Lima Holidays and Tours

Set along Lima’s Pacific coastline, Miraflores blends coastal views with a contemporary edge. Join a surfing lesson, walk the parks that trace Miraflores’ shoreline, or take to the air paragliding for a different perspective of the city. Pebble beaches and modern shopping districts give the neighbourhood its breezy, cosmopolitan feel.

Interested in seeing historical sights? Make sure to visit Huaca Pucllana. This pre-Inca site includes both an archaeological complex and an on-site museum, where you can take guided tours to explore the history of the clay and adobe pyramid developed between 200 AD and 700 AD.

Barranco has long drawn Lima’s creative crowd, and its energy is still shaped by artists and musicians. Colourful façades and large-scale murals line the streets, giving the area a distinct identity that is best explored on foot.

Popular landmarks to visit include the Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs), while nearby squares and independent galleries invite a slower pace. Take time to linger, whether you are browsing local artwork or staying for a bite at family-run huariques to eat like a local.

The Historic Centre hosts soaring architecture that reflects Lima’s colonial past while continuing to play an important political and religious role today. Around the Plaza Mayor, landmarks such as the Presidential Palace and Lima Cathedral still have importance in public life.

Across the district, you will notice Spanish Baroque architecture shapes the streetscape, from Torre Tagle Palace to the Monastery of San Francisco. Ornate wooden balconies are a defining feature to watch out for, best understood on guided architecture tours that reveal their design and purpose.

Completed in 1774 after more than a century of construction, the San Francisco Monastery is one of Lima’s most significant landmarks. Its interiors reveal a carefully preserved example of Peruvian colonial design, from its extensive library to its richly detailed spaces.

The choir room is a highlight, with over a hundred intricately carved seats and a central lectern, while beneath the monastery lie the catacombs used during the colonial era. For history and architecture fans, we can help you book guided tours through the monastery’s church, convent and catacombs so you can see all of its sites.