La Paz to Puno + Uros Islands Tour picks you up at Todo Turismo or at the El Alto airport and takes you to Uros Islands for a guided tour via Desaguadero border.
The Uros people harvest the reeds that grow in the shallow parts of the Lake, and then use the stalks to build their Islands, their homes, their houses, their hats, and their typical reed boats. Explore the incredible reed floating Islands and take part of their activities.
Your Tour Features
Tour Type Private
Tour Duration 9 Hours +
Pick-up time from 7:00 AM
Drop-off time from 3:00 PM
Pickup at La Paz
Entry tickets Included
Guide English speaker
Drop-off Puno Hotel
What You’ll Do
Your La Paz to Puno + Uros Islands Tour starts with an early pickup at the Todo Turismo bus station or at the El Alto airport in La Paz, Bolivia and 6-hour car ride to Puno city through Desaguadero border including border crossing and switch of vehicles.
On arrival, meet your guide and navigate to the set of floating Islands of Uros to explore their amazing way of life. Later, you’ll be dropped off at your hotel in Puno.
Your Tour Itinerary
Pick-up at Todo Turismo Bus Station
7:00 am (Bolivian time) – La Paz Bolivia to Puno port private transfer
FOTO: La Paz to Puno private transfer
At the scheduled time, you’ll be picked up at the Todo Turismo Bus Station in La Paz, if arriving from Uyuni town, by one of our Bolivian drivers (Juan Carlos, Abel or Saul) and get transferred to Desaguadero border on a 2-hour 45-minute drive.
You’ll drive through El Alto town, popular by its traffic jam. Leaving early will be very convenient in order to avoid the crowded streets.
At the Desguadero borderline your Bolivian driver will assist you on crossing the border. The border crossing usually takes from 20 minutes up to 60 minutes. Your Bolivian driver will introduce you to your new Peruvian driver.
8:45 am (Peruvian time) – Desaguadero border to Puno car ride
Your new friendly Peruvian driver will pick you up in front of the Desaguadero immigration office and head to Puno city on a 2-hour 30-minute drive by a private comfortable vehicle with an optional stop at Aramu Muru doorway along the way.
11:00 am (Peruvian time) – Navigating to Uros floating Islands
FOTO: Uros motorboat ride
On arrival at the Puno port, you’ll meet your private English speaking tour guide. Then onboard a private covered section motor boat to navigate to the Uros reed floating Islands for about 30 minutes.
The floating Islands of Uros people on Lake Titicaca are an ancient art engineering dating back from before the Incas, located 4 km away from Puno city, on the way your guide delivers clue information about Lake Titicaca facts and the ruling of the pre-Columbian civilizations.
Upon arrival at the floating Islands, you’ll disembark at one of the local family’s reed house. The friendly family will perform how the Islands are built just using Totora reed and root.
Later, as a complimentary activity, if you’d like to contribute to the local family, walk inside their reed house and get some reed souvenirs shopping opportunity or you could simply opt for riding a typical reed boat among the other Islands, with a spectacular scenery and landscape view.
Finally, you’ll make an optional stop at the “commercial Capital” Island to get Lake Titicaca souvenir stamps for an additional cost of S/2 soles (bring your passports).
After the boat arrives at the Puno port, you’ll be picked up and transferred to your selected hotel in Puno.
Pick-up at El Alto Airport, La Paz
10:15 am (Bolivian time) – Pick-up at the El Alto airport
12:00 pm (Peruvian time) – Desaguadero border crossing and departure to Puno
2:20 pm (Peruvian time) – Arrival at Puno port and navigation to Uros floating Islands
5:30 pm (Peruvian time) – Drop-off time at your hotel in Puno
Included:
- La Paz to Desaguadero border car transfer
- Desaguadero to Puno port private car transfer
- Bolivian and Peruvian Spanish speaking drivers
- English speaking tour guide for Uros
- Private motor boat for Uros
- Entry tickets to Uros Islands
- Puno port to hotel car transfer
Excluded:
- Breakfast
- Reed souvenirs
- Extra expenses
- Snacks, bottled water
- Reed boat ride
- Gratuities
- Lunches
What to bring:
- Small back pack with toiletries
- Hat, cap
- Local cash currency
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Warm jacket
- Scarf, gloves
- Comfortable shoes
- Snacks, bottled water
Get more. Do more.
Hey! I’m Fredy, one of the support team members, responsible of answering your emails and inquiries at headquarter.
If you have questions about La Paz to Puno + Uros Islands Tour or need help making your booking, feel free to text me the number below and reference the name of the tour (or send the link). I’d be happy to help.
Just email us at:
Or WhatsApp us:
+51 965154772
Pricing:
| No PAX | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| PRICE | USD 375 | USD 390 | USD 426 | USD 452 | USD 475 | USD 498 |