Lima Travel Forum

Hello,
I'm going to stay in Lima for the Saturday afternoon and the whole Sunday. What can I do and where can I go?

There are many things to SEE & DO in Lima. Please check the VT travel guide for tips. Good Luck & Enjoy Beatiful Peru!

Correction: Beautiful

Good Luck!

A day and a half is about all you will want in Lima. Peru has much to offer outside of Lima. You can paraglide for along the cliffs of Miraflores, walk down to the crafts market (Mercado del Indios)---- you can get better deals outside of Lima, and spend the better part of a day walking around central Lima wandering around the old churches and Museums. You can also get a cheap one hour city tour in the center. There is also parkland along the Miraflores cliffs where you can relax and watch the sunset in the evening. I just got back last Sat. It tended to be overcast till around noon and then the sun came out so take some sunscreen if you have fair skin.

Bookmark. I'll be in Lima for a Saturday and Sunday too!

You can eat at the festival de la comida (which is best to go to around 2pm Saturday and Sunday)in Barranco. This is a nice part of Lima to check out. You can walk across the puente de suspiros and have a cocktail at a bar overlooking the Pacific.
Plaza de Armas is worth visiting, some nice old churches from colonial times and you can get some food in Lima's little chinatown.
There are open top bus tours of the city and little buses to take you up Cerro San Cristobal for some great city views.
Go to the museo de arte at the top of Avenida Arequipa, it's a good museum and there are usually artsy events going on in the beautiful gardens at the weekend.
If you're there on Saturday night there are some good bars and salsotecas in Miraflores. El Tayta on Av. Larco is a good bar to start with, then head to Tequila Rocks on Diez Canesco (bar with dance floor). There are some more upmarket discos in Larco Mar - which also has a shopping centre and cinema. If you're into gambling the Marriot hotel opposite Larco Mar has a good casino.