Lima Walks
Lima Walks
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LIMA WALKS offers guided walks in Lima. With an uninterrupted history of more than 2000 years, Lima is perhaps the most fascinating city in the continent. In many ways, it's a hidden city and the best way to appreciate its architectural and historical richness is by walking. Ancient pre-Columbian temples, Colonial churches and mansions, abandoned haciendas, Republican houses, early XX Century buildings and modern villas, all share a space, side by side, in this amazing city - surely the Americas' best kept secret.LIMA WALKS offers 11 architectural/historical walks, of which four in the historic centre and six in different districts, and two gastronomy walks, one on ingredients in the Peruvian cuisine and the other on regional gastronomy. The walks can be done in English, German, Spanish or Dutch. As of 10 dollar per person
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Linda S
Gladstone, OR5 contributions
Mar 2014 • Couples
We took seven Lima Walks with Ronald in different areas of Lima. Ronald is very personable, fun and a real gentleman. His walking tours are well planned and very organized. Ronald has a remarkable knowledge of Lima's history, culture and architecture. He took us way beyond the obvious sites and guide expectations. He was always on time. He was always so punctual about answering my emails and was willing to answer all the questions I asked. Ronald always found a great restaurant for us to have lunch. We were so pleased that he always joined us for lunch. His walking tours are reasonably priced and they include a wealth of knowledge and information.
On the first day of our walks Ronald came to pick us up in Surco were we were staying and delivered us back to Surco in a taxi after our two scheduled walks. We really appreciated his willingness to do this!
The seven walks we took were to Chorrillos, Lince, Miraflores/Surquillo, Barranco, Barrios Altos, Rimac and Callao. We were able to see a variety of life styles in the richer, the middle class and the poorer areas of Lima. They were all very interesting areas. We are elated that I was able to find Lima Walks on the internet because Ronald helped us to see so many wonderful sites in Lima.
We highly recommend Ronald's walks. Ronald you did a superb job! Ronald, if we come to Lima again we will take more of your walks. Thank you for everything! My husband and I and our adult daughter took these walks.
On the first day of our walks Ronald came to pick us up in Surco were we were staying and delivered us back to Surco in a taxi after our two scheduled walks. We really appreciated his willingness to do this!
The seven walks we took were to Chorrillos, Lince, Miraflores/Surquillo, Barranco, Barrios Altos, Rimac and Callao. We were able to see a variety of life styles in the richer, the middle class and the poorer areas of Lima. They were all very interesting areas. We are elated that I was able to find Lima Walks on the internet because Ronald helped us to see so many wonderful sites in Lima.
We highly recommend Ronald's walks. Ronald you did a superb job! Ronald, if we come to Lima again we will take more of your walks. Thank you for everything! My husband and I and our adult daughter took these walks.
Written April 1, 2014
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SilverSpringer
Ocean Pines, MD189 contributions
Jun 2011
Yesterday my husband and I and three others did the gastronomy walk with Ronald Elward of LimaWalks. We visited the ecological or organic market, tasted peruvian coffee at a coffee bar, went to the traditional market and ended in grand style with a chocolate tasting. On the walk, Ronald pointed out architectural styles of the last 80 years. We had great fun, particularly in the traditional market, on the walk, and at the chocolate tasting. You learn Peru and its customs and history as well as get tips on restaurants and shopping. This was a highlight of our time in Lima- highly recommended
Written June 5, 2011
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tulip579
Chicago99 contributions
Apr 2016 • Friends
This walking tour was fantastic! Ronald was very interesting, informative and had excellent answers to all of our questions (and we had a lot!). Taking this tour of downtown Lima allowed us to see many places we would have either not noticed or not entered on our own.
Communication was a breeze, and Ronald met us at or hotel and accompanied us after the tour back to a restaurant in Miraflores where we said farewell.
Truly a highlight of the short time we spent in Lima!
Communication was a breeze, and Ronald met us at or hotel and accompanied us after the tour back to a restaurant in Miraflores where we said farewell.
Truly a highlight of the short time we spent in Lima!
Written April 28, 2016
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83dannyg
Lima, Peru18 contributions
Jul 2015 • Friends
If you don't want the regular tours with information that sounds tricky and outdated, contact Lima Walks. I have seen tours in many places including my country, Peru, and believe me these guys know their business. They are academics, you will not hear false information and it is not expensive. En español o en inglés, they are amazing!
Written July 9, 2015
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TarikHart
New York City, NY2 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
If you are looking to learn a little more about Lima outside of the main tourist attractions, Ronald is your guy. He is passionate about the city, the architecture, and sharing the history. He is a calm and interesting conversationalist, which allowed us to ask a number of questions regarding the culture and the changing history of Lima -- this was great for us as novice Spanish speakers. The pace was perfect and the route revealed interesting hidden gems just off the beaten track. Logistically, booking was easy, as was meeting, and the tour offered good value for the money. Thanks for a great time, Ronald; we would love to venture into another area again!
