This travel package starts off in Puno, the folkloric capital of Peru, we will explore what wonders this city has to offer along with a visit to the world famous Lake Titicaca, home to more than 65 floating islands! The most famous ones being: Uros, Amantani and Taquile, each different and unique in their customs and traditions! Come, explore, stay and learn about the pre -Incan cultures that still exist today!
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After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel at 6:20am and drop off you to the Bus station. The bus stops at four interesting sites along the way where you have guided tour on board. Andahuaylillas: Sistine chapel of South America: this church is one of the most beautiful examples of Andean popular religious art. Raqchi (Wiracocha God Temple): This was an Inca church of monumental dimensions. The temple is divided in two naves and each nave has 11 giant columns - huge! La Raya: This is the half-way point between Cusco and Puno. The landscapes here are stunning and typical Andean animals like the llama, alpaca and vicuña are common sights. It is also the geographic border between the two cultures - Quechua and Aymara. Pukara: This is the most important and oldest ceremonial center of the altiplano. Upon our arrival to the bus station in Puno (arrival at 5:00pm), we will take you to your hotel where you will spend the night and meet your guide.
After breakfast, between 7 am to 7:30 am, we will transfer you to the port of Puno and visit "Taquile Island" by boat. The island is a traditional Quechua-speaking community, full of ancient agricultural terraces and some ruins dating back to the pre-Inca times. When you reach the island, you walk up along a narrow path, enjoying impressive views of Lake Titicaca and seeing gorgeous little houses inhabited by the direct descendants of the Inca Culture. After lunch, we will go down to the harbor to take a one-hour boat ride to the peninsula Chucuito, South of the city of Puno, where the community is located and Luquina Karina. The remarkable thing about this place is that the tourist field is new, the inhabitants of this place are very willing to receive visitors in their community, and they will take you to their homes and spend the night.
Today we will enjoy the breakfast with our host family, and then we will participate in the local activities provided such as farming and taste their daily living style. Then we will have lunch and finally say goodbye to the local family and go down to the harbor to take the boat. Afterwards we will sail towards "Puno", which takes approximately two hours. We arrive back to Puno at around 5:00pm.
After breakfast, we will take you either to Juliaca (airport) or Cusco. Option 1: Transfer to Juliaca airport located only 45 minutes away from Puno. Option 2: Transfer to the bus station in Puno for your back to Cusco.
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This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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