COLONIAL AND MODERN LIMA. Private or Shared services with English speaking guide
Guided visit to Colonial and Modern Lima. Drive through the historic center of the city. Admire the beauty of San Martin and Major squares, the Cathedral, the Government Palace and visit the Convent of San Francisco and its catacombs, a religious building from the end of the XVI century. Continue through the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores.

PACAHACAMAC RUINS. Private or Shared services with English speaking guide
Pachacamac Ruins, are located at 19.26 miles (31 km) South of Lima, in the valley of Lurín. At ancient Peru's most exalted pilgrimage site, adobe temples speak of the pre-Columbian cultures that flourished in the Lima Valley, worshipping the earth god Pachacamac.
When the Incas arrived, they respected the temples and religion of the people, allowing them to worship that god alongside the Incas' own god, the Sun, for whom they erected a great stone temple on a cliff above the sea. When the Spaniards invaded, they destroyed the holiest place in their lust for gold but found that the only treasure it contained was spiritual. The state of conservation of this location and its restoration offer a great show of cultural historical interest.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Private services (closed on Mondays)
The old Colonial mansion housing this museum was an old residence of Peru’s viceroys and then of its Liberators. This is Peru’s grandest museum and houses the Estela Raymondi and the Tello Obelisk monuments, two important carved stone pieces dating back to the Formative period 1000 years B.C. It features the largest textile collection, with fabrics from the Pre-Ceramic period through the Inca Empire, and a major collection of Ancient Peruvian metals. The remarkable Tawantinsuyo Room illustrates one hundred years of the Inca Empire through virtual models and re-creations.

LARCO HERRERA MUSEUM. Private services only
Housed in a unique colonial residence dating back to the XVII century, built on top of a VIII century pyramid, this fabulous museum includes the exquisite Collection of Peruvian Gold and Silver from the olden days, and the Pre-Hispanic Erotic Art Salon. Its pieces have toured major world museums. Larco is among only a few museums around the world opening their vaults to the public, with over 45,000 archaeological pieces that have been classified by renowned specialists and scholars. The Larco Museum exhibits the largest private collection of pre-Colombian Peruvian art in the world.

GOLD MUSEUM. Private or Shared services with English speaking guide
Gold Museum, visitors will appreciate a dazzling collection of gold artifacts from various pre-Colombian civilizations, some more than 3,000 years old.
Metal pieces and jewelry of incalculable value in gold, silver and precious stones used by the Incas—the children of the Sun God and monarchs of the vast Inca Empire—are shown in this collection.
Peru’s Gold Museum also houses a valuable collection of old and modern weapons that ranks among the best in the world. The halls in this section show the Arms of the World Collection of armory, uniforms and various ancient war artifacts and weapons from various time periods around the world, some dating back to as long ago as 1300 B.C.

NATIONAL MUSEUM. Private services (closed on Mondays)
Lima's largest museum features scale models of temples, ruins and archaeological sites that tell the story of Peru's long history from prehistoric times and ancient civilizations to the advanced civilizations of Huari, Chimu and Paracas and the Inca Empire.

ENRICO POLI PRIVATE COLLECTION. Private services
Enrico Poli has dedicated most of his adult life to collecting archaeological objects from all over Peru and has one of the most exquisite private collections in the country. Here you will be able to see examples of Inca and other pre-Hispanic cultures, as well as examples of colonial art. The collection gathers together so-called huacos (ceramic pieces), paintings, gold, silver and wooden sculptures. Mr. Poli guides the visitors in person. Appointments should be made in advance.

AMANO MUSEUM PRIVATE COLLECTION. Private services with English speaking guide
Amano Museum features the unique private collection of Mr. Yoshitaro Amano that contains selected pieces of ceramics and textiles, arranged chronologically to illustrate the development of weaving throughout Peru's pre-Columbian cultures, featuring Peru's most important coastal civilizations, including the Chimú, Chancay and Nazca. The textiles and ceramics are among the best displayed in Lima. A donation to the museum will be made in your name.