HYDROFOIL CRUISES ON THE LAKE TITICACA

Our Partner Crillon Tours offers exciting cruises on the Lake Titicaca including visits to the moon and sun island, where the first Incas, Mano Capac and Mama Ocllo mystically apeared under direct oders from the sun. The complete programs of Crillon tours with visits to the Urus-Iruitos and the Andean Roots Eco Village will introduce you to the history and culture of the Lake Titicaca. Enjoy the magnificant lake and the views of the Royal Range of the Andes.

Here you find some examples of the hdyrofoil cruises offered by Crillon Tours.

From sunset to sunrise - Sun- & Moonisland escape - New dimesion - Timetable

Bus / Hydrofoil cruise Puno / Juli / Islands / Huatajata / La Paz / or vice versa
2 days / 1 night

Day 1       

- Pick up from hotel in Puno.

- Overland transfer to Juli; Visit the churches of Pomata & Juli and the local native market.

- Hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island , visit the Sun Virgins Temple Iñak Uyu. Continue to Sun Island , visit the Inca Staircase & Sacred fountain, taste the sacred water believed to give eternal youth & happiness.

- Lunch at "Uma Kollu" archaeological restaurant with an exclusiev view of the lake and visit a picturesque handicraft market.

- Hydrofoil cruise to Huatajata. After crossing Tiquina Straits, arrive to the URUS-IRUITOS floating islands & Quewaya Sustainable Project, a rescue of over 5.000 years of history and a social project to assure their survival. A superb view of the Royal Range of the Andes .

- Arrive to Huatajata to experience the Andean Roots Eco Village.
The Altiplano Museum, where a system of art audio explain in your own language the cultural heritage of the Aymaras and the Incas, the colonial time and Jacques Cousteau Expedition to Lake Titicaca. Handicrafts and fisherman villages, the Mud Igloos of the Uru Chipayas; meet the Limachi brothers, builders of the RA II and Tigris for Thor Heyerdhal epic expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean. Spend some time at the Kallawaya Natural Spa where thousand year's old methods and treatments for stress, well-being, and cosmetology is used.

- Audiovisual and night visit to "The Mystic World of the Kallawayas", natural healers of Bolivia authorized by law to practice natural medicine. They believe that you first have to heal the soul in order to heal your body. “Tata Benjo”, a Kallawaya - will bless visitors and answer questions by casting his sacred coca leaves.

- “Welcome drink & Candlelight dinner”

- Night visit to the Native Observatory "Alajpacha"; learn from the Aymaras Cosmovision & Southern constellations, just unforgettable.

- Overnight at “Inca Utama Hotel & Spa”

Day 2

- American Breakfast. Transfer to  La Paz

Crillon Tours offers additional tours to the Tiwanaku Ruins and a city tour including a vistit of the moon valley.

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2 days / 1 night

This Tour is similar to the tour "From Sunset To Sunrise" but you will have more time on the sun island. Alter lunch at the "Uma Kollu" archaeological restaurant you have leisure time to explore the surroundings & enjoy a Cross Cultural Integration with the Native Community. You will stay overnight in the “Posada del Inca Eco Lodge”. In the morning of the second day you have time to explore the island on your own. After lunch at the "Uma Kollu" archaeological restaurant Hydrofoil cruise to Huatajata. Arrive to Huatajata to experience the Andean Roots Eco Village. The Altiplano Museum, where a system of art audio explain in your own language the cultural heritage of the Aymaras and the Incas, the colonial time and Jacques Cousteau Expedition to Lake Titicaca. Handicrafts and fisherman villages, the Mud Igloos of the Uru Chipayas; meet the Limachi brothers, builders of the RA II and Tigris for Thor Heyerdhal epic expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean.

Overland transfer to La Paz.  

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If you have less time at the Lake Titicaca you can do the crossing Puno - La Paz in one day. The program is like the first day of the tour "From Sunset To Sunrise" but instead of the night visit to the Native Observatory "Alajpacha" there is the transfer to La Paz.

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For more informations about the tours write to us or vistit the website of Crillon Tours