Puno – Traditional Private City Tour of the City of Puno

Would you like to discover the secrets hidden in the streets of Puno? This private city tour goes beyond being the gateway to Lake Titicaca. Puno is like an open-air museum where ancient architecture and local customs blend seamlessly. You’ll stroll through its historic center, exploring the main square, on a journey where the past meets the city’s modern life.

Each plaza and viewpoint tells a different story about life on the Altiplano. From its stone temples to its bustling pedestrian streets, this city invites you to pause and feel the energy of what is truly called: the Folkloric Capital of Peru.

What will you know on this City Tour?

1. Puma Uta Viewpoint.
2. Lake Titicaca.
3. Capachica and Chucuito Peninsulas.
4. Puno Main Square.
5. Puno Cathedral.
6. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Candelaria.
7. Pino Park.
8. San Carlos School.
9. Carlos Dreyer Municipal Museum.
10. Sillustani Treasure.

Our midday city tour begins with a meeting in the Plaza de Armas, from where we’ll head to our first stop: the imposing Puma Uta viewpoint. Here, one of the most colorful and privileged views of Puno Bay will unfold before your eyes. From this natural balcony, you’ll appreciate the immensity of Lake Titicaca and the silhouettes of the Capachica and Chucuito peninsulas, while discovering the origins and transformation of this city that beats at 3,827 meters above sea level (12,555 feet).

After this first encounter with the horizon, you’ll descend to the historic heart of the city to uncover the ancient legends that still permeate its streets. You’ll stroll among the carved stone of the Plaza de Armas and the Cathedral, and visit the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Candelaria, a corner of unwavering faith where you’ll understand why its festival is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

They will continue their tour through vibrant and traditional areas, such as Pino Park and the historic San Carlos School, where they will experience the essence of the Altiplano at every turn. Finally, they will explore the halls of the Carlos Dreyer Municipal Museum, where they will admire the legendary Sillustani Treasure, an impressive collection of gold and pre-Hispanic art that will reveal the grandeur of the cultures that inhabited these lands long before the Incas. The tour will conclude with the return to the city of Puno, arriving at approximately 12:00.