Private Tours of Tacna

Private Tours of Tacna

When making your booking, you'll be able to choose from the options detailed below. They all include hotel pickup and drop off, transport by a private vehicle and an English-speaking guide just for you.

Tacna Sightseeing Tour (3 hours)

On our sightseeing tour of Tacna, you'll explore the Heroic City aboard a comfortable double-decker bus that'll take us around its most iconic spots. These will include the Civic Promenade, the neo-Renaissance Tacna Cathedral and the Parabolic Arch. We'll also see the botanical garden of Bolognesi Park and the Tacna plant zoo.

Next, we'll leave the city behind to visit a wine and pisco cellar. Here, we'll learn about how Peruvian liquors are made and even get to taste some. Afterwards, we'll head to the Micullla Valley, passing by the suspension bridge, and make a stop to admire the petroglyphs. Our last stop will be at the Caliente spa, where you'll have some free time to take a swim.

We'll follow an itinerary similar to this bus tour of Tacna.

Tacna Shopping Tour (2 hours)

If you choose this tour, we'll take you to the city's best shopping spots. We'll visit Tacna's markets and browse the stalls selling clothes, perfumes, handicrafts and other typical products. You'll be accompanied by a guide who'll help you to find what you need and spot the best prices and offers.

Our tour will be similar to this shopping tour of Tacna.

Tacna History Tour (3 hours)

Let's explore the city from a historian's point of view! We'll kick off our tour with a visit to the Municipal Theatre, which was a field hospital during the Battle of the Alliance. We'll also learn all about the importance of this battle. Next, we'll head to the Commission House where the surrender of Tacna was signed after the battle. We'll then visit Zela's House, which was the residence of one of the leaders of Peruvian independence.

Afterwards, we'll take the bus to the iconic Campo de la Alianza monument, which marks the spot where the battle was fought. We'll visit its Arms Museum and then see the Campo Santo, where a marble cross with a poem by Jorge Basadre and Jimenez Borja stands.

This tour follows a route similar to that of this tour of Tacna and the Campo de la Alianza.

Complete Tacna Tour

We'll visit the places in Tacna where significant historic moments took place: the Municipal Theatre, the Commission House where the surrender of Tacna was signed, and the house of the independence leader Zela. The next stop will be the Campo de la Alianza, where Peruvians and Chileans fought for the control of the city, and its Arms Museum.

Our tour will then continue to some of Tacna's main monuments, such as the Cathedral and the Parabolic Arch. After passing through Bolognesi Avenue, the Botanical Garden and the shopping area, we'll head to Tacna countryside for a tasting at a pisco distillery.

In addition, we'll taste a corn cake before heading to the petroglyphs of Miculla. Afterwards, we'll cross the famous suspension bridge to get to the Caliente spa, where you'll have free time to take a dip in its pools. 

We'll take a tour similar to this complete tour of Tacna.

Advantages of booking a private tour

By booking a private tour, you'll have a much more personal experience. You'll also be able to choose the day of the week and time that suits you best. What's more, if you're in a large group you'll even save money!