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Sun island overnight excursion

 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BOOK THIS TOUR ? ASK FOR AVAILABILITY
Duration 2 Days & 1 Night
Price per person $216 per person based on double occupancy cabin
Departures Daily departures from Puno Peru
Activities Motorboat excursion to the Sun Island
Airfares Not included, available upon request
Puno Hotel Not included, available upon request
Customizable YES, feels free to ask for extra services
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
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 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

 
(*) 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 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

Please make sure to have all necessary documents before traveling!

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