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Our program includes the visit to the Uros floating Islands, a small community that has lived on reed Islands for decades. This journey will take us also to the Amantani Island, an Andean community where you will learn to dance Andean music in an evening party with the locals and spend the night in a rural house provided by a native family. Our tour on the Lake Titicaca ends with the visit to Taquile Island, a traditional quechua speaking community, full of ancient agricultural terraces and ruins dating back to the pre-Inca times.
Day 1
After visiting the reed Uros islands you will head to Amantani island wich is located 26 miles (38 Km) away from the city of Puno (3 ½ hours). Because of a more distant location, tourism on the island of Amantani has not developed in the same way as in Taquile Island. The main difference is that homestays have remained a more authentic cultural experience in Amantani. The 3,600 inhabitants of this island have also a Quechua origin and they are mainly small farmers.
A visit to Amantani necessarily implies to stay one night on the island. The houses are very simple and services are basic. There is no running water, no electricity and of course no comfortable toilets or showers. This homestay experience and the encounter with the host family is a revelation of the reality of Andean people at such altitude. This cultural exchange experience in Amantani is very touching and fascinating. We have called this tour “CULTURAL” because every traveler is welcome to share with the locals their time, some artistic gift, educational activities or just a nice chat. In the afternoon you can play football with the locals and at night you can dress yourself with a traditional outfit (given by the families) to dance with the locals at a party.
Day 2
The next day we say goodbye to the families and walk down to the peer. We head then to the island of Taquile, here you walk along a narrow path enjoying the impressive views of Lake Titicaca. At the top you will have time to wonder around and to shop at a local craftsmen market; the weaving tradition of Taquile dates back to early civilizations. After a typical lunch we descent to the harbor and take the boat back to Puno.
