You will picked up from your hotel at 6,30 am. You will go overland
across the border through the colonial town of Juli, and the village of Yunguyo: July and
Pomata were very important cultural centres in the 17th century and their magnificent
churches give testimony to that old splendour.You will arrive into Copacabana after about
3 hours .Copacana is the most important religious sanctuary of Bolivia, thousands of
pilgrims visit every year the virgin of Copacabana also known as Native Madonna , you will
visit the main square and the impressive Cathedral (1/2 hour tour).You will arrive into
the Sun Island after about 1 hour of a spectacular catamaran cruise including lunch on
board , 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 and the
cradle of the Inca Empire , the Inca couple Manco Kapac and Mama Ocllo appeared here and
founded the Sun Empire. During a 2 hours 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 Steps 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 Ethno Eco 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 Cerimony, 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
Cerimony take place in a Inca altar at the top of the hill facing the temple and
overlooking the lake.
You will then proceed back to Copacabana and then to La Paz. 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 arrive in
La Paz at 7,30 PM and end of the service.
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. OPTIONAL
Extra nights, domestic airfares, extensions
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!