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Titikaka
Lake tours
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Uros and Taquile motorboat
excursion ( full day )
price per person $50
You will be picked up from your hotel in Puno
around 7:30 AM, after 2 hours motorboat you will arrive at the
Uros island. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands
of the Uros. The residents of the Uros use the cattail, a type
of rush, which grows in the lake, to create the conditions that
ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the plants
develop
support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are
extremely humid because of the surrounding water. At present they
speak Quechua and Aymara. Then we will visit the Taquile island,
including lunch in the cooperative restaurant, there is also a
cooperative shop on the plaza that sells exceptional woollen goods
which are not cheap but of very fine quality. Taquile Island is
famous for its craft production, particularly for its beautiful
textiles. The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7
Km. long. The visit could be exhausting because of the 533 steps
on the stone stairway to climb to get to the village and because
of the altitude
(13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are umerous pre-Inca
and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will return in Puno
in the afternoon.
End of the service.
Price per person $50 including lunch on Taquile island. |
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Uros floating island |
Uros |
Sillustani
Ruins guided tour ( half day )
price per person $21
From 2:30 PM to 6 PM, includes transportation and English
speaking guide. Near Puno are the Chullpas (pre-Colombian funeral
towers) of Sillustani. The scenery is desert but impressive, in
a beautiful setting on a peninsula on lake Ayumara about 32 Km.
from Puno. Most of the towers date from the period of Inca occupation
in the 15th century, the engineering involved in their construction
is more complex than anything the Incas built.
Price per person $21. |
Sillustani tombs |
INCLUDES: All scheduled land and lake
transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide
services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the itinerary.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa
fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due
to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled
water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls
or messages, reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal
nature.
OPTIONAL
Extra nights, domestic airfares, extensions
MOST INTERESTING EXTENSIONS
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