The Aymara route: Full day tour
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Join the full-day tour to the Aimara route in Puno, you will enjoy various tourist attractions, such as the famous Inca temple of phalluses for fertility, the spanish city of Chucuito, the Andean Waru Warus, the Chulpas (cemeteries) of Molloco, and the mysterious Amaru Muru portal. All the mentioned places above are located in the southern part of the Puno region, where the majority of people speak the Aymara language.
Itineray
- We will pick you up from your hotel at around 8:00 — if applicable.
- You should read the Details and Notes tab so there are no misunderstandings at all.
It was an important city during the Spanish/colonial period and it features original architecture from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Its name is due to the phallic lithic sculptures found in the city of Chucuito.
It’s a hydraulic technique for irrigation, creation of microclimates and to combat frost. Its invention dates back to pre-Hispanic times.
- The chullpas are a set of funerary structures/cemeteries that belonged to a pre-Inca culture Lupaca.
- They are located near the city of Molloco.
Amaru Muru is a portal carved into a stone wall that measures 7 meters high, local people believe it was an inter-dimensional door during the Inca empire.
The tour ends near the Plaza de Armas of Puno at around 17:00. If you book a private tour, we’ll drop you off at your hotel.
Price
The prices shown in the table are:
- Per person in US dollars ($).
- Pple. = people.
- Group = group service, shared.
Pple. | Group | Private |
1 | $32 | $210 |
2 | $32 | $110 |
3 | $32 | $80 |
4 | $32 | $70 |
5 | $32 | $60 |
Details
Details | Group | Private |
Schedule | 8:00 to 17:00 | You decide |
Days | Every day | Every day |
Language | es/en simultaneously | es or en |
Size | 15 to 30 pax. | You and your friends |
Included | Group | Private |
Pick up from your hotel | ✅ | ✅ |
Meal | ❌ | ❌ |
Professional Guide | ✅ | ✅ |
Driver | ✅ | ✅ |
Tourist vehicle | ✅ | ✅ |
Tickets for tourist attractions: 15 Soles pp | ❌ | ❌ |
Personalized service | ❌ | ✅ |
Drop off at your hotel | ❌ | ✅ |
Accessibility: Not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
What do I bring?
- Sweaters
- Rain ponchos
- Anti-slip shoes
- Caps or hats
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- A bottle of water
- Tablets for high altitude sickness
- Local currency in cash for your entrance tickets
- * Dollars, Euros and cards are not accepted
- * You can buy the entrance tickets the same day of your tour
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Notes
Pick-ups and timings:
Group tours:
- All pick up times and tour ending times are approximate.
- We will pick you up as long as you are in the historic center; otherwise, we will coordinate another meeting place.
- If your hotel doesn’t have a car access, the streets are one-way only or there is a lot of car traffic, then you will walk some blocks to get in the bus.
- We may not pick you up for some tours due to schedules, festivals and strikes.
- When being picked up, we will call for your name, lastname and tour destination; otherwise, don’t get on the bus.
- We will coordinate all pick-up time details one day prior your tour.
Private tours:
- Your pick up time is sharp on time.
- We will do our best to pick you up from your hotel regardless your hotel location.
- We will coordinate all pick-up time details one day prior your tour.
- Your tour ending time is still aproximate; however, we will do our best to end the tour on the scheduled time.
Vehicle type and seats:
Vehicle types — group tours and private tours:
- We implement vehicles authorized by the Ministry of Transportation of Peru.
- The type and size of vehicle will always depend on the group size.
- We implement modern vehicles with air conditioning: H1, Van, Renault and Sprinter.
Seats — group tours:
- You book a seat in the bus — you don’t necessarily book a specific number of seat.
- If you are picked up first from your hotel, then you can can choose some seats.
- Your pickup time will depend on your hotel location.
- Travel partners or couples seat together to 95%; however, we don’t warranty this will happen to 100%.
Operability and itinerary:
This tour is subject to variation without any prior notice, due to weather conditions, strikes and any other event that doesn’t allow the normal tour operation.
Cancellations
The cancellation is free as long as you do it 48 hours in advance; otherwise, a fee of 100% of the tour cost will apply.
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