TOUR DESCRIPTION

DAY ONE

LIMA – JULIACA – PUNO

Arrival to Juliaca and transfer to your hotel in Puno. Optional tours are available to visit modern and colonial Puno. Meals are not included. Overnight at the hotel of your choice

DAY TWO

FULL DAY TOUR
From: 7:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Puno – The Uros Floating Islands –The Island of Taquile – Puno

Our tour starts by collecting you from your hotel. We then take a motor-boat to visit the famous Uros Floating Islands, northwest of Puno on Lake Titicaca. The Uros Islands are a group of 40 floating islands which provide a glimpse of one of the regions oldest cultures. The islands are man-made, woven from Totora reeds and the dense roots that these plants develop support the island. The islanders live in huts made from the same materials and travel from island to island in boats also made from the reeds. The local inhabitants make their living by fishing and trapping birds. They also make weavings, collages and musical instruments to sell to the visiting tourists. Lunch at one of the Islands.

We then travel on to the island of Taquile. The island is located 35km west of Puno and surrounded by the vast ocean-like waters of Lake Titicaca. Taquile is inhabited by proud, Quechua-speaking natives who still wear traditional dress and have successfully maintained the lifestyle of their ancestors. There is a very strong sense of community on the island.

We have dinner and spend a night at a local family’s house.

DAY THREE

FULL DAY TOUR
The Island of Taquile – Puno – Sillustani Burial towers

We enjoy the fantastic sunrise on the island. After a delicious breakfast we return to Puno. We will have lunch at a restaurant.

In the afternoon we will go on a guided tour of Sillustani. Sillustani is an ancient burial ground near Lake Titicaca at approximately 30km from the city of Puno by bus. It is situated 13,500 ft above sea level and is one of the many sites in the Puno area that hold mysterious burial towers, called chullpas. Sillustani is perhaps the most impressive and is built on the beautiful peninsula of Lake Umayo. Sillustani comprises of 28 stone burial towers representing a city of dead dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The tombs are built above the ground and demonstrate a lot of symbolism. The inside of the tombs are shaped like a woman’s uterus. The ancestors who built them believed in Mother Earth creating and regulating life. When a person died, they were mummified in the fetal position, leaving the world as they had entered. The doors of the tombs face east, because it is believed that that is where the sun is born from Mother Earth each day. On the way back to Puno city, we visit the house of a traditional Family.

We have dinner at a restaurant and overnight at hotel.

DAY FOUR

PUNO – JULIACA – LIMA

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima. Depending on your flight time optional tours of the city and its museums are available.

ITINERARY ETHNIC PUNO

(4 DAYS – 3 NIGHTS)

• PRIVATE TOURS
• DAILY TOURS
• MINIMUM: 2 Passengers
• PRICES: On request

DAY ONE

• Arrival to Juliaca
• Meet and transfer to the hotel in Puno
• Optional tours to visit modern and colonial Puno
• Lunch and dinner on your own
• Overnight at hotel

DAY TWO

• Breakfast
• Transfer to the port
• Tour at the Uros flouting Island and Taquile Island
• Lunch at one of the flouting Islands
• Overnight and dinner in the house of the local settler

DAY THREE

• Breakfast
• Return to Puno by bout
• Lunch at restaurant in Puno
• In the afternoon, tour at Sillustani burial tower s
• Dinner at a restaurant
• Overnight at hotel

DAY FOUR

• Breakfast
• Transfer to the airport
• Flight back to your country

Service Included:

• Transfer airport – Htl – Airport
• Private Transportation by vehicles
• Tourist Ticket fee to visit the National reserve of Titicaca, Taquile
• Private boat with toilet on board (optional walk on Totora boat)
• Private guide and bilingual
• Meals 3 Breakfast, 3 Lunch y 3 Dinner
• 2 nights Hotel In Puno
• 1 night In the house of a settler

Service No Included:

• Alcoholic beverages
• Extras
• Tips
• Taxes
• Additional tours
• Laundry service
• Insurance
• Air tickets