From Puno 2 Day Tour Uros - Amantani and Taquile island

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Visit the floating islands of Uros Amantani and Taquile in Lake Titicaca. Enjoy the typical food of the inhabitants of Taquile and learn about their customs

Highlights

  • You will visit three islands located in Lake Titicaca.
  • Despite the years, its culture remains alive
  • you can contemplate Lake Titicaca in its great magnitude

Description

ITINERARY Start: 07:50 am. The pick up is from the City of Puno (Centric). Day 01: Pick up from your hotel approximately 7:50 am. to board our boat heading to the Floating Islands of the Uros, Amantani and Taquile, as our first destination we will visit the Uros Islands, 7 km and 30 min away. by boat from Puno, We will visit 02 of more than 90 islands, where we will learn about their way of life, history, customs, main activities such as crafts, tourism and artisanal fishing. During the visit our guide will explain to us about the construction of the floating islands, which are made from reeds. The native family will also invite us to take an additional ride in their typical reed boats, the tour lasts 20 minutes. (Optional). Next we go to the island of Amantani (2hrs 45min trip). Upon our arrival the family is waiting for us to invite us to their rustic house and thus show us their way of life and how to taste their typical food (family lunch), in the afternoon we ascend to the PACHATATA and PACHAMAMA temples, we will be able to appreciate the majestic panoramic view After the sunset of our Lake Titicaca, we will descend to the main square where each family takes us back to the rustic accommodation, then we will have dinner with the family and participate in a welcome party offered by the community. We will spend the night in Amantani Day 02: The next day we will have a typical breakfast to continue heading to the natural island of Taquile. Upon arrival we will walk for 40 minutes. To get to the main square of the town where we will have contact with the locals, our guide will explain their history, typical clothing, hand weaving, crafts, main activities, traditions and customs. At noon we will enjoy lunch ( not included. price 8 USD) offered by a local restaurant with views of the lake. We will have time to visit the surroundings and see its traditional stone arches. Finally we will descend with a walk to the main port of Taquile where our boat awaits us to return to Puno. Upon arrival we will send you to your respective hotels or main points in the city of Puno. NOTE: The extra transfer cost is added in the case of hotels such as: Libertador, Xima, Casa Andina Premium, Sonesta Posada, Jose Antonio, Taypikala, Yatch, Mirador del Titicaca, Wisney. or Puerto Palcajra (lodging in the Uros).

Includes

INCLUDES Transfers Hotel (Central) -Port- Hotel (Centric) Bilingual guide (Spanish-English) Entrance tickets to the Uros, Amantani and Taquile islands. Tourist motor boat. Accommodation in family houses (rustic) 01 Lunch, 01 dinner and 01 Typical breakfast in Amantani Lunch on the second day in Taquile

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