The most luxurious way to travel between Cusco and Puno (Lake Titicaca) is without doubt the Andean Explorer train operated by Peru Rail.
This train departs every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and on Fridays during high season either from Cusco or Puno’s train station and takes passengers on a 10 hours magnificent journey including a Gourmet lunch, an afternoon tea plus on board entertainment while they enjoy of the sights of the Andean mountains and valleys.
The Andean Explorer uses Pullman Trains of the twenties decorated with a subtle style and includes dining cars and a car-bar with an outdoor observatory area, perfect to take fresh and pure air while relaxing with the views of the impotent mountains.
The journey has been classified as one of the World’s Top 25 Trains by The Society of the International Railway Travelers together with the Hiram Bingham Train (Cusco-Machu Picchu-Cusco) because of its the highest standard-gauge rail routes in the world, reaching altitudes up to 14,150 feet. They point as a highlight the riding at sunset the few miles before Puno alongside Lake Titicaca because “the views are nothing short of spectacular.”
The service is nonstop although passengers can expect a stop in La Raya, 4.321 meters above sea level (14,150 feet), a cold and remote place, where a fine mist or rain often hide the spectral peaks and whose silence can be attributed to a dizzying height that blocks the eardrums of each traveler.
The arrival in Cusco or Puno is expected at around 5 PM when passengers will start in the following days their visits to the amazing Machu Picchu or the Titicaca Lakeafter experienced one of the best rail journeys of the world!
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