Uros Floating Islands Guided Boat Tour, Aymara Reed Life
From €6 per person
See availability →A guided boat tour to the Uros floating islands, 8 km from Puno, to meet an Aymara-speaking community that lives on totora reeds and see how its people work.
The Uros floating islands guided boat tour is a short, focused look at one of the best known corners of Puno Bay. After meeting your guide in Puno, a transfer from the centre takes you to the port, and a boat carries you to the islands, about 8 km from the city. The whole excursion lasts about three hours, so it fits easily into a day in Puno.
The Uros are a very old community who live inside the reeds, speak Aymara and still keep up the skills of their forebears: fishing, hunting birds and collecting eggs. You walk across the floating ground, see how the men build and steer rafts of totora reed and watch the women embroider rugs. Your guide explains the traditions, and you have the chance to talk with the inhabitants themselves.
- Transfer between your hotel in downtown Puno and the port
- Entrance ticket to the Uros islands
- Boat with comfortable seats, life jackets and a first aid kit
- Official guide in Spanish and English
A brief trip on a totora raft is on offer there, but it is paid separately, as are meals.