Written February 9, 2015
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Susannah O
Palo Alto, CA1 contribution
Dec 2014 • Friends
My mom and I took Ronald's walking tour around Lima. I didn't have much of an expectation going in, as I have been on many city tours and they all tend to blend together; but this one was different. Ronald was great! He knows a ton about Lima, really brought the city to life, and taught both of us a lot, while also showing us aspects of the city we would not have found on our own. I am SO glad we went on a tour with him. Ronald is doing GREAT things for Lima, and helping to put this special city on the map in many ways. I loved the tour, and would take another one of his tours any day, but I am especially excited for his tour books on Peru to be published. They will be an incredibly valuable resource for the country. Thank you Ronald!
Written January 1, 2015
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Catherine F
Saskatoon, Canada4 contributions
Nov 2014 • Couples
Ronald was a perfect guide for my husband and I. He is interesting, knowledgeable and accommodating. We completely changed our tour plan on the morning we met and he had no problem with the switch up. We could have wandered around the old city on our own and seen the buildings, etc. But with Ronald we learned a bit of the history and about the architecture. He brought us into an art show we never would have found. All in all, we loved the time we spent with him. My husband and I walk a lot, and we don't like to dawdle, neither does Ronald and so it was a perfect day in Lima for us.
Written December 15, 2014
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Werner R
Los Angeles, CA3 contributions
Mar 2014 • Family
Walk around Plaza de Armas in March 2014
We had arranged this walk from a continent away, met Ronald on time in front of Lima Cathedral and this tour should become the best we ever had. His explanations of architecture and the fascinating history of Lima and Peru were outstanding.
He designed this walk according to our wishes and in consideration to our ages.
Ron was very helpful, he is a walking encyclopedia and fun to talk to.
Thank you Ron for this wonderful walk, an experience that will be with us for a long time.
In our book, you are the best !
Werner and Linda R.
California
We had arranged this walk from a continent away, met Ronald on time in front of Lima Cathedral and this tour should become the best we ever had. His explanations of architecture and the fascinating history of Lima and Peru were outstanding.
He designed this walk according to our wishes and in consideration to our ages.
Ron was very helpful, he is a walking encyclopedia and fun to talk to.
Thank you Ron for this wonderful walk, an experience that will be with us for a long time.
In our book, you are the best !
Werner and Linda R.
California
Written June 29, 2014
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traveltimeCanberra
Canberra, Australia155 contributions
Oct 2012 • Couples
Our Lima walking tour was the highlight of our three day stay. After two very standard group tours Ronald's insightful approach to the city he's obviously fascinated by was a rewarding experience. We were only able to book in for one half day tour so opted for a walk in the historic inner city. Ronald was able to give us an overview of an area that has rich history that is beginning to be better appreciated. Although it is a long way from being gentrified, the city's charms are being rejuvenated through some well planned development and Ronald's knowledge of this aspect added an extra dimension to the tour.
Should we return to Lima at some stage, Ronald's tours to other parts of this intriguing city would be top of our list
Should we return to Lima at some stage, Ronald's tours to other parts of this intriguing city would be top of our list
Written April 21, 2013
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bxb52
Toronto39 contributions
Nov 2012 • Solo
I had a few days alone in Lima prior to starting a tour. I found Ronald at Lima Walks through Trip Advisor. I really wanted a culinary tour, and he most obligingly agreed to take just me. (many tours had a minimum of 2). He suggested we combine Barranco and his culinary tour. It was great. We went to 4 different "off the beaten track" restaurants for traditional Peruvian food. We also did a walking tour in Barranco highlighted by many beautiful art deco homes, and a tour of Victor Delfin's home. I learned a lot about the history of the area, the architecture and Lima. Ronald is personable and very knowledgeable. It was time well spent and I would recommend him.
Written January 24, 2013
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Billy A
Darwin, Australia29 contributions
Hi
I will be in Lima 26 April for 3 days
And would like to book a full day your? Regards Gareth
Fierljepper
Lima32 contributions
Hello Gareth,
Thank you very much for your message. Due to the high demand these weeks, we don't have much availability anymore for full day tours, a possibility is Thursday April 27th for Architecture & History. The price in case of one person is.200 US dollars A more economic choice are the 2 hour tours, which costs in case of one person between 60 and 65 US dollars. The Thursday, Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon are still possible.
Best regards,
Ronald Elward
lisefee
195 contributions
Quisiera saber si los tours pueden tomarse en español o son únicamente en inglés.
dfilip2015
Martinez, Argentina109 contributions
Yo los tome en español. Supongo que tiene las dos opciones ya que el sitio también tiene su versión en inglés. No creo que este tipo de tours ofrezcan hacerlo sólo en un idioma teniendo en cuenta la diversidad de turistas que visitan Lima.
Sheryl C
New York1 contribution
My husband and I are interested in a couple of your tours but are arriving in Lima on July 7. We would like to schedule 1 for that afternoon and another for the following day. Will that be possible since there are only 2 of us?
Fierljepper
Lima32 contributions
Thank you very much for your message. Yes it is possible to do a tour July 7th and one the next day as private tours. Which ones are you interested in?
Kind regards
Ronald Elward
Unfortunately I cannot mention here either my website which lists the tours nor my email
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