Lake Titicaca Half Day (Uros)
Description
Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world, at over 3,800 meters above sea level! Take a trip from the port of Puno and navigate these shimmering waters to the legendary Floating Islands of the Uros people, constructed entirely out of the buoyant totora reed, a bulrush wetland plant which grows naturally in the lake. Discover a unique community and way of life, that was until recently unknown to the outside world.
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Itinerary
Climb aboard the boat and begin your voyage to the distant Floating Islands - a 25-minute journey, in which you can absorb the tranquillity and stillness of the magnificent Lake Titicaca, only disrupted by the passing of another vessel. As you approach your destination, take note of the large, grass-like reeds growing by the wayside, which are famously used in the construction of the islands you’re about to visit. Practice your Quechua greetings with your guide, and get ready to meet the Uros people, who are eagerly waiting to receive you. On arrival, you’ll be helped down onto dry land, and shown around one of the islands. Meet the local inhabitants, see the way they live, and learn from your guide just how vital the totora reed is for this community. You’ll be given the opportunity to ride on a traditional reed boat (at an additional cost), and experience this unique form of transport normally used by the island dwellers. In this modern day and age, it is rare to find a community who have such a special relationship with their surrounding environment, and with such an ingenious way to live sustainably. Seize the chance to pay a visit to the Uros people whilst you’re in Puno, and witness this for yourself!
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will be picking you up from your hotel within the historic centre of Puno. Please Note: This service doesn't include pick up in private residencies, example; Airbnb or hotels that are outside the historic centre.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(11)
The tour included admission to Uros Island. After a half-hour boat trip followed about 20 minutes of information about the inhabitants and the construction technique of the islands. After that, the trip was more of a sales event. To travel by traditional boat one was more or less forced. If you were persistent, however, you could also refuse. Nevertheless, we were happy to have made the tour, as the islands are something special for Lake Titikaka.
They take you to a small island where they split the group up into 2-3 person groups then you are told that the local who is standing next to you depends on you and your money to live. they then try and sell you cheap items that you can buy anywhere for inflated prices. Then your told to go to another boat than the one you came on. There you are charged 15 sol regardless, then kids are forced to sink a few songs you can see they don't want to. Then the kid stands in front of you until you give them money. then they take you to a restaurant on another island and ask you to buy food. then you first boat shoes up and back to the dock. Where they flag down any random cabb for you and but you on your way.. All completely true!
buenas tardes mi estimada Basically quiero pedirte disculpas por los incombenientes que surguio ese dia como mencionas son detalles que escapan de nuestro servicio, las balsas de totora no estan incluidos es opcional disculpame por favor en lo posible estaremos supsanando los incombenientes gracias
Meeting the people of the island, learning about their history, hearing their stories and sharing their life style.
muchas gracias Ziad Demian estoy encantada por compartir parte de nuestra cultura con ustedes saludos, gracias
A wonderful experience! We were met in the Cathedral Square by Nancy who was a most efficient tour operator. She was in touch with me regularly after booking to check we knew where to go. At the quayside she introduced us to our guide and we set off with a group of Peruvians, Italians and Bolivians. We stopped at the first island and our guide gave us information in English whilst the others were meeting the head of the island. Sadly it started to rain but we were invited into their homes and met the family. We were offered the opportunity to go by a traditional boat to the second island - which was uninhabited but had food and drink facilities, as well as many artefacts. We returned to Puno in the big boat and watched the most magnificent sunset. A truly uplifting experience in so many ways.
The natives living on the floating islands use a number of different boats (some of them are modern with gas engines) to get around and to do the daily chores, but the big reed boats (made in town by experts that have the tools to build such large boats) shown in the picture are not made by the natives. These are "show boats" to handle big tourists crowds to move you from one floating island to another. From what we could gather, the boats are not historic in nature. These are very slow and tough to move (the natives do the owrk for you) in between the isoans. However, for abotu
This trip is extremely worth it. Lake Titicaca is massive and due to short of time we just managed to visit Uros islands which is very nice and well maintained. We learnt a lot about the culture and traditions of the people living on these islands. Although it is a bit touristy, it is well worth the visit.
We had a fantastic time doing this half day trip of Lake Titicaca. They are very professional team of people and are very excellent and friendly. They offered a free pickup from our hotel and dropped us back too. Although the island is somewhat touristy, it is very unique and worth visiting.
I did not have much time and I decided to do this tour enroute to Bolivia. I had the best time visiting the floating islands. They picked me up from the bus terminal and let me store my bags in therir office for free while I was on tour. The guide was very nice and shared a lot of information. After the tour, they also dropped me back to the terminal. A very nice experience and I will surely consider them if I am ever in Puno again.
We were short of time and we opted for this tour. It was spectacular, a nice introduction to te way of living and culture of the Uru people. Staff are very helpful and attentive and the Uru people were warm and friendly too. Highly recommended!
We did the half day tour of the floating islands as we were on transit enroute to Cusco from Bolivia. Lake Titicaca Trips and their guide was very nice. They helped us store our bags while we were doing this trip. Wish we had more time to see all three islands.
