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Puno La Paz full day cruise
(Puno-Copacabana-Sun Island-Chua-La Paz)
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices :US$254

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BOOK THIS TOUR ? ASK FOR AVAILABILITY
Duration Full day
Price per person $254 per person
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
Customizable YES, feels free to ask for extra services

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 ethernal 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 al 19:30 hrs. and this will conclude all services for the day.  (L)

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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.

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.

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(*) NOTE: If the pick up is from one of the following hotels in Puno: Isla estevez, Posada del Inca, Casa Andina or Eco Inn there will be an extra charge of $5 per person

Visa Requirement for US Citizens to enter in Bolivia
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if you are North american and have decided visit Bolivia, you must take note of this recent information:

In the first hours of 2007, The Bolivian President Evo Morales suppressed by decree the right of US citizens to enter this country freely, in reciprocity with a similar measure taken by the US government.
Also the citizens of Angola, Bhutan, República de Chad, Congo, Ruanda, Somalia, República Yemen, Indonesia,  China and Taiwán has been affected by this decreee

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Published articles and reviews about us

2009
Testimonials

Noelle Melnychuk
Calgary, AB

Our tour to the islands on Lake Titicaca was a wonderful day. We had great weather and the people that we met were very friendly. The island of Taguile was a beautiful little paradise. The hotel in Puno was very good, with a great breakfast. It is too bad we could only stay one night. We kept the room for the second night so that we could freshen up before going on the bus to Cusco Peru.
Thank you for everything that you have done to make our trip so enjoyable. Please pass along to Christi our thanks for the great job that she did in organizing our tour. She was able to assemble an itinerary that included everything that we asked for and still was not too rushed. It was an enjoyable, informative and relaxing time.
Thank you again to all of the staff at Peru travel Gateway and your suppliers for making this a wonderful experience.

 


Peggy Chang
McLean, VA
US

I always wanted to write
you a line and let you know my husband and I had a great time in Peru. Thank
you so much for the arrangement; everything was really smooth! The guide in
Cusco, Eriksson, was really great. thank you also for helping me with all
the reservation and all the changes!! Cusco and Machu Picchu were all
fantastic, I"m sure we will want to go back to Peru at some point again, and
I"ll definitely contact you again!! Thank you!!


Sincerely,

Peggy Chang


Mary W. Earp
WINNALSAW, NC
US

We had a very nice trip to Peru. Thanks for you help. Our hotels in Peru were what we expected, very nice and the hotel help went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and had what we needed. Our guides were outstanding. Always on time and catered to our needs. Our groups were small except for the Sacred Valley tour where we had 25 members. Food was plentiful and tasty at each restaurant.
The Hotel Casa Andina in Cusco gave us an upgrade when we returned from MP which was very nice. Also, the Radisson gave us an upgrade when we returned to Lima although we stayed only 6 hours.
Again, thanks for your services. I feel very fortunate that I selected your travel services, because of the services. Several on the trip thought I was mighty brave to select an unknown agency. I was impressed with Ivan during our first emails and phone conversations. I trusted him and he trusted me, this makes for happy results for everyone.

Sincerely, Mary Earp.


Wendy Feldman
Los Angeles, CA
US 90025



I just returned back to the US from my trip to Peru. I wanted to let you know how grateful I am for the wonderful experience that you help me coordinate and plan. I loved all of the sites and felt I had a unique experience that I will never forget. The tour planners and the tour guides were all wonderful and extremely helpful. Each of them were very polite and knowledgable about their subjects and locations. I learned alot about Peru and its customs.
The hotel on Machu Picchu (Sanctuary Lodge) and the hotel in Puno (The Libertador) were excellent and I would recommend anyone to stay in each of those locations. The San Augustin El Dorado was just adequate; I found the hotel to be clean and the staff helpful, but there is too much noise during the evening and mornings; this is because many of the rooms overlook the central lobby of the hotel and the acoustics create echos of sound from the front desk and those people having conversations in the lobby area. Also, the space heaters in each of the El Dorado rooms I stayed in did not work at all. I do not think I would recommend the hotel to people unless they didn't mind a noisy atmosphere.
The Posada del Inca hotel in Bolivia was very nice; I really liked the rustic feel and intimate setting and the private gardens--the views of Lake Titicaca and the mountains were spectacular. Although I didn't realize it would be a hike (literally) up to it. One of the couples I was travelling with on the first day in Bolivia had trouble making it up the hillside (they didn't know they would have to hike to the top to get to the hotel). I would recommend letting potential guests know that it is a 40 - 45 minute hike from the dock to the hotel itself. The guides were very helpful and it was good that our luggage was carried up separately.
The trip was amazing and I just wanted to thank you for all of your planning. I would recommend you and your staff to everyone I know who wanted to plan a trip to go to Peru.
Have a wonderful new year!

Regards,

Wendy


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