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Uros Floating Islands and Taquile Island
Uros Floating Islands and Taquile Island
Uros Floating Islands and Taquile Island
Uros Floating Islands and Taquile Island

Uros and Taquile Islands Full Day Tour with lunch

By Tangol
Free cancellation available
Price is €47 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Opportunity to visit the highest navigable lake in the world
  • Get to know one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  • Learn about the local culture from professional guides
  • Explore the Floating Islands of Uros made of totora's reed
  • Enjoy a traditional lunch at Taquile Island

Activity location

  • Uros and Taquile Islands
    • Puno - Islas de los Uros
    • Puno, Puno, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Puno, Puno, Peru

Check availability


Uros & Taquile - Standard Boat from City Hotels
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English
  • Food and drinks

Live Commentary in English and Spanish. Select this option for the standard boat regular group tour, if you stay in a hotel located in the city centre.

Starting time: 07:00
Price details
€47.14 x 1 Adult€47.14

Total
Price is €47.14
Until Tue, 24 Dec
Uros & Taquile - Standard Boat from Lake Hotels
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English
  • Food and drinks

Live Commentary in English and Spanish. Select this option for the standard boat regular group tour, if you stay in a hotel located on the shore of Lake Titicaca: Jose Antonio, Casa Andina Premium Puno, Xima Puno Hotels, Sonesta Posadas del Inca Puno, GHL Lake Titicaca.

Starting time: 07:00
Price details
€69.59 x 1 Adult€69.59

Total
Price is €69.59
Until Wed, 25 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour of Uros and Taquile Islands
  • What's includedWhat's included Admission fees
  • What's includedWhat's included Round trip transport from and to your Puno hotel.
  • What's includedWhat's included Live tour commentary provided in Spanish and English
  • What's includedWhat's included Traditional lunch at Taquile Island
  • What's includedWhat's included Lake transport
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals not listed as Inclusions

Know before you book

  • Children 2 and younger are complimentary
  • This activity is suitable for all ages.
  • You must be able to walk in unpaved or uneven terrain
  • This activity is not wheelchair accessible.
  • Return transport is available from most centrally located Puno hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.
  • Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.
  • Due to high altitude, we recommend a good acclimatisation before starting any activity.
  • Pick up not available for hotels located on the shores of Lake Titicaca: José Antonio, Sonesta Posada Del Inca, Xima Hotels, Casa Andina Premium, GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

After breakfast at your hotel located in the city or bay of Puno, you will be transferred to the lakeside port, where a fast or regular boat (depending on the selected option) will take you to the floating islands of the Uros.

Located 7 kilometres northwest of the city of Puno, the Uros are an ancestral society that inhabits a series of artificial islands constructed from totora, which grows in the same lake.

To build the Uros islands, the totora reeds are woven in the densest areas, forming a natural layer. On top of this layer, they build their houses, also made of the same material, and cook outdoors to prevent fires.

Lake Titicaca is situated between Peru and Bolivia at an altitude of 3,812 metres above sea level, within the Andean Altiplano or Collao Plateau, making it the highest navigable lake in the world.

We will be on the floating island, in contact with the locals who will show us their customs and way of life. There are over 200 families that inhabit this highland area, who have adopted Aymara as their language, in addition to Spanish.

Later, we will take the boat for a one and a half hour journey to the island of Taquile. This island is Quechua-speaking, unlike the other Aymara-speaking islands in the lake. It was part of the Inca Empire, and you can still see remnants of that culture in its constructions.

This is the second largest island on Lake Titicaca, with an extension of 5.5 kilometres. Its textile art is marvellous and recognised as a UNESCO heritage. The highest point reaches 4,050 metres above sea level.

This place is perfect for experiencing experiential tourism and learning about the local culture. The people are very friendly and engage in tourism, fishing, and agriculture as their economic activities.

Afterwards, we will enjoy a delicious typical Andean meal and begin the return journey to the port of Puno, where our transport will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • High-touch surfaces cleaned and disinfected
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
  • Vehicles and venues kept vacant between travellers
Social distancing
  • Contactless ticket redemption
  • Social distancing measures in place
Safety measures
  • Personal protective equipment worn by staff
  • Temperature checks given to staff
  • Temperature checks available
  • Masks required
  • Hand sanitiser provided
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Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESUros and Taquile Islands
    • Puno - Islas de los Uros
    • Puno, Puno, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Puno, Puno, Peru