Description:
Enjoy the best of ancient Bolivia from Lake Titicaca, the incredible ruins of what was once the biggest city in the world, Tiwanacu, to one of South America's most striking capital cities, La Paz. At Lake Titicaca and surrounding villages, get a first-hand look at ancient towns where people still live and work the way their ancestors did thousands of years ago. Visit La Paz and get a tour of colorful city markets, museums and natural wonders.
Activites:
Cultural Exploration, Cruising
Itinerary:
Day 1: Puno / Copacabana / Isla del Sol / Luna / Huatajata
Travel by Bus to Copacabana on Lake Titicaca. Visit the churches of Juli and Pomata on the way. *Lake Titicaca hydrofoil cruise to Sun Island. Visit the Sacred Fountain & Inca Steps *Lunch at "Uma Kollo" Restaurant *Hydrofoil cruise to Huatajata, visiting en-route the "Iñak Uyu" Sun Virgins Temple on Moon Island.
Visit an Andean Eco Village - Cultural experience including tours of the fishing villages, mud igloos and floating islands. Followed by a visit to the Altiplano Museum, with a multi-lingual audio tour about the cultural heritage and traditions of the Aymaras and the Incas, the colonial period, and the Jacques Cousteau Expedition of Lake Titicaca.
Later, spend some time at the Kallawaya Natural Spa where you can receive traditional treatments for stress, cosmetology and well-being.
In the evening, visit "The Mystic World of the Kallawayas". These natural medicine doctors of Bolivia are authorized by law to practice medicine as any other MD. They were using penicillin, terramycin and quinine many centuries ago and believe that you first have to heal the soul in order to heal your body. Our Kallawaya "Tata Lorenzo" will bless visitors and tell a few their future by casting his sacred coca leaves.
Night visit to "Alajpacha" a unique native observatory where you learn what the Aymara people knew about the cosmos and constellations.
Day 2: Huatajata / Tiwanaku / La Paz
Morning: Half Day Tour to Tiwanacu Ruins - Tiwanacu was the largest city in the world at one point and it is considered to be "the Cradle of the American Civilizations". The Sun Gate, the Monoliths, the temples of Kalasasaya and Kontiki, the Akapana artificial Pyramid and their metal and ceramic artwork are some examples of the advanced achievements by this culture.
Bus trip to La Paz, overnight at Hotel Presidente.
Day 3: La Paz City Tour & Moon Valley visit
Morning city tour of La Paz and a visit to the Moon Valley. La Paz is known as "the City of Contrasts" and it is a unique blend of cultures and races all located within breathtaking views. This tour includes: native, colonial and modern areas like the Indian Market, Tiwanaku Museum Witch Doctor's Market and Moon Valley, site with interesting rock formations.
Free afternoon
Day 4: Departure
Transfer from hotel to airport