Morning: Uros Floating Islands Tour from Puno
Description
Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world and the home of the handmade floating islands of Uros where the local people live a traditional lifestyle utilizing the flora of the lake for the homes & boats.
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Itinerary
Pick-up from your hotel in Puno around 9am, from where we will go to the port in Puno and then climb aboard a motor boat. We will take a beautiful motor boat journey (30 min.) amongst the reeds, we arrive to Uros, an archipelago of more than 60 manmade floating islands inhabited by the Uros, an ethnic group of fishermen, part of an ancestral group. Actually you will observe a number of reed islands one next to the other, with houses and people on them There get a Guided tour to 2 or 3 islands, explore the surroundings on an authentic reed raft (optional) Return to Puno, arrival at 12.30pm
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please confirm accommodation details at time of booking. **Do not include transfers from hotel outside Puno – Hotel Sonesta, Taypikala, Jose Antonio, Casa Andina Premium, Libertador, Titikala, Hotel Mirador Titicaca. A meeting point will be set instead.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Reviews(7)
This is well worth the money. A very cool cultural experience. The boat out to the islands is comfortable. The pick-up from the hotel, you need to be waiting OUTSIDE your hotel looking for the driver, he doesn't come in to collect you. The "optional" ride on a traditional boat is NOT optional it is required to get to the second island, you must bring soles with you to pay for this. It's not that fun of an experience as you think it would be. The tour guides are not very good either. He didn't project his voice so it's Very difficult to hear him. Once we arrived on a floating island, I had to ask him to wait for everyone else to arrive because he started explaining things before people had even gotten off the boat! Each time it was time to transition to the next, the guides we're rude and shouting at people, instead of politely notifying us it's time to go. But all in all, it's an inexpensive experience to have and I'm glad we went.
Really enjoyed hearing the history of the people and their story is certainly a fascinating one. I felt the experience a little uncomfortable, intruding on the personal space of an individual, but understand tourism is a part of their livelihood. Conflicted I guess. Beautiful to see a little of Lake Titicaca.
Wonderful trip to Uro Islands, and very friendly staff. It was a great experience to Lake Titicaca and visit amazing Islands.
