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The 15 Best City Tours in Peru

28 tours  ·  from $10 a head

Stone streets in Cusco, colonial balconies in Lima, sillar arcades in Arequipa. These 15 cover the walking circuits and the bus loops, priced by length, with a note on the ones that suit a first day at altitude.

Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q'enco - Starting at Coricancha, Cusco’s Inca gold temple
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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay - Qorikancha: the Inca temple beneath the convent
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City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

2.City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 617 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Explore Cusco’s Qorikancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay on a five-hour guided tour with shared transport.

“Fabulous tour and great way to see the city our guide was Condor and he was so knowledgeable. It was a really fun tour with some great places to see along the way (we also got chocolate, Llama souvenir and pisco sour included in the tour ☺️🙏🏼”

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Lima's Vibrant Heritage: Exploring the City's Landmarks Half-day - Huaca Pucllana, a glimpse of Lima before Spain
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Lima’s Vibrant Heritage: Exploring the City’s Landmarks Half-day

3.Lima’s Vibrant Heritage: Exploring the City’s Landmarks Half-day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 581 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39

See Lima’s oceanfront parks, colonial center, Cathedral, and Santo Domingo Convent on a guided 3.5-hour tour with hotel pickup.

“Liliana was a wonderful, knowledgeable tour guide. This was our first tour in Lima, and it gave us a great overview of the city and of Peru. A perfect way to start our Peruvian adventure.”

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Cusco: City Tour | Half-Day Tour to 4 Archaeological Sites - Qoricancha, where Inca gold met a Spanish church
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Cusco: City Tour | Half-Day Tour to 4 Archaeological Sites

6.City Tour | Half-Day Tour to 4 Archaeological Sites

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 206 reviews · 4 hours · from $29

Explore Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay on a practical, guide-led Cusco half-day tour.

“Luis our guide was excellent! Half of the group was English speaking and the other half Spanish speaking and he would expertly cover the same material in both languages. We covered all locations in time. Luis answered all the questions patiently.”

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City Tour in Cusco & visit Museum South American Camelid Private. - Plaza de Armas: a quick start in Cusco’s center
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City Tour in Cusco & visit Museum South American Camelid Private.

7.City Tour in Cusco & visit Museum South American Camelid Private.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $49Top rated

Explore Cusco’s Inca sites, Qorikancha, Sacsayhuamán, and a camelid farm on a flexible six-hour private tour.

“We had an excellent tour guide, Amadeo. He was one of the best we ever had. He provided excellent insights into the archaeological sites that we visited. Insights that probably would’ve not been provided by another tour guide.”

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Cusco City Sightseeing, San Pedro Market, Cathedral and Qorikancha Temple - San Blas, Hatun Rumiyoc, and the Twelve-Angled Stone
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Cusco City Sightseeing, San Pedro Market, Cathedral and Qorikancha Temple

8.Cusco City Sightseeing, San Pedro Market, Cathedral and Qorikancha Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 139 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $59

Review of Cusco’s 3.5-hour city tour, from San Pedro Market and Qorikancha to the Cathedral, with practical tips on price and pacing.

“Most of this tour was spent bumping around in Cusco traffic. We went to another hotel on the other side of town presumably to pick up other passengers - they were presumably no shows but there was no explanation. After a brief tour of the markets we navigated back to the same hotel to pick up a couple who by now were presumably an hour late in a 3 hour tour - again no explanations or apologies or introductions. More traffic - a few stops and ended up back within 50 meters of our hotel to start the walking component. At no stage did the guide outline the itinerary or…”

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Lima: City Highlights Small Group Tour - Riding from Miraflores to the historic center
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Lima: City Highlights Small Group Tour

9.City Highlights Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 132 reviews · 4 hours · from $79

See Lima’s Huaca Pucllana, grand plazas, colonial balconies, and San Francisco catacombs on a flexible four-hour private tour.

“Great tour with a very knowlegable and nice local guide. We learned a lot about Lima’s history and highly recommend the tour. It would have been nice to visit one more sight or spend 30 more minutes in the historical center - we spent quite some time in the traffic though as it took longer to reach the city center.”

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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour - Starting at the Plaza de Armas
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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour

10.Half-Day City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 129 reviews · 6 hours · from $17

Tour Cusco’s Inca ruins, Coricancha, and cathedral in six hours with bilingual guides, hotel pickup, and useful advice on extra entrance fees.

“Tour was great and well managed from the time before pickup and to the end. Clara was great and her knowledge about the place is amazing. Highly recommend this tour!!”

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Cusco City Sightseeing and Sacsayhuaman Archeological Park Tour - Qenqo, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay in one circuit
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Cusco City Sightseeing and Sacsayhuaman Archeological Park Tour

11.Cusco City Sightseeing and Sacsayhuaman Archeological Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 101 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $79

Explore Cusco, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay, Qorikancha, and the Cathedral on a compact bilingual tour.

“We have been on several Viator tours in different parts of the world and have been impressed by the quality and expertise of their guides. The tour with Niko was a revelation, rich with history, humour and a clear passion for the Inca culture. It was no surprise to find out that he was previously a professor of history. He so fired up our interest and imagination that it was almost as if we were living the history of the Inca civilisation and the centuries that preceded and followed it. It was a profoundly rewarding afternoon and we left feeling immensely grateful to have had the privilege of his wisdom…”

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Cusco: Historical Guided City Tour with 4 Inca Ruins - Qoricancha, where Inca religion met Spanish power
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Cusco: Historical Guided City Tour with 4 Inca Ruins

City Tour Panoramic Bus Departure from Larcomar - Walking into Lima’s Main Square
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City Tour Panoramic Bus Departure from Larcomar

Arequipa: Walk through the Historic Center of the City - Colonial Cloisters and Details You Could Miss
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Arequipa: Walk through the Historic Center of the City

14.Walk through the Historic Center of the City

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 87 reviews · 2 hours · from $15

Explore Arequipa’s historic center with a local guide, from the Cathedral and tambos to cobbled lanes and a volcano-view lookout.

“Brilliant tour around Arequipa! Must do for anyone coming to the city. A great way to see some of the sights. Joss was an amazing guide, very knowledgeable, took us to some less well known, but amazing places. He was also very happy to give recommendations for places to go or things to do”

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City Tour of Lima from the Airport - Two hours in Lima’s historic center
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City Tour of Lima from the Airport

15.City Tour of Lima from the Airport

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 84 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $95

See Lima during a long layover with a private airport tour covering Miraflores, the historic center, catacombs, plazas, and Peruvian chocolate.

“Guide was kind, and informed us all we saw. He went out of the way to help me as I was not feeling good. Driver was always there for us when we were ready for the next stop.”

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