Itinerary
Day 1: Puno – Isla de los Uros – Island of the Amantani
transport by motor boat stopping at the Uros Islands for 30 minute where you can see how the familys used the totora (Plant that grows in the lake) and they used this for built treir houses and other mores. before departing to the island of Amantani. There are no hotels on Amantani Islands but on arrival the group is split into smaller groups for overnight stays with local families. It is very beautiful and peaceful, and in many ways less spoiled than Taquile. There are six villages and ruins on both of the island’s peaks, Pacha Tata and Pacha Mama, from which there are excellent views. There are also temples and on the shore there is a throne carved out of stone. The residents make beautiful textiles and sell them quite cheaply at the Artensania Cooperative after this we return to the house for sleep. The people are quechua speakers, but understand Spanish. Electricity supply 6-11pm. The tour price includes accommodation, lunch and evening meal on the first day and breakfast the following morning. Groups typically leave Amantani at 8am in the morning for the 1 hr 45 min boat ride to Taquile where you will visit the main village and ruins.
Day 2: Amantani Island – Taquile – Puerto Puno – Hotel
After we have our breakfast, we go of Amantani island to Taquile Island for one hour aproximately. when we arrived we visited the tow of Taquile are numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins and Inca terracing. The island is narrow, only about 1 km wide, and 6-7 km long. There is a cooperative shop on the island that sells exceptional woollen goods which are not cheap but of very fine quality. you will have the opportunity to buy beautiful handmade weavings and collages depicting the life on the islands. The inhabitants on some islands have built small ‘museums’ with stuffed birds inside, or lookout towers to get a better view. For a dollar or so you can usually take a 10 minutes ride on the lake in a traditional reed boat. All in all it makes for an interesting visit since there’s nowhere else quite like it in the world.
Include
Included
- Motor boat
- transfer hotel – port – hotel
- 3 meals and 1 night in family house (lunch, dining and breakfast)
- Professional guide
- Tickets.
Not included
- Extra drinks and snacks.
- Tips for guide or boat driver.
- Lunch on Taquile Island (Second day)
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Warm clothes
- Sun block and hat
- Torch – it is a small island and does not have electricity.
- Water because it costs 3 times the normal amount on the island.
- Altitude tablets
- Charge camera batteries before you visit the islands as there is no electricity.
- Walking shoes
- Money to buy souvenirs.
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