Villa El Salvador Shanty Town Tour in Lima
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- No booking fees
- duration 1 days
- tour type Small group Request as private
- age requirement 1-99 yrs
- max group size 8
- guiding method Fully guided
- Tour Code BM-41303
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- Operated in English
- Starts Lima, Peru
- Ends Lima, Peru
- Tour to the shanty town of Villa El Salvador in Lima
- Explore the district with our professional guide
- Meet the local community visiting their homes
- Admire amazing views to the city of Lima
This tour will take you to explore the district of Villa El Salvador, an old shanty town that has developed with the passage of time and shows a different reality of the city of Lima. You will have the chance to meet local people, kind neighbors and working hard families that will open their traditional home to you. Enjoy the amazing views of the Valley of Lurin, learn the history of this place and have an incredible half day tour with us
The tour starts with the pickup from your hotel located in the city of Lima to start a journey of 40 minutes until reach the district of Villa El Salvador, situated 16 miles south of the city.
Villa El Salvador has started as a human settlement in 1971 where many families settled without having basic services such as water, drainage, electricity, etc. However, over the years this place developed with an urbanization plan that helped all its inhabitants.
San Juan de Lurigancho and Villa Maria del Triunfo were shanty towns of Lima too with an impressive develop and become districts of the capital.
During this fantastic tour we are going to explore the community with the company of a leader to have a great experience along the walking tour.
As we get closer to the bottom of the hill, the tour guide will explain about the community system, the history, politics and religion of the place. We will reach the yellow stairs that are part of an urban project with many benefits for the inhabitants to have better access to their homes.
You will have time to take amazing panoramic pictures of the city, as well as the Valley of Lurin and the Pacific Ocean. You will visit the houses to meet the neighbors, taking pictures with them in their traditional houses and see smiling children all the way.
The shanty town tour will take you to a local market to see basic products and we are going to visit a community kitchen where a lot of people without resources get fed every day.
You will be able to visit a kindergarten (Monday to Friday only) and on weekends you will know some children while they are playing in the streets.
After this amazing experience, we are going back to the city to drop you off at your hotel.
- Round trip transfer to the hotel
- Professional guide in English and Spanish
- Tolls and parking lots
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
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No additional cancellation fees apply for this Villa El Salvador Shanty Town Tour in Lima tour. You can cancel the tour up to 32 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 31 days of departure.
PaymentFor any tour departures within 31 May 2024, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 31 May 2024, a deposit of 50% is required to confirm this tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 31 days before trip departure.
Travel InsuranceVilla El Salvador Shanty Town Tour in Lima tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. World Nomads offers travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families.
VisaFor this Villa El Salvador Shanty Town Tour in Lima tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.
Rooms have to be filled when booking. Thus, if you are 1 person travelling you have to pick Single Room. If you’re 2 people travelling, you can either pick either Single Room, in which case each traveler will receive their own Single Room, or Double Room, etc.
