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Tour Uros Floating Island – Half Day

Discover the ancient Uros floating islands built from totora reeds in Puno’s scenic bay.

  • Half Day
  • Max 16 People
DURATION

Half Day

LOCATION

Puno

MAX ALTITUDE

3,812 m s. n. m.

DIFFICULTY

Easy

Tour Uros Floating Island – Half Day

The Uros floating islands, located 10 km from Puno’s port, are home to one of the oldest highland ethnic groups, who rely entirely on the native totora reed for food, fuel, rafts, and housing. The islands themselves float thanks to buoyant, porous blocks of totora roots, which are covered with a fresh reed layer every 20 days and anchored to the lakebed with wooden poles.

Itinerary

Tour Uros Floating Island - Half Day

The Uros floating islands are located in the bay of Puno, 10 km away from the port of Puno (20 to 30 minutes of navigation). The Uros were one of the oldest ethnic groups that inhabited the highlands, dedicating themselves to fishing and hunting birds, depending entirely on the Totora (Aquatic Plant of the Lake), a plant with which they build their islands, houses, rafts and that also give them it serves as food and fuel. The construction of the islands are with large blocks of the roots of the Totora, the reason why they can float is due to the porosity of the blocks helped by the gases that their decomposition produces. After joining these blocks, the inhabitants put a Totora layer, the same one that must be replaced every 20 days, these islands are anchored by means of sticks.

Duration

Approximately 3 hours

Services Included

The services Included

  • Transfers Hotel - Port - Hotel
  • Tour Uros Floating Island Half Day – Group service
  • Motor Boat (with toilet and bus seats)
  • Professional Spanish/English speaking guide
  • Entrances Tickets

Not Included

  • Tips
  • Local boat ride (Balsa de Totora) in Uros (optional service), lasts approximately 10 to 15 minutes, the price is ($3.00 Dollars) per person
  • Others not mentioned
Take note!
Warm clothing and a rain poncho
Shoes or sneakers
Sunscreen, a hat or cap, and sunglasses
Personal medications and toilet paper
Water bottle

Group Service

USD $20.00 per person

Private Service
Number of people
Price per person USD
1 - 2 people
USD $25.00 per person
3 - 5 people
USD $25.00 per person
6 - 8 people
USD $20.00 per person
9 + people
USD $20.00 per person
Camera
Rain Jacket (In the wet season from October to March)
Water
Cap for the sun
Sunglasses
Sunscreen

How to book

To book the tour, please send us an email with the information of each person in your group:

Full name, nationality, date of birth and gender
Copy of your passport
The tour you want to do, the start date
How many people are in your group
info@peruvianpathsandadventures.com

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