Experience Lima: Gastronomic Evening at Larco Museum
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Lima, Peru
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Experience one of Lima’s most magnificent museums by night during an evening experience of the Larco Museum with dinner. After the daytime crowds have departed, explore extensive collections of pre-Colombian artifacts with a guide who takes you beyond the info panels. Then, sit down to a gourmet dinner inspired by Peru's regional specialties. Sip sweet pisco sours overlooking the museum’s beautiful gardens.
- Explore the Larco Museum once the crowds have left
- Take a guided tour of the museum, housed in an 18th-century mansion
- Learn about the art and history of Peru from your knowledgeable guide and see pre-Columbian artifacts from ancient cultures like the Chimú, Chancay, and Nazca
- Avoid the hassle of making dinner reservations
Sample Menu
Starter
VEGETABLE CREAM SOUP
Delicious cream soup made from seasonal vegetables, like asparagus, carrots and celery and asparagus, accompanied by crunchy croûtons.
Starter
CAUSA LIMEÑA
Mashed Peruvian yellow potatoes seasoned with lime, stuffed with chicken and vegetables in a mild yellow ají pepper sauce.
Starter
PAPA A LA HUANCAÍNA
Steamed potatoes in a creamy mild yellow ají pepper and cheese sauce.
Main
AJÍ DE GALLINA RAVIOLI
Ravioli filled with shredded chicken, ricotta cheese and pecans in a fine mild creamy yellow ají pepper sauce.
Main
ARROZ CON MARISCOS
Seafood rice with scallops, shrimps, octopus and calamari.
Main
PENNETTE WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
Penne pasta in a fresh tomato with fine herbs and a touch of parmesan.
Dessert
LUCUMA MOUSSE
Peruvian Fruit
Dessert
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- DinnerCafé del Museo Gourmet Peruvian Food
- 1 bottled water
- 1 Pisco Sour
- 1 hot beverage
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Soda/Pop
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
This activity includes roundtrip transfer from the districts of Miraflores, San Isidro, Barranco, and near areas to these districts.
Itinerary
After hotel pick up in Lima, travel to the site of the Larco Museum in an air-conditioned minivan, accompanied by a knowledgeable guide. Enter the museum and begin your enriching exploration of the exhibitions; see over 50,000 ancient Peruvian pots; admire glittering jewelry and intricate masks; marvel at the accurate detail of Moche portrait vessels, ceramic sculptures resembling human faces; and discover ceramics created by ancient Inca, Nazca, and Chancay cultures.
After gaining heightened historical insight, take a seat in the elegant dining room to begin your epicurean experience. Enjoy the ambient atmospheric and beautifully sculpted gardens as you sip a freshly mixed pisco sour and converse with your companion. Pleasure your palate with regional specialties like lomo saltado, tender strips of beef cooked with vegetables and spices, accompanied by creamy causa limena, a mashed potato dish flavored with chili and lime.
Digest your excellent experience during the relaxing ride back to your Lima hotel.
After gaining heightened historical insight, take a seat in the elegant dining room to begin your epicurean experience. Enjoy the ambient atmospheric and beautifully sculpted gardens as you sip a freshly mixed pisco sour and converse with your companion. Pleasure your palate with regional specialties like lomo saltado, tender strips of beef cooked with vegetables and spices, accompanied by creamy causa limena, a mashed potato dish flavored with chili and lime.
Digest your excellent experience during the relaxing ride back to your Lima hotel.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please note: The Larco Museum’s collection includes a gallery of erotic art and figures; this gallery is separated from the main building, but please be aware that it may be unsuitable for young travelers due to the sexual content
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 98 reviews
Tod_M, Jun 2026
We had a wonderful time! From start to finish, everything was as expected or in many ways, exceeded our expectations. Our guide, Ms. Herrera, and the driver were right on time meeting us at our hotel. Ms. Herrera was very friendly and knowledgeable abut Peru in general and specifically the pre-Colombian artifacts at the museum. The pace of the tour was good, and the information was concise. This is what we were hoping for, and was very much appreciated. What really stunned my entire family was the beauty of the Gardens, Museum, and especially the Restaurant. It was very lovely, elegant, and classy. It was the perfect send off for our last evening of our Peru vacation.
