Lima

City Sightseeing Lima Panoramic Bus Tour

Lima, Peru

From $35.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Climb aboard a distinctive double-decker bus to discover the spectacular sights of Lima on a city sightseeing tour. Choose from three daytime options—the historic tour, Barranco and Miraflores, and the city tour—or the Night and Fountains tour, which includes entry to the Magical Circuit of Water. Feel the wind in your hair from the top deck of an open-top bus and listen to audio commentary to learn about the city its landmarks like the ancient Monastery of San Francisco and Parque del Amor (Love Park).

Lima City Sightseeing tour by open-top bus
Choose from different tour options to suit your interests and schedule
See the Monastery of San Francisco, Plaza San Martin, Plaza de Armas, and Love Park
Explore Lima by day or see a fountain show on the night tour

What's Included

Audio commentary available in English and Spanish
City Tour inclusions - 4 hour panoramic tour, entry to Lima Cathedral

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Departure Point

You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.

What To Expect

Choose from four options to explore the enchanting city of Lima, all of which transport you to the cultural and historical highlights of the city. Greet your knowledgeable guide at the bus stop in Miraflores to begin your journey into the heart of Peru’s captivating capital.

City Tour: First, venture to the peaceful and picturesque Kennedy Park (Parque Kennedy) to enjoy the verdant beauty nestled between colossal skyscrapers. Head downtown to admire the spectacular fountain famed for its illuminating night shows in Park of the Reserve (Parque de la Reserva). Be enchanted by the relaxed ambiance of San Martin Square (Plaza San Martin) as you admire the intricate façade of the theatre and the lush surrounding gardens, then marvel at the impressive monument of San Martin, a historical figure who played a pivotal role in South America gaining independence from Spain.

Venture to Lima’s main square, Parade Ground (Plaza de Armas), to admire some of the city’s most significant structures; see the Cathedral of Lima, the Government Palace and the Archbishop’s Palace, and then stroll through the sacred Monastery of San Francisco (Convento de San Francisco) and appreciate its beautiful Baroque architecture. Conclude your tour at Love Park (Parque del Amor) and absorb the amorous ambiance as you gaze at the stunning Pacific Ocean.

Night Tour: Experience all of the spectacular sights listed above but during the atmospheric evening time. See the city erupt in glittering lights and witness the incredible fountain show at Parque de la Reserva.

Lima Panoramic

1 Stop

9 Points of Interest

Duration: 4 hours

Operating Schedule: Departures: Tuesday - Sunday at 9:15am and 2:30pm. Duration - 4 hours. Please note this is not a hop-on hop-off bus tour

Larcomar

Points of interest passed by on this route

Miraflores

Huaca Pucllana

Callao

City Sightseeing Lima

Parque Kennedy - Parque Central de Miraflores

Palacio Municipal de Lima

Fortaleza real felipe

Museo de Sitio Naval- Submarino Ex Bap Abtao

Plaza Grau

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
City Tour: departs daily at 9:15am and 2:30pm. Duration - 4 hours

Be advised that this is a panoramic tour, not a hop-on hop-off service
Note that the Museum of Religious Art in Lima Cathedral is closed on Saturday afternoons, Sunday mornings and religious/public holidays. For these days, the City Tour will include the Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo instead.
With your voucher, enjoy flexible access for up to 12 months from the travel date you select at check-out.
Meeting Point is outside the Larcomar Shopping Centre (opposite Casino Miraflores).
Mobile and printed paper vouchers are both accepted on the tour

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

3.5

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Excellent experience

Michelle_Y, Aug 2023

Great value and tour- Definitely a must do! Only draw back it was difficult to find the meeting location. There needs to be a detail map showing the location. Tour guy and bus driver very friendly and informative, we were able to see much of the city, with a detailed tour of the monastery.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Dear guest, Thank you so much for your kind words! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that our colleagues did such a good job. We would be pleased to see you again soon here or at any of our more than hundred locations. Kind regards, Customer support agent

Don’t Go!!!!

Gerald_F, Nov 2022

I spent 2 hours looking through a Park and a Shopping Mall for the office to exchange my voucher for a ticket. Mobile booking according to Viator.com would not work. I went to the bus pickup point early and talked to several others that were looking for the ticket office. When the tour bus came, the guide took the voucher as a ticket (like why was I walking for 2 hours, if the booking process had changed?) Next, I siged up for an English tour but the bus was both a Spanish and English tour. The guide spoke mostly Spanish - rhe bus had passed the place of interest so half the time the English Version was omitted. Hard to hear anything on the top of an open air bus - PA system sucked, no headphones!!! These events were strictly on the tour operator!!! They should be dropped. The rest of the afternoon was even worse but not on the tour company; we never got off the bus and the tour was cut short by protesters and the Police response. All the traffic was diverted from the scene and the traffic was totally jammed up so spent 3 hours on a bus with no points of interest and continuous horns blaring. THAT wasn’t the tour operator fault. What a miserable waste of time and money. Avoid this company like the plague

You could not hear the...

