Bolivia, South America
Location
3 Days
Duration
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ROUTE: Puno, Copacabana, Sun Island, Huatajata, Kalauta Island, Huatajata, La Paz
DURATION: 3 Days
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Copacabana, visit to the shrine and the Dark Indian Virgin
- Hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island
- Visit the Sun Virgins Temple “Iñak Uyu”
- Visit the Inca “Grand Stairs” and the Sacred Fountain
- Lunch at the Uma Kollu archaeological Restaurant
- Hydrofoil cruise to Huatajata
- Visit the Andean Roots Eco Village
- Hydrofoil cruise to the Kalauta Island with visit to ruins
- See the Urus Iruitos Floating Islands & Quewaya Sustainable Project
- Night visit to the Native Observatory Alajpacha
- Stop at archaeological site of Tiwanaku
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Included:
Accommodations Per Person Sharing, including hotel taxes
Arrival & departure transfers where applicable
Local guides where applicable
Meals per itinerary
Park entrance fees and sightseeing fees where applicable
Applicable transportation
Not Included:
Airfare and air taxes
Cancellation, baggage, travel and medical insurance
Items of a personal nature such as baggage porterage, gratuities/tips, laundry, telephone calls, bottled water, etc.
Visa and visa fees
Optional sightseeing and activities
Meals, beverages and services not mentioned in itinerary
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Day 1 Puno - Copacabana - Sun Island - Huatajata
Upon arrival, you will be warmly met by a representative, who will provide assistance and transfer to your accommodation to check-in.
Activities:
- Overland journey from Puno to Copacabana, located at the shores of Lake Titicaca.
- Once in Copacabana, visit the shrine and the Dark Indian Virgin. Hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island, visit the Sun Virgins Temple “Iñak Uyu”.
- Continue to Sun Island. Visit the Inca “Grand Stairs” and the Sacred Fountain; taste the water believed to give eternal youth and happiness.
- Lunch at the Uma Kollu archaeological Restaurant; Visit the small handicraft market.
- Hydrofoil cruise to Huatajata.
- On arrival, visit the Andean Roots Eco Village: The Altiplano Museum; Handicrafts village, the Mud Igloos and the mortuary towers of the Urus Chipayas.
- Meet the Limachi family, builders of the RA II and Tigris for epic expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean.
- Enjoy our elegant vicuñas, llamas, alpacas and the mythical Suri.
- Audiovisual and night experience of “The Mystic World of the Kallawayas”, natural healers of Bolivia. They believe that you first have to heal the soul in order to heal your body. Tata Benjo, – our Kallawaya – will bless visitors and answer questions by casting his sacred coca leaves.
Overnight: Huatajata – (L)
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Day 2 Huatajata - Kalauta Island - Huatajata
Activities:
- Hydrofoil cruise to the Kalauta Island. Visit the ruins of an ancient stone Village and one of the largest Necropolis in the area with its mysterious Chullpas mortuary towers; some of them with 2 and 3 floors. Enjoy a navigation on Lake Titicaca, swinging among totora-reed canals to reach the Urus Iruitos Floating Islands & Quewaya Sustainable Project, a rescue of an over 5.000 years old culture and a social project created to assure their survival. Enjoy a breathtaking view of the Royal Range of the Andes.
- Typical lunch: the Aptapi is one of the most interesting “sharing” expressions of the Andes Indigenous communities, since it is a ritual meal where everybody participates, contributing with different kind of food.
- Return to Huatajata.
- By night visit the Native Observatory Alajpacha. Learn from the Aymaras Cosmovision and watch the southern constellations.
Overnight: Huatajata – (B, L)
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Day 3 Huatajata - La Paz
Activities:
- Crossing the Bolivian High Plateau, arrive to the archaeological site of Tiwanaku (1.580 BC-1.000 AD). These magnificent ruins of Bolivia belong to one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas. The Sun Gate, the Temple of Kalasasaya and the Pyramid of Akapana are the sample of a glorious past. Tiwanaku culture was an agrarian based economy with an estimated population of 115.000 inhabitants.
Departure: Box lunch and continue to your hotel in La Paz. – (B, L)
Meals as per itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
We can personalize this tour just for you! Call: 1 800 263 2995 / 416 391 0334 or complete form in: CUSTOM-CRAFTED tab on this page.
