Pachacamac Pyramids Tour from Lima: Lunch & Horse Show

Ancient temples and a working horse show in one afternoon

A guided tour from Lima to Pachacamac, the largest pilgrimage center in sixteenth-century South America, located in the Lurín valley. You visit the Acllawasi (house of the chosen women) and the Temple of the Sun, both built during the Inca period, then see the museum's ceramics and textiles from the excavations. After Pachacamac, lunch at a traditional Peruvian restaurant includes a dance horse show.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Pachacamac and enjoy lunch show

• Visit Pachacamac temples and pyramids
• Explore Acllawasi and Temple of the Sun
• Visit Pachacamac museum
• Enjoy typical Peruvian lunch
• Watch Dance Horse Show

What’s included

• Pickup from your Lima hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• entrance tickets to Pachacamac.
• lunch at a traditional Peruvian restaurant.
• the dance horse show.

Times

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• Tuesday to Sunday 09:30

Information

Visit Pachacamac's Inca temples and museum, enjoy traditional Peruvian lunch, and watch a dance horse show on this six to seven hour guided tour from Lima with pickup.

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Live guide English, Spanish and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickup Hotel pickup included. See the pickup points

Book up to 8h before

Ages Adult (12 to 75 years) · Under 12: can't be booked

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Low physical effort Stroller-friendly Infants must sit on laps

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The experience

Pachacamac sits in the Lurín valley about an hour from Lima, built over centuries by pre-Inca and Inca cultures as a shrine to the coast's most important god. The tour moves through the temple complexes and the Acllawasi, where the chosen women lived during the Inca occupation. The museum holds the ceramics and textiles excavated from the site, giving shape to what the ruins themselves leave open to interpretation.

After the archaeological sites, you head to a traditional Peruvian restaurant where lunch fuses indigenous ingredients and techniques with contemporary cooking. The meal comes with a dance horse show: trained horses performing choreographed movements, a spectacle rooted in colonial-era horsemanship and still a fixture of Peruvian rural culture. The whole outing runs six to seven hours from pickup at your Lima hotel.

Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

What exactly is the Acllawasi at Pachacamac?

The Acllawasi was the house of the chosen women during the Inca period at Pachacamac. It is one of the main temple structures you visit on the tour, built as part of the sacred complex dedicated to the god Pachacamac.

Does the tour include entry to the Pachacamac museum?

Yes, museum entry is included. You see ceramics, textiles and other artifacts recovered from the excavations at Pachacamac, which help illustrate the cultures that occupied the site over time.

What is the dance horse show like?

The dance horse show happens at the restaurant after lunch. Trained horses perform choreographed movements as part of a Peruvian cultural tradition that dates back to the colonial period.

Is there a minimum age for this tour?

Yes, the minimum age is 12 years old. Children under that age cannot participate in the tour.

Operated by Peruvian Worldview. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.

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