Bolivia, Peru, Lake Titicaca Adventure Package

Bolivia, Peru, Lake Titicaca, Adventure Package

10-Day / 9-Nights

Highlights:  Mountain Biking from La Cumbre Pass in La Paz Bolivia down the ” Most Dangerous Road in the World “or “El Camino de la Muerte”, Catamaran Cruise on Lake Titicaca,  Sun Island, Puno, High Plains Sightseeing from Puno to Cusco, The Sacred Valley, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Train to Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu and Cusco.  

If you are looking for a unique vacation that mixes adventure with mountain biking in Bolivia and peaceful Catamaran cruise on Lake Titicaca from Bolivia to Peru then this vacation in South America may be for you.  This adventure is for couples and individuals who are active from 20 to 60 plus in age.  Travelers who like to walk, bike or hike on weekends (this is not an extreme trip).  In Bolivia the mountain bike day-trip down the "Road of Death” is a full day guided tour riding 45 miles down hill.  The mountain bike adventure starts out with your guide at the top of La Cumbre Pass at 15,260 feet down to 4000 feet.  This mountain biking trip is one of the highlights of visiting La Paz Bolivia.  The rest of the trip will be a combination of travel by boat, motorcoach and train.  You will travel by Catamaran Boat from the Bolivian shores of Lake Titicaca to the shores of Peru.  Smooth sailing on Lake Titicaca to Sun Island, Copacabana then cross over the border into Peru where you will overnight in Puno.  Your journey will continue on to Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and end in Cusco where you can either fly home on continue on for another journey into the Amazon or Colca Canyon. 

Day to Day Itinerary:

Day 01 – USA to La Paz Bolivia - Overnight Radisson Plaza or similar.

Day 02 – La Paz Bolivia,

Day tour of city of La Paz and the Moon Valley.  City Tour Highlights Includes visits:

Museums, open markets, and interesting corners of the city. Visit the Valley of the Moon, with its strange formations made by erosion and wind. Overnight Radisson Plaza or similar.

Day 03 – La Paz Bolivia – Mountain Bike Tour La Cumbre Pass

Early morning taxi (taxi not included) to the pick up spot in La Paz to meet your biking guide and other fellow biking companions for a full day guided mountain biking tour down “The Most Dangerous Road in the World”.  The van picks up and transports the riders to the top of La Cumbre Pass 15,260 ft., where the bike ride begins.   Guides pass out the necessary gear: bikes, bike helmet, bike gloves rain gear and goggles and instructions regarding what to expect for the next 60km.  The ride starts out on paved road for about 10 - 12 miles before the cut in the road that marks the beginning of the Death Road (El Camino de la Muerte). Riders are instructed about the safety and bike guides stopping every 20 – 30 minutes to inform the group about the pending section of the ride.  Many stops are available to take pictures of the different climate zone from sub alpine tundra to humid subtropical climate at 3,900 feet. The ride ends up with a small animal sanctuary where we had lunch is served.  After our lunch the van is loaded for the 3 1/2 ride back up the death road to return to La Paz around 7 – 8pm.  Overnight Radisson Plaza.

Day 04 – La Paz Bolivia – Lake Titicaca – Puno Peru

Early morning departure from La Paz to Chua Bolivia, a small town at the edge of Lake Titicaca where you will board a your fully enclosed Catamaran for a day trip across Lake Titicaca to Sun Island where you will have time walk around before heading to Copacabana, the border town between Bolivia and Peru.  After full day excursion on the lake, you will board a motorcoach in Copacabana which will take you to the city of Puno, Peru.  Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world at over 12,300 feet is one of Peru’s major tourist destinations to visit, it surrounded by villages and small islands.  Lake Titicaca is also known as the sacred lake of the Incas.  Sun Island is the most important island to visit because it’s considered the cradle of the Inca Empire.  Our overnight accommodations were at the Casa Andian Private Collection Hotel, located a short distance from Puno.

Day 05 – Puno - Cusco (B,L)

This morning you will board your motorcoach for our 9 ½ hour ride to Cusco. This day tour company excursion caters to the American, European and world traveler.  Clean comfortable modern European buses with comfortable seats, tour guide along with a hostess serving soft drinks, coffee and water with lunch is included along various stops at interesting ruins and a Peruvian textile stop along with way. On arrival into Cusco transfer to the Casa Andina Private collection hotel.

Day 06 – Cusco Sacred Valley

This morning your guide will pick you up at the hotel for a full day tour into the Sacred Valley.   Visit the Inca archeological remnants of Pisac known as Inca Pisac, which lie atop a hill at the entrance to the valley. It features an irrigation system, an astronomical observatory, and a solar clock and calendar (Intiwatana). The hillside is lined with agricultural terraces constructed by the Inca and still in use today. With military, religious, and agricultural structures, the site served at least a triple purpose. Besides a country estate, it is thought that Pisac defended the southern entrance to the Sacred Valley, while Choquequirao defended the western entrance and the fortress at Ollantaytambo the northern.

Continue to the Ollantaytambo archaeological complex, the Incas built it as a fort that included a temple, agricultural terraces, and an urban area. There are two distinct sectors: The religious and worship zone, and the residential area. Ollantaytambo was an important administrative center with probable military functions if one considers the walls and towers. There are also traces of ancient roads and aqueducts. The town of Ollantaytambo is called a "Living Inca Town" since the inhabitants maintain very old practices and customs.

Overnight in a selected hotel at Sacred Valley Casa Andina or similar.

Day -07 – Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu

Morning train ride through the sacred valley of Urubamba to the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu.   Perched 8,200 feet above the valley, it was hidden by mountains and semi-tropical jungles for 400 years until discovered by Hiram Bingham of Yale University in 1911. Archaeologists believe that the Inca "Virgins of the Sun" took refuge from the Spanish Conquistadors here. Guided tour of the ruins upon arrival.  Overnight Aguas Calientes Hatuchay Tower.

Day 08 – Machu Picchu – Cusco

Early morning enjoy one of the most incredible sights on earth, sun rise at Machu Picchu. Take as much time as you need to study these magnificent ruins, hike the steep stone-paved trail of Huayna Picchu, the pyramid-shape mountain above Machu Picchu for a breathtaking view of the site, or stroll to the Inca Bridge a secret entrance used by the Inca's army or walk toward the Inca Trail to find the historic Intipunku or Sun Gate.

Afternoon return to the train station for the ride back to Cusco.  Overnight Cusco, Casa Andina Private Collection or similar.

Day 09  Cusco

Free day to explore the city of Cusco on your own.  Overnight Cusco.

Day 10 – Cusco – Lima

Afternoon flight from Cusco to Lima or continue your Peru journey with a trip to the Amazon.  

Package Includes:

-       Transfers from La Paz Airport to hotel in La Paz

-       City tour of La Paz and Moon Valley

-       3-Nights lodging in La Paz

-       Guided biking tour of the “Most Dangerous Road in the Road”

-       Transfers to Catamaran on Lake Titicaca

-       Lake crossing from Bolivia to Peru on Lake Titicaca on Catamaran

-       1-Night Lodging in Puno, 3-nights lodging Cusco, 1-night Sacred Valley, 1-night Aguas Calientes.

-       All sightseeing, entrance fees, meals as described with English speaking guide.

Land Price from:  $1936.00 per person

• Does not include international airfare to Bolivia or from Peru. 

For Complete details about this trip contact us at Peru TravelPOINTS at 1-800-626-3483.....