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Miraflores, Barranco & Larco Museum: Lima's Luxe Highlights

Glide through Lima's most beautiful clifftop neighbourhoods and into the world's finest private collection of pre-Columbian gold, textiles and erotic pottery. A half-day that distils 5,000 years of Andean civilisation into one elegant arc.

What to expect

Your private guide collects you from the terminal and drives south to Miraflores, stopping at the clifftop Larcomar complex for Pacific views before descending to bohemian Barranco — its painted bridges, colonial mansions and vibrant café scene feel like a Peruvian Montmartre. The centrepiece is the Larco Museum, a converted 18th-century vice-regal mansion housing the world's most important collection of pre-Columbian gold and ceramics, including the famous 'erotic gallery'. Lunch is optionally taken at the museum's garden restaurant.

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Museo Larco (official entry) + ToursByLocals private guide
USD 83–130 per person (Larco Museum entry USD 25 separately at larcomuseum.org)
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Good to know

Museo Larco is open daily 09:00–22:00; book timed entry at larcomuseum.org (USD 25 adult). Combined private guide + transport via ToursByLocals from approx. USD 83 pp. Miraflores is 30 min from port. Allow 5–6 hours total. The Larco garden restaurant is one of Lima's most acclaimed — reserve ahead for lunch.

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