Life and death in the City of Kings - Unique experience! provided by Peruvian Worldview
Life and death in the City of Kings - Unique experience!
Life and death in the City of Kings - Unique experience!
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Duration:
3–4 hours
Hotel pickup offered
Group size:
15
Stroller accessible
Ticket type:
Mobile
Free cancellation
- Duration:3–4 hours
- Hotel pickup offered
- Group size:15
- Stroller accessible
- Ticket type:Mobile
- Free cancellation
About
A unique and different experience!
Discover the history of Peru, through death, visiting the famous colonial catacombs built under the churches and the general cemetery "PresbÃtero Maestro", built in 1808, which is the oldest public cemetery in America with more than 700 mausoleums!
We will learn the history of Peru chronologically, visiting the Plaza de Armas of Lima to talk about the founding of the City of Kings by Francisco Pizarro and how the city evolved into the most magnificent city in Latin America. Visit the convent of San Francisco, the largest in Lima and its catacombs to discover what life was like for the citizens of the colonial era. Finish the tour discovering one of the hidden treasures of Lima, the MatÃas Maestro cemetery and its beautiful neoclassical mausoleums. Visit the pavilion of suicides, the crypt of heroes and more!
Know before you go
- Duration: 3-4 hours
- Mobile tickets accepted
- Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Available languages
English, Spanish
What to expect
Know before you go
- Duration: 3-4 hours
- Mobile tickets accepted
- Instant confirmation
Available languages
English, Spanish
Cancellation policy
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
What to expect
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Call the number below and use the product code: 148831P6
Important information
Inclusions
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance tickets to the Catacombs
- Entrance tickets to the PresbÃtero Maestro Cemetery
- Entry/Admission - Museo Convento San Francisco y Catacumbas
- Entry/Admission - Cementerio PresbÃtero MatÃas Maestro
Duration
3–4 hours
Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- Miraflores, Barranco or San Isidro
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Inclusions
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance tickets to the Catacombs
- Entrance tickets to the PresbÃtero Maestro Cemetery
- Entry/Admission - Museo Convento San Francisco y Catacumbas
- Entry/Admission - Cementerio PresbÃtero MatÃas Maestro
Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- Miraflores, Barranco or San Isidro
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Duration
3–4 hours
Return details
- Returns to original departure point
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Itinerary
- You'll get picked upSee Important Information for details
- 1Museo Convento San Francisco y CatacumbasStop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 2Cementerio Presbitero Matias MaestroStop: 2 hours - Admission includedSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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This was a fantastic to hear. You start out for the best rate in a very high-class bus from your hotel to the Sittercity, you get to see the central plaza in old town which is marvelous. Unfortunately, due to Covid, it was closed he could not walk through it but you could see it from all angles from the sides. Architecture was fantastic and meet for some great photos. He then proceeded to an old church and get a tour of the church, followed by the catacombs underneath with your full of bones from several hundred years. This is a fascinating tour underneath the church, through old brick lined tunnels and passages.
After that, a bus ride again. You go to an old abandoned cemetery which is absolutely beautiful. In other cities, they would charge a huge amount to tour these lovely statuary and old Graves. Arturo was able to point out interesting characters from the history of Peru buried here. This included several past presidents, and other large mausoleums which were amazing to see.
Whole tour was about 45 hours and definitely money well spent. One of most beautiful parts of the city, and apparently no one goes here – we were the only people on the cemetery part of the tour in the entire cemetery, which seems to be miles in each dimension. I would say this is a don’t miss tour.
After that, a bus ride again. You go to an old abandoned cemetery which is absolutely beautiful. In other cities, they would charge a huge amount to tour these lovely statuary and old Graves. Arturo was able to point out interesting characters from the history of Peru buried here. This included several past presidents, and other large mausoleums which were amazing to see.
Whole tour was about 45 hours and definitely money well spent. One of most beautiful parts of the city, and apparently no one goes here – we were the only people on the cemetery part of the tour in the entire cemetery, which seems to be miles in each dimension. I would say this is a don’t miss tour.
Written August 1, 2021
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