Lima is a booming seaside colonial city that is the capital of Peru, as well the country's cutlural center and transportation hub. Lima is worth experiencing for a day or two at the beginning or end of your trip to Peru, and most travelers will enter and leave from Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) and must spend a night here enroute to Cusco and Machu Picchu. Lima is rich in history, architectural attractions, and is home to Peru’s, (and possibly all of Latin America's) finest cuisine. Its population is a staggering 8.4 million people, putting it among South America’s largest cities. As a coastal city in the southern tropics, it has an arid, cloudy climate with an average temperatures around 73 degrees Fahrenheit. Contact one of our Peru experts to plan the perfect trip to Lima and the best of Peru.

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Lima Tours (52 Results)

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Discover Peru

Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca
9 Days from $1,814

This is our most popular Peru tour, an all inclusive vacation package that starts in Lima, then flies to Cusco, explores Sacred Valley and spends two days exploring Machu Picchu. The trip continues on to Lake Titicaca to explore South America's largest lake. If you have a few extra days, extend your trip to explore the Amazon jungle.

Classic Inca Trail

10 Days from $2,314

Follow in the footsteps of the Inca on this classic Inca Trail Trek Your trek ends as you pass through the sun gate into the lost city of Machu Picchu. Before the trek, spend a few days exploring ruins and bargaining at busy Andean markets.

Uros Island - Floating island at the Titicaca

Panoramic Peru

16 Days from $3,708

This tour includes Peru's greatest highlights - Islas Ballestas and Paracas, the Nazca Lines, Colca Canyon, the islands of Lake Titicaca, Cusco and the Lost City of the Incas--Machu Picchu. A journey of the best Peru has to offer fit into a two week tour.

Incas and Rainforest

Machu Picchu & Amazon
10 Days from $2,098

Journey through the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu and explore the Peruvian Amazon in this 10 day tour. Spend 3 nights in the Amazon, observing the multitude of wildlife. Continue to Cusco and make your way through the Sacred Valley, exploring markets and ruins. Your trip culminates at Machu Picchu, one of the new seven wonders of the world.

Lima City Tours & Short Trips

Paracas and Nazca

3 Days from $670

Visit the small town of Pisco where the white brandy that serves as Peru's national liquor is produced. On the following day, you will transfer to Paracas National Reserve and the Islas Ballestas where you will view a variety of sea birds and sea lions that make their home there. The Paracas Reserve has one of the highest concentration of marine birds in the world. Then it is on to Nazca, where you can choose to take an early morning over-flight of the mysterious Nazca Lines that were etched into the desert many years before the Incas ruled.

Islands of Lake Titicaca

3 Days from $417

Explore Lake Titicaca, a geographic landmark at the crossroads of the Andes and the Andean plateau and the world's highest navigable and South America's largest lake. This extension spends two nights in Puno.

Archaeological Museum and Lima

½ Day from $225

The Pachacamac Citadel

½ Day from $115

Lima City

½ Day from $87

Larco Herrera and Archaeological

½ Day from $78

Lima's Gold

½ Day from $67

Lima Travel Guide

Lima Highlights
Like many cities in South America, Lima captures that authentic feeling of the old world, blending it with the booming, bustling modern metropolis that it is evolving. Here are some of the best things to see in this coastal Peruvian city.

Museo Larco - Where you will find stunning pre-Colombian art.
Parque de la Reserva - Serves as a beautiful central park for the metropolitan area.
Miraflores - This affluent shopping district also features a charming walkway.
Plaza de Armas (Plaza Mayor) - Here you will be able to enjoy the historical attractions like the San Francisco Monastery & Cathedral and the colonial center.