Bus Journey from Cusco to Puno along the Route of the Sun

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Itinerary

1. This is a 17th-century church, also known as the Sistine Chapel of the Andes for the beauty of its murals, gold-leaf work, and the Cusco school paintings it houses.

   25 min

2. Also known as the Temple of the god WIRACOCHA, who was the supreme Inca deity, in this place we will find the largest number of Colcas (Granaries) and we will also see magnificent buildings made of stone and adobe.

   45 min

3. A culture that developed from 1600 BC to 400 AD, located 106 km east of the city of Puno, this museum features ceramics and sculptures depicting zoomorphic figures, including the famous sculpture of HATUNÑAQAC, which in our time would be translated as the supreme throat-slasher.

   30 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 16 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 3The bus departing time of...

  The bus departing time of tour was different with Viator gave us at 6:30am. There was no our names on the list of passengers when we arrived bus station at 6:15 am. The bus of tour provider was full, but it transferred us to another local tour provider’s bus. We finished our tour finally. We didn’t know where our names going and we made our order more than two months before.

  YUEGANG_CAugust 2026via Viator

• 5Great

  Great day with Elio through the ruta of sol

  andreanR5554LZMay 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5All the activities were...

  All the activities were visited. The entrance fees were optional so it is flexible. Daniel was very knowledgeable. On board tea coffee services were adequate. The buffet lunch was plentiful and delicious. Highly recommended . The total time was 10 hours

  DeniseTrang_NApril 2026via Viator

• 5Our travel from Cusco to Puno with Elio our turist guide!

  Beautiful scenery and lots of farming and mountains. Lot of information and good food. Elio was very informative and easy to talk to in English and Spanish! Thank you Elio for your service!

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  luzr29December 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5One of the most beautiful bus trips of my life

  I see a lot of negative reviews and a low ratings here, so I only booked Turismo Mer for our Puno to Cusco trip after competitor Cruz del Sur cancelled our tickets the night before we were due to leave. Really mean of them. Apparently they do that when they have not enough paying customers, my hotel receptionist said. Anyway, we managed to book two seats on Mer and were absolutely delighted. We paid 350 soles for two people (nearly double the 180 soles of the direct no-stop Cruz dS ride) We left at 7 am from Puno. There are several sightseeing stops, a museum, a stop at the highest point on the trip, buffet lunch in a lovely restaurant with view on a waterfall (included), then a stop at a stunning Inca ruin called Racqchi Anansaya, and finally at an amazing church in Andahuaylillas. The entrance tickets for these sites are not included in the price and add up to about 50 soles, which the guide collects at the start of the trip. We told him we only wanted to see the Inca ruin, which was ok. We later also paid for the church because it really is worthwhile. Unforgettable scenery underway as the bus traverses the altiplano and later a broad and fertile valley. Highly recommend. One of the most beautiful bus trips of my life. Great service too.

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  GadjParisNovember 2025via Tripadvisor

• 4Comfortable ride but limited benefit of doing the day trip.

  The bus was very comfortable and the staff was good. The service included free water and soda during the trip as well as a buffet lunch at nice restaurant at Secuani. Our guide Elio was very friendly, though limited at English proficiency. Of all the stops only one stop at Raqchi was worth visiting.

  bharatp869November 2025via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Cusco

• Its from-price is 29% below the median of the 103 hop-on hop-off we list in Cusco.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 21 of 103.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cusco

Cusco, the old Inca capital high in the Peruvian Andes, blends massive stone walls with colonial churches and is the gateway to Machu Picchu.

The Plaza de Armas is the heart of the city, framed by the cathedral and the Jesuit church of La Compañía. Inca stonework survives throughout the centre, most famously at the Qorikancha, the sun temple on which the Spanish built a monastery, and in the twelve-angled stone on Hatun Rumiyoc street. San Blas, the artisans' quarter, climbs steeply with workshops and cafés.

Top-ranked sights in Cusco: Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo Ruins.

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