Peru

Three days in Lima

Three days in Lima, paced so the middle one is the big one and the last is not a scramble for the airport.

  • 2 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Lima trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

3 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Houlihan's

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Miraflores · Calle Berlín 257, Lima

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–01:00

  3. 14:3017:00

    Larco Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    archaeological museum in Lima, Peru

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Don Tito

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  6. 20:3023:00

    Teatro Municipal

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    cultural heritage site in Peru

Day 2

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Tostadora

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Jr, Jirón Domeyer 132, 15063 Barranco

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sat 17:00–23:00 · Sun 16:00–22:30

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Lima, Peru

    Calle Plaza Bolívar, Pueblo Libre

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 08:45–16:00 · Sun 08:45–15:30

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Astrid y Gastón

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:3017:00

    National Afro-Peruvian Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Lima, Peru

  7. 17:0019:30

    Museum of Italian Art

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    public museum in Lima, Peru

    Avenida Paseo de la República, Cercado de Lima

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 09:00–16:30 · Sun closed

  8. 19:3021:00

    El Rincon del Gordo

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 21:0023:30

    Gran Teatro Nacional

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre and concert hall in Lima, Peru

Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Caffe Gianfranco

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Calle Ayacucho 390 con, Ca. Gral. Borgoño 834, 15074 Miraflores

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Lima Art Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Peru

    Avenida 9 de Diciembre, 15046 Cercado de Lima

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    La Barra de Chiki Cevichería Resto-Bar

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Lima/North
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors