LA PAZ (Bolivia) – PUNO (Peru)
Private Tourist Transportation

RATES 2023

PRIVATE SERVICES

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RUMBO EXPLORA have carefully selected the best private transport options, from La Paz-Bolivia to Puno-Peru, all year around. RUMBO EXPLORA offer you the possibility to make your transport reservation, due that not all transport companies have an automatic booking system. We will confirm your reservation within 24 hours.

LA PAZ (Bolivia) – PUNO (Peru) Private Tourist Transportation
ORIGIN / DESTIN.	RATES	ACCORDING N° OF PASSENGERS	TRANSPORT / SPECIFICATIONS
La Paz – Puno Distance: 262km	US$00.00	From 01 – 03 persons	Type: Minivan (Hyundai – H1) + luggage storage N° of Seats: 05
La Paz – Puno Distance: 262km	US$00.00	From 04 – 07 persons	Type: Short Sprinter (Mercedes Benz) + luggage storage N° of Seats: 10
La Paz – Puno Distance: 262km	US$00.00	From 08 – 12 persons	Type: Large Sprinter (Mercedes Benz) + luggage storage N° of Seats: 15
La Paz – Puno Distance: 262km	US$00.00 US$00.00	From 13 – 19 persons From 20 – 25 persons	Type: Minibus Irizar (Mercedes Benz) + Luggage storage N° of Seats: 25
La Paz – Puno Distance: 262km	US$00.00 US$00.00	From 20 – 30 persons From 31 – 42 persons	Type: Bus Irizar (Mercedes Benz) + Luggage storage N° of Seats: 42

LA PAZ (Bolivia) – PUNO (Perú)
Private Tourist Transportation

DESCRIPTION OF ITINERARY:
DAY 01: LA PAZ – PUNO (Including stop at Migrations Office): Early morning a driver will pick you up from the hotel in La Paz (Bolivia), which is the house of the government, located at 3600m above sea level, surrounded by illimani a snow capped mountain. A living history, which treasures the pre-Hispanic times with all its traditions and magic rites scattered everywhere. Colonial and indigenous neighborhoods; Colorful and local artisan markets. Besides the Valley of the Moon, where you can observe clay formations that resemble the face of the Moon. We go up to the city El Alto where is located the international airport, then on the way we will pass the village of Tiwanaku (Sun gate) and the village of Guaqui. Arrival in Desaguadero town, where is located the Migrations Office (Peru & Bolivia). Afterwards you will be driven to Puno (Peru), craddle of andean civilizations, located at 3827 m above sea level, where the port of Puno serves as a starting point to the island of the Uros, Taquile and Amantani. On the way passing by the towns of Zepita, Pomata, Juli (colonial churches), Hayumarca (portal gate), Ilave, Chucuito, Acora (inca tombs), Plateria, Chucuito (fertility temple). Arrival in Puno, then transfer to hotel.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED: Private transportation from La Paz (Bolivia) to Puno (Peru), including stop at Migrations Office (Peru & Bolivia). Besides pre-trip information + organization and all local sales taxes. There are no hidden extras in our prices.
NOT INCLUDED: Additional charge for pick-up from hotels located in the south side of La Paz city (Bolivia), also drop-off at hotels locates out of Puno city (Peru). Extras, tips and others not mentioned in the program.

IMPORTANT: Our land transportation vehicles have comfortable seats + oxygen & first aid kit + panoramic windows + 2 types of insurances as Certificate of Statutory Accident Insurance Transit SOAT, besides has vehicle Insurance Policy to all risks in record exclusive for foreign. The tourist buses have 44 & 48 comfortable seats + toilet on board. 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.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BY RUMBO EXPLORA	OTHER LOCAL OPERATORS
Technical specificatications: Our modern & new tourist transportation vehicles: Mercedes Benz & Renault (10 to 19 seats), Minibus (25 to 30 seats), Buses (40 seats)	Technical specificatications: Few tour operators work with good tourist transportation vehicles as: Mercedes Benz & Renault (10 to 19 seats), Minibus (25 to 30 seats), Buses (40 seats)
First Aid Kit & Services: Oxygen & first aid kit, telephone charger and maps of Colca valley, which led us to be one of the best tour operators in the southern Perú.	First Aid Kit & Services: Few tour operators provide this service.
Insurance policy: Our tourist transportation vehicles have national permit circulation and 2 types of insurance (Certificate of Statutory Accident Insurance Transit SOAT, besides has vehicle Insurance Policy to all risks in record)	Insurance policy: Most of tour operators work with vehicles which have local permits only.
Tours guides: We put at your disposal the most qualified staff of tourist guides, with degree of the Institute (3 years) or University (5 years) and certified from the language center of the university and Peruvian-American Cultural Center (US Embassy) with a high level of English.	Tours guides: Some travel agencies are not paying their guides or drivers, hiring them without experience. We are sure that you will be forced to buy souvenirs during the journeys with higher prices, and the guides will try living of their commissions, which can be a bad experience for you. ¡Be aware!

IMPORTANT NOTE:

You can see that in Rumbo Explora we have developed for you tailor-made itineraries with the best price as competitive as possible, providing an excellent service and paying our guides 10% above the legal wage agreed with the tour guides in Peru. Our staff are some of the best paid in Cusco & Machupicchu, Puno & Lake Titicaca, Arequipa & Colca canyon, Lima and Nazca & Paracas, which allows us to attract only the Best Tour Guides, Motor Boats and Land Transportation with national permit, to none other local company, that can only provide a cheaper price by providing a far inferior service and saving on staff costs, ¿How? Hiring tour guides in training without experience and not paying them, besides avoiding taxes to government.
Big Travel companies from Europe, North America, Australia and others work with the Peruvian Tour Operators located in Lima-Peru, who work as middlemen receiving from them good prices from the Tours & Packages, and paying to us 40 to 50% minor the normal price, besides 2 to 3 months delayed, being this the reason that Rumbo Explora have decided to offer tours & packages directly to travelers.

VISAS / PASSPORTS:

If you travel to Bolivia, visa is not necessary for U.S Citizens and most other nationalities. If you hold a passport from another country, we will send all information necessary otherwise check with your local consulate or embassy about requirements for travel to Bolivia. All passengers traveling internationally are required to have a passport. Please carry proper identification on you and do not leave in your suitcase or hotel room. In most of places like airports, train-bus stations, frontier or at any other check points you must to show passport, because some countries have laws that require you to carry your passport with you at all times and anywhere. If you are in any doubt please contact the nearest Bolivian Embassy.