Larco Museum (Museo Larco)

Get a glimpse into 5,000 years of Peruvian history with an admission ticket to Lima's Larco Museum. Located inside an 18th-century colonial mansion, this comprehensive museum offers the full picture of Peru's incredible culture and history. See how iconic sites like Cusco, the Nazca Lines, and Machu Picchu are interwoven; learn about what effect the magnificent Pyramids of the Sun and of the Moon still have on Peruvian culture today. Your admission ticket gives you access to an incredible range of exhibits, priceless gold and silver artifacts, and a collection of erotic art.

Live an unforgettable experience knowing the mysteries and secrets of the ancient Peruvian cultures visiting one of the most important museums in Latin America, possessing a large collection of more than 45,000 pieces of ceramics, textiles and metallurgy belonging to the pre-Hispanic era.

This private tour will provide you with an ideal evening out in Lima. The perfect balance to a long day of touring the city, traveling or even work related activities. Leave the details to us; with a personal guide and private transportation, you can sit back and enjoy the evening while taking in Lima's top attraction.

Explore Lima’s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, packed with fascinating historic buildings. The route begins at the traditional Pueblo Libre district, where you visit the Larco Museum, located in a beautifully restored viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid from the seventh century. The museum boasts a complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver objects, as well as pieces of erotic art. Then visit the Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted by chief conquistador Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains, Jeronimo de Aliaga. This is the only house from that time, still belonging to the same family. Continue with a scenic tour through the colonial downtown. See the Main Square, where you can appreciate the grandiose architecture of the Spanish Empire. Admire Lima’s Cathedral, built during the 16th century. Finish the trip returning to your hotel.

This incredible tour includes the pick up from your hotel , visiting the most touristic district in Lima city and the visit to Larco Museum, Founded in 1926, it showcases remarkable chronological galleries providing an excellent overview on 3000 years of development of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. Located in a unique vice-royal mansion of the 18th century built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid and surrounded by beautiful gardens. The museum features the finest gold and silver collection from Ancient Peru and a famous erotic archaeological collection. Later we will visit a vintage bar, to see and taste our national drink : Pisco Sour , enjoy this private tour with us and visit our city in a different way!

The Larco museum is very special where you will learn and discover more than 5000 years of Peruvian history, through fascinating ceramics, textiles, jewelry, etc. Our ancestors have left us to know about how they were and how they lived the day. It has an important collection of pre-Columbian objects, as well as incredible ceramics allusive to fertility.

Come and get to learn about the pre-incas culture of Peru! Visit an outstanding pyramid built by the year 200 a.c and get to the top the learn with our guide about the offerings given to our native gods. We also include the visit to the local museum where art pieces found in the pyramid are exhibited. Then, we go towards the best museum in Peru and one of the 25 top museums in the whole world. Larco Museum with its more than 35,000 ceramics awaits for you to show you all the magic and knowledge of our ancient cultures!

The Larco museum is considered one of the oldest private museums and the best in Latin America is located inside a viceregal lodge that dates back from the XVIII century, which was constructed on a pre inca pyramid. This place was founded in 1926 this museum shows the 3000 years of pre-Colombian development. We invite you to visit the Larco Museum to return the time to the pre-Columbian era, admire the best and most complete collection of gold and silver, admire its famous collection of erotic pottery, and mainly, discover the more than 5,000 years of history of ancient Peru, through a fascinating collection of pre-Columbian art.

• The passenger has a pleasant experience • Pleasant visit • Shared tours / Share tours maximum 15 passengers (Group management 15 people maximum) • Unforgetable experience • Total passenger safety • Modern Units (Professional Drivers) • Flexible Hours (With Coordination) • Permanent Assistance.

They are the 2 perfect places to learn more about our Peruvian history. The Larco museum has more than 45,000 pieces of original ceramics from different pre-Inca and Inca cultures, as well as an impressive collection of textiles and finely crafted jewelry. On the other hand, the Historic Center of Lima you will learn about the history from before the arrival of the Spaniards to the present day, as well as see beautiful buildings and mansions from different centuries. We will also visit the fascinating underground Catacombs that were used as a public cemetery. You will be accompanied at all times by our expert guide.

