Sun Island
(Puno-Copacabana-Sun Island-Copacabana-Puno)
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices :US$304 based on Double Occupancy
Per Person Prices :US$369 based on Single Occupancy
Duration Full Day Departures Daily departures Activities Motorboat excursion to the Sun Island Airfares Not included, available upon request Puno Hotel Not included, available upon request
DAY 1: PUNO / PUNO
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:30 am. Land transfer to
Copacabana Sanctuary. You will arrive into Copacabana after about 3 hours.
Copacabana 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 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 eternal 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 then to Puno, we will return in
Puno at 5:30 pm and end of the service. (Lunch included).
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. B=Breakfast;
L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
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
international flights and items of personal nature.
(*) NOTE: If the pickup is from one of the following hotels in Puno: Isla
Estevez, Posada del Inca, Casa Andina Private, Jose Antonio, Titilaka or Eco Inn
there will be an extra charge of $16 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!
Cusco &
Machupicchu 
