The Fisherman and Ceviche Culture of Lima Tour

5.0 (32 reviews) 4–5 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Great views of the Pacific and the coast of Lima — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Try the delicious seafood fresh out of the Pacific in a local and tiny family restaurant — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

For visitors, Lima might seem a modern metropolitan but if you go off the beaten path, you’ll discover a diverse city with many different cultures. Many customs and traditions were brought to the capital by immigrants from the Andes or the Amazon. But, Lima also has its own rich history and culture. As a coastal town, fishing and seafood have always been very important.

If you are interested in getting to know more about Lima’s own traditional culture, this Fisherman and Ceviche Culture of Lima tour should be on your itinerary.

First, the guide will take you to an artisanal fish market and pier, where you will go for a short boat ride along Lima's coast with beautiful scenery. Afterwards, you visit several locals in the local fishing community, including an artisan boat builder, and you will try the best ceviche of Lima in a tiny, local family restaurant. After lunch, the guide takes you to the best view of Lima, a hill that has played a very important role in Lima’s history.

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At a glance

Duration: 4–5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Alternative Peru

Ages: Adults (0–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Delicious and fresh from the ocean ceviche lunch at a local and authentic family restaurant.

Itinerary

Stop 1

one hour Admission included

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 10am (starting time can be changed if you prefer) and take you to one of Lima’s most traditional and colorful communities, the fishing district of Chorrillos.

Start your day with a visit to its picturesque seafood market and pier, where local fishermen sell their catch of the day and repair fishing nets and boats for their next adventure offshore. They will share their experiences and views on today’s challenges of artisanal fishing and our local guide will also show you the wide variety of fish, shellfish and other types of seafood that have added incredible nutritious value to the diets of ancient and modern Peruvians.

On most days, we’ll also be able to take a short boat ride to have a better view of Lima’s coastline in a small artisanal boat, made by a local boat builder, and learn more about the vast biodiversity of this side of the Pacific.
Stop 2

30 min

Next, we’ll walk through the old streets of Chorrillos, while your guide explains the importance of this town in the history of Peru. On the way, we will stop by a local boat builder’s workshop to understand the laborious process of making an artisanal fishing boat, before we get to our delicious lunch.
Chorrillos

1 h 30 min Admission included

For lunch, we will take you to the small family restaurant of one of the most traditional families in town, who are preserving traditions from the first Spanish Peruvian settlers, locally known as “Criollos” whose culture has blended for more than two centuries with the indigenous, African and Asian traditions to create the unique coastal culture of Peru. They practice different “creole” traditions that were passed on from their ancestors to the next generations in music, food, and other various cultural expressions.

Ceviche, the Peruvian national dish, will be the star of our table; you will learn why all Peruvians are so proud of this delicious seafood dish.
Stop 4

30 min

After lunch, we will continue our tour toward the iconic hills of Chorrillos known as Morro Solar, a big cluster of rock formations facing the Pacific Ocean. Except for the best view of Lima and its coast, it is also a very important place in Peru and Lima's history. Your guide will tell you all about this. For instance, that it was once the site of an important 19th-century battle, which shaped the history of modern Peru.

We will leave Chorrillos after enjoying the amazing view from the Morro Solar and will be back at your hotel at around 2:30 pm.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Alameda by Wynwood House
Plaza by Wynwood House
nhow Lima
Hotel B
Hotel Limade
Ayenda La Luna Inn
Grand Hotel Betsy
Blu Hotel Boutique
Sachakuna Resort
DoubleTree by Hilton Lima Miraflores El Pardo
Hotel San Blas
qp Hotels Lima

and 266 more pickup points

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Options

From airport or port shuttle

Pick-up from airport or port: The guide will pick you up from the airport or the port shuttle (recommended pick-up time: 9:30 am)

Pickup included
Private car from Miraflores

Tour with private transport: The guide will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel in the central areas (Miraflores, Barranco, San Isidro or nearby).

Pickup included