PERU
Peru's classics.
Our pick of the 5 museums tours worth booking in Peru, with the details that matter: what you see, how long you need, and what it costs.
Private Cusco tour with Inca ruins and a South American camelid farm. Skip-stress transport, flexible pace, outdoor sights, local textiles.
“Excellent and interesting historical sites that our guide, Johnathan Flores, explained in a very interesting way.”
Half-day Cusco tour with a bilingual guide, key Inca sites, and optional South American camelid museum stop. Great value, plan for ticket costs.
“This was a very disorganized experience. They gave us a time and then the day of they changed the time. And then we couldn’t find everybody for the tours and then we started even later. And the tour is English and Spanish-speaking. But the guides English speaking skills was not super good so difficult to…”
4-hour evening Lima tour with hotel pickup: Museo Larco, pisco sour snack stop, then the Magic Water Circuit light-and-water show.
“Victor was an excellent guide. He was very professional and personable and provided a wealth of information in a short time during our tour of the Larco Museum. The Bolivar Hotel was a relaxing setting for our first taste of a Pisco sour. The light show was a beautiful ending to an enjoyable afternoon.”
Small-group Pachacamac tour from Lima with hotel pickup, an expert guide, museum artifacts, and Inka-era pyramids with Pacific views.
“Although I’m not all that much into ruins, this tour was more interesting than I thought it would be. I wish it was a hour longer though because I felt a little rushed. I especially liked the museum. Gabby was an excellent guide.”
A full-day Lima combo: Miraflores sea views, Huaca Pucllana, Plaza Mayor cathedrals, Larco Museum, pisco stops, and the Magic Water show.
“Ursula is very knowledgeable about Peru’s history. I got to sample all Peru’s dishes, appetizers, desserts with Pisco during lunch in one of their best restaurants. To top it a drink in a bar with a big Peruvian sandwich and Pisco again late afternoon before going to the magic water circuit. Highly recommended tour!!!”
