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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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Sun
island overnight excursion
Per Person Prices :US$260
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Duration |
2 Days & 1 Night |
| Price per person
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$260 per
person based on double occupancy cabin |
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Departures |
Daily departures from Puno Peru |
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Activities |
Motorboat excursion to the Sun Island |
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Airfares |
Not included, available upon request |
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Puno Hotel |
Not included, available upon request |
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Customizable |
YES, feels free to ask for extra
services |
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Day 1:
You will picked up from your hotel at 6:30 a.m. Land transfer to
Copacabana Sanctuary. You will arrive into Copacabana after about 3
hours.
Copacana is the most important religious sanctuary of Bolivia. Thousands
of
pilgrims visit the virgin of Copacabana every year. It is also known as
the
Native Madonna. Later, you will visit the main square and the impressive
Cathedral (1/2 hour tour). You will arrive to the Sun Island after about
an
hour of a spectacular catamaran cruise. 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
Incan
Empire , and the Incan couple Manco Kapac and Mama Ocllo appeared here
and
founded the Sun Empire. For the following hour and a half, you will take
the
Sun Island Tour (South side) where 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. It was the Inca retreat.
-The Inca Stairs: The Inca Steps were 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 water fountain was constructed by the Incas and
is
supposed to be a source of eternal youth.
-The Sun Island Inti Wata Complex: This contains the largest amount of
archaeological items founded in the island and the largest demo variety
of
Andean flora and fauna available in Bolivia.
Sun Island North side Land Tour (2 hours):
-Challapampa native village and Museum: The most isolated and unspoiled
village in the Lake and the archaeological museum that displays ancient
spoons, blades, stone tools, etc.
-Chinkana Inca Holy Temple: The island's most spectacular ruins complex.
The
main feature is the Inca Palace also known as "El Laberinto". This maze
of
stone walls and tiny doorways overlooks a lovely white beach lapped by
deep
blue waters.
-Sailing on a typical native fishing boat: These wooden boats are
basically
used for net-fishing. They carry about 6 people and the native captain
rows
or sails if it is possible. This is dependent upon on the weather
conditions.
-The Sun Island Kallawaya Ancient Ceremony: Witchcraft, 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 take place in
an
Incan altar at the top of the hill facing the temple and overlooking the
lake.
Dinner and Sun Island native's folkloric demonstration on board.
Catamaran
or Sun Island overnight. (L, D)
Day 2:
Next morning, Catamaran Cruise to Copacabana admiring the
overwhelming panorama. At the sanctuary free time to enjoy several
religious
and archaeological sites, lunch and land transfer to Puno city.
We will arrive in Puno at 5:30 pm and that will be the end of the
service.
(B,L)
* Note : Departure from Puno might be modified to 06:00am due to
expansion
in our services at Sun Island .
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Mystic Ceremony |
Sun Island |
Museum |
Catamaran Accommodations |
INCLUDES: Catamaran accommodations based on double occupancy .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.
OPTIONAL
Extra nights, domestic airfares, extensions
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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 $9
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Visa Requirement for US Citizens to enter in Bolivia
***************************************
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
Please make sure to have all necessary documents before traveling!
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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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