Chile
Argentina
Peru
Bolivia
Ecuador
1-800-906-8056
(11) 5219-4105-
Duración: 4 hours
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Máx. Pasajeros: 10
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Edad mínima: 9
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Dificultad: MODERATE
Description
Visit the mysterious and impressive funeral towers, with our tour Sillustani Bike Adventure. Enjoy a different route to the traditional one, and ride along roads with beautiful views and landscapes, until reaching the archaeological center of Sillustani. This is the most important cemetery of the pre-Inca era, and is surrounded by the beautiful Lake Umayo.
- Support staff
- Mountain bike with front suspension
- Safety equipment (helmet and gloves)
- Support transportation
- First Aid Kit
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- This activity is not recommended for children 8 and younger
- Lake Titicaca has an average altitude of 3,800 m.a.s.l., so we recommend prior acclimatization for the excursion.
- Pick up from centrally located downtown Puno hotels, or hotels located on the shores of Lake Titicaca
Itinerary
After picking you up from your hotel, we will go to the north of Puno, and begin our adventure riding along 2-hour tour, until reach the "Chullpas of Sillustani".
This place is the most important Peruvian pre-Inca cemetery, which belonged to the Kolla culture. The funerary towers are located around 20 miles from the city of Puno, on the shores of Lake Umayo. Along the way, you will be able to appreciate flora and fauna of the area, as well as beautiful landscapes around it.
After visiting the Sillustani archaeological complex, we will go to the houses of local families who live nearby to learn about their lifestyle, and how they maintain ancestral customs, in the kitchen and in weaving textiles.
At the end, we will return to Puno.
