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Titikaka Lake Tours
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UROS AND AMANTANY
ISLANDS FULL DAY TOUR
Amantaní is an island on the Peruvian side of Lake
Titicaca. The island is circular and about 9.28 km² in size. It has two
mountain peaks, Pachatata (Father Earth) and Pachamama (Mother Earth),
with ancient Inca and Tiwanaku ruins on top of both. The hillsides, are
terraced mostly worked by hand and planted with wheat, quinoa, potatoes,
and other vegetables. The residents make beautiful textiles and sell
them quite cheaply at the Artesania Cooperative. The people are Quechua
speakers, but understand Spanish. Electricity supply 6-11pm
Some of the families on Amantaní open their homes to tourists for
overnight stays and provide cooked meals, arranged through tour guides.
The families who do so are required to have a special room set aside for
the tourists and must fit a code by the tour companies that help them.
Guests typically take food staples (cooking oil, rice, fruits) as a gift
or school supplies for the children on the island. Sweets and sugar are
not recommended as regular dental care is uncommon on the island.
Amantaní is known as the "Island of the Kantuta", after the national
flower of Peru and Bolivia, which grows plentifully on the island.
PRIVATE SERVICE
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1 pax |
2 pax |
3 pax |
4 pax |
5 to 6 pax |
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US $378 |
US $200 |
US $142 |
US $112 |
US $110 |
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Duration FULL DAY
Departures Daily departures from Puno, Peru
Activities Excursion to Uros Islands and Amantani, ending
in Puno, Peru.
Airfares Not included, available upon request
Puno Hotel Not included, available upon request
PROGRAM
You will be picked up from
your accommodation at 8:00 a.m., to go to the port of Puno to
take a tourist motor boat and to direct towards the wonders
floating islands of the Uros. After a 1 hour motorboat ride, you
will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka lake. Fishermen
and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The
residents of the Uros are known as the “water tribe”, because
they must construct its own Islands periodically, adding new
layers of totora reeds, 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.
They used it as home and trade centers for the natives, who use
hand-made boats of the same material as their means of
transportation. At present, they speak Quechua and Aymara.
Following this exciting tour, you will visit Amantani Island on
Lake Titicaca. With a population of 3,500 Quechua inhabitants,
it is known for its two pre-Inca temples dedicated to the
earth's fertility. Built on different hills, these places are
sacred and ceremonial rituals are still practiced by "Andean
Yatiris" there. Amantani's range of magnetic field is unusual,
and the residents renowned for their gentleness. You can be
strolling the streets to get a sense of their culture. There are
plenty of opportunities to purchase their woven textiles,
pottery and straw baskets. Then we will come back to Puno,
transfer to your hotel. (L)
END OF OUR SERVICES.
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Native boat
Uros Islands
Uros |
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.
B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
Accommodation. International or domestic airfares, airport departure
taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the
trip due to flight cancellations, 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
Accommodation, domestic airfares, extensions. |
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