La Paz & Tiwanaku Day Trip

With this Day Trip from Puno, you'll discover the cultural and historical centre of Bolivia, exploring La Paz and Tiwanaku.

La Paz & Tiwanaku Day Trip

We'll pick you up from your hotel in Puno at the indicated time and shortly head towards the border between Peru and Bolivia, located in Desaguadero. From here, we'll enter Bolivia and travel to the capital.

After a 1-hour journey, we'll arrive at the archaeological site of Tiwanaku, an important pre-Columbian culture in Bolivia. We'll observe key constructions including the temple of Kalasasaya, the pyramid of Akapana, and the Gate of the Sun.

We’ll have the opportunity to admire the ´Queros´ or ceremonial vessels, as well as walls decorated with figures of human faces known as Huaco-portraits. During the trip to Tiwanaku, we'll learn about the Tiwanaku empire, which extended through the central Andes to Lake Titicaca.

Next, we'll travel for an hour to La Paz. Here, we'll take a guided visit to one of the colonial quarters, 16 de Julio Avenue, and Mariscal Santa Cruz Avenue. We'll explore the historic centre, visiting the 16th-century church of San Francisco, the neoclassical cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Paz, and the Plaza Murillo.

Our trip will continue to the convent of Santo Domingo and the Witches' Market, a place featuring mystical and esoteric objects.

Following our visit, we'll cross the border back to Peru and drop you off at your hotel in Puno after 10 to 11 hours.