Puno to Tiwanaku to La Paz Day Tour is a day private car ride from Peru to Bolivia with a guided stop at Tiwanaku Puma Punku with an English guide, tickets and lunches.

Tiwanaku Day Tour from Puno ending in La Paz is a customized transfer alongside Lake Titicaca’s shore, a hassle-free border crossing, after lunch you’ll get a guided tour throughout Tiwanaku site, a pre-Incan civilization said to be the ancestor of the Incas, and Puma Punku and finishing in La Paz, Bolivia.

Your Tour Features

Tour Type Private

Tour Duration 11 Hours +

Pick-up time 7:00 AM

Drop-off time 6:00 PM

Pickup at Puno hotel

Drop-off at La Paz hotel

Entry Tickets

Guide English speaker

What You’ll Do

Puno to Desaguadero

You’ll be picked up from your location in Puno city, Peru and transferred to Desaguadero borderline on an almost 3 hour car ride with photo stops at Aramu Muru Doorway and Pomata Lake Titicaca Lookout along the way.

Desaguadero to La Paz

On arrival at the Peruvian immigration office, you’ll meet your Bolivian tour guide and get a “hand held border crossing”. Following that, you’ll head out to Tiwanaku site for a tasty lunch and clue insight of the pre-Incan civilization and museums.

By the afternoon, you’ll be transferred to La Paz and dropped off at your hotel or Uyuni bus station.

Your Tour Itinerary

7:00 AM – Puno to Desaguadero

FOTO: Puno to Desaguadero transfer

Pick-up at your hotel and leave Puno for Desaguadero border along the way you’ll see spectacular scenery as you go through a series of interesting villages on the Lake’s South shore and the Andean plains towards Tiwanaku, located on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca.

8:20 AM – Aramu Muru Doorway

FOTO: Aramu Muru photo stop

Estimated arrival time at the Portal of Aramu Muru where your friendly driver will pay the entry tickets meanwhile you take your time to walk closer and look for the best spot for a stunning shot with the enigmatic portal sculpted into the ancient landscape by a mysterious lost humanity on a 5-10 minutes self-guided exploration and photo stop.

Following that, your car ride continues on with a second stop at Pomata Lake Titicaca Lookout.

8:45 AM – Pomata Lookout

Besides the main paved road, a lovely place to spend some minutes for a great picture over the world’s highest navigable Lake backed by the snowcapped peaks of Bolivia’s Cordillera Real range.

It offers a panoramic view of the vastness of the Lake and stunning view of the birthplace of the Incas, the Island of the Sun in Bolivia.

Then after, you’ll keep driving on a non-stop ride to Desaguadero borderline.

9:45 am – 10:00 am Peru to Bolivia Border Crossing

Estimated arrival time at the Peruvian Desaguadero immigration office, where you’ll meet your Bolivian tour guide, your driver introduces you to him and he’ll walk you through the process. So your border crossing between Peru and Bolivia will be quick and hassle-free if not crowded (especially on Tuesday, Friday and local holidays).

When you arrive in the town of Desaguadero, you’ll get off the Peruvian private vehicle, and grab your entire luggage. You have to switch vehicles to drive in Bolivia.

Therefore, be well prepared, have your documents and all required paperwork in order (particularly if your nationality requires Tourist Visa).

Your guide will tell you to exchange your money at the exchange house in front of the Peruvian migration building.

Getting Stamped Out of Peru

At the Peruvian migration office, you’ll need your passport and the Tourist Visa (if required) and wait in line along the side of the building and they’ll let people in one by one.

When you got the exit stamp, you’ll walk a short distance, cross over a bridge in the middle of the town, a border crossing on the Bolivia side, and are greeted by lots of hustle and bustle.

Here, you must take the left street and again go to a small office located on your right.

Always check up-to-date requirements for your country. For example, if you are from United States, you will need a visa to enter Bolivia (most of the countries do not).

Border crossing process can last from 15 min to 60 min depending on if your nationality requires applying for the Tourist Visa or if it is market days (Tuesday or Friday).

After you got your entry stamp for Bolivia you’ll board a different mobility.

Desaguadero to Tiwanaku

11:45 AM (Bolivian time) your new friendly Bolivian driver (Juan Carlos, Abel, Saul or Omar), after you all had your stamps, is taking you to Taypi Uta Restaurant or another similar restaurant at Tiwanaku.

You’ll make the 45-minute drive to the archaeological site of Tiwanaku. You’ll stop for about 3 hours there, allowing you to take the 2-hour tour of Puma Punku escorted with your private Bolivian English speaking tour guide and 1 hour for lunch.

Tiwanaku Guided Tour

12:30 PM estimated arrival time at the Tiwanaku restaurant for a well-deserved lunch.

Then after, you’ll be led through the Akapana pyramid, sunken temple, Kalasasaya temple, the imposing Door of the Sun and museums and overall Puma Punku.

Following that, you might continue with shopping opportunities at the local market.

This tour ends with a last exploring of Puma Punku ruins, on the way to La Paz.

FOTO 3: Tiwanaku Sun Gate

4:15 PM estimated departure time towards La Paz through a paved road. You’ll drive through the popular El Alto town’s car traffic jam before reaching your hotel in La Paz city.

6: 30 PM estimated arrival time in La Paz and drop off at your selected hotel or at the Uyuni bus terminal.

Hotels located in Zona Sur Calacoto (Mitru Express, Atix, etc) demands a 20-30 min extra drive due its further location.

Included:

Puno to Desaguadero private transfer
Spanish speaking drivers (Peru & Bolivia)
Entry tickets to Aramamu Muru
English speaking tour guide for Tiwanaku
Desaguadero to Tiwanaku private transfer
Lunches at Tiwanaku
Entry tickets to Tiwanaku and Puma Punku
Tiwanaku to La Paz private transport
Drop-off at your hotel

Excluded:

Water, snacks, fruits
Gratuities
Extra expenses
Tourist Visa for Bolivia (if required)
Breakfast

What to bring:

Hat, cap
Local cash currency
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Warm jacket
Scarf, gloves
Comfortable light shoes
Snacks, bottled water
Warm, light, waterproof jacket
Long sleeve T-shirt

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