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amantani tour

Amantani tour 2 days without accommodation

  • Duration
    2 Days
  • Destination
    Lake Titicaca
  • Service
    Group
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Overview

Amantani homestay tour gives you the opportunity to experience the magnificence of Lake Titicaca. By visiting the 3 islands included in this trip(floating islands, Amantani island, Taquile) where you will have the best experience. This is without a doubt one of the best experiences of community rural tourism on Lake Titicaca. First, you will visit the famous floating islands Uros (an ethnic group that still preserves their traditions). Second Amantani island is a place full of culture and outstanding landscapes (here is the homestay). Third the second day you will visit Taquile island’s famous knitters which were recognized by UNESCO. INCLUDES Entrance fee. Motor boat. Professional English speaking guide. Meals according to the type of service you choose. Accommodation in Amantani (homestay) NOT INCLUDED Optional reed boat in Uros floating island. Second day lunch. Tips, water, snacks, extra expenses.

What to take for Amantani tour?

For Amantani tour or 2 days tour in Titicaca you will need the following equipment:

  • Hat or cap, the sun is very important at the level of the lake.
  • Sunscreen, we advise you to use sunscreen every 2 hours, the sun is very strong and reflection in the lake too.
  • Sunglasses, the reflex of the lake might be very strong we advise you to use them all the time during your Amantani tour.
  • Shoes to walk, during Amantani homestay tour you will walk to get to the local houses to get to the Amantani viewpoints, so you must take your hiking shoes or at least sneakers but not hills.
  • Money in cash, to buy water, snacks, or even souvenirs you will need Soles or Dollars but only cash, no one accept cards during Amantani tour.

How to reserve Amantani tour

To reserve Amantani tour you can fill out the form on the right side and then complete it, we have daily departure for this tour. If your party is 6 or more we can give you a group discount or suggest you request a private tour Amantani, with a private boat, and a private guide, with this personalized service you don't need to follow the timing of the group and take a little bit more time in the places of your interest, professional English, French, Italian, Spanish guides are available. 

Itinerary

Day 1 – floating islands and arrive to Amantani

For the Amantani tour we will pick you up from your elected hotel between 7:45 am to 8:00 am we will bring you to the pier where you will take the motorboat, the boat has a covered section in case of rain or cold weather. After 20 minutes of navigation we will arrive at Uros stepping on the Uros floating islands feels a lot like being on a waterbed however it is safe, then the guide explained the families will invite you to take a look inside their houses and later on to ride their reed boat (optional, 10 soles each) we will visit two of the more than one hundred islands of the Uros community then we take our motor boat to continue and after 2 hours 30 minutes approximately we arrive to Amantani island in lake Titicaca. At the harbor you should tell to the Accomodation you book to tell you where you will arrive. We can not arrive allways to the same harbor because on the island the comuntinies impose a rotation system between all comunities (harbors). Only the previous day of the tour we will know where the boat will arrive, this might change to be 100% sure you should ask to the guide on board and contact your host to tell them where you will arrive.

  • Includes: Motor boat, Bilingual professional guide.
  • Excludes: Optional reed boat.

Day 2 – From Amantani to Taquile and back to Puno

You should go to the same port we arrived the previous day at the time the guide on board told you, most of the time we depart at 7:30 but depends of the factors like weather. We depart to Taquile Island after breakfast (you should take it at the lodge you booked) we arrive at this unique island after one hour and progressively climbing path will be required towards the village that takes approximately 30 minutes, there you can visit the communal cooperative and there are plenty of photo opportunities on the way. After the guide’s explanation and demonstration of the awesome culture and knitting technique, recognized by the UNESCO and also we will enjoy lunch at one of the local restaurants with a magnificent view of Titicaca lake. After lunch we depart from Taquile towards Puno arriving approximately at 3:30 pm upon your arrival we will bring you back to your elected hotel or the main square.

  • Includes: Entrance fee, motor boat, Bilingual professional guide.
  • Excludes: lunch on Taquile (unless you select in booking form).

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