Puno to Cusco

Puno to Cusco Bus. The distance from Cusco to Puno is 240 mi (387 km), travelling on the highway around 10 hours. This itinerary is known as La Ruta del Sol

Pick up at your hotel in Puno. We will pick you up from your hotel in the city of Puno and at the available time that you choose.

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Pick up at your hotel in Puno. We will pick you up from your hotel in the city of Puno and at the available time that you choose.

About this activity

Experience

Highlights

Enjoy your trip with a spectacular view of the Peruvian Andes.
Travel safe and comfortable in a splendid landscape.
Flexible Start time
Reliable Choufer / Clean and safe cars

Full description

The transfer begins with your pick-up at your hotel in the city of Puno, and ends with your arrival at your hotel in the city of Cusco. Throughout the way you can enjoy an Andean landscape full of mountains, endemic flora and fauna, in addition to feeling the Andean cold. Likewise, you will live the experience of a comfortable, private trip with quality service throughout your journey. The service is subject to variations without prior notice, due to weather conditions (rains, floods, floods, etc.), strikes and/or demonstrations and any other event that does not allow the normal development of the itinerary. Any cancellation of service for the reasons stated above is non-refundable. If you do not attend on the day of the service, the service is considered “Done” without the right to claims, postponements or refunds.See more

Includes

Pick up at your hotel in Puno.
Certified driver
Duration: 7 horas Hrs
Hotel waiting: For pick up we will wait you 15 – 30 minutes.

Foods or drinks
Tour guide
Entry fees
Not mentioned services

DESCRIPTION OF ITINERARY:
DAY 01: CUSCO – PUNO: Early departure by private transport from the city of Cusco. We start our tour to Puno, travelling along the mountains arriving to Andahuaylillas, a typical Andean village from colonial time, of origin and unique architecture located 40 km away from Cusco on the river Vilcanota. In Andahuaylillas stand out its Catholic church from the colonial time with a beautiful mural decoration since XVII and XVIII century known as the Sistine Chapel of América, the quality of the artwork found inside. This church was built on Incas construction by the Jesuits in the XVI century, with walls of adobe and stone columns. Inside of the church left side is the inscription I baptize you in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Amen, the most interesting is that the inscription is written in 5 languages like Latin, Quechua, Aimara, uro puquina and Castilian (uro puquina extinct). Raqchi: Stop in Raqchi which was one of the most important places in the Inca times, as Raqchi was the limit between Cusco and Puno (route to Collasuyo) for that reason was built here over 200 barns (food stores, to save food in the drought time), agricultural terraces, stone walls, and qolqas (store houses). Also here is located one of the largest temples built in the time of the Inca Pachacutec to devote as worship to the god Wiracocha. There is a great central wall with a stone base likewise there are other walls built of adobe (water, mud and straw) now a day it is used to build houses in rural areas in the Andes. The central wall has a height of 12m, 92m long, 25.5m wide, 1.20m thick walls, its roof a slope of 50 °, the columns were 1.60m in diameter and height of 9.80m. Sicuani: We stop to have lunch at a quiet countryside restaurant where you will enjoy the traditional Peruvian dish (buffet lunch). La Raya: Continuing the trip we got to La Raya the highest point on the route Cusco to Puno which is 4338 m cold and remote place, where we will see the snowy peaks of the Andes Mountains Range, the South American camelids like llamas, alpacas and vicuñas. La Raya is the limit between Cusco and Puno; here it originates the rivers that go to Cusco and Lake Titicaca. Pucara: Town of talented ceramicists, located 106 km away from Puno, an important place of livestock, textiles and pottery. On this area Pucará culture was developed over 3000 years ago, today it is possible to see the famous temple of Kalasaya an archaeological site, where the people of Pucará culture had made offerings to the Pachamama and to sun. Also visit the museum that holds the remains of the Pucara culture such as obelisks, potteries, textiles and human bones, because this culture is considered one of the first civilizations of the Peruvian-Bolivian high plateau. Arrival in Puno, the cradle of the ancient civilizations.

NOTE:
If the private transport is direct, time of travel from Cusco to Puno is around 6:00 hours.
If the private transport is with stops en route, time of travel from Cusco to Puno is around 9:00 hours. Including stop at restaurant for lunch. Departing from Cusco at 7:00am, Arriving in Puno: 17:00pm.

WHAT IS INCLUDED: Private tourist transportation from Cusco to Puno, including stops en route (Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya, Pucara village). Besides pre-trip information + organization and all local sales taxes. There are no hidden extras in our prices.
NOT INCLUDED: Entrance tickets, buffet lunch, drinks, extras, tips.

IMPORTANT: Our tourist transportation vehicles have nation wide circulation permit and 2 types of insurance (Certificate of Statutory Accident Insurance Transit SOAT, besides has vehicle Insurance Policy to all risks in record) + oxygen & first aid kit + panoramic windows + reclining & confortable seats, exclusive for our demanding customers. Rumbo Explora provide to visitors all possible choices. Beware with illegal local Tour Operators or middleman, who do not pay the real costs to suppliers (transport, local restaurants & guest houses, tour guides & drivers). Help us avoid the explotation.