Lake Titicaca 2-Day Tour: Uros, Amantani and Taquile Islands

Meeting point

Departure

06:00, 06:15 daily; scheduled through October 2030 (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Pickup

Hotel pickup included

Operator

MACHUPICCHU TOURIST CONNECTION; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Lake Titicaca

   Tour from Cusco to the city of Puno Lake Titicaca: Day 1: Pick up from your hotel in Cusco at 6:30 a.m. to go to the route of the sun Cusco to Puno by tourist bus with different tourist stops in Oropesa, Andahuaylillas, Chacacupe, Raqchi, Buffet lunch in Sicuani, La Raya, Pucara arriving in Puno at 5.30 pm to install it to your hotel. Day 2: Pick up from your hotel in Puno at 6:45 a.m. to take a boat ride on Lake Titicaca visiting the floating island of the Uros and Taquile for a whole day, have lunch at the lake trout and return to Puno 5:00 pm to return to the hotel or visit Puno on your own, knowing that At 9:15 pm, you will be picked up from the hotel in Puno to return to the city of Cusco arriving the next day at 5:00 am, ending the tour at the Cusco terminal

   2 days · Admission included
2. 2
   Andahuaylillas

   Second stop Day 1: The Church of San Pedro de Andahuaylillas has been called "The Sistine Chapel of America". Built by the Jesuits in the 16th century. Like other Spanish and religious buildings of the time, built on a huaca or sacred place for the Incas

   40 min
3. 3
   Parque Arqueologico De Raqchi

   Fourth stop Day 1: It consists of several different areas each designated with a specific function. "Temple of Wiracocha", the most important building within the complex built in honor of the God of the same name.

   50 min · Admission included
4. 4
   Sicuani

   Buffet lunch

   1h
5. 5
   La Raya Pass

   Fifth Stop Day 1: border between the regions of Puno and Cusco, it is the highest point on the route from Puno to Cusco, it is 4338 meters above sea level, where we will observe the snow-capped mountains of the Andes.

   10 min · Admission included
6. 6
   Pukara Archaeological Site

   Sixth Stop Day 1: Formed by impressive monolithic sculptures with a geometric variety, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic images, multi-colored pottery in a variety of shapes.

   30 min · Admission included
7. 7
   Lake Titicaca

   We will sail by boat on Lake Titicaca that extends along the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes mountain range and is one of the largest lakes in South America and the highest navigable body of water in the world. It is said to be the cradle of the Incas and has several ruins. Its waters are known for being calm and giving a bright reflection. In its surroundings, is located the Titicaca National Reserve that houses rare aquatic species, such as giant frogs.

   10h · Admission included
8. 8
   Uros Floating Islands

   they are a set of habitable artificial surfaces built of totora, an aquatic plant that grows on the surface of Lake Titicaca. The islands stand on a portion of the surface of Lake Titicaca, overlapping blocks of Totora roots on which successive layers of woven or woven totora are laid on mats. Its inhabitants, the Uros, are an ancestral people

   1h · Admission included
9. 9
   Taquile Island

   The attraction of the island is concentrated in experiential tourism, from the contact with the customs and tasks of the people that dwells. Living with the people of Taquile, will allow the traveler to know the different rites and beliefs that their people have, and thus assess the hills of Taquile that, for their inhabitants, are seen as protective Apus, and therefore, places of visit , as well as Andean rituals

   1h · Admission included
10. 10
    Taquile Island

    Lunch in Taquile we will try the Lake trout

    1h · Admission not included

About this tour, from the operator