Ian_L, May 2026
Pickup was on time and the car was clean and comfortable. Our guide was fluent in English and provided an interesting commentary during our visit of Larco Museum. He didn't go into great in degree level depth detail, which honestly I would not want. He did, however, give historical context and made what I was seeing much more interesting by explaining where the artifacts were from, what they were made of, where they were traded from, and the purpose of the artifacts. He made the whole visit really interesting. The meal was lovely and in a beautiful setting. The driver was there ready and waiting at the end of the meal and safely navigated Lima's horrendous traffic to get us back at a good time.
Dan_M, Feb 2026
Amazing collection of artifacts along with a very nice meal in a beautiful setting. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful.
Terry_W, Feb 2026
The guide was great, the museum was a fabulous experience and dinner was amazing. Overall great tour
Serge_B, Nov 2025
Exceeded high expectations. Knowledgeable guide, smooth transportation in and out, delightful dinner. Quintessential experience of having a cake and eating it too!
Ioannis_W, Mar 2025
Very rushed, this definitely wasn’t worth the price tag, especially in Peru. Tour was rushed. If I were to do this again, I would just take an uber to the museum, hire a guide, and eat at the restaurant
Holly_P, Mar 2024
Firstly, we truly had a wonderful time. The museum is running, the restaurant incredible, and the guide was lovely. I was so impressed by how knowledgeable he was.
There were just a few things that made this a less than five star experience for me. Firstly, the driver arrived over an hour early!! This made everything start on a really stressful note, because we weren’t clearly close to being ready. I was so shocked, I doubled checked everything in case they changed the time and I just didn’t see, but I’m confident they didn’t.
Secondly, (and this is really petty but still) they charged us to have milk in our coffee! At such an incredibly nice restaurant (and it was) I thought that was kinda petty. It also meant we had to scramble around for cash at the end. The coffee is included but the milk is not. Again, just a little extra stress we didn’t anticipate.
Anyway. Even with those issues, I still had a great time, and would recommend it.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience. It's great to hear that overall you had a wonderful time at the museum, enjoyed the restaurant, and found the guide to be lovely and knowledgeable. However, I understand your concerns regarding a couple of aspects that made it less than a five-star experience for you.
Arriving over an hour early can indeed be stressful, especially if it catches you off guard and you're not ready. It's important to respect scheduled times to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for their guests. I'm sorry to hear that this caused stress at the beginning of your visit.
Regarding the charge for milk in your coffee, while it may seem petty, I understand how unexpected additional charges can be frustrating, especially in such a nice restaurant. We are sending your comment to the restaurant to improve their services.
I'm glad to hear that despite these issues, you still had a great time and would recommend the experience. Your feedback is valuable and will hopefully help improve the overall experience for future guests. If you have any further comments or concerns, please don't hesitate to share them.
bj2527, Nov 2023
The Larco Museum was extraordinary! The tour guide was so informative. The tour was followed by an amazing meal which consisted of traditional Peruvian fare. It was a magical evening!
Shelley_S, Oct 2023
Although I was booked, confirmed and charged, tour operator never showed up .
What a disappointment.
Taneisha_F, Aug 2023
The museum contained alot of artifacts that tells the history of Peru and surrounding countries. The Gardens by the restaurant was beautiful with its blooming flowers, green lawn and architecture.
Dale_O, Jul 2023
Fantastic experience! Great guide who explained the highlights of the museum, which itself was amazing. Beautiful historical relics. Followed by a delicious meal in a very romantic setting. Our guide Daniel was top notch. Highly recommend.
James_M, Mar 2023
The initial market walkthrough and explanation of the different fruits was informative.
The food prep and cooking was fun and food was excellent.
Rashad_M, Nov 2022
This museum was absolutely amazing. Glad I found out about it. The food was good as usual as most of the food in Peru is. I attended this tour July 2019.
Ken_M, Nov 2022
Great experience and great food! Really enjoyed learning about the history of Peru and our guide Victor was excellent.
William_W, Apr 2022
Guide’s narration and matrix of pre colonial societies on the wall. Plus the gardens areamazing and food was very good too. The second Pisco did me in tho!
CalvinCheney, Mar 2022
Great relics. Great food with tremendous atmosphere.
Very informative and entertaining. Food was top notch.
swffsufl, Oct 2019
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and we had the whole museum to ourselves almost. It was amazing. The ambiance for dinner was very romantic as well. We would definitely recommend!
