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“Today was AMAZING! Our guide, Johan, was funny, engaging and informative. Will be recommending this tour to all who visit Arequipa!”
Four hours of coffee, chicharrones, fruit and ceviche in Miraflores. Local guide, pisco, history, and dessert for $50.
“This was a leasurely walk with a very knowledgeable guide through the Miraflores area of Lima. I learned about the food and drinks as well as experiencing them. It's a great value.”
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.
“Jose was a great guide. He showed us some of the less well known parts of Arequipa. The ending was really great on that rooftop. Highly recommended.”
Small-group Arequipa walk with UNESCO streets, Mundo Alpaca textiles, tea and Peruvian chocolate, and a sunset rooftop view.
“Citi tour was nice. Our tour guide gave us detailed information about the history. Got to see. Natives making shawl and other items from Lama wool. Great experience.”
Cusco’s 2-hour historic walk with Qoricancha, San Blas, and Manco Capac, plus a luthier stop, Andean music, and pisco sour or chicha.
“Erick was fun and informative. A great tour of Cusco. Easy way to acclimate to Cusco. Pisco samples were great!”
A private Lima walking tour that mixes Miraflores markets, the Historic Center landmarks, San Francisco catacombs, and Barranco.
“Great trip, Jorge was really knowledgeable of the area and flexible to change the route. Definitely will recommend it. Riding the local bus system was a nice treat. Especially a packed Metropolitano.”
4-hour Miraflores food walk with specialty coffee, chicharrones, market fruit, ceviche, pisco, and churros. Small group, local spots.
“An excellent tour. Our guide was fantastic and started off the tour with some good history of Peru and used that knowledge to to link the history to food. The food part of the tour was amazing. The pork sandwich, ceviche and all of the desserts were delicious and generous with the food served. The…”
Chef-led Cusco walk at 5:30 pm: restaurant bites, street anticuchos and picarones, plus pisco pairings. 2 hours.
“The entire tour was an experience, beginning with making Pisco Sours. The second stage was fresh trout and a wonderful potato dish like no other! The third was an experience tasting grilled meats, and lastly hot picones.”
Walk Lima’s historic center with a guide, see Plaza San Martín and Plaza Mayor, then visit the St. Francis catacombs.
“Great! Perfect length of time for what we wanted. Our guide Pamela was very knowledgeable and engaging!”
Lima’s City of Kings walking tour hits the historic squares, churches, and San Francisco catacombs with hotel pickup, snacks, and tickets included.
“My guide Felipe, was very knowledgeable and engaging. I learned a great deal about Peruvian history, culture and architecture.”
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.
“This was a great food tour, led by Adrian, who picked us up from our hotel, on time, and took us to the Barranco District to experience the food and local culture of Lima. We visited four restaurants where we had really delicious local foods, including ceviche and barbecued beef on a stick, and a…”
Custom private walking tour in Lima with a local guide. Choose sights and add a museum stop. Pickup included, real insider tips.
“Our experience with Luis was outstanding. He is easy to communicate with, very knowledgeable, flexible. We enjoyed his company and the whole tour in Lima.”
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.
“Gracias a Guadalupe conocimos los rincones, las historias y las construcciones más importantes de Trujillo. Guiados siempre de su mano y con sus explicaciones nos hizo una visita extraordinaria.”
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