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Titikaka
Lake tours
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Sun Island overnight
(Puno-Copacabana-Sun Island overnight-Copacabana-Puno)
Price per person $216
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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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Catamaran Accommodations |
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 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 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
OPTIONAL
Extra nights, domestic airfares, extensions
MOST INTERESTING EXTENSIONS
Cusco and Machu Picchu packages
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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
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