Uros and Taquile Islands Full Day Tour with lunch
Join us in an incredible boat ride day trip on the Lake Titicaca, to experience an adventure that will allow us to discover the top attractions of Puno.
Visit the floating islands of the Uros, an amazing community with ancient customs living on handmade islands made with totora reeds.
Explore the wonderful Taquile, to admire vestiges of the Inca culture that still remain until today.
To finish the day, you will witness a typical cultural local activity and enjoy a delicious traditional Andean lunch.
Options
Regular boat - City hotel
Duration: 10 hours
City Hotels: Departures from centrally located Puno City hotels
Pick up location: Pick up from centrally located Puno city hotels
Pickup included
What's included in Uros and Taquile Islands Full Day Tour with lunch
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Uros Floating Islands
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to the lake port of Puno, where a speedboat or a regular boat (depending of your choice) will take you to the floating islands of the Uros. Located 4 miles northwest of the city, the Uros are an ancestral society that populate a series of artificial islands built on the basis of the totora plant, which grows in the same lake. The islands are constructed by weaving the totora in the places where it grows thicker and forming a natural layer. On top of it they built their houses, also of totora, and cook outdoors to prevent possible fires. We are going to be in contact with the local people. They will show to us their lifestyle and traditions, with more than 200 families living here.
Taquile Island
Then, we will board the boat for an hour and a half, to continue the journey to the island of Taquile. This is Quechua, unlike the other Aymara speaking islands on the lake. It was part of the Inca empire and vestiges of this culture can still be seen in its constructions. This is the second biggest island in the Lake Titicaca with an extension of 3.4 miles. Their textiles are amazing and they are being considered as a heritage by UNESCO. The highest point gets 4,050 m.a.s.l. Later, we will enjoy a delicious Andean lunch, and then, we will return to the port of Puno, where our transport will be waiting to take you to your hotel.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Lunch
- Transfers from centrally located hotels or located on the shores of Lake Titicaca (according the chosen option).
- Islands entrance fees
- Travel in speed boat or regular boat (according the chosen option).
- Gratuities
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children 2 and younger are complimentary
- You should bring sunscreen, wool cap and gloves, hat, sunglasses, coat
- Lake Titicaca has an average altitude of 3,800 M.A.S.L., so we recommend a good acclimatization before starting any activity.
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 20 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Pick up from centrally located downtown Puno hotels, and located on the shores of Lake Titicaca hotels
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