Activities in Lima
The city of kings offers a wide variety
of activities. As it is one of the few South American capitals in front of the
sea (apart from Montevideo and Buenos Aires) and is in between different sea
currents, Lima is a paradise for surfers and food based on fish and seafood.
Lima´s cuisine is considered as one of the best and more diverse of the world.
Lima offers inside the metropolitan area, many outdoor activities such as
Paragliding and Hangliding that can be done in a Tandem flight over Miraflores
with AeroXtreme [16], PeryFly [17] or flying by your own doing a full course or
a one day course with a paragliding school like Infinity Paragliding School [18]
or Parapente Paragliding Peru [19]. Most of the flights are done in one of the
cliff edge sides of Miraflores, next to Parque del Amor.
Other entertaining and interesting option are the Bike Tours through the best
spots of the city such as Barranco, San isidro, Miraflores, Chorrillos and the
Downtown area. Companies like Bike Tours of Lima [20] organize guided bicycle
tours in english or spanish at reasonable prices. Also there is a possibility to
rent a bike for hours or days to do your own bike trip.
Mountain Biking is also a great option very close to the city. The districts of
Pachacamac, Cieneguilla and Mala have very good bicycle paths and circuits to
have a great experience with a great weather and under professional supervision.
Companies like Peru Bike [21] and Peru Biking Tours [22] offer different
alternatives.
Traditional City tours are also available in the city, Lima Vision [23] and
Urbanito [24] have different daily tours.
City Tour Of Lima [25]
If you are used to boring clinical supermarkets, drop by one of the local
markets to experience something very different. Fruits and vegetables hang
freely, fresh from their vines, fish and poultry as well, freshly butchered. Be
careful when purchasing raw or uncooked food.
[edit] Cruise
Sea Lions on Islas PalominoTo Islas Palomino (Palomino Islands) [26] are located
at short distance from the port of Lima, Callao. These small islands are
inhabited by small colonies of sea lions, Peruvian boobies and Guanay
cormorants. This is a reasonable alternative excursion to famous Ballestas
Islands in Paracas if you are spending some days in Lima and can not travel
south to Pisco and Paracas, and also if you want to swim with the sea lions. (In
Ballestas that is forbidden.)