Lima Shanty Town Tour Local Life Experience

Summary Description

Meet your guide at your central Lima hotel and head towards the shantytown. Receive a short briefing about basic guidelines for the tour before heading in. Wander the alleyways and listen to informative commentary from your guide about the history of the community and its residents.

Meet local residents throughout the tour to get a deeper look at their daily lives. Stop at a kindergarten and a silverware factory and listen to stories about the developments within the community. Walk up the ‘yellow stairs’ to take in the astounding dimensions of the shantytown as well as the views of the city below before heading back your hotel to conclude the tour.

Highlights
  • Learn about daily life from residents and the challenges they face
  • Visit a kindergarten and local artisans to hear their stories about their home
  • Hassle-free round-trip transport from Barranco, Miraflores, and San Isidro
Description

Discover a different side of Lima during this tour of one of the city’s shantytowns. Meet some of the residents of this community during this walking tour as you learn about the challenges they face. Visit a kindergarten and some local artisans to hear stories about daily life in the shantytown. Part of the proceeds go back to helping the community and its residents.

Included / Excluded
  • Hotel or Apartament pickup and drop-off from Barranco, Miraflores or San Isidro only
  • Snacks
  • Professional guide
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • If your hotel is outside the pickup zone, you can pay an additional fee to be picked up from your hotel
Important Information
Know Before You Book
  • Duration: 3h 30m
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Cancellation

Cancellation Cutoff: 24 hours

Cancellation Notes: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Additional Information

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers

FAQ

What is the Lima Shanty Town Tour Local Life Experience cancellation policy?

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Lima Shanty Town Tour Local Life Experience cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

How much time do I need for Lima Shanty Town Tour Local Life Experience?

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On average, this experience will take approximately 3h 30m.

How much is Lima Shanty Town Tour Local Life Experience?

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Lima Shanty Town Tour Local Life Experience price starts from $53.00.

Which company provides Lima Shanty Town Tour Local Life Experience?

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Lima Shanty Town Tour Local Life Experience is hosted by Haku Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact on Tripadvisor.

Operated by:

Haku Tours

About operator:

Haku Tours works as a non profit organization, is also an 100% Local tour company. The whole profit from our tours go towars to help people with less resources of Lima city (families from Shanty Towns) Taking our tours we guaranteed you will have fun, learn en get UNIQUE experiences. We go in really small tour groups (4 to maximun 6 ppl)The difference among others is: AT THE SAME TIME YOU ARE TAKING YOUR TOUR WITH US YOU ARE HELPING MANY LOCAL FAMILIES, to know more about this we invited you to visit our Humanity Projects blog page.

Basic Information
  • Duration: 3.5 hours
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