Isla Del Sol & Isla de la Luna Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Day tours by boat from Copacabana to Isla del Sol and back cost from US$2 to US$4 per person, plus admission charges; buy tickets at the kiosks on the beach or at agencies in town. Tours cost the same if you walk from Cha’llapampa to Yumani. You will pay similar for a round-trip passage to the Pilko Kaina ruins but will end up spending more time on the water than on land. Boats leave Copacabana for Isla del Sol at 8:15am and 1:30pm, returning around 11am and 5pm. You can hop on a Copacabana-bound boat at the foot of the Escalera del Inca and have it drop you at Cha’llapampa in the north for US$1.50.

If you have the time and energy, it’s more interesting to walk from Copacabana to Yampupata and then cross to Isla del Sol by boat.