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Lima: Highlights Day Tour with Catacombs & Ceviche Lunch

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Duration7h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN · PT +1

PickupAt your hotel

Huaca Pucllana ruins, ceviche at the market, street art in Barranco and San Francisco catacombs in one day

You’ll meet locals at Lima’s bustling fish market, taste fresh ceviche for lunch, walk through colorful Barranco murals, and explore the eerie catacombs beneath San Francisco church—all with a local guide who knows every shortcut and story. It’s a day that’ll stick with you long after you leave.

Step-by-step itinerary

Panoramic visit to Huaca Pucllana pyramid
Visit The Park of Love and The Kiss Monument
Explore fish market at Chorrillos Pier
Discover Barranco's street art and Bridge of Sighs
Enjoy fruit tasting and local lunch
Tour Saint Francis Monastery and Catacombs
Walk through Main Square with Government Palace and Cathedral
Visit Saint Martin Monument

The Experience

First thing I remember is our driver grinning when we tried to pronounce “Huaca Pucllana” — he said it so easily, then let us try (I definitely butchered it). We didn’t go inside the pyramid but just seeing it rise up between city blocks was wild. You could smell bread from a bakery nearby mixing with that dusty morning air. Our guide, Carla, pointed out how people jog right past something built centuries before Rome even mattered. That stuck with me for some reason.

We stopped at the Miraflores coast and everyone took photos by that big sculpture — “El Beso.” I thought it would be cheesy but actually, couples were everywhere, just sitting quietly or laughing. The ocean was loud enough to drown out traffic. Then we left the touristy parts behind for Chorrillos. The fish market there is chaos in a good way: people shouting prices, pelicans waiting for scraps, that sharp salty smell everywhere. Carla bought us fruit I’d never seen before; one tasted like pineapple and bubblegum (not sure if that’s a compliment).

Barranco came next and honestly, I wish we’d had more time to wander those painted streets. There was this old man sketching near the Bridge of Sighs — he smiled but didn’t say much. Lunch was ceviche at a tiny spot by the market; lime juice stung my fingers and my tongue tingled for ages after. I tried to thank the cook in Spanish and she just laughed kindly.

The last part was the historic center — Plaza Mayor looked almost too perfect with all those flags. But going underground into the San Francisco catacombs? That got quiet real fast. The air felt colder down there and you could hear your own footsteps echoing off stone and bone (literally). When we came back up into sunlight at San Martin Plaza I felt sort of relieved but also grateful — Lima’s got layers you don’t see right away.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup in central Lima (with optional airport pickup for an extra fee), all entry tickets including access to the San Francisco catacombs, travel by air-conditioned vehicle between sites like Huaca Pucllana and Barranco, native fruit tasting at a local market, plus lunch featuring fresh Peruvian ceviche before returning in the afternoon.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Peruvian Worldview Tours