Advertisement
Santiago de Surco

Santiago de Surco

Santiago de Surco
4
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.

Top ways to experience Santiago de Surco and nearby attractions

Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.

Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.


We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
4.0
4.0 of 5 bubbles75 reviews
Excellent
33
Very good
28
Average
11
Poor
2
Terrible
1

LuizDutraNeto
Rio de Janeiro, RJ8,567 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
On Southern Lima, the district of "Santiago de Surco", or simply "Surco", has been already populated even before Inca times. Today, it is famous for its many universities (as the "Universidad de Lima"), shopping malls (as "Jockey Plaza", "El Pólo" and "Caminos del Inca"), the "Hipódromo de Monterrico" and the unmissable "Museo del Oro del Peru". It is a rather heterogenous quarter, with many nice residences, parks, squares, schools, restaurants and golf courses. Even the American Embassy is here! But, and there is always a but, due to Lima's permanent traffic congestion, "Santiago de Surco" gets to be quite far from the affluent quarters of "Miraflores", "San Isidro" and "Barranco" - where hotels and main attractions are. Enjoy!
Written 10 June 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

braceya
Clearwater, FL66 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2014 • Friends
I stayed with a 'host family' during an ~12 day trip to Peru. Staying in Surco was fantastic and gave me "the full experience." It was a beautiful area and I felt very safe while there. The only complaint is the distance to anything touristy; but taxi's are cheap!
Written 16 June 2014
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Carolina
Tucson, AZ580 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2017 • Family
this district takes you to Monterrico, is full of commercial stores, shopping centers and takes you away from the center of Miraflores towards Monterrico. Our dentist was in Caminos del Inca in Surco, so our taxicab driver was able to leave us and pick us up later.
Written 23 August 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

lukabrasi007
Nashville, TN266 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2013 • Business
Surco is a very nice part of Lima, an upper/upper-middle class area of town. We felt very safe there (using common sense of course) and it seemed like a fairly central location to Miraflores, Barranco, and other parts of town our mission work took us to (SJL, La Victoria, Lucyana). Plenty of great food and generic shopping available in the area along with parks throughout the district (really, more parks here than any other part of Lima I've seen).

Surco is a great area to live like a local in higher than normal safety. However, there's not a lot of attractions in walking distance. It's definitely a "place to live" rather than a "place to visit"; so if you're planning on a longer stay in Lima, this might be a good jumping off point but isn't a destination in and of itself.
Written 3 February 2014
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

ken v
Lima, Peru149 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2020
Santiago ded Surco is a beautiful city, plenty of beautiful parks with beautiful flowers not only in the park but in the Boulevards. Many very affordable restaurants serving cuisines from all over the world!
Written 18 September 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

airerik
Reading, UK187 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2017
If you go to the center then you see the old town witch is nice and cozy but surroundings con be poor and dangerous... still there are great airbnb offers around@
Written 2 October 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Patrick M
2 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2018 • Friends
It's a beautiful district, i visited with some friends this district because one friend told me that this district is very interesting, we saw many parks, in addition its safe. in my opinion the most important park is the friendship park where is a big lake to have fun, comparing with other district like miraflores or barranco is not very touristic however i liked to enjoy walking in Surco.
Written 15 January 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

carly f
London, UK109 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
July 2013 • Couples
We stayed in Surco. It's a nice enough area with lots of shops and bars and is connected to the metro (which doesn't really go very far). It's a 45 minute walk from Miraflores and about a 40 minute walk from the centre if you take the metro for 4 stops. It's good if you don't mind walking (which we don't) and the restaurants are cheaper and the hostels are nicer. But you are likely to rack up a few taxi bills if you need to get there or away with luggage or late at night. Taxi prices vary wildly. We paid S10 to get to the Cruz del Sur bus station, but S22 from the Flores bus station and S20 (after haggling) from the Circuito Magico de Agua.
Written 22 July 2013
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Jody H
Medellin, Colombia164 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2017 • Solo
I am almost reluctant to write this review as it would be a shame if the tourist hoards invaded this delightful barrio. But as I’ve been here for two months I’ve found some of Surco’s secrets.

Plaza de Armas is the cultural heart of Surco. It is a great place to spend some time and people watch. The locals are not used to foreigners here, so don’t be surprised if you get some side glances.

The restaurants are sort of same-same and a touch expensive for this area. If you walk down one of the many side streets, check the boards for a eight to 10 soles lunch – about $2.50 to $3.50USD – that includes a starter and a main.

The Plaza also has a good print shop on the corner and a good shoemaker a few doors down.

The employees of the municipality have a band that plays in the evening in the little amphitheater. The locals – generally 60 plus – dance and don’t mind if you join in.
Written 11 January 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

LXFN
Atlanta, GA35 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2016 • Solo
Its a beautiful place, with a city fastness and great architecture. The people are all dressed well and on their way to seemingly important things. Great restaurants and cabs everywhere.
Written 30 November 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Showing results 1-10 of 11
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing

Santiago de Surco - All You MUST Know Before You Go (2024)

All Lima HotelsLima Hotel DealsLast Minute Hotels in Lima
All things to do in Lima
Day Trips in Lima
RestaurantsFlightsHoliday RentalsTravel StoriesCruisesRental Cars