TOURIST BUS AREQUIPA TO PUNO TO COPACABANA TO LA PAZ (BOLIVIA HOP)

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Bolivia's first hop-on/hop-off tourist bus service from Arequipa to Puno to Copacabana to La Paz. Floating Island (Peru) and Sun Island (Bolivia) tours can be booked on board for an extra price. Flexible dates. Safe, reliable and fun! 5 departures per week from Arequipa, and daily departures from Puno and Copacabana.

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Bolivia's first hop-on/hop-off tourist bus service from Arequipa to Puno to Copacabana to La Paz. Floating Island (Peru) and Sun Island (Bolivia) tours can be booked on board for an extra price. Flexible dates. Safe, reliable and fun! 5 departures per week from Arequipa, and daily departures from Puno and Copacabana.

 

  • Departures from Arequipa to Puno (h 5.45 am): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
  • Departures from Puno to Copacabana (h 8.30 am): Everyday
  • Departures from Copacabana to La Paz (h 18.00): Everyday
 

You will be picked up from your accommodation in Arequipa (only central hotels) and start your bus journey down to Puno arriving late in the afternoon. The following day (or any other day expect for Saturdays) you can decide to jump on our private boat for a 2 hour trip to the infamous Islas de los Uros, the "Floating Islands of the Uros people" (you would pay for this on the bus).

Later in the morning (after the boat trip or any other day, if you would like to stay more time in Puno - regardless of whether you join the tour or not) the bus continues from Puno onto Bolivia, a short 2.5 hour journey to the border. The English-speaking guides on the bus will help you with all formalities and make sure everything goes smoothly and help with any problems you might have. 

Once safely into Bolivia, arrival at the lakeside town of Copacabana is within just half an hour. Famous for the Sun Island (Isla del Sol),  you can decide to get on our private boat to visit the southern part of the island. This is a 4 hour round trip (you would pay for this on the bus) including a roughly one hour walk visiting the sun temple and a spectacular viewpoint. You have the choice of staying overnight on the island itself to witness the spectacular sunsets or back in Copacabana and catching the next Bolivia Hop bus to La Paz that leaves daily at 18.00. If you do not join the tour you will have to meet at a meeting point in Copacabana on time for departure. You will be dropped off at your central accommodation at around 22.30.

INCLUDED / NOT INCLUDEDINCLUDED / NOT INCLUDED

INCLUDED

  • Hop on/hop off transport Arequipa to Puno, Puno to Copacabana and Copacabana to La Paz
  • Pickup from accommodation in Arequipa and Puno
  • Drop-offs from centrally located accommodations in each location
  • English-speaking guides to answer your questions and help
  • English language movies
  • Duvet style blankets
  • Border-crossing assistance
  • Ferry crossing fee near Copacabana (2 Bs)
  • Passenger 'Inticard' discount card
 

NOT INCLUDED

  • Floating Islands tour in Puno (can be booked onboard)
  • Sun Island tour in Copacabana (can be booked onboard)
  • Food and beverages
  • Accommodations

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONIMPORTANT INFORMATION
Departure dates - We only need to know the departure date from Arequipa in order to issue your ticket. You don't have to know the other departure dates from locations in between to book the ticket. If you don't supply the dates of each leg, then we will just generate an automatic itinerary that you will be able to change anytime by telling the guide on the bus of the leg before (example: while on the bus from Arequipa to Puno you can tell the guide the exact date for the Puno to Copacabana section).
Bolivia Hop buses - To ensure your safety, every Hop bus has the following practices:
- 2 drivers for every journey over 5 hours... drivers swap every 4 hours
- Large team of drivers... drivers not overworked/tired as is often the case on other buses
- Bus assistant always on board - regular checks on the drivers
- Seatbelts for every passenger
- Speedometre alert - when bus goes over 90km/h an alarm will go off throughout the bus warning the driver to slow down
- 24 hour GPS monitoring for longer journeys - every bus is monitored from a secure point via GPS... we always know where the bus is and if it is taking any unscheduled stops
- Constant contact between the drivers/guide to the Bolivia Hop office via telephone
- No tight deadlines - drivers under no pressure to arrive at a certain time, no need for increased speed or unnecessary risks
 
CANCELLATION POLICY
We are only a ticketing agency for Bolivia Hop and we apply their cancellation policy. Please note that we can only process cancellations during office hours.
  • Once booked, all passes incur a minimum cancellation of 20% of the ticket price (80% refundable)
  • Within 8 days of departure: 40% of the ticket price (60% refundable)
  • Within 4 days of departure: 60% of the ticket price (40% refundable)
  • Within 48 hours: no refunds
  • Cancellation on the first day of your package, or day of departure: no refunds
  • Non-notification of cancellation and departure has already occurred: no refunds

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