Uros Kayak + Amantani Overnight Tour is a round-trip paddle from Puno to Uros and from Uros to Puno. You’ll visit Amantani and Taquile Islands by a group boat.
Venture on a round trip kayak adventure throughout the amazing landscape of Lake Titicaca National Reserve. Stay the night at a local house, share their food and dance wearing traditional clothes in Amantani Island.
Your Tour Features
Tour Type Group
Tour Duration 2 Days
Pick-up time 7:00 AM
Drop-off time 5:00 PM
Pickup at Hotel
Entry tickets Included
Guide English Spanish
Regular Slow Motorboat
Kayaking Round Trip
Meals Included
What You’ll Do
Day 1: Transfer from your hotel to kayak launch dock, meet your guide and set off for Uros floating Islands through an amazing landscape. At Uros Islands, you’ll meet another tour guide, join the group boat tour and head to Amantani for a homestay experience.
Day 2: After an early breakfast in Amantani, navigate to Taquile Island for a scenic hiking through its stone trail, learn art textiles from your guide, have lunch and return to Puno. On the way you’ll be dropped off at the Uros Islands, from where you’ll head back to Puno by kayak.
Your Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Puno to Amantani via Uros
7:00 am – Kayaking to Uros islands
FOTO: Uros Islands by kayak
Amantani Homestay Kayak Tour begins with the pick-up from your Puno hotel and transfer to the local kayak dock on a 15-min drive outside of downtown.
If you are a non-experienced kayaker, your kayak guide instructor provides the basic paddling lesson and safety briefing.
You then get in a tandem or single Prijon kayak and paddle from the Isla Esteves pier towards the Uros man-made floating Islands of Uros people through the marshes of Totora.
You’ll paddle through unique Uros landscapes. After a 50-minute non-rushed kayak paddling to Uros, you finally arrive at Lake Titicaca floating village.
You’ll have almost 50 minutes for exploring the island. Your guide delivers information about the origin of the Uros people, how these ancient inhabitants live today and also about the step by step island building.
If you’d like to contribute the local family then purchasing their souvenirs or riding their traditional reed boat could be one of the ways.
Following that, you are going to join Lake Titicaca Homestay Tour, this group boat tour comes from Puno city with a different group guide on board.
10:30 am – Uros to Amantani Island
FOTO: Upon arrival to Amantani
A small engine boat transfers you to embark on Amantani Island boat, which usually takes less than 15 minutes. The slow regular motor boat takes you to Amantani main port.
At Amantani port, the group will break into smaller groups of 4 people. These small groups of 4 people will be taken by the families to their homes (lunch, accommodation, dinner, breakfast included).
Amantani is a natural Island where houses are usually located higher, and reaching there takes 30 min in average.
1:30 pm – Lunch at Amantani family house
The lunch provided by the family is based on Quinua soup, fried cheese and cooked potatoes and Ocas as the main course and Andean mint or Coca hot drink.
In the afternoon, at 4pm, if you are in a good physical condition you could trek to Pachatata Temple or Pachamam Temple.
From there contemplate the beautiful sunset, if the weather permitting, wonder how huge is Lake Titicaca and enjoy 360 degree landscape view.
By evening, you’re back again at your home for dinner then dress on their typical customs, and get ready for the night welcome party: Peña Show!
8:00 pm – “Peña Show”
All people visiting the Island are invited to take part of “Peña Show”, a welcome live music party with freestyle dance and funny moments.
The overnight at the Amantani rural houses is with basic facilities (shared bathroom and room). There is electricity, bring warm jacket for the cold or “freezing” night.
Included:
Day 1: Puno to Amantani via Uros
- Puno hotel to kayak dock private transfer
- English speaking kayak tour guide
- Tandem kayaks
- Jacket life, spray skirt, paddles
- Entry tickets to Uros
- Group slow boat for Amantani Island
- English-Spanish speaking group boat guide
- Lunch at Amantani family house
- Dinner at Amantani family house
- Bed and room with shared bathroom
Excluded:
- Breakfast in Puno
- Water, snacks, fruits
- Reed boat ride at Uros Islands
- Handicrafts and reed souvenirs
- Private room and bathroom in Amantani
Day 2: Amantani to Puno via Taquile
7:30 am – Amantani to Taquile
This second day on your Lake Titicaca 2 Day Tour, after an early breakfast, your family host is going to walk you down to the local port.
It’s time to say goodbye “adios” and your boat captain will navigate towards the next last natural Island of Taquile for about 1 hour.
9:00 – Taquile Island Tour
FOTO: Taquile Chullo coca bag
Upon arrival, a 45-minute long ascending path will take you to the top, where you’ll find a small Main Square with an adobe and stone church, its modern municipality building and community restaurant.
Taquile Island is one of the top destinations in Lake Titicaca, receiving hundreds of tourists per day. There a few ways to get Taquile Island, one of them is through Taquile Speed Boat Tour besides by local ferry.
Taquile is famous by their fine textiles. You’ll have time to buy them directly in their museum-souvenir shop at the small square.
Prior or after lunch, your guide is explaining about Taquile’s history, tradition and more importantly about its textiles.
The meaning of the figures and symbols on the calendar belt and the usage of a typical herb growing on the Island for washing the sheep or Alpaca wool are one of the topics.
Have lunch based on Taquilean Quinoa soup, grilled Trout with white rice, fried potatoes and salad or egg-vegetable omelet instead Trout and have Coca or Muña tea for drinks.
The boat will be waiting in a different location now. You’ll walk down a similar stone paved path to the port.
FOTO: Amantani view from Taquile
You’ll enjoy the last panoramic views of the open or grater lake.
The boat returns directly to Puno port throughout Uros islands where your kayak guide is going to take you back to Puno by your fully equipped kayaks.
3:00 pm – Kayak from Uros to Puno
FOTO: Last paddle from Uros to Puno
If you had no time to explore the reed Islands (the previous day) then this afternoon is a great opportunity to meet the local family and learn their tradition to finally be ready to return to Puno.
You’re paddling from Uros floating village to Puno shore through the same water path. At the kayak dock our driver will pick you up and take you back to your selected hotel in Puno city.
What happens if I do not kayak from Uros to Puno?
You’ll navigate directly from Taquile to Puno port by motor boat without being dropped at the Uros Islands. This might be due to altitude sickness or any other emergency. Your driver will pick you up at the main disembarking place in Puno. Your estimated arrival time will be at 3:30 pm approx.
Included:
Day 2: Amantani to Puno via Taquile
- Breakfast at Amantani family house
- Amantani to Taquile group slow boat ride
- Entry ticket to Taquile Island
- Lunches at community restaurant in Taquile
- Taquile to Puno group slow boat ride
- Kayaking from Uros to Puno shoreline
- Fully equipped tandem kayaks
- English speaking kayak guide
- Kayak dock to hotel private transfer
Excluded:
- Water, soda or alcoholic drinks
- Dinner
What to bring:
- Hat, cap
- Local cash currency
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Warm jacket
- Scarf, gloves
- Comfortable shoes
- Snacks, bottled water
- Warm, light, waterproof jacket
- Gloves, wind breaker
- Long sleeve T-shirt
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