Lima Shanty Town Tour-Local Life Experience
Overview
Along the tour, you will meet the friendliest people of the different communities we will go through. For sure, this eye-opening experience challenges common preconceptions about such poor working-class areas, at the same time this is a great opportunity to learn about the native culture and its values. Best of all, by taking this tour you are contributing to the community because a good percentage of the benefits goes to social projects that improve the lives of the local families. It is a rich cultural experience you will always remember!
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Private transport
- Small group
- Bottled water
- All Fees and Taxes
- Air-conditioned vehicle
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Villa el Salvador, Peru
On this walking tour, you will have the opportunity to learn about the lifestyle of a large part of the population of Lima, which lives under a shared community system and in an environment of happiness. At Haku Tours we want you to see "the real Lima"! You will climb the famous yellow stairs and go through narrow and beautiful paths until you reach the tops of the hills and discover impressive views of the city of Villa El Salvador, San Juan, Pamplona, Villa Maria, etc. During the tour we will visit a local nursery and the friendly families of this friendly community who will share their culture, traditions, beliefs and thoughts with you, you should expect a warm welcome and happy smiles (locals love visitors).
Duration: 2 hours
Additional information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- We recommend to wear confortable clothes and shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen and a hat, take a bottle of water with you and spare battery for your camera
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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We had a great experience with Philippe on our tour of the Villa El Salvador district. Learned so much about the everyday life of those living in this shantytown. We had the pleasure of meeting several residents who graciously welcomed us. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to s...
We had a great experience with Philippe on our tour of the Villa El Salvador district. Learned so much about the everyday life of those living in this shantytown. We had the pleasure of meeting several residents who graciously welcomed us. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see how the majority of Lima residents live.The Shantytown tour was one of the most unique, amazing, beautiful things I’ve ever done in my life. Definitely for the curious minded traveler who enjoys learning from locals. Edwin, our guide, was just wonderful. I can’t thank him enough for this unforgettable experience. He even booked a car ...
The Shantytown tour was one of the most unique, amazing, beautiful things I’ve ever done in my life. Definitely for the curious minded traveler who enjoys learning from locals. Edwin, our guide, was just wonderful. I can’t thank him enough for this unforgettable experience. He even booked a car to the airport for my two friends and I after the tour. He was knowledgeable, warm, and funny, and I look forward to seeing him the next time I come to Lima and book this exact tour once again.I wanted to safely see the less touristy side of Lima (and Peruvian life generally,) and I really think this tour was perfect for that. It gave me so much perspective into how life is for so many Peruvians. My guide was amazing. You could tell he was familiar with this community, and the communi...
I wanted to safely see the less touristy side of Lima (and Peruvian life generally,) and I really think this tour was perfect for that. It gave me so much perspective into how life is for so many Peruvians. My guide was amazing. You could tell he was familiar with this community, and the community knew and trusted him. He always made me feel safe, particularly when we were passing by guard dogs outside some of the houses. I felt like the locals were very real with me and seriously helped widen my perspective on so many things. The guide is a great translator and you don't have to know any Spanish (he told me a majority of the people who take this tour don't speak Spanish,) but if you do know Spanish be sure to tell him. He'll pass it on to the locals and they'll be super excited to chat with you. Expect to have a lot of different fruits and other foods introduced to you at the market. And don't chew the seeds of the passion and egg fruits, you're supposed to literally try to drink/slurp it. COVID note: this is a very poor community and sometimes you're literally walking up into people's homes and/or backyards, so don't expect everyone you encounter to be masked. In the market and a lot of more public areas everyone was, but definitely not in some of the more private/residential areas.I did this tour with my wife and four teenage children. This was without a doubt the highlight of our time in Lima. It is a huge miss not to explore this side of Lima. The driver and guide picked us up directly from our Airbnb in Miraflores. They are very professionally organized. I was afra...
I did this tour with my wife and four teenage children. This was without a doubt the highlight of our time in Lima. It is a huge miss not to explore this side of Lima. The driver and guide picked us up directly from our Airbnb in Miraflores. They are very professionally organized. I was afraid that it would be a scripted tour that wasn't really "authentic," but it was as "real" as I would have hoped. We visited some families and were able to ask questions that were very educational for my kids. It really made my wife's 'mom heart' hurt, but left us with a great education and options to help in the future. Probably best for kids ages 12+ to appreciate and soak it all in.Me and my 7 year old daughter completed a tour today with Jimmy, he was an amazing guide he is truly involved with the locals and the locals were also amazing very friendly and welcoming. My daughter had fun and made new friends. It’s great that the tour helps the community and you see how you mo...
Me and my 7 year old daughter completed a tour today with Jimmy, he was an amazing guide he is truly involved with the locals and the locals were also amazing very friendly and welcoming. My daughter had fun and made new friends. It’s great that the tour helps the community and you see how you money is spent to help the community. Will definitely return.Haku Tours deserves a big thank you! We booked tours with them and unfortunately had to cancel due to the pandemic. They were the first to refund our tour money! Thank you again for your wonderful communications and pricing. We look forward to connecting with you once we can return to Peru!
Haku Tours deserves a big thank you! We booked tours with them and unfortunately had to cancel due to the pandemic. They were the first to refund our tour money! Thank you again for your wonderful communications and pricing. We look forward to connecting with you once we can return to Peru!