Amanda C, Aug 2018
My daughter's birthday was while we were in Lima, and she wanted to visit this museum. The whole experience was great. We were picked up at out hotel, taken to the museum, had a private tour of the exhibits, and dinner at the restaurant. The museum is pretty extensive for a private museum, and the displays are very well done. The restaurant was very nice, a beautiful outdoor setting with excellent food and pisco sours. If you only have time to see one museum, book this experience. You will not regret it.
Sharron L, Apr 2018
Our guide was very knowledgeable and spoke English well. The objects were interesting. I was disappointed in the dinner. The atmosphere was lovely, but I had the chicken ravioli and it wasn't very good. If I had it to do over again, I'd go see the museum during the day, and skip the dinner.
Benjamin_H, Feb 2018
This was probably our favorite part of Lima. The erotic exhibit of the museum was fascinating and very surprising. The dinner at the museum was fantastic, and the pisco sour with the meal was top notch. We highly recommend this dinner/tour combo!
William C, Feb 2018
This museum in Lima is a great preparation for the Peruvian monuments because the guide explains a lot about the artifacts and life during the Inka period. Use a guide because that's how the artifacts come to life! The museum was also the home of its founder and the grounds where dinner is served are magical. I had a great night.
John K, Jan 2018
The tour was one of the highlights of an excellent few days in Lima. We came to Peru thinking history was all about the Incas. We soon learned otherwise and having a private tour of the Larco was a perfect walk through history. Our guide was great. She was knowledgable, friendly, and brought the history to life. Eating at the museum -- in a beautiful setting -- was a nice way to end the evening. We weren't sure we were going to find time for the tour given all we hoped to see in Lima but as soon as it began, we were thrilled we had made it part of our visit.
Deborah J, Dec 2017
Excellent evening at the Larco, had museum to ourselves!
gillian w, Dec 2017
The museum is fantastic the guide was lovely and the meal very tasty. Due to traffic though my visit was very rushed I had about 45 minutes in the museum and the same for dinner. The museum has English commentary everywhere so I'd advise to go it alone without a tour guide ad you could spend a good couple of hours there. On the way back to the hotel I'd a lovely driver though at one stage I misunderstood what he was saying and thought I was being let out to get a taxi the rest of the way. Luckily I had misunderstood and he dropped me back to the hotel. Was overall a good experience but I spent as much time if not more in the van than at the museum. Not the companies fault of course
sandykrafty, Nov 2017
Our guide was absolutely fantastic. The problem came in that the tour was too short to get through everything. The museum was a blur but the highlights were tantalizing. The big problem came with the dinner. We were only allotted 40 minutes for three courses. Food was so-so and we did not even have our coffee. Recommend a separate tour of the museum and forego the meal. Very disappointed.
mommyliz, Nov 2017
This museum is beautiful! It's small but just perfect for quick overview of Peru's history and culture. It has plenty of artifacts, and since it's very private at night, and actually there were just the 4 of us in there, we were able to look up close and thoroughly enjoy the guide's explanations. The 3 course dinner was delicious, and the outdoor dining area was so beautiful. The bus that took us to and from our hotel was new and clean, there was a nice driver, and also a great tour guide that went in with us.
jerrieg209, Nov 2017
Really enjoyed this time we had at the Larco. Was my second trip there but learned different aspects of the culture.
Mark_W, Oct 2017
Great guide, interesting museum and delicious dinner
David_B, Sep 2017
This was a wonderful tour. The company picked us up at the hotel. Drove us to Larco. This museum is amazing. But what brought it to life was our tour guide. He was a wealth of information. He told us the history, and interesting facts about the pieces in the museum. Dinner at the Larco was DELICIOUS. This tour is rated a FIVE STAR in our opinon
GRAHAM M, Sep 2017
Originally advised pickup as 1915-1925 and this actually became 1830, and we were not told of this change. I think thie change affected other clients at other hotels also. So there were some pickup delays. Whilst the tour was good, and the Museum a must see it was rushed toward the end to accomodate dinner. Gabriela's passion and knowledge of the museum is fantastic. The meals were ok, and two of us had sea bass and thought it very average. We had an hour for dinner which was probably just enough but we were late getting to the bus at 10 pm. The grounds of the museum are spectacular with bougainvillea and cactus in particular and it would have been great to see the grounds in daylight. But Gabriela and the Museum 'swung' the night.
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