1-Day Sun Island Tour Copacabana From Puno

Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It is part of the modern State of Bolivia and is part of the La Paz Department. Geographically, the terrain is harsh; it is a rocky, hilly island with many eucalyptus trees. There are no motor vehicles or paved roads on the island. The main economic activity of the approximately 800 families on the island is farming, with fishing and tourism augmenting the subsistence economy. Of the several villages, Yumani and Challapampa are the largest.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Isla del Sol, Copacabana Bolivia

Puno – Copacabana – Sun Island – Copacabana - Puno

You’ll be picked up at your hotel in Puno at 7:00 am, and we’ll depart for Copacabana by tourist class bus. Along the way you’ll enjoy views of the Royal Range. The trip takes about three and a half hours, so we’ll arrive to Copacabana at noon Bolivian time.

After lunch, at 1:30 pm we’ll navigate by boat through the waters of the massive Lake Titicaca towards the southern part of the Sun Island. You’ll have an hour and half to enjoy the highest navigable lake in world before arriving at the Island.

Upon our arrival to the Sun Island, we’ll have an hour to explore and walk up by the stairway of “Yumani” following the same path we arrive at the Fountain of Youth.

The last stop we are going to do for fifteen minutes is going to be in Inca palace of “Pill Cocaina”, where once the Incas performed ceremonies and cult to Sun God.

Around 4:00 pm, we’ll begin the return trip through the lake until Copacabana, where upon arriving at 5:30 pm we’ll catch a bus back to the city of Puno arriving at at 9:20 pm. End of the tour.

Duration: 14 hours