Uros and Taquile Small-Group Tour by Shared Speedboat
From €23 per person
See availability →A Uros and Taquile small group tour from Puno: one day, one dedicated guide, a shared speedboat across Lake Titicaca and a local lunch on Taquile Island.
This Uros and Taquile small group tour keeps the day personal: a dedicated guide stays with your group while a shared speedboat carries you across Lake Titicaca. The day opens with a pickup at your Puno hotel and the trip to the port.
About 30 minutes of sailing brings you to the Uros Floating Islands, made of totora reeds. You meet the inhabitants, hear about their history, lifestyle and traditions, and learn how the islands are built and looked after. A ride on a traditional reed boat is available as an optional extra.
The boat then continues for about an hour and a half to Taquile. On arrival a moderate hike along scenic trails leads to the main village, where the guide explains the island's social organisation and its UNESCO-recognised textile heritage. Lunch comes next at a communal restaurant, usually with trout or quinoa, and there is free time afterwards to wander or look at local crafts.
- Uros Floating Islands, built of totora reeds
- Taquile Island, with its trails, village and textile heritage
- Transfers from and back to your downtown Puno hotel, a Spanish and English guide and tickets for both islands
You return to Puno by boat and are dropped at your hotel in the late afternoon. The walk and the boat rides make it a poor fit for people with mobility impairments or altitude sickness.