Sail across the waters of Lake Titicaca and discover local traditions on the floating Uros Islands and the beautiful Taquile Island.
Tour Details
Having picked you up from your hotel at the designated time, we'll head to the port in Puno. Here, we'll board a boat and take a speedboat on Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, located at 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) above sea level.
The first stop on our tour of Lake Titicaca will be the famous floating Uros Islands. We'll step off the boat and explore one of the main islands to meet the Uru people who live here. The locals will tell us all about their ancestors' pre-Inca culture, one of the oldest in the Andean Altiplano, as we admire the impressive artificial archipelago on which they live. Did you know that the islands are made from a plant called Totora?
Next, we'll set sail once again and head to Taquile Island; the largest island on Lake Titicaca, enjoying the incredible lake and mountain views on the way. Reaching Taquile, we'll delve into local culture discovering the weaving techniques used by the island's inhabitants to make their famous textiles.
Afterwards, we'll make a stop to renew energy with a delicious traditional lunch (optional), before saying farewell to the islands of Lake Titicaca.
At the end of the tour, you'll be dropped back off at your hotel in Puno after a total of 8 hours.
Hotel Pickup
This tour includes pickup from hotels in the center of Puno. If you're staying elsewhere, you'll have to make your own way to the meeting point at Jiron Arequipa Street, located very close to the Plaza de Armas, for the scheduled time.
Please note that pickup is not available from the following locations: GHL Lago Titicaca, Casa Andina Premium, Sonesta Posada, Lake Titikaka Hotel-Xima, Pacha Confort, Mirador del Titikaka, Hotel Wisny, Jose Antonio Hotel, Taypikala Hotel, Pumakala Hotel, Atoja Chucuito Hotel, and any hotels located on the Uros Islands.
Uros Island Tour
If you don't have enough time to take this trip, you could take our Uros Islands Tour, where you'll enjoy a boat trip on Lake Titicaca and you'll explore the Uros Islands, but you won't visit Taquile.