Enjoy a night in Lima by enriching yourself with the millenarian history of this city. Stop by to observe Huaca Pucllana, an archaeological site in the heart of Miraflores, and then admire the wonderful collection and displays at Larco Museum. Top-off your tour with a delicious dinner to then be dropped-off back at your hotel.

Enjoy a complete tour of the beautiful and cultural city of Lima, also known as the City of Kings. You will get to know the fantastic historical center of Lima with classic landscapes, colonial architecture influenced by the Incas, stunning shrines and impressive churches. Explore the Larco Museum with a unique collection of pre Columbian artifacts and jewelry. The Lima City Tour and Larco Museum tour will take you to see the amazing city of Lima through the eyes of a local inhabitant to make you feel at home for the rest of your stay in Peru!

Discover the historical essence of Lima on an unforgettable tour that combines two of its most iconic gems! Start your adventure in the majestic Plaza Mayor, the heart of the city, where the colonial past comes to life among imposing buildings, such as the Cathedral and the Government Palace. Walk through its streets full of history and feel the vibrant energy of the Peruvian capital. Then, immerse yourself in the cultural richness of the Larco Museum, home to an impressive collection of pre-Columbian art. Explore its rooms filled with ancient treasures, from fascinating ceramics to gold jewelry that reveal the splendor of ancient Peruvian civilizations. This tour is the perfect combination of history and culture, ideal for those who want to know the soul of Lima. Don't miss it!

If you enjoy architecture and history and are limited on time, this is the tour for you! From grand plazas, palaces and cathedrals to unique pre-Colombian artifacts, we'll cover it all in just six short hours. A walking tour of Lima's colonial streets along with a tour of the infamous Catacombs below the San Francisco Convent will get us started. We'll combine this with an extensive visit to the best recognized private collection of antiquities in Lima, the Larco Museum, to leave you with a very good introduction to the fascinating history of Peru. 

This visit will transport you to travel through the history of Peru visiting one of the 25 best museums in the world and the best in Peru, the Larco museum! Visit with us your galleries with a specialized guide, learning step by step the development of the pre-Hispanic cultures of ancient Perú. Visit its beautiful gardens and its erotic pottery room. After the Museum, be part of a unique experience visiting the famous water park of Lima, which has become one of the most important attractions of the city. Enjoy the show full of magic and colors!

Transportation service will pick you up from your hotel and will transfer you to the traditional Pueblo Libre district, to visit the Larco Museum. Founded by Rafael Larco Hoyle in 1926, the museum is located inside a viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the 7th century. The visit to this museum enables us to understand over five thousand years of a high degree of development of the cultures that flourished before the Inca Empire. It shows the most complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver artifacts as well as pieces of erotic art. Over 45,000 archaeological artifacts bear witness of five thousand years of Peruvian history. At the end of the tour, you may do your shopping at the museum shop. You will then be transferred to the Café del Museo restaurant to enjoy a delicious lunch.

This tour is a gem because you will have the opportunity to visit 2 fantastic places in Lima city. 9:00 – Hotel pick up and visit the Larco Museum. (2 hours approx.) Founded in 1926, the Larco Museum exhibits an impressive archaeological collection in different galleries that allows us to see the development of Peruvian pre-Columbian cultures with more than 3000 years old. 11:00 Guided visit to the Historical Center and its impressive monuments, you can appreciate the Basilica Lima Cathedral, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, and the municipality, and the inside visit to the Convent of San Francisco considered the most important architectural work of Latin America and the interior, its catacombs. On the route time to appreciate the Costa Verde highway and the Pacific Ocean.

It is a cultural tour that covers the most emblematic areas of Lima city. Our tour guide is a renowned expert in local tourism with many years of experience. During our tour, we explain about art, culture and national important historical data. We do not rush or push our clients as mass tourism usually does. We make it a unique and pleasant experience.

Enjoy an unforgettable cuisine experience at Café del Museo Restaurant within the extraordinary framework of Larco Museum.

Go beyond the typical tourist experience with this practical culinary tour of the gastronomic capital of Peru, Lima and The Visit to one of the largest collections of crafts in the world the Larco Museum A 5 hour experience with a visit to a local market where we will see the most representative products of Peru, then we will go to a local restaurant to prepare Ceviche, Lomo Saltado and the cause, most popular meals in the city and ending a visit to the Larco Museum.