"Incredible experience!! Beautiful landscape and beautiful people. We were lucky to be guided by Vladimir, who with his lovely personality and amazing knowledge made this trip a great learning experience."
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Aymara Route Day Tour from Puno, Chucuito to Juli
The trip in one paragraph
Most visitors to Puno spend their lake day on the boats to the Uros and Taquile. This tour goes the other way, by road along the southern shore, where Aymara villages, pre-Inca burial towers and colonial churches sit between the water and the hills. Book it if you have a spare day in Puno and have already done the islands. If you are crossing into Bolivia, the Puno to Copacabana route covers the same shore and ends on the other side of the border.
What the day covers
Chucuito and its Inka Uyo courtyard, the stone burial towers of Molloco, the raised fields called waru waru, the carved rock of Amaru Muru and the town of Juli, with its four colonial churches and lunch. You are back in Puno around 5 p.m. The road stays between 12,500 and 12,660 ft, so the walking is short but the air is thin.
Amaru Muru without the myths
Amaru Muru is a red sandstone outcrop near Juli with a tall, smooth recess cut into the rock face and a small niche at its base, like a door that does not open. Local Aymara stories tie it to Inca-era priests and to the lake. Some visitors arrive calling it a stargate. Our guides tell the legends as legends and show you the carving as it is.
Price
One price, US$127 per person, tour only. Transport, guide, entrance fees and lunch are included. Your hotel in Puno is not.
Pick your tour date
Pick the day of the tour. Departures every day from Puno.
Send the free quote form with your date and your Puno hotel. We confirm the departure the same day. One or two days ahead is usually enough.
Day by day
Open a day to see the hours, the altitude and where you sleep. Times are the ones our guides actually keep.
Day1
Puno, Chucuito, Molloco, Amaru Muru, Juli, Puno
Back in Puno, high point 12,660 ft (3,860 m)
The van heads south along the lake. Bring a hat and sunscreen: the sun at 12,600 ft burns in minutes even when the air is cold.
Chucuito was a colonial treasury town. Beside its church, Inka Uyo is a walled courtyard of carved stones that local tradition ties to fertility rites. The guide explains the story and the debate around it.
Round and square burial towers of the Lupaqa people, who ruled this shore before the Incas, on a hill above the water.
Raised planting beds separated by water channels. The water stores the day's heat and keeps the frost off potatoes and quinoa at night, a technique far older than the Incas.
Amaru Muru is a red sandstone outcrop near Juli with a tall, smooth recess cut into the rock face and a small niche at its base, like a door that does not open. Local Aymara stories tie it to Inca-era priests and to the lake. Some visitors arrive calling it a stargate. Our guides tell the legends as legends and show you the carving as it is.
Lunch at a local restaurant in Juli, then the colonial churches that earned the town its nickname, the Little Rome of the Americas. Back in Puno around 17:00.
Where you go
The road runs southeast from Puno along the Peruvian shore of Lake Titicaca toward the Bolivian border, and back.
Route: Puno · Chucuito · Amaru Muru · Juli.
What is included
Included
- Entrance feesInka Uyo, the Molloco towers, the waru waru fields, Amaru Muru and the churches of Juli.
- TransportPickup and drop-off at your Puno hotel, tourist van all day.
- GuideLicensed bilingual guide (English and Spanish).
- LunchTypical lunch at a local restaurant in Juli.
- SafetyFirst aid kit and emergency oxygen in the van.
Not included
- Hotel in PunoThe price covers the tour only.
- Breakfast and dinnerNot included.
- TipsOptional, for the guide and driver.
- Travel insuranceRecommended, with medical cover.
- DisruptionsCosts from strikes, road closures or weather outside our control.
Good to know
Travelers on this itinerary
Sacred Lake Titikaka is new; these are public Tripadvisor reviews of Viajes Cusco Perú, the family agency that operates every package on this site.
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"All the tours I did (Machu, Humantay Lake, Rainbow Mountain, Sacred Valley) were spectacular!!! From picking me up at the hotel (always punctual and attentive, notifying about everything!) to the guides I had who were also excellent."
"I came to this agency by recommendation and, after traveling with them on two occasions, I can say that it was an excellent decision. I must highlight the professionalism of the guides, who made every tour very interesting and safe."
Still have questions?
Everything we get asked about this package before people book.
What is Amaru Muru?
Amaru Muru is a carved rock face near Juli, on the Peruvian shore of Lake Titicaca, with a tall door-shaped recess and a small niche at its base. Aymara legends link it to Inca priests and the lake. Claims that it is a portal or stargate are modern internet stories. The carving and the views are worth the stop on their own.
Does this tour visit the Uros floating islands?
No. It is a road tour along the southern shore. The Uros and Taquile are reached by boat from the port of Puno on a separate day. If you have only one day in Puno, choose the islands, and take this tour if you have a second day.
How long is the Aymara route tour?
About nine hours: pickup at 08:00 at your hotel in Puno and back around 17:00, with lunch in Juli. The farthest point is Juli, about 50 miles southeast of Puno.
Is the tour hard?
No hiking is involved. Each stop has a short walk on uneven ground. The challenge is altitude, around 12,600 ft all day, so walk slowly and drink water.
How much is the Aymara route from Puno?
US$127 per person, tour only. It includes transport, the guide, entrance fees and lunch in Juli. Your Puno hotel is not included.















