PERU
The trips worth crossing Peru for.
The 15 most popular walking tours in Peru. The ones travellers rate highest, with prices, how long they take and who runs them.
A 2-hour walking tour of Arequipa’s historic center: Plaza de Armas, cloisters, volcano views, Mundo Alpaca, and San Lazaro.
Most Popular“The guide was brilliant, with great local knowledge and world wide knowlege, great sense of humour and very entertaining he gave us so much information it was incredible.”
Four hours of coffee, chicharrones, fruit and ceviche in Miraflores. Local guide, pisco, history, and dessert for $50.
“We had a wonderful time with Cesar. Awesome food and drinks and a really passionate and friendly guide. Thanks a lot.”
2-hour small-group walk in Arequipa’s White City with local guides, ending at volcano views of Misti, Chachani, and Pichu Pichu for $15.
“An amazing unique walking tour of Arequipa. Joss was friendly, knowledgeable and showed us the unique history, heritage and architectural highlights of Arequipa. He even provided our group a list of great restaurants and bars to visit during our stay. I highly recommend this tour. 😊”
Small-group Arequipa walk with UNESCO streets, Mundo Alpaca textiles, tea and Peruvian chocolate, and a sunset rooftop view.
“This walking tour was awesome! Paolo was great - he was very knowledgeable, engaging and fun. We visited so many landmarks and learnt so much of Arequipa history. Totally recommend this tour! Paolo also gave a lot of additional recommendations during the tour for things to do, places to visit, etc. We’ve already done so…”
Cusco’s 2-hour historic walk with Qoricancha, San Blas, and Manco Capac, plus a luthier stop, Andean music, and pisco sour or chicha.
“The tour we took with Nilo was fantastic! He is very knowledgeable about the city and its history and kept the group in good spirits throughout the tour. Highly recommend”
A private Lima walking tour that mixes Miraflores markets, the Historic Center landmarks, San Francisco catacombs, and Barranco.
“This tour was exceptional. Our tour guide was a really wonderful young man who lived in the Barranco neighborhood, and he really showed us a great time. We used public transit and felt like we were seeing places that normal tourists do not see or talk about.”
4-hour Miraflores food walk with specialty coffee, chicharrones, market fruit, ceviche, pisco, and churros. Small group, local spots.
“Fantastic tour! Rudy was the best tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and fun! We tried some amazing food and fresh local fruits. It was so nice having a true Peruvian show us the best foods of Peru! We highly recommend this tour!”
Chef-led Cusco walk at 5:30 pm: restaurant bites, street anticuchos and picarones, plus pisco pairings. 2 hours.
“Excellent food and drink pairings. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the food and culture of Peru and Cusco. She accommodated our needs as we were suffering from the altitude and recommended a great herbal remedy which helped. Despite our feeling slightly ill, we had a fantastic time.”
Walk Lima’s historic center with a guide, see Plaza San Martín and Plaza Mayor, then visit the St. Francis catacombs.
“Fantastic tour, our guide Pamela was wonderful , so knowledgeable, answered all of our many questions, a joy to travel with, and gave us a great historical and current overview of Lima. Thoroughly enjoyed it!!! I highly recommend. This tour.”
Lima’s City of Kings walking tour hits the historic squares, churches, and San Francisco catacombs with hotel pickup, snacks, and tickets included.
“Our guide Filipe was very knowledgeable and made the walking tour interesting. His English is pretty good too. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and highly recommend it”
4-hour Lima food tour with coffee at Terrua, Metropolitano ride, Mercado Central bites, Chinatown snacks, chicha morada, and pisco sour.
“Excellent tour! I happened to be the only one who booked the tour and Miguel made kr extremely interesting”
Barranco art-and-food walking tour in Lima with museum time, hotel pickup, and included tastings in 3–4 hours for about $87.
“Our tour was supposed to start at 4:00 pm. Only at 3:46 pm did the travel agency send us a message: “Our guide experienced an unexpected personal emergency early this morning, and we will not be able to operate today’s tour as planned.” It ruined our day. It was too late for us to find…”
Custom private walking tour in Lima with a local guide. Choose sights and add a museum stop. Pickup included, real insider tips.
“Our guide Edgar is a very warm and pleasant person. His service was over the top. We saw all the main sights of Lima in a very interesting and impressive way. Thanks a lot. We warmly recommend him as a great guide to anyone that is interested in making the most of his stay in…”
A 2-hour guided walking tour of Puno with Huajsapata views, the Cathedral, and the Carlos Dreyer Museum. Small group, bilingual guide.
“Samuel did an outstanding job, I really enjoyed the tour!”
Walk Trujillo’s walls, towers, and Pizarro sites with official guide Guadalupe. 2–2.5 hours of stories and climbable views.
“Muy completa toda la información y además muchos detalles históricos curiosos. Acabas con una extensa idea de la historia de Trujillo”
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