A four-day vacation package with a guided tour of downtown Colonial Lima, including the eeriely fascinating catacombs of the San Francisco Convent. Also, Miraflores and the famous Gold Museum of Lima. Then, heading south of the city, to the extensive ruins of Pachacámac, the deity of the temple worshipped for a thousand years and by a succession of ancient cultures until the conquest of the Empire of the Incas by the Spaniards.
Includes: Transfers in/out (airport - hotel - airport), Staff in English and Spanish language, Tickets of income, Excursion of the City Tour Lima "Colonial and Modern", Visit Gold Museum, Professional bilingual guide (English - Spanish) for all the excursions. Personalized assistance throughout your visit in Lima.
Optional:
| Day 1 | Arrival in Lima and transfer to hotel |
| DIA 2: | City Tour Lima Lima Colonial Modern Lima Gold Museum of Peru |
| DIA 3: | Temple Inca Pachacamac Tour |
| DIA 4: | Transfer Hotel - Airport or Bus station according to itinerary |
Transfer from the airport to hotel in downtown Lima, Miraflores or San Isidro in private service.
Our private guided city tour presents the best combination of Lima's diverse attractions in its three historical periods: pre-Hispanic, colonial and contemporary. On our way to the Historic Center of Lima we will visit San Martin Square and the Main Square, with its distinctive buildings: Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the Cathedral Basilica and the Municipal Palace.
We enter the monumental Convent of San Francisco, which is the largest sample of colonial religious art in America.
The Coral Hall and the Library of the Monks, the Sacristy, with its collection of canvases by Zurbarán and Rivera are appreciated. The Great Patio of the Main Cloister, finely decorated with 16th century Sevillian tiles, its beautiful Moorish arches and the Underground Crypts, known as the Catacombs, where you will feel the presence of the colonial past.
Then we will go to the most traditional modern or residential area of the capital: El Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores and Larco Mar.
Distinctive tourist center of current Lima and privileged point to appreciate a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean. After enjoying a succulent buffet lunch in one of the best restaurants in Lima we will continue our tour to the Gold Museum of Peru to appreciate a dazzling collection of gold pieces from various pre-Columbian cultures, some with more than 3,000 years old.
It exhibits objects and jewelry of incalculable value, worked in gold, silver and precious stones, highlighting the ornaments and objects that in their time of splendor used the Incas, children of the Sun God and monarchs of the vast Inca Empire.
The fame of Peruvian gold attracted numerous European adventurers 500 years ago and was the cause of the end of the Inca empire, giving rise to the Viceroyalty of Peru.
The Gold Museum of Peru
It also exhibits a valuable collection of ancient and modern weapons that are considered one of the best of their kind worldwide. These rooms display armour, uniforms and objects from various times and places, some as far back as 1,300 BC. This exhibition is known as the Weapons of the World Museum.
Transfer to the Hotel in Lima.
In the morning we will begin our private guided visit to the splendid and extensive archaeological citadel of Pachacamac. Sanctuary of the God Pachacamac, divinity adored by the ancient Andean peoples. It includes pyramidal temples and enclosures built by various pre-Columbian cultures and by the Incas. They emphasize the temple of Pachacamac, the adoratory of the god Sun and the Palace of the Chosen Women, the Virgins of the Sun.
It exhibits a site museum that keeps the idol of the God Pachacamac, which could not be seen by the profane, his vision was reserved only to the high priests, who guarded him, adored and were interpreters of the divine oracle. The whole place is considered sacred and part of the mystical axis of the world.
Our excursion includes a visit to the traditional and bohemian district of Barranco, where the famous Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs) stands out.
Transfer to the hotel in Lima.
A time transfer in private service from hotel to airport.
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