Pucllana [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tour_highlight":"<h2>Presentation<\/h2>\r\nThe Lima Half-Day City Tour is an enriching excursion designed to discover the fascinating evolution of the Peruvian capital, where its pre-Hispanic past, colonial splendor, and vibrant current modernity coexist in perfect harmony. With the comprehensive and logistical backing of Pakareqtampu Travel, you will begin your tour exploring the modern coastal districts of Miraflores and San Isidro, enjoying the spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean at the Parque del Amor and contemplating the imposing Huaca Pucllana, an amazing pre-Inca ceremonial center located in the middle of the city.\r\n\r\nThe adventure continues by entering the magnificent Historic Center of Lima, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you will visit the emblematic Plaza San Mart\u00edn and Plaza Mayor to admire the great architectural gems and monuments of the ancient viceregal power. The circuit is crowned with an impressive guided immersion into the famous colonial catacombs of the San Francisco Convent, ensuring a commercially attractive, completely safe trip provided with the maximum operational excellence that only Pakareqtampu Travel can offer you.","_tour_days":"","_tour_nights":"","_tour_location":"","_tour_activities":"","_tour_group_size":"","_tour_language":"","_tour_difficulty":"","_category_image_index":1,"_post_gallery":["https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lima02.webp","https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lima01.webp","","","","","","","",""],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lima"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144,"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakareqtamputravel.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}