TITICACA LAKE FULL DAY
Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world with an average altitude of 3,812 meters. Its floating islands with Totora floor as well as the island of Taquile make Titicaca a unique and unmissable destination.
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Early in the morning (6:40am ) you will be picked up from your hotel ,and then transferred to the harbor. We start off our boat excursion of Lake Titicaca by visiting The Uros Floating Islands, a small community that live on these interesting reed Islands. After ,we continue our journey towards “Taquile Island” (2 hour aprox.), a traditional Quechua ,Spanish speaking community, full of ancient agricultural terraces and some ruins dating back to the pre-Inca times. The most characteristic garments are the so-called “Chullo”, a knitted hat with an earflap. When we reach the shores of Taquile Island, we have to walk up along a narrow path, enjoying on the way nice views of the Titicaca lake .
At the top of the Island the guide will explain the culture of Taquile ,then you will have free time to explore this place on your own and afterwards you will meet the group for lunch at one local restaurant.
After lunch, we will descent to the harbor to take our boat back to Puno. We will be back in Puno by 5:00 pm approximately
- Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the harbor.
- Transportation (boat).
- Entrance fees.
- Professional English speaking guide.
On this tour you must bring warm clothing, as temperatures in the afternoon are very cold sometimes. We strongly suggest to bring along, gloves, wooly hats, chocolates, and a botle of water
Sun block is extremely important as at this altitude the sun rays are sometimes unmerciful
