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From Cusco: Lake Titicata 1 Day

  • 1 Day

There are innumerable attractions that Lake Titicata has, it’s delicious trout made out, the native boats that look like giant cobs made of Totora or the same religious festival around the Virgin of Copacabana.

Program

Upon arrival, you will be picked up and transferred to a hostel where you will have time to rest in the lobby (approx. 1-2 hours) before beginning your trip.

During this time, we recommend you eat breakfast (not included).

In the morning you will pick you up at approx. 06:45 am at the hostel in Puno and you will go to the port where you will begin a motorboat excursion on the waters of Lake Titicata.

The boat excursion of Lake Titicata begins by visiting the Uros Floating Island, a small community that has lived on these reed island for decades.

Centuries ago, the small indigenous Uros tribe conceived of the islands as a way to isolate and protect them from rival tribes, the Collas and the Incas.

The Uros people harvested the reeds in the shallows of the lake, bundled them together tightly and built floating island platforms complete with reed houses and canoes, creating in this way their own little world.

After the tour of this island you will continue towards Taquile Island where you will walk for approx. 30-40 minutes until you will arrive to the town where you’ll visit different traditional sites there.

Here you will also have your lunch.

Later in the afternoon you will return to Puno at approx. 4:30 pm.

This ends your tour.

At this time, you can explore Puno on your own and have dinner before arranging your own transportation to the bus station.

(this is very easy to do by taxi).

The bus back to Cusco is at 22:00 pm.

Arrival to Cusco the next day…

05:00 am Arrival to Cusco and transfer to accommodation not included.

Inclusions

Includes

  • This trip includes the Uros and Taquile Island.
  • Sleeper bus Cusco – Puno – Cusco.
  • Transfer bus station – Hostel – port.
  • Professional bilingual guide (English – Spanish).
  • Entrance fees.
  • Lunch.

Opcional Inclusions

  • First breakfast.
  • Water and snacks.
  • Taxi transport: to Puno bus station and pick-up at Cusco bus station.
  • What you should bring.
  • Warn, layerable clothing as temperatures in the afternoon can be very cold. (warn jacket, gloves, hat).
  • Chocolates / Snacks, and a bottle of water.
  • Sun block.
  • You should also bring cash (Peruvians soles) to buy souvenirs, which are very unique and made by the local people as well as cash to tip your guide if you feel the service was satisfactory, and cash for your breakfast, snacks, and dinner.

Prices

Group tour:

Starting at: $115.00 USD per person.

  • *Group size from 10 to 30 persons.
  • *Comfortable sleeper bus road trip.
  • *This option visit “Uros” and “Taquile” Island.

Important things to remember:

When you arrive back to the bus station in Puno, you need to pay the taxi for the bus ride back to Cusco. This is approximately S/ 1.50. look for the booth with the sign ¨TAMES¨. This is where you need to give them your bus ticket and they will apply a sticker of proof of tax payment.

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