Tiwanaku Tour Bolivia From Puno

Detailed itinerary of Tiwanaku Tours

Tiwanaku Titicaca Tour – Our staff from Puno, as the tour guide plus the vehicle driver, go to the client’s hotel at 05:30 to start the trip to Tiwanaku. It is essential to bring warm clothing and rain gear since the climate is frigid in the Andean plains.

The trip from Puno to Desayuadero takes around two hours and 40 minutes; from Desaguadero to the Tiwanaku ruins, it takes 40 minutes: approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes. Upon arrival in Desaguadero, we went to the Bolivian-Peruvian immigration control to present our visas and continue the trip.

In Desaguadero, we use a local Bolivian car to get to the Tiwanaku ruins. We begin the guided tour with the Tiwanaku resident guide exploring the splendid Tiwanaku ancestral ruins, the fantastic Tiwanaku lithic museum, and the megalithic blocks of Puma Punku.

At the end of the guided tour of Tiwanaku, we have free time to walk around Tiwanaku or go for lunch to taste typical Bolivian tourist dishes before starting the return trip to Peru towards Puno.

Characteristics of the Gateway of the Sun Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku was the oldest culture in America, 27 and a half centuries from 1580 BC to 1172 after Christ. You enter by a seven-step stretch in the middle of the eastern wall.

Tiwanaku is the preferred Andean site in the country of Bolivia. An area of 30 hectares presents a set of Templar remains of the Tihuanaku culture. There is a plateau between two mountains, some fields, and local communities within its environment.

Tiwanaku ruins I / Tiwanaku Titicaca Tour

• Semi subterranean temple: There are three monoliths; you can see 175 nailed heads in its interior walls.
• Kalasasaya Temple: We have
  • The Estela Ponce Monolith (at the center of the inner courtyard)
  • The Monolith el Fraile (at one end).
  • The famous  INCA  SUN GATE “sculpture of Tihuanaku.”
• The pyramid of Akapana is an imposing pyramid structure of the Altiplano Culture. Akapana has 800 meters of perimeter, and according to the chronicles at its top, there are beautiful buildings. In 1753, the Spanish Diego Ayardeburo excavated the pyramid, searching for treasures, and destroyed the top. In 1900, the construction of the railroad La Paz-Guaquil used the platforms as a quarry.

Tiwanaku ruins II

• Agro-fields (Sucacollos): Fields of crops formed by elongated loins of earth.
• Kantatallite: Its name comes from Aymara, meaning “light of dawn.”
• Putuni and Khery Qala: The ruins of two buildings, Putuni (Palace of the coffins) and Khery Qala.
• Bennett Monolith: This piece measures 7.30 meters and weighs approximately 20 tons.
• Winter Solstice in Tihuanaku temple. A great manifestation of the Andes religion and customs of local sun worship. The central action occurs every June 21 (winter solstice) inside the temple of Kalasasaya in Tihuanaku. At dawn, those present gather in the temple and await the sunrise with their hands extended toward him.

Tiwanaku ruins III – Puma Punku Mysterious Artifacts.

• Imagining a more inappropriate place to develop an advanced altiplano civilization is difficult.
• The first vestiges of the Altiplano (Aymara Inca) culture date from 400 BC. At best, 400,000 people lived in the area.
• Puma Punku is not a port. It makes no sense to make that port.
• Pumapunku culture flourished between 300 and 1000 after Christ.
• The ancestral blocks fit together like a puzzle.
• Stones are the proportion of a mammoth.

Scientific evidence that the Puma punku h-blocks are artificial geopolymer!

Tiwanaku Titicaca Tour Full Day Included

• Active itinerary in Bolivia ruins Tiwanaku
• Private service.
• A Peruvian tour guide accompanies the group from Puno to Desaguadero-Akapana “round trip.”
  • An English-speaking tour guide, “Meeting with the Bolivian guide in Desaguadero.”
  • 01 1/2-hour guided tour of the archaeological group and the museum
• Transport:
  • Peru area: Round trip transportation in air-conditioned motorcoach “Puno – Desaguadero – Puno.”
  • Bolivia area: Transportation “Desaguadero – Tiwanaku – Desaguadero”
• Entrance fee to Tiahuanaco.
• All Local Taxes “Tiwanaku Tour”

Tour Tiwanaku NOT INCLUDED

• Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
• Spending money – allow approximately US$ 200-150 per day to cover meals, snacks, drinks, limited souvenirs, laundry, tips, and extras.
• Tips “Tour guide and chauffeur.”

What to bring for this Tiwanaku full day from Puno

1. ORIGINAL PASSPORT AND MIGRATION CARD TO ENTER THE COUNTRY OF BOLIVIA.
   1. In Desaguadero: visitors must go to the unified Bolivian-Peruvian migration office to present their visas and stamp their passports. It is essential to mention that Visas cannot be processed in Desaguadero! It is only controlled; travelers must obtain visas days before the trip at the Bolivian migration offices in Puno, Cusco, or Arequipa.
2. Cash in Bolivian currency for extra services in Tiwanaku Tours that the client deems convenient. You can exchange Peruvian money (Soles) or dollars for Bolivian currency at the Peru-Bolivia border in Desaguadero.
3. A good daypack: Eagle Creek Afar Backpack or an appropriate pack to carry your personal belongings!
4. Lighter trekking boots with good ankle support!
5. One pair of hiking pants – not jeans!
6. 1 RAIN JACKET.
7. One warm/winter jacket – IMPORTANT “Changing weather always.”
8. Bring some meds!
9. Iron tablets and pills for altitude sickness.
10. Sun protection cream (SPF 45 or higher recommended).
11. Reusable plastic or metal water containers for your water.
12. Extra money for souvenirs, drinks, & tips for your Kondor staff.

Full Day Travel Tiwanaku from Puno [USD]

*The 01-day tour service to the Tiwanaku ruins from Puno is only offered as a private service; We do not add more people to your group to have an epic and pleasant trip between Peru and Bolivia.

PRICES PER PERSON [USD] 2023 | Tiwanaku Tours We run this travel experience only as a Private Service

• Solo travel is $415. “prices reduce if there are more people in your group.”
• 02 customers $255.
• 03 customers $181.
• 04 customers $156.
• 05 customers $137.
• 06 customers $120.
• 07 customers $105.
• 08 customers to + $90.

HOW TO BOOK THIS TIWANAKU TITICACA TOUR

Tiwanaku Tour Bolivia From Puno – Explore the tremendous ancient ruins of Tiwanaku and the Tiwanaku site museum, where unique stone monoliths are presented as spectacular and unique artifacts. The visit ends with exploring the megalithic Pumapunku blocks scattered in Bolivia’s different areas of the Tiwanaku plain.