Activitate Puno, Peru
Cultural Tour to Uros Floating Island - Non touristic
4,9
(16 recenzii)
2 h 45 min
Anulare gratuită
din 5
16 recenzii
Despre activitate
Most visitors see the Uros floating islands from a tour boat and move on. This experience puts you on the islands themselves, working alongside the families who've built and rebuilt their homes on layers of totora reed for generations.
You'll cut fresh reeds from the lake and help lay them down — the same maintenance routine the Uros follow every couple of weeks to keep their islands from sinking. There's also a chance to set up fishing nets along the shore using traditional methods, and if you'd like, you can try on traditional Uro clothing for a while.
Between activities, the community opens up about their daily craft work. You'll watch them weave textiles and shape intricate jewelry, and they're happy to walk you through the process. Waterfowl come and go across the lake the whole time, so there's always something happening around you — part of what makes the islands feel less like a destination and more like someone's living, working home.
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Pe scurt
- Durată
- 2 h 45 min
- Confirmare
- Confirmare imediată
- Bilet
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Grup
- Cel mult 15 persoane
- Persoane pe rezervare
- 1–15
- Ghid
- engleză, spaniolă
- Organizator
- Inca Lake
Vârste: Adulți (8–99 ani)
Ce include
Inclus
- Inclus: Professional guide
- Inclus: Motor boat
- Inclus: Cultural activities
- Inclus: Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Nu este inclus
- Nu este inclus: Food and drinks
- Nu este inclus: Reedboat ride while in Uros (20 soles per person)
Itinerar
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o oră Intrarea inclusă
This tour skips the usual tourist circuit and takes you straight into daily life on the Uros floating islands. You'll cut totora reeds right from the lake, help set up fishing nets along the shore, and even dress in traditional Uro clothing — the kind of things most visitors to Lake Titicaca never get to do.
Between activities, keep an eye on the water: ibises, coots, and other waterfowl are constantly moving through the reeds around you. Your Uro hosts will walk you through how they craft everything from miniature boats to woven tapestries, explaining techniques passed down over generations. It's less of a show and more of a conversation — a chance to see how this community actually lives on the lake, not just how it's presented to tourists.
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30 min Intrarea inclusă
Your route crosses through the Titicaca National Reserve, where the landscape shifts between open water, dense totora marshes, and clusters of floating islands in the distance. Grebes, Andean gulls, and cormorants are a common sight here — your guide will point them out as the boat moves through the reserve.
Once on the islands, you'll see firsthand how the Uros maintain their home: cutting fresh totora reeds and layering them over the island's surface to keep it firm and buoyant. You're welcome to grab a knife and join in. It's physical, a little muddy, and one of the clearest ways to understand how deeply this community's daily life is tied to the lake around them.
Punct de întâlnire și preluare
Poți fi preluat de la cazare sau poți veni direct la punctul de întâlnire.
Punct de întâlnire
Punct de final
Locuri de preluare
- Hostel Sillustani Inn Puno
- Mosoq Inn
- Hotel Casona Colon Inn
- Colonial Plaza Hotel
- Mirador del Inka Inn
- Hotel Kuntur Inn
- Hotel Italia
- Plaza Mayor Hotel
- Hotel Hacienda Plaza de Armas
- Royal Inn Hotel
- Intiqa Hotel
- Hotel Conde de Lemos
și încă 28 de locuri de preluare
Wait us in the lobby of your Hotel, Hostel or AirBnb if it's located near plaza de Armas of Puno
Cum folosești biletul
- Not recommended for pregnant women
- Not recommended for participants with back problems
Hotel pickups commence prior to this time
Anulare
Anulare gratuită
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| Dacă anulezi | Primești înapoi |
|---|---|
| Cu cel puțin o zi înainte | 100% |
| Cu mai puțin de o zi înainte | 0% |
- Organizatorul poate anula dacă nu se strâng destui participanți; primești atunci altă dată sau banii înapoi.
Bine de știut
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Părerea călătorilor
4,9
din 5 · 16 recenzii
- 5
- 94%
- 4
- 6%
- 3
- 0%
- 2
- 0%
- 1
- 0%
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