9 Dinner Experiences in Peru to Build a Day Around

1.Folkloric Andean Show & 3-Course Dinner at Tunupa

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 205 reviews · 2 hours · from $40Our pick

Spend two hours at Tunupa Restaurant beside Cusco’s main church, with a three-course Peruvian dinner, cocktails available for purchase, and a show of 10 songs and six dances played on Andean instruments. Choose a vegetarian meal if needed, and ask for a seat facing the stage.

“I arrived late so didn’t meet with the guide or sat with them but I really enjoyed the music and the food was excellent”

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2.Cusco by Night: Planetarium Cusco, Dinner, and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $95Top rated

Spend about five hours exploring Cusco with a private guide such as Valentin, Kenny, or Day-bee. See the Plaza de Armas, enjoy a Pisco sour, travel to the family-run Cusco Planetarium, learn how the Incas read the stars, and finish with dinner. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but planetarium admission costs extra.

“Valentine did an outstanding job walking us around and the wealth of knowledge was great. Being American, and failed miserably trying to learn the language, it was great that Valentine's English was supreme. Would recommend. The dinner part was amazing as we had dinner with him and several of his family members.”

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3.Magic Water Circuit with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 59 reviews · 5 hours · from $98

Spend five Thursday evening hours with a Spanish, English, or Portuguese-speaking guide at Lima’s Magic Water Circuit, where fountains, music, lasers, and projected images create the main show. Then dine on a starter, Peruvian main course, dessert, and one cold drink in a 100-year-old house museum. Hotel pickup and return cover Miraflores and San Isidro.

“O tour é bem simples, vc vai no parque das águas e depois vai jantar. O parque das águas é bem legal, eles projetam uns vídeos sobre o Peru numa cortina de água, e o jantar é gostoso, comida peruana com show folclore. Nota 10/10!!!”

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4.Magic Water Circuit with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $98

Spend about 4½ hours touring Lima’s illuminated fountains with an English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking guide, then dine in a 100-year-old house museum in the Historic Center. Pickup covers central Lima, Miraflores, and San Isidro hotels. The show is offered Thursdays, and the pickup time is confirmed the day before.

“Negative- we got picked up very late so when we were visiting the water park, we were rushed through and didn’t get as much time or pictures as we liked. We were very late to dinner and caught the last few dances. The food at the buffet was average. Positives- the tour guide was friendly, politely rushing us. the water show and park was amazing, def a must do. The dances that we caught were interesting.. im not sure how “Peruvian” they actually are or authentic, but it was entertaining to say the least. The horse show was very interesting and cool to see how they drove the horses.”

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5.Huaca Ruins and Larco Museum at Night with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 35 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

Spend four evening hours visiting three pre-Inca huacas, touring Lima’s Larco Museum with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide, and eating a three-course Peruvian dinner at Café del Museo. Pickup and return are included from Miraflores or San Isidro. The small group is limited to six people.

“Our guide Andy and driver Jose were excellent. They pickup us up at our hotel on time and give us a drive by view of three important historical sites before showing us the museum. Andy gave us an excellent and knowledgable overview of the Larco Museum collection. Dinner at the museum was great, delicious food and great ambiance.”

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6.Magic Water Circuit and Dinner Show Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 11 reviews · 5 hours · from $90

This five-hour small-group tour combines Lima’s Magic Water Circuit with a Peruvian buffet, regional dances, and a Peruvian Paso horse show. English-speaking guides such as Manuel or Roxana lead the evening, with hotel pickup and drop-off in Barranco. The horse performance can change if the dinner venue changes, so confirm the program before booking.

“Nos cambiaron algunas cosas del tour, no había espectáculo a caballo, y la cena show tenía horario de regreso a las 10 por lo que estuvimos 1 hora solamente y no alcanzamos a ver todo el show. La guía Roxana nos acompañó solo en las fuentes de agua y es un parque que se puede visitar solo no hay explicaciones anexas pero muy entretenido ella y los lugares. Precio calidad malo, mejor hacerlo por cuenta propia, la movilización de barranco hacia Miraflores es buena hasta por lo menos 11 pm. Peña candelaria y circuito aguas mágicas (de las fuentes) muy bueno pero se puede hacer solo sin tour”

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7.Planetarium and Night Tour with Dinner and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · 6 hours · from $79

Spend six hours exploring Cusco after dark with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide. Visit San Pedro Market, sip a pisco sour near Plaza de Armas, study Inca astronomy at Planetarium Cusco near Sacsayhuaman, eat Pollo a la Brasa, and walk through the glowing historic center. Guides Sofia and Percy have earned special praise.

“Sophia (Sofia), our guide was so genuinely caring about how we were enjoying our night. We ran into some unexpected problems due to a festival that same night, but she made sure that we were well taken care of and helped guide us through the city with quite an insightful manner. She helped us find a pharmacy as well to help with my wife’s altitude sickness and made sure we had made it back to our place of stay safely. The planetarium was an amazing experience with another guide having a lot of knowledge on what we were looking at and was able to answer all our questions. The pisco…”

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8.Best of Cusco: Night Tour, Pisco Sour Lessons, and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 8 reviews · from $90

Explore Cusco after dark with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide, visiting the Cathedral, Hatun Rumiyuq Street, and San Blas. Then make a Pisco Sour at a local bar and finish with traditional Peruvian food. Guides such as Jose and Jose Luis add useful local insight. Hotel pickup is included.

“We did this our first night in Cusco and our guide was Jose. He was amazing! He took us to the Pisco Museum where we got to go behind the bar and made our own Pisco Sours. Jose is so knowledgable about Cusco and the history of the Inka civilization. He was so gracious and he offered us advice on the rest of our trip including our trek to Machu Picchu. If you go to Cusco you should definitely take a tour with Jose you will learn and see a lot of this amazing city. We would definitely go back and do another excursion with Jose and this company.”

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9.Tour to the magical water circuit with dinner and dance show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $85

Start with 5:40 pm pickup in Miraflores, Barranco, or San Isidro, then visit Lima’s Magical Water Circuit with an English or Spanish guide. Finish in Miraflores with dinner and a traditional Peruvian dance show. Pickup and return transport, entrance, dinner, taxes, and guiding are included.

“Muy bonito el espectáculo y muy buena atención por parte de la guía”

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