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Titicaca
Lake tours
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PUNO LA PAZ FULL DAY CRUISE
(Puno-Copacabana-Sun Island-Chua-La Paz)
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices :US$288
Duration
Full day
Departures Daily departures from Puno Peru SEE
THE MAP
Activities Motorboat excursion to the Sun Island
ending in La Paz
Airfares Not included, available upon request
Puno Hotel Not included, available upon request
DAY 1 : PUNO / LA PAZ
You will picked up from your hotel in Puno Peru at 6:30 a.m. Land
transfer to Copacabana Sanctuary. You will arrive into Copacabana
after about 3 hours. Copacabana is the most important religious
sanctuary in Bolivia. Thousands of pilgrims visit every year to
admire the Virgin of Copacabana also known as Native Madonna.
Next, you will visit the main square and the impressive Cathedral
(1/2 hour tour). You will arrive into the Sun Island after an
hour long spectacular catamaran cruise including lunch. This island
has been identified as the birthplace of several revered entities,
including the sun itself. A source of magnetic energy ,the vertex
of the earth, the cradle of the Inca Empire , the Inca couple
Manco Kapac and Mama Ocllo appeared here and founded the Sun Empire.
During the 2 hour Sun Island Tour you will visit :
-The Inca garden, the island micro climate provides the ideal
location for this garden that during Inca times was full of Andean
flowers , water and trees.
-The Inca Stairs that was built by the Incas in order to reach
the Inca Water spring
-The Inca water spring, a natural water spring with 3 different
openings of different tastes, this Inca made water fountain is
supposed to be a source of eternal youth.
-The Sun Island Inti Wata Complex, that contains the largest amount
of archaeological items founded in the island and the largest
demo variety of Andean flora and fauna available in Bolivia.
-The Sun Island Kallawaya Ancient Ceremony, witchcrafts, natural
medicine, art, magic, and millenary traditions are part of the
mystic world of the Kallawayas heritage. The purpose of this mystic
ceremony is to purify the souls of the Chinkana holy temple visitors,
this Ceremony takes place in an Inca altar at the top of the hill
facing the temple and overlooking the lake.
You will then proceed back to Copacabana and you will then cross
the lake arriving in Chua after about 2 and 1/2 hours of a spectacular
cruise. At the Tiquina strait, cars, buses and trucks are loaded
on wooden barrages and ferried across the strait. Two picturesque
villages -San Pedro and San Pablo - are divided by the lake. We
will travel by bus to La Paz, arriving at 19:30 hrs. and this
will conclude all services for the day. (L) |
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Native boat |

Sun Island Museum |

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Arriving at sun island |
INCLUDES: All scheduled land and lake transportation.
All transfers (*) . All scheduled excursions with English-speaking
guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the itinerary.
B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or
visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the
trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic beverages or bottled
water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio
calls or messages, reconfirmation of flights and items of personal
nature.
OPTIONAL
Accommodation, domestic airfares, extensions.
(*) NOTE: If the pickup is from one of the following
hotels in Puno: Isla Estevez, Posada del Inca, Casa Andina, Jose
Antonio, Titilaka or Eco Inn there will be an extra charge of
$10 per person
MOST INTERESTING EXTENSIONS
Cusco and Machupicchu packages
Amazon Jungle packages
Visa Requirement
for US Citizens to enter Bolivia
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If you are a US Citizen or a citizen of the countries
listed below and have decided visit Bolivia, you must
be aware of this information:
On 2007, The Bolivian President Evo Morales suppressed
by decree the right of US citizens to enter Bolivia country
freely, in reciprocity of a similar measure taken by the
US government.
Also the citizens of Angola, Bhutan, Republic of Chad,
Congo, Ruanda, Somalia, Republic of Yemen, Indonesia,
China and Taiwan have been affected by this decree
Please make sure to have all necessary documents before
traveling |
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