Lake Titicaca Tours from Puno takes you to Taquile Island for a scenic hiking, have lunch at Luquina peninsula with lake view, and do local activities at Uros Islands.
It’s an authentic Lake Titicaca Day Private Tour out of the tourist trap. On this tour you’ll hike on the men knitting Island of Taquile, taste a homemade lunch in Chucuito peninsula, a secluded community on the shore of the Lake and a magnificent reed boat riding at Uros floating Islands of Uros people.
Your Tour Features
Tour Type Private
Tour Duration 10 Hours
Pick-up time 7:00 AM
Drop-off time 5:00 PM
Pickup at Hotel
Entry tickets Included
Guide English Speaker
What You’ll Do
You’ll be collected from your hotel and driven to Puno ort, onboard the boat, navigate to Taquile and hike through a scenic landscape. Later, you’ll be transferred to Luquina to have lunch.
By the afternoon your boat will navigate to the secluded place of the Uros floating Islands where a local family performs and shows you how it is their way of life and process of building of the reed homes.
Your Tour Itinerary
7:00 am – Private boat navigation from Puno port to Taquile Island
FOTO: Taquile Island
Our friendly driver takes you from your hotel in Puno to the port on a 10 – 20 minute car ride.
You’ll traverse the endless blue horizon of Lake Titicaca from Puno to Taquile by a private section covered regular motor boat with panoramic glass windows on a 2 hour 45 minute ride.
This direct boat navigation towards Taquile is conveniently planned to skip the crowds at the floating Islands, along the way you’ll enjoy the view of the two peninsulas standing as a natural boundary between Aymara and Quechua speaking communities.
On Taquile Island, you’ll see and encounter an ancient indigenous community that has learnt how to conserve its original, genuine traditions and Andean political organization throughout the time.
Taquilean Islanders to this day continue to live a traditional lifestyle uninterrupted from modernization.
Your private boat drops you off at the North end of the elongated Taquile Island, where a steady walk along a well-paved path provides time to admire the scenery.
You’ll be delighted with a spectacular view of the Mountain range, and Sun Island across the Lake while your private English speaking tour guide informs you about the local tradition, history and Lake Titicaca’s insight.
Based on your physical condition you’ll reach the Main Square in about 35 min up to 55 minutes walking up.
Following your exploration at the Taquile’s small square and textile museum, you’ll proceed to walk down to the port through a different route, an effortless path. You’ll descend the stone stairs and gain such great unique views of the Lake in a peaceful and quiet place.
11:00 pm – Taquile to Luquina boat ride
Meet up again with your boat captain at a different port. You’ll start navigating from Taquile to Luquina community located in the Chucuito peninsula on the way back to Puno.
After 1 hour boat ride, you’ll disembark at Luquina shoreline for a well-deserved lunch at one of the family restaurants where local delicacies are based on grilled Trout or Chicken and Quinoa soup.
1:00 pm – Luquina to Uros floating Islands
FOTO: Uros floating Island
When you think your experience can’t get any better you’ll find yourself at the Uros reed floating Islands visiting its secluded section and watch a spectacular sunset over Puno hills, on your way back from Luquina to Puno.
1:00 pm – Reed Boat ride on the highest navigable Lake
On arrival at the floating Islands, you’ll disembark at a local family’s reed island. You’ll visit the non-touristy side of the floating Islands, a less commercial place with stunning scenery.
The stop-off at Uros floating Islands will be interesting and unique because you’ll learn about the process of building the islands, its maintenance, and history then after enjoy a smooth ride on a typical reed boat.
You’ll gently ride a typical reed boat across the blue horizon. The friendly family will perform how the reeds are cut, how the Islands are built just using Totora reed and root. The local family will later show us how they tie the bundle of fresh green reeds.
A gorgeous scenery and landscape where is possible to watch the local birds and learn more about them.
Lake Titicaca Tours from Puno comes to an end by the late afternoon. You’ll make your way back to Puno navigating through the other Reed Islands. Your driver will pick you up on arrival at the port and transfer you to your hotel, bus terminal or anywhere in downtown.
Included:
- Hotel to Puno port car transfer
- English speaking tour guide
- Private motor boat
- Entry tickets to Taquile Island
- Lunches in Luquina community
- Reed boat ride at Uros Islands
- Local activities at Uros
- Drop-off at your Puno hotel
Excluded:
- Gratuities
- Extra expenses
- Snacks, bottled water
What to bring:
- Small backpack
- Local cash currency
- Comfortable light shoes
- Snacks, bottled water
- Warm, light jacket
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