Lake Titicaca Kayak Tour with Amantani Homestay
From €103 per person
See availability →A Lake Titicaca kayak tour with homestay over two days: paddle from Puno to the Uros islands, sleep with a host family on Amantani and see Taquile's textile makers the next morning.
This Lake Titicaca kayak tour with homestay starts on the water. After a hotel pickup in Puno you reach the port, where the kayak team waits, and paddle for about 1 hour 20 minutes across Puno Bay, with a support boat alongside and all equipment and lifejackets provided.
Your paddle ends at the Uros, handmade artificial islands that the Uro community has lived on for centuries. From there a regular group boat takes you to Amantani, where you settle into your host family home. Lunch is a typical Andean meal with quinoa soup, fish from the lake and coca tea, and the evening brings dinner and a lively party organised by the community. The island's Quechua population has kept many ancestral traditions, and the viewpoint of Pachatata offers a wide look over the lake and the mountains.
On day two, after breakfast, a boat of about an hour brings you to Taquile. You walk to the small main square, with textile shops and an optional local museum, and learn how the island's master weavers make textiles whose patterns carry the community's history. Lunch is in a local restaurant, followed by the boat back to Puno and the transfer to your hotel.
- Basic accommodation on Amantani
- Lunch, dinner and breakfast on Amantani, lunch on Taquile
- Guide in Spanish and English
Not suitable for children under 8, people with mobility impairments, back problems or pre-existing medical conditions.