Discover Lake Titicaca with Veloso Tours | Latin America Specialists

On the border with Peru, Lake Titicaca is astonishingly beautiful and is said to be the birthplace of the Inca empire.

Straddling the border with Peru, Lake Titicaca is often astonishingly beautiful, impossibly tranquil and always ready to charm. The main portal to the lake on the Bolivian side is the quaint town of Copacabana, a million miles away from the glamour of its namesake in Rio. From here you head out by boat into the great sparkling expanse of the highest navigable lake in the world and towards the traditional Isla de la Luna and the Isla del Sol, the largest of all the islands on Lake Titicaca.

The Sun Island is a remote island with no vehicles and basic farming on rocky agricultural terraces. There are some 800 families living on the island and two small villages. Subsistence farming and fishing are the main activities, supplemented by a bit of tourism. The island also has over 80 pre-inca ruins, with people living on the islands since the 15th century. It is from here that the Inca god Viracocha was said to have emerged to create the sun and at 3,812 metres above sea level, it is harder to get much closer to it - Lake Titicaca will leave you breathless in more ways than one.

Want to see more of Lake Titicaca? Visit the Peruvian side

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Bolivia

The Tarabuco Tour

17 Nights from £4,450

Remote mountain landscapes, salt flats, colonial heritage, Lake Titicaca & unique markets.

Route

Santa Cruz - Sucre - Potosi - Uyuni - La Paz - Lake Titicaca - Santa Cruz

Brazil & Argentina & Bolivia & Peru

The Viracocha Tour

21 Nights from £5,369

A cross continent odyssey from tropical beaches to the Andean mountains, with cosmopolitan cities, remote villages, Inca ruins, colonial history, local culture and dramatic la…

Route

Rio de Janeiro - Iguazu Falls - Buenos Aires - Santa Cruz - Sucre - Potosi - La Paz - Lake Titicaca - Sacred Valley of the Incas - Machu Picchu - Cusco - Lima

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Brazil & Chile & Argentina & Bolivia & Peru

The Osorno Tour

22 Nights from £5,286

A five country South American adventure - Andean scenery, tropical beaches, cosmopolitan cities, waterfalls, colonial elegance and Inca heritage

Route

Rio - Iguazu Falls - Buenos Aires - Lake District - Santiago - La Paz - Lake Titicaca - Cusco - Machu Picchu - Lima

Peru & Bolivia

The Quechua Tour

17 Nights from £4,486

The buildings and traditions of the Incas blend with a fascinating colonial history, in a setting of scenic mountain landscapes and the riches of Potosi

Route

Lima - La Paz - Sucre - Potosí - Lake Titicaca - Train - Sacred Valley of the Incas - Machu Picchu - Cusco

Chile & Peru & Bolivia

The Laguna Tour

21 Nights from £6,698

An expedition to the remote salt flats and flamingo-filled lagoons of the Andes and Atacama Desert. Travel to Machu Picchu and discover the island communities of Lake Titicaca…

Route

Santiago de Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - Laguna Colorada - Uyuni - Potosi - Sucre - La Paz - Lake Titicaca - Train - Cusco - Machu Picchu - Lima

Peru & Bolivia & Chile

The Pachamama Tour

21 Nights from £4,522

Explore the Amazon, Nazca Lines, Machu Picchu, Northern Chile and Bolivia on this largely land based itinerary - only two domestic flights necessary

Route

Lima - Paracas - Nazca - Arequipa - Arica - La Paz - Lake Titicaca/ Sun Island - Lake Titicaca/ Puno - Cusco - Machu Picchu - Cusco - Amazon Rainforest - Lima

Bolivia & Peru

The Moneda Tour

18 Nights from £4,598

Step back in time to explore landlocked Bolivia and the riches of Potosi. Cross mysterious Lake Titicaca perched at the top of the Andean mountains, travelling by train to Cus…

Route

Santa Cruz - Sucre - La Paz - Puno / Lake Titicaca - Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Cusco - Lima

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