Wonderful Puno

Book Wonderful Puno Tour – Explore Lake Titicaca & Uros Islands

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• Then you will have the morning free to explore the city of Puno on your own in a flexible way, the cathedral, the square, the Huajsapata viewpoint and among other places of interest.
• You have several options of restaurants for lunch.
• Welcome to the city of Puno located at an altitude of 3800 meters above sea level (12467 feet), our staff will pick you up from the bus terminal or airport to take you to the hotel for your respective accommodation.
• At 1:40 PM we will go to the hotel for the pick up with our tourist transport, 02:00 PM we leave for the excursion of CHULPAS DE SILLUSTANI. It is located 34 km away, with a trip of approximately 1 hour.
• Sillustani, is an ancient burial complex belonging to the Kolla culture that developed in the northern part of the peninsula of Lake Umayo at an altitude of 4000 m.a.s.l. (13123 feet), here you have stunning views of the lake and enough time for explanations and photographs.
• Then return to the city of Puno arriving at 5:30 PM approximately.

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• After your delicious breakfast at the hotel, between 7:40 to 7:50 AM we will go to your hotel to pick you up and take you to the port of embarkation.
• 8:00 AM our excursion begins in a boat heading to the famous floating islands of the Uros to learn about the traditional way of life. These islands are inhabited by the Uros people, one of the oldest cultures of the continent, which dates back to times before the Incas.
• The subsistence of the Uros community is based on fishing and hunting, handicrafts; they are dedicated to weaving wool tapestries and stuffing animals. After having this experience, our trip continues for about 3 hours to the island of Amantani.
• At approximately 1:30 PM we will arrive at the port of the island of Amantani where the family that will host us will be waiting to welcome us and take us to their home.
• Once accommodated in the lodge we will have a typical lunch at the family’s house.
• At 4:00 PM we will start a hike to the highest point of the island. This is the ceremonial center called “Pachatata”.
• From this point we will appreciate the whole panorama of Lake Titicaca and enjoy the sunset or the magical Andean sunset.
• Then we return to the lodge to share the dinner scheduled for 7:00 PM.
• Families often organize a “peña”, a small celebration with Andean music and dance to which you will be invited and if you feel like participating, you will surely have a great time!

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• We have breakfast scheduled for 7:00 AM then we head to the port, 8:00 AM is the departure to continue to the island of Taquile which will take us 1 hour trip.
• At 09:00 AM we arrive to Taquile through a secondary port of the island, from where we go up a gentle slope that takes us to the main village of the island.
• From the port we will have a 35 minute walk up to the square of Taquile and we will have a reception with traditional dance and music.
• The island is surrounded by many agricultural terraces, has more than 2500 inhabitants who are engaged in the production of handicrafts, the textile art of Taquile is considered one of the oldest craft traditions of Peru and its importance has been recognized by UNESCO included in the list of
• Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
• Everyone participates, men, women and children from an early age. The women are in charge of spinning the wool and the men of weaving.
• You will have free time to learn more about the place, have a wonderful visit to share experiences with the families and taste a typical lunch. Then we go down the stairs of 538 steps that are the main access.
• Finally, we return to take our boat to Puno, arriving at 5:20 PM approximately.

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