Lima full-day tour: Pachacamac, Barranco, San Francisco & waterpark

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Duration9h

GroupUp to 6

LanguagesEN · ES

PickupAt your hotel

Five stops, one guide, one day: from Pacific wetlands to fountain shows

A full-day Lima tour with professional guide covers Pantanos de Villa wildlife refuge, the Pre-Inca oracle at Pachacamac, bohemian Barranco, downtown colonial monuments, the San Francisco Convent's catacombs, and the Magic Water Circuit light show. Guide and 2-course lunch are included; hotel pickup is available at selected properties.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Lima's key sites and attractions

Drive through Pantanos de Villa
Walk Pachacamac archaeological complex
Lunch in Barranco district
Visit downtown Lima monuments
Tour Convent of San Francisco and catacombs
Enjoy Magic Water Circuit show

The Experience

The day starts at Pantanos de Villa, a protected wetland just outside the city where you observe the natural refuge before heading south to Pachacamac. This Pre-Inca and Inca oracle sits on a cliff overlooking the Pacific, and you walk through its terraced structures and temples—one of Lima's oldest inhabited sites, occupied for over a thousand years. From there you move into Barranco, the bohemian neighborhood where colonial and republican-era buildings line streets covered in street art; the guide walks you through the district's history and cozy plazas before lunch.

The afternoon takes you into downtown Lima to see the Government Palace, City Hall, and Cathedral among other colonial houses, then into the Church and Convent of San Francisco. This is where the tour goes underground: you enter the catacombs beneath the convent, a route through old library areas and burial chambers that reveal how the city was built in layers. The day ends at the Magic Water Circuit Park, where you watch the highest water fountain on record (a Guinness title) and a coordinated show of lights, water and music across multiple fountains. Your guide is with you throughout, and a 2-course lunch breaks the day in Barranco.

What’s included

Professional guide in English or Spanish.
transportation throughout the day.
2-course lunch in Barranco.
entry to Pachacamac, San Francisco Convent and catacombs, and the Magic Water Circuit.
hotel pickup and drop-off at selected properties.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Lima Mentor

Is this one for you?Book this tour for your first or second day in Lima when you want the city's major layers—Pre-Inca, colonial, bohemian and modern—explained and connected in one outing. The fixed schedule and included lunch mean you move through five stops without arranging transport or timing yourself, and the guide handles the history so you see how each site fits into the next.