Catamaran Cruise La Paz - La Paz + Tiwanaku
community programme, group tour, 2 days

Early in the morning you will depart by bus from La Paz to Copacabana. You will enjoy the 3½ hour drive during which you will see snow-capped peaks of the Cordillera Real and drive past Lake Titicaca.

In lively Copacabana, you will pay a short visit to the Basilica of the Virgin of Candelaria and the central Plaza.
The Catamaran will be waiting for you in the small port of Copacabana to bring you in about 1 hour to Isla del Sol, the cradle of the Inca Imperium. On board a lunch buffet will be served.

On Isla del Sol you will visit the famous Inca Garden, the Inca Staircase with 500 steps and the Fountain of Eternal Youth. The itinerary continues with a visit to the Inti Wata Cultural Complex. It includes the underground Ekako Museum, centres for traditional medicine and the construction of reed boats, the agricultural terraces of the Inca culture, a craft centre, the Intica refuge and viewpoint Manco Kapac with the largest variety of camelids of the Andes.
Afterwards you return to the catamaran to enjoy a buffet lunch on board while sailing on the majestic Lake Titicaca to Copacabana. From the catamaran, you can see the Pilkokaina Inca palace.
By bus you will travel to Chua where you will board the catamaran on which you will have dinner and spend the night in a cabin with a view and private bathroom.

The next morning, you will sail to the east side of Lake Titicaca or Wiñay Marka (Eternal City) to visit a community on Pariti Island. You will see a typical local house that will show you the way of life of the Aymara people of the altiplano.
On the island, the villagers found several objects of ancient pottery which also piqued the curiosity of archaeologists. Excavations revealed a wide variety of fine pottery belonging to the Tiwanakota culture, including figures of jungle animals such as tigers, monkeys, etc. This suggests that this place was a ceremonial centre to which people came from other places beyond the Andes. All these objects are currently on display in the museum you will visit.

After this unforgettable experience which also involves you supporting this isolated community, you return to Chua harbour by catamaran while enjoying your lunch on board and the beautiful views.
In the afternoon, you will travel by bus to Tiwanaku, the oldest civilisation in the Americas. Their pre-Inca culture had a very broad knowledge of the universe and its relationship with human life. You will visit the archaeological site of Tiwanaku consisting of the Temple of Kalasasaya, the Underground Temple, the Pyramid of Akapana, the Sun Gate Intipunku and other buildings and the Archaeological Museum.

Finally, you will be taken back to La Paz by bus.

You can also visit Isla del Sol on a 2 days tour by catamaran from La Paz to Puno in Peru, or the other way around!

Included: Transport by bus from La Paz to Copacabana, from Copacabana to Chua and from Chua to Tiwanaku and to La Paz; Crossing by catamaran from Copacabana to Isla del Sol v.v. and from Chua to Pariti v.v.; Boarding tax and insurance; Lunch, dinner, breakfast, lunch (buffet); Stay overnight on board of the catamaran; English speaking guide; Entrance fees.

Not included: Breakfast on the 1st day and dinner on the 2nd day; Drinks; All other costs that are not specifically mentioned.