Day 5:
Uros and Taquile Islalnds
You will be picked up from your accommodation at 6:30 am, to go to the port of Puno to take a tourist motor boat and to head towards the wonderful floating islands of the Uros. After a 1-hour boat ride, you will reach the island of Uros on Lake Titikaka. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The inhabitants of the Uros are known as the "water tribe", because they have to build their own islands periodically by adding new layers of reeds, which grow in the lake, to create the conditions that ensure the islands to stay afloat. The dense roots that the plants form the support of the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are extremely humid from the surrounding water. They used it as homes and shopping centers for the natives, who used handmade boats from the same material as their means of transportation. At present, they speak Quechua and Aymara. After this exciting tour, you will be taken to Taquile Island, a place where the typical and rustic experience was evaluated, the place is full of color and the landscape, where they still maintain their customs, rituals, religious and folk traditions. In the town of Taquile we will taste a typical lunch of fresh fish (trout). There is also an artisan fair in the square that sells exceptional wool products that are of very good quality and a bit expensive. Taquile Island is famous for its artisan production, especially for its beautiful textiles. The island is narrow 1 km. wide and from 6 to 7. km long. The visit can be exhausting due to the altitude (13,000 feet above sea level). In Taquile there are numerous Inca and pre-Inca ruins, as well as Inca terraces. We will return to Puno in the afternoon.
Includes Breakfast and Lunch