Pachacamac and Barranco Half-Day Tour with Guide
From €53 per person
See availability →A Pachacamac and Barranco half-day tour pairs Lima's bohemian seaside district with a ceremonial site older than the Incas, led by a live guide in about four hours.
This Pachacamac and Barranco half-day tour starts in the bohemian streets of Barranco, then follows the coast road south to one of Peru's oldest sacred places. In about four hours you cover a bohemian neighbourhood and a ceremonial site used by several civilizations.
In Barranco you walk through the central park, past the municipal library and the colonial houses, along the boulevard and across the Bridge of Sighs, with a panoramic view of the district. Then the road runs along the Pacific to Pachacamac, a ceremonial centre used by the Lima, Wari and Ichma peoples before the Inca Empire took it over. Through every era its oracle stayed a place of worship.
- Pyramid temples from different periods: the Adobitos and Old Temple, the Painted Temple, a ramped pyramid and the Temple of the Sun
- A sea panorama from the top of the Temple of the Sun
- The site museum, with ceramics, fabrics, ornaments of shell and stone, and the Pachacamac wooden idol unearthed in 1938
The tour includes pickup and drop-off, a professional guide who speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese, and entry to the museum and the archaeological complex. Pickup from private homes and Airbnbs is not offered, while food, drinks and photos are paid separately. It is not suitable for wheelchair users.