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Urus and Amantany Islands full
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UROS AND AMANTANY ISLANDS FULL DAY TOUR
Amantaní is an island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. The
island is circular and about 9.28 km² in size. It has two mountain peaks,
Pachatata (Father Earth) and Pachamama (Mother Earth), with ancient Inca and
Tiwanaku ruins on top of both. The hillsides, are terraced mostly worked by hand
and planted with wheat, quinoa, potatoes, and other vegetables. The residents
make beautiful textiles and sell them quite cheaply at the Artesania Cooperative.
The people are Quechua speakers, but understand Spanish. Electricity supply
6-11pm
Some of the families on Amantaní open their homes to tourists for overnight
stays and provide cooked meals, arranged through tour guides. The families who
do so are required to have a special room set aside for the tourists and must
fit a code by the tour companies that help them. Guests typically take food
staples (cooking oil, rice, fruits) as a gift or school supplies for the
children on the island. Sweets and sugar are not recommended as regular dental
care is uncommon on the island. Amantaní is known as the "Island of the Kantuta",
after the national flower of Peru and Bolivia, which grows plentifully on the
island.
Daily Departures
Please contact us for more information and for pricing.
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Duration |
FULL DAY |
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Departures |
Daily departures from Puno, Peru |
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Activities |
Excursion to Uros Islands and Amantani,
ending in Puno, Peru. |
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Airfares |
Not included, available upon request |
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Puno Hotel |
Not included, available upon request |
UROS - AMANTANY ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your accommodation at 8:00 a.m., to go to the
port of Puno to take a tourist motor boat and to direct towards the wonders
floating islands of the Uros. After a 1 hour motorboat ride, you will arrive
at the Uros island in the Titikaka lake. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the
floating islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros are known as the
“water tribe”, because they must construct its own Islands periodically,
adding new layers of totora reeds, which grows in the lake, to create the
conditions that ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the
plants develop support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses
are extremely humid because of the surrounding water.
They used it as home and trade centers for the natives, who use hand-made
boats of the same material as their means of transportation. At present,
they speak Quechua and Aymara. Following this exciting tour, you will visit
Amantani Island on Lake Titicaca. With a population of 3,500 Quechua
inhabitants, it is known for its two pre-Inca temples dedicated to the
earth's fertility. Built on different hills, these places are sacred and
ceremonial rituals are still practiced by "Andean Yatiris" there. Amantani's
range of magnetic field is unusual, and the residents renowned for their
gentleness. You can be strolling the streets to get a sense of their culture.
There are plenty of opportunities to purchase their woven textiles, pottery
and straw baskets. Then we will come back to Puno, transfer to your hotel.
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Native boat |
Uros Islands |
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Uros |
INCLUDES: All scheduled land and lake transportation. All transfers.
All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees.
Meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
Accommodation. International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or
visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to
flight cancellations, alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of
any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of
international flights and items of personal nature.
OPTIONAL
Accommodation, domestic airfares, extensions.
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