Claire_B, Oct 2022

You could not hear the commentary over the traffic. The bus did not really get close to see much. The walking part was good and interesting

Good Lima Tour

David_G, Oct 2022

Caught bus on Mal. de Reserva next to Parque Salazar at 2:00 PM. No need to exchange one ticket for another. Give original printed ticket to guide on bus. Good tour past ruins to historic Plaza St. Martin, Plaza Mayor de Lima, and Cathedral. Attentive guide with narration in Spanish and English. Recommended!

Nice Tour of the city

Sheri_G, Sep 2022

This is a nice way to see some of the city highlights. It is not a hop on hop off tour. There is quite a bit of walking when the tour becomes a walking tour of the square and cathedral. The pick up location isn't clear. Meet outside of the Locomar Mall on the corner near the JW Marriott. Nice way to learn about the city. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and she made the experience very enjoyable.

Very nice tour, Edwin our...

Diana_B, Sep 2022

Very nice tour, Edwin our guide, shared a lot of info. I would have preferred to spend more time on the bus, visiting the city, and less in the cathedral… Otherwise all good

Donna in old town Lima

Donna_F, Aug 2022

It was well paced. The guide was knowledgeable. I had taken this tour 5 years wago but learned more this time. We had a liqueur tasting which was helpful in picking something to bring home.

Great tour opportunity in Lima

Rocio_R, Aug 2022

Took this tour with my parents and we enjoyed every part. The walking tour to the Plaza de Armas/Cathedral was great. Loved the traditional music, history that our guide provided. It was a great overview of the city.

It is just okay, it just,...

YUKP_Y, Jul 2022

It is just okay, it just, the tours is too short, other than that it is good I will recommand this tours to my friend if they visiting Lima

Great introduction to Lima

Kristof_D, Jul 2022

A Group of tourists kept insisting on being late, from the onset of the trip and during. Regardless, the personnel (particularly the guide) handled the situation very professionally and endeavoured to keep the trip pleasurable and informative to all. Well done.

Lima Historic area

Elizabeth_I, Jul 2022

Fantastic guide and very interesting. Location on booking needed more information to find starting point. Is not really a get on-get off service! More a tour with one stop but excellent.

They sold the red bus in...

nathalymendel, Jun 2022

They sold the red bus in the photo and it’s the yellow bus “ Turibus “ they take us to The Cathedral in Lima Center and explain 1 hour every piece in the cathedral and way back total of 3 hours . Our tour guide was great explaining every point ! I am q tour guide myself….. I give a tip “ next time don’t stay in one place for 1 hour “ Please Viator change the photo of the bus color. Thanks

Get exact details from office as to where there office is

Theresa_A, May 2022

I’m sure it would have been amazing. I take this type of tour every place I go - it’s a good way to get acclimated to the area; identify where you want to spend more time. Unfortunately I could not find the redemption office to turn my booking into a ticket. Additionally I never saw one bus in all my walking around. I did not have access to phone or internet to contact the office to get assistance in locating them. And store owners couldn’t tell me exactly where to go.

Never found stop to get tour.

Cheryl_M, Apr 2022

Never made the tour. Could not find a stop for pick up. Made many phone calls and no one seemed to know where I could get the bus.

Touring Lima in a bus!

PatriciaPaola_A, Apr 2022

The visit to the Cathedral and the fact that we were able to walk a bit from where we parked to the Plaza Mayor

Great afternoon event

Ken_M, Feb 2022

Good commentary and informative afternoon. I've lived in Lima for over a year and still saw parts of the historic centre I had never seen before

Wonderful tour! Highly...

Alissa_R, Feb 2022

Wonderful tour! Highly recommend 💜 it’s a great way to see Lima and figure out what places you would like to tour.

Bad experience

Victor, Jan 2022

The tour actually was very good however the instructions to get the tickets was a nightmare. I am a Peruvian native who speak fluently both languages and was told to print the vouchers, exchange them at an office in front of the Marriott hotel an larcomar shopping center. We showed up almost 1:30 minute’s early and the show began, nobody knew of the city sightseeing tours in lima(red bus)we asked at the mall, at the Marriott hotel, a tour office, other tour operators and we run around walking, taking taxis because people gave us bad and all kind of info.send us in a wild chase . Finally around 2:30 pm we asked a yellow bus operator if they could do the service and wanted to charge us 150 soles a piece. Luckily there was another gentleman looking for the same tour and he told us that he was emailed information that the tour operator had a different name, it happened to be the same company that wanted to change 150 soles again. But after finally enquiring with that new tour guide we were able to board the bus and to their benefit the tour was fantastic from that point on. The stress we had before boarding the bus I would not recommend to anyone, we run around for two hours without anybody knowing anything about such a tour company. On Viator page they listed a phone number but sounded busy for hours. My family had only one day in Lima and didn’t wanted to waste the only day they had.as a retiring airline captain that travel the world taking tours like this one, fluent in both languages had a hell of a time, I can’t imagine and average tourist doing what we did.

Very interesting

MELINDE_M, Mar 2020

Great and educational experience. Our guide was even so patient with one guest not arriving our meeting point on time.

Good way to spend the afternoon

John_H, Feb 2020

Cool and comfortable. Two stops to walk around. Good guide with narrative in English and Spanish. Three hours.

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