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This post will guide you through the different options to get to Taquile island from Puno. Table of contents Boats to Taquile island How much doest it costs to get to Taquile island Things to do in Taquile Taquile island map Boats from Llachon Boats from Luquina More Taquile tour Boats from Puno to Taquile island To get to Taquile island from Puno there are two kinds of services, one is the local boat to Taquile island the other is the tourist boat to Taquile island that leaves at about 7:00 in the morning. If you choose the first option this boat is slow and takes about 3 hours (one way) to get to Taquile island. If you choose the second option their boats to get to Taquile island take about 1 hour and a half so you will save a lot of time. Both options stop at Uros floating islands and in Taquile for some hours before getting back, however, the local boat to get to Taquile uses a Capitan boat as a guide even if they don't have any kind of preparation for tourism. For the second option, you will be with a professional bilingual guide on board. The other difference is that the local boat arrives at the main harbor (Chilcano harbor) so you will climb up 500 rustic steps (very hard at over three thousand meters above sea level). However, the tourist boat to Taquile island arrives at different harbors (there are over 10 harbors on the island), normally to the south part of the island but almost never to Chilcano harbor (no climb steps). How much does it cost to get to Taquile island? The price with the local collective boat is about 60 soles without entrance fees, you will pay for Uros floating islands

This post will guide you to get to Amantani island from Puno times, schedules and options. Table of contents Transport to Amantani island Local boat ticket to Amantani island Tourist boat ticket to Amantani How much cost to the boat ticket to Amantani from Puno From Puno to Amantani by route Amantani homestay Amantani map Taquile from Amantani Get back to Puno What to do on Amantani island More lake Titicaca tour Amantani island from Puno all different transportations There are 2 kinds of services to go to Amantani, one is the local boat and the other one is the tourist service. Both depart from Puno at 8:30 approximately. The other way to go From Amantani island is by the route. local boats to Amantani Local boats to Amantani leave from the harbor at 8:30 in the morning there is no more schedule, only once a day; these boats are not much safer, the tourist used to complain about the time that takes to get to the island, the reason because why these take more time to arrive to Amantani is because the purpose for this boat ticket to Amantani is transport suppliers to the island but there is a Capitan that acts as a guide even if he doesn't have any kind of formation in tourism. Tourist boat ticket to Amantani The travel agencies offer tours to go to the islands of Titicaca lake, with or without accommodation, if you booked the tour without accommodation you must book your accommodation in Amantani on your own, the circuit of this tour is as follow: First day: Puno - Uros (visit for about 1 hour) - Amantani Second day: Amatani - Taquile - Puno For this tour, the travel agencies normally include the pick up of passengers from the hotel or