Lima Culinary History and Local Markets Food Tour with Vineyard Visit

Explore Lima's local markets and a vineyard on a guided food history tour with snacks, tapas, and wine tastings included.

Getting started

Begin your experience with round-trip transfers from your hotel in Lima to the first stop on your chosen route. After pickup, meet your professional English and Spanish-speaking guide and get a brief overview of the food history-focused tour itinerary or Callao route component, depending on the option selected. You then travel together to the local markets to start exploring Peru's culinary traditions.

What to expect

Lima local markets

These markets are where you encounter Peru's everyday food culture, from fresh produce to prepared dishes, while tracing how ingredients and recipes evolved over time.

Features

• As you walk through Lima's local markets, you discover the flavors of Peru by seeing and sampling exotic fruits and local dishes that reflect the country's regional diversity and food history.
• Your expert English and Spanish-speaking guide leads a food history-focused tour itinerary, explaining how historical influences shaped what you see on the stalls and how people in Lima shop and eat today.
• Snacks and local tapas are provided during your market visit, so you can taste representative bites as you learn, with taxes and services already included in your booking.
• The service is customizable, and if you request adjustments, customizable service, fees may apply so the route or tastings can better match your interests.

Vineyard near Lima

After exploring the markets, you continue to a vineyard where you experience another side of Peru's culinary story through its wines.

Features

• At the vineyard, you take part in wine tastings that connect what grows in the fields to what appears on Lima's tables, adding a tasting-focused perspective to the day's food history narrative.
• Your bilingual guide continues to share insights into how Peruvian wines developed, creating a link between the grapes you see on-site and the styles you sample during the tasting session.
• Round-trip transfers cover your travel between the city, local markets, and vineyard, with taxes and services included so you can focus on the tastings and commentary rather than logistics.
• If you choose the Callao Route Itinerary option, a specific food history component in Callao is incorporated into your overall plan as part of the customizable service, fees may apply when tailoring the experience further.