The Titicaca is the highest and navigable lake in the world, and it also contains floating and habitable islands.
Overview
Travel in three days the southern highlands of Peru from Cusco to Puno through breathtaking landscapes, visiting villages, museums, churches and Inca temples. Discover also the richness of the country’s cultural heritage, which remains alive to this day in the communities that live in the Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world.
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel then transfer to the bus station to start your journey through the impressive landscape of the Andes to Puno. Your first stop of the day is in Andahuaylillas, a town located around 40 kilometres away from Cusco. The main attraction here is the local Church, known as the “Sistine Chapel of America” owing to the high quality of art found inside. Continue the journey to Racchi, home to the Wiracocha Temple, a striking rectangular structure measuring 30 metres wide and 20 metres high. Lunch will be taken in the town of Sicuani before you head to La Raya, the highest point of the trip between Puno and Cusco, at the dizzying altitude of 4,313 metres above sea level. The next stop is the town of Pucara, the first urban settlement on Lake Titicaca, established between 100 and 300 A.D. Visit some of the monoliths from the town’s pre-Inca site at the Pucara Lithic Museum before completing the final part of the journey to Puno. Once in the city, a representative will check you in to your hotel.
Overnight at selected hotel in Puno. Breakfast and lunch included.
After breakfast at the hotel, travel to the port of Puno where a boat will be waiting to take you to the beautiful Uros Islands. The Uros are an indigenous people of Peru that live on a series of human-made islands, created entirely from the buoyant totora reeds that grow abundantly in the shallows of the lake. The islands are composed of layers of woven totora, which are regularly replenished from the top as they rot from the bottom. The Uros people also use reeds to construct their homes, so cooking is done outdoors to avoid possible fires! After visiting this fascinating island, sail to Taquile, a small slice of heaven that once belonged to the Inca Empire. Look around and notice traces of its Incan past in the ruins that still exist around the island. After a brief introduction, the local community will give you an insight into their customs and traditions with a cultural demonstration. Lunch is enjoyed on the island before the return trip to Puno.
Overnight at selected hotel in Puno. Breakfast and lunch included.
After finishing your breakfast at the hotel, your representative will assist you with check out and accompany you on the short transfer to Puno’s airport.
Breakfast included.
Price Include
- GUIDE: Operated with a guide in Spanish and English.
- ACCOMMODATION: Two nights of accommodation in Puno.
- MEALS: Daily breakfast in the hotel from day 2. Lunch on the route from Cusco on day 1 and in Taquile on day 3.
- TRANSPORT:Private transfers from and to the airport in private.
- Transfers from Cusco to Puno by bus in shared services.
- Transfers from/to the bus station in private.hotel in shared services.
- ENTRANCE FEES AND ACTIVITIES: All the visits mentioned in the above itinerary: Andahuaylillas, Racchi and Pucara on the route Cusco/Puno, and excursion to the Uros and Taquile Islands.
NOT INCLUDED
- Expenses of a personal nature, beverages and meals not stated in the programme.
- Tips for driver and guide .
- Mandatory supplementaries for special dates like Easter Holidays, Inti Raymi, National Holidays, Christmas and New Year´s mentioned separately.
- International flights to Peru.
- Domestic flights (we advise booking the first flights in the morning).
- Domestic and international airport taxes.
Do some sport before traveling. You will feel a headache if you are not used to the height, you can take some pills or coca tea.
You can buy a rain poncho, depending on the season.
You must be patient, you are entering your world of constumbres.
You can compare a chip to communicate, the current is 220 V.
We recommend comfortable and light clothing for visiting the coastal areas of Peru and warm clothes for the high Andean area. Visitors are not advised to wear sleeves shirts, shorts, short skirts or short clothing when visiting religious temples or official buildings. Sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and mosquito repellent can be very useful during your stay.
