Time difference Peru

The time difference with France is 6 hours less in winter and 7 hours in summer. When it's noon in Paris, it's 6 a.m. in Peru in winter and 5 a.m. in summer.

Opening hours Peru

To see / To do Peru

Some national museums are traditionally closed on Sundays or Mondays, but many sites are actually open 7 days a week. Museums traditionally open at 8 or 9 a.m., but it's not uncommon for the last visitors to arrive between 4 and 5 p.m., i.e. relatively early.

Weekends are busier in town, but not necessarily on the sites you'll be visiting, as weekends are, as everywhere else, devoted to shopping.

On Sundays, you can slip into the churches, but often you can't make the full visit, at least not during the still-popular mass times.

On traditional holidays such as Easter (dates vary), Fiestas Patrias (July 28 and 29) and Christmas, destinations such as Paracas, Cusco, Arequipa or Mancora are often "sold out".

Enjoying yourself Peru

Peruvians eat at all hours! It's not uncommon for street vendors to be at their posts as early as 6 a.m. for breakfast on the street corner. Restaurants generally serve from 12 to 2pm and from 6 to 9pm. In Lima and the larger cities, you can find options outside these hours, but lunch or dinner is usually served early. Weekends are busier and some restaurants close on Mondays to compensate, but this is an exception.

Take a break Peru

Cafés are generally open throughout the day, bars from 7 or 8pm and livelier from Thursday to Sunday. Happy hour is rare, except in tourist areas.

(To) please yourself Peru

There's no time for shopping, especially in the most touristy cities. Handicraft stores are numerous and often open until late in the evening. Craft markets also stay open until around 8pm.

Get out Peru

In Peru, we go out mostly in the big cities and quite late. Concerts often start at 10 or 11 pm, and are obviously later than the time announced on the program. On the other hand, traditional theaters and concert venues keep to a more conventional schedule, but only Lima offers such venues. In the provinces, some of the more important artists perform in stadiums or convention centers, but these can be rather rustic in terms of infrastructure. Nightclubs are very popular, but are often located outside the cities, where you can dance until dawn. The nights of the selva are also very lively.