Inka Express Cusco to Puno is a full day tourist bus ride from Cusco to Lake Titicaca with a series of guided stops along the way, and buffet lunch included.
If you’re reading this post it’s because you’re looking for a scenic and guided sightseeing bus from Cusco to Puno with a stop off at Sicuani restaurant for a well-deserved buffet lunch.
Look no further! At Andean Ways, you’ll get the best quality bus and friendly drivers for your hotel to bus station transfers.
Your Transfer Features
Transport Group
Trip Duration 12 Hours
Pick-up time 6:20 AM
Drop-off time 6:00 PM
Pick-up at Cusco hotel
Drop-off at Puno hotel
Guide Spanish, English speaker
Your Trip Itinerary
6:20 AM – CUSCO HOTEL TO BUS STATION
FOTO: Cusco hotel
You’ll be picked up from your hotel by our driver and get transferred to the Inka Express bus terminal on a 20 minute car ride.
Our buses are custom-built and feature wide, reclinable seats with extra legroom and an onboard bathroom. Other amenities include: A/C, heating, overhead storage space, trunk storage space, supplemental oxygen, hot and cold beverages, portable audio systems, and more.
6:50 am – BUS DEPARTURE
At this time the bus will leave Cusco for Puno a series of sightseeing stops along the way:
7:40 AM – Andahuaylillas “Sistine Chapel of America”
You’ll find the church of San Pedro Apóstol de Andahuaylillas, built by the Jesuits in the 16th century. Like other Spanish and religious constructions of the time, it was built on top of a Huaca or sacred place for the Incas. Made of adobe and brick, the church is a small structure consisting of a single nave, apse and bell tower.
10:00 AM – Raqchi “Temple of Wiracocha”
The most important building within the complex is the “Wiracocha temple” that according to the ancient chroniclers was built by the Inca Wiracocha in honor of the invisible Superior God of the Andean people: “Apu Kon Titi Wiracocha”. The “Wiracocha Temple” is a great construction for that age. Architecturally it is classified as “Kallanka”, that is, a tall building completely covered with straw (wood and “ichu”). Externally it is 92 meters long (302 feet) and 25.25 meters wide (83 feet).
11:35 AM – Marangani Buffet Lunch
Sicuani is a relatively large city of the highlands. The city is an important intersection, with the road to Puno / Arequipa passing through here. This city is surrounded by beautiful snowy hills. Afterwards, you have a buffet lunch in our exclusive restaurant with a family atmosphere.
12: 50 PM – La Raya (at 4335 meters of altitude)
Abra La Raya (La Raya) is the watershed between the valley that flows into Lake Titicaca and the valley that leads to Cusco and the Sacred Valley.
2:30 PM – Pucará Museum
Pucará was the first regional population nucleus in the Titicaca basin north of the lake during the Late Formative Period (500 BC-200 AD), which provides valuable information about the origins of the Andean civilization in the highlands. During its heyday it covered more than a square kilometer and housed thousands of bureaucrats, priests, artisans, farmers, shepherds, and possibly warriors.
The Pucará style is identified by impressive monolithic sculptures with a variety of geometric, zoomorphic, and more intricate anthropomorphic images, multi-colored ceramics in a variety of ritual and domestic forms.
5:30 PM – Bus terminal Puno
Estimated arrival time in Puno city, located at an altitude of 3808 meters above sea level. You’ll be picked up by our driver and taken to your hotel in Puno city.
Included:
- Pick-up at your Cusco hotel
- Private Spanish speaking driver
- English speaking tour guide
- Entry tickets at the sights on the way
- Buffet lunch along the way
- Drop-off at your Puno hotel or airbnb address
Excluded:
- Extra expenses
- Gratuities
What to bring:
- Local cash currency
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Snacks, bottled water
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