Cusco to Puno Bus Tour with Raqchi and Buffet Lunch
From €41 per person
See availability →A Cusco to Puno bus tour along the Route of the Sun, with a guide at Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, Abra La Raya and the Pucara museum, and a buffet lunch on the way.
Instead of a plain transfer, this Cusco to Puno bus tour turns the road to Lake Titicaca into a day of sightseeing. You follow the Route of the Sun on a private bus with bilingual guides, and the day is shaped by four guided stops and a long lunch.
The first is the Jesuit church of Andahuaylillas, dedicated to Saint Peter, raised in the 16th century over an Inca sacred site and nicknamed the Sistine Chapel of the Americas for its frescoes and gold leaf. Next comes Raqchi, a village named among the Best Tourism Villages, where the Temple of Wiracocha rises with walls about 15 meters high.
- Andahuaylillas, a church of frescoes and gold leaf
- Raqchi, the temple built to honor Wiracocha
- Abra La Raya, the high pass where Cusco ends and Puno begins
- Pucara Museum, on the ancient city that thrived between 500 BC and 200 AD
Lunch is a buffet of Andean dishes, with meats, fish, salads, desserts and herbal infusions. On board you will find a clean bathroom, heating and air conditioning, an oxygen tank, Wi-Fi, a welcome snack box, and tea and coffee during the ride. The journey takes around eleven hours and ends at the Puno bus terminal, by the lake. Entrance tickets for the three sites are paid on the spot.