Uros and Taquile
Island Full Day Excursion Daily Departures Per Person Prices :US$50 in Group Service
NOTE: If the pickup is from one of the
following hotels in Puno: Isla Estevez, Posada del Inca, Casa Andina Private,
Jose Antonio, Titilaka or Eco Inn there will be an extra charge of $5 per person
You will be picked up from your accommodation at 6:30 a.m.,
to go to the port of Puno to take a tourist motor boat and to direct towards
the wonders floating islands of the Uros. After a 1 hour motorboat ride, you
will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka lake. Fishermen and hunters
inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros are
known as the “water tribe”, because they must construct its own Islands
periodically, adding new layers of totora reeds, which grows in the lake, to
create the conditions that ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots
that the plants develop support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the
houses are extremely humid because of the surrounding water.
They used it as home and trade centers for the natives, who use hand-made
boats of the same material as their means of transportation. At present,
they speak Quechua and Aymara. Following this exciting tour, you will be led
to the Island of Taquile, place where the form of typical and rustic
experience was appraised, the place is colorful and landscaping, where they
even maintain its customs, ritual, religious and folkloric traditions, in
the town of Taquile we will taste a typical lunch with fresh fish (trout).
There is also a craft fair on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods
which are of very fine quality and somewhat expensive. Taquile Island is
famous for its craft production, particularly for its beautiful textiles.
The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long. The visit
could be exhausting because of the altitude (13,000 ft above sea level). On
Taquile there are numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing.
We will return in Puno in the afternoon (L)
INCLUDES: All scheduled land and lake
transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking
guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast;
L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
Accommodation. International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or
visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to
flight cancellations, alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of
any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of
international flights and items of personal nature.
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