Uros and Taquile Islands From Puno Full Day Tour with Lunch
Description
Enjoy your stay in Puno with an unforgettable excursion on the majestic Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. Begin your adventure by visiting the Uros Floating Islands, a fascinating group of man-made islands built entirely from totora reeds. Meet the local families, learn about their ancestral lifestyle, and discover how they build their homes and boats using this remarkable natural material. Continue to Taquile Island, renowned for its traditional textiles recognized by UNESCO and its unique community organization. There, you’ll enjoy a typical lunch made with local ingredients while admiring breathtaking views of the lake and surrounding mountains. This full-day tour from Puno combines living culture, nature, and ancient traditions—offering an authentic and unforgettable experience in the heart of the Peruvian highlands.
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The floating islands of the Uros are a set of artificial habitable surfaces built from reeds, an aquatic plant that grows on the surface of Lake Titicaca. The islands stand on a portion of the surface of Lake Titicaca, superimposed on blocks of reed roots on which successive layers of reeds woven or intertwined into mats are laid. Its inhabitants, the Uros, are an ancestral people that are currently concentrated on the Collao plateau and in Peru on the floating islands located in the bay of Puno.
The island of Taquile (Intika in Quechua), in Lake Titicaca, belongs to the district of Amantaní, Puno, Peru. The island is located 45 km from Puno, the regional capital. It has a population of about 2200 inhabitants. The main town is located at 3,950 m above sea level. n. m. and the highest point of the island reaches 4,050 m above sea level. n. m. The island belongs to the linguistic domain of the Quechua language and the name of its inhabitants is Taquileño.
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- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
The tour was very informative and good. The guide Luis provided us with a very good narrative and history lesson on the civilization and Uros culture and people. We throughly enjoyed the tour and lunch. However, I must say I was disappointed when the tour operator contacted me and asked for additional transportation charge of $60 Soles for a pickup to and from my hotel Sonesta which about 3 km from the tour pickup point. I don't mind paying but the going rate for such a short distance is $30 soles to and fro but they wanted to double charge me. This sort of behaviour of ripping off tourists has to stop. In the end I decided to call my own taxi and paid $30 soles for a return trip from my hotel to the harbour.
Hi! We had an amazing day with great guides and the lunch was amazing. However, we were disappointed that it wasn’t noted prior to going on the boat that we would need 15 soles for the traditional boat ride. We felt pressured to pay this with being told it’s their only source of income for the month and when I asked if we had to go on we were told umm no but you will have to sit here by yourself and then the boat will be delayed as we will need to come pick you up which made us feel extremely pressured. Considering we already paid a lot of money for the day it was disappointing.
Top organized day. Trucha fish for lunch , what more could you want. Just touristy, but you know that when you book.
Having done the 4-day Inca Trail and heard so much about the importance of Lake Titicaca in Inca mythology, it was a great disappointment to be shown typical tourist-trap material (eg local women in costume singing “You are my sunshine…”, stalls selling similar goods to anywhere else, “traditional” reed (?) boats that tourists were strong-armed into taking for an extra charge, …) The community of Puno and Lake Titicaca are really missing an opportunity by ignoring what is known about the importance of the area, and it is insulting as a tourist truly interested in the region to be treated in such a way.
The explanations were very interesting and upfront about the Situation of people living on the islands. The food was amazing 🤤
