About this experience
You will be picked up to visit a local market offering a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, meat cuts & fish. After that, arrive to the restaurant and participate in a Pisco Sour demo class. You will also have a cooking peruvian dish demo class. Then you will enjoy a tasty lunch and return to your hotel.
At afternoon, get ready to explore Lima's old town, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Start the tour with the Casa Aliaga, a 1535 colonial mansion. This is the only house of the period that still belongs to the same family. Continue with a scenic tour of the colonial centre: the Plaza de Armas, where you can appreciate the architecture of the Spanish Empire. There you will find its magnificent Cathedral, built in the 16th century. The tour ends at the Larco Museum that contains an impressive collection of pre-Columbian pieces of gold, silver, looms and erotic art. After this visit, you will return to your hotel.
At a glance
- Duration: 8 hr
Plan your experience
Set aside 8 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You should wear comfortable clothing
What is included
- Professional bilingual tour guide (English and Spanish)
- Lunch
- Pickup and drop-off.
- Admission to Larco Museum, Casa Aliaga and Lima Cathedral.
- Ceviche and Pisco Sour cooking demonstration by a chef and a barman.
Not included
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Photos
Itinerary and highlights
At the local market, you will have the chance to see the ingredients used to prepare our most traditional dishes. After that, traditional eatery where our Chef will give us a practical demonstration of how ceviche is prepared as well as the mixing and a tasting of a delicious pisco sour.
Visit a restaurant in Miraflores overlooking the Pacific Ocean and be part of a cooking Demo class. The "Causa" is a dish that is made from mashed and seasoned potato, creating two tiers that are filled with chicken, tuna, crab, vegetables, or another ingredient of your choice. Then learn to prepare our flag drink "pisco sour" - a sweet mixture of lemon, egg, sugar and pisco.
Finally, continue with the toast in front of the sea, while you wait for lunch consisting of a traditional Peruvian dish.
It is here that you can appreciate countless examples of grandiose colonial architecture like the Government Palace, the Cathedral of Lima, the Archbishops, and Municipal Palace.
A colonial mansion gifted in 1535 by chief conquistador Francisco Pizarro to Jerónimo de Aliaga.
Considered cultural heritage of humanity. It is located on the east side of the main square of Lima. Its facade is Renaissance style.
The museum boasts the most complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver artifacts, as well as pieces of erotic art.
Meeting and pickup information
- - Pick-up from hotels located in Miraflores and San Isidro. - This activity does not include the pick up from private residences (Airbnb). If passengers stay in them, please contact us days prior the start of the tour, in order to coordinate a meeting point for the pick-up.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- LimaTours
Meeting points and locations
Accessibility and practical details
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- It is important to inform us the name of the hotel where you are staying to coordinate your pick up.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Rates do not apply for Peruvians or foreign passengers whose stay exceeded 60 days in Peru because sales taxes are not included in the above total and, if applicable, will be collected by the local operator.
- You should wear comfortable clothing
- The pick-up time for this tour, as it is a shared service, is 30 minutes from the start time.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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