Tiwanaku & Puma Punku: UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Pre-Incan Civilizations

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Tiwanaku and Puma Punku in Bolivia. Discover the pre-Incan civilization, unique artistic style, and mysterious ruins of these ancient sites.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tiwanaku - Itinerary
    08:00/09:00 a.m. Hotel pick-up in the downtown area.
    10:40 a.m. Tour Start in Tiwanaku, ruins and museums.
    02:15 p.m. Lunch.
    03:00 p.m. Return to the city.
    04:00 p.m. Drop-off San Francisco Church.
    Beginning with a visit to the Ceramic and Lithic museums, clients can visit the ancient and enigmatic archaeological ruins such as:…
What's Included
  • Drop-off at San Francisco Church.
  • Round-trip transport.
  • Lunch included.
  • Professional bilingual guide (English/Spanish).
  • Entrance Fee to Tiwanaku.
  • Hotel pickup (selected hotels only) or meeting point.
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Hotel drop-off
Additional Information

Tiwanaku is a pre-Incan city located in Bolivia and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. The majority of archaeologists consider Tiwanaku as one of the pivotal locations that contributed to the formation of the Incan Empire, and it continues to be a captivating site for contemporary visitors. The distinctive artistic style of…

Location
Maria Auxiliadora Church
Avenida 16 de Julio
Meeting point with prior announcement. pick up time: 8:30 a.m. The main gate of Maria Auxiliadora Church.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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253barbc
Feb 5, 2025
A long awaited visit! Loved it! - Juan was an excellent guide. So knowledgeable, passionate and friendly. The lunch was delicious and our time at the sites were wonderful. Possibly could have used a little more ‘free time’ in the museum. Thank you Juan!
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Mariadolores_p
Jun 21, 2024
Interesting tour! - It was an interesting tour with a small group and knowledgeable tour guide. Learned a lot about Bolivian culture and history.
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371mariainesf
Jun 7, 2024
Culture is everything - Great! Guide Teresa with a lot of knowledge! Very helpful! Getting to know such an ancient and little-known civilization in my country was great!
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Lucialehmann1
Feb 19, 2025
Good Orga, but the guide was not very informative - Tiwanaku and Puma Punku are definitely worth a visit. Very interesting and nice to look at. However, we would have saved the tour better. If you add it all up, van, entrance fee, lunch, we definitely can't get a price of 50 USD. The guide did speak English, but honestly could not really contribute anything that you could not read yourself. Corresponding. Good tour because it was well organized, but you can really do that yourself.
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Relax563816
Jan 12, 2025
Tiwanaku etc tour highly recommended - Everything worked out wonderfully. Tour guide very competent. Lunch good......... 1-2h at leisure would have been nice
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Andreago9469bs
Oct 3, 2024
Visit to the archaeological site of tiwanaku - I liked the museums a lot, but the exterior is still in excavation, there is not much to see. The explanation of the Guide was also a little confusing.
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Marcello_b
Sep 1, 2024
Interesting visit - The guide was very competent and friendly, in spite of his weak English we enjoyed the visit. The lunch was good, in a proper restaurant. The driver was also very skilled in the awful traffic of La Paz and El Alto.
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Keith_s
Dec 31, 2024
Mixed bag. - This was a great way to get out of La Paz for the day. The monuments and history at Tiwanaku were really interesting. Our guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject. The tour lasted three hours and was solely led by the guide, and so felt like a lecture. There was no free time to explore for yourself at any of the points of interest. The minibus that picked us up was dirty, smelled of gas fumes, and had no seatbelts. Some of the seating was not adequate for adults travelling for 2hrs each way on bumpy unsurfaced roads. The lunch spot was a welcome break (from the sun and standing and listening); the food options were traditional and tasty. I wouldn’t recommend this tour to others based on the points above (lecture, minibus safety). I would encourage others to visit the site for themselves or with an alternate tour.
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Cassandra_s
Jul 11, 2024
Unfortunately, not worth it. - We thought it was going to be way better for the price we paid. I believe we could have paid 1/2 the price and gone with a taxi.
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Susan_f
Jan 7, 2025
Not a great experience - The first was safety. - The van kept shutting off while driving as well as not starting properly. - They probably realised halfway through picking up the tourists that they didn’t have enough space for everyone and had to get another taxi. However, this still left us with 15 people cramped in a van for a two and a half hour drive. The van was way overloaded and didn’t seem to be getting very far when headed up to El Alto. - The driver kept overtaking on blind corners and driving in an unsafe manner. Our second concern was that we weren’t able to understand much today. - Our tour guide spoke very little English so we ended up basically giving ourselves a tour using whatever plaques had some translations on there. - We realised he wasn’t going to translate anything for us when he asked everyone what their lunch options were and didn’t check in with us until we realised this was for the lunch today and asked him to include us as well.
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From $55
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).