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Puno - La Paz full day cruise
(Puno-Copacabana-Sun Island-La Paz)
Price per person $215
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 . We will travel by bus to La Paz, arriving
al 19:30 hrs. and this will conclude all services for the day.
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* Note : Departure from Puno might be modified to 06:00am due to
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Native boat
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Sun Island Museum |
Catamaran |
Arriving at sun island |
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 and non-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.
(*) NOTE: If the pick up is from one of the following hotels in Puno:
Isla estevez, Posada del Inca or Eco Inn there will be an extra charge of $5 per
person
OPTIONAL
Extra nights, domestic airfares, extensions
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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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