FREE TOUR

Daily departures: 5:00 PM

BARRANCO WALKING TOUR

FREE TOUR

Daily departures: 5:00 PM

BARRANCO WALKING TOUR

Free tour / Tips-based

Discover the Bohemian district and enjoy the artsy streets and the lively local culture at night!


Visit the many beautiful murals and learn the history behind them


Walk through the perfectly combined modern and older architecture

Barranco is famously known as the Bohemian District and it’s easy to see why! Art flows through its streets, as can be seen in murals and events that take place constantly. Join the tour and enjoy the creative scenes that Barranco offers.

The tour starts with a quick journey on a local bus to Barranco, giving you the experience of how the local transport operates.

Artwork Stair
Here, you can find murals of many different artists. A place where artists of all disciplines and backgrounds have gone to nurture their creative inspiration. Lately, Barranco’s streets have become something of a canvas, as the local government continues to allow more murals to be painted on the streets’ walls, Barranco is morphing into a colorful and lively street art gallery.

Bajada de los Baños
The Bajada de los Baños is considered a Colonial and Republican Real Estate Cultural Heritage. Formerly it was a small ravine that crossed the Bridge of Sighs, currently it is a road but it continues to cross the famous Bridge of Sighs. Its name, Bajada de Baños, is due to the path that leads to the sea and in ancient times to the Baños de Barranco.

Jade Rivera Art Gallery
A good place full of good taste and avant-garde that brings together an interesting variety of crafts and art of all kinds.

Jade Rivera was born in Huancayo in 1983. He was a plastic artist, muralist, researcher of techniques and constant learner. With more than 20 years of experience, his murals have toured the world. His work focuses on representing situations of daily and cultural life, through an imaginary that embraces the emotions and spirituality of the human being.

Puente de los Suspiros
In the heart of Barranco is the Puente de los Suspiros, a traditional wooden bridge wrapped in an air of romanticism, for having been the site that began countless love relationships in Lima.

La Ermita
The Ermita de Barranco is a church in the Barranco district, in Lima (Peru). It was built in the middle of the 18th century. Formerly this church was a small chapel where humble fishermen and travelers came. In 1874, it was chosen as the center and capital of the town of San José de Surco. After its destruction in the Pacific War, the hermitage was rebuilt in 1882. The hermitage underwent several changes since its beginnings.

Chabuca Granda /Jose Antonio Monument
She was a Peruvian singer-songwriter, record producer, film scriptwriter and playwright. She composed and wrote a large number of Creole and Afro-Peruvian music songs, as well as poetry and theater and film scripts.

Jose Antonio, was a lover and preserver of the Peruvian paso horse, he was a personal friend of Eduardo Granda and his daughter, Chabuca Granda, who, after Lavalle died in 1957, wrote him the famous José Antonio criollo waltz.

Puente Equilibrio – Achorada place
Equilibrio is balance, and in this part of Barranco the cultural reality of Peru is shown, under the bridge we find a mural called “the mural of the races”, since Peru is a multicultural country

Main Square of Barranco
Barranco is a district that has a strong entertainment offer. This district of Lima with old mansions, cheerful people and lively nights is known as “the artists’ neighborhood”. It was founded in 1874 and borders the Miraflores neighborhood. In the Plaza de Armas is the National Library and there you can get maps of the area with tourist information on bars, restaurants, shops and hotels.


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IMPORTANT DETAILS

Departure time: 5:00 PM every day.

Duration: The Barranco Walking Tour lasts around 3 hours in total.

Starting point: Any of the Tourist Information Centers in Miraflores.

What’s included: Local, licensed tour guide, deep explanation of each spot, exclusive discount coupons

What’s not included: Transport on local bus (1.50 soles each way), tips, food, drinks


WHAT TO BRING

  • Small change for local bus transport
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Water and snacks
  • Sunscreen
  • Cap/hat
  • Phone/camera
  • Tips/Gratuities

Free tour / Tips-based

FREE Barranco Tour

Discover the Bohemian district and enjoy the artsy streets and the lively local culture at night!


  • Visit the many beautiful murals and learn the history behind them
  • Walk through the perfectly combined modern and older architecture
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Tourist Information Center (Kennedy Park)
Av. Diagonal 494, Miraflores

Tourist Information Center (Larco)
Av. Larco 799, Miraflores

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