4-Day Home-Stay and Cultural Experience On Lake Titicaca from Cusco
Cusco, Peru
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: 4 days
Enjoy Puno with a home-stay on Lake Titicaca and by interacting with local people and families to give you a taste of the real daily lives on the high islands. You will also visit Uros, Taquile and Amantani Islands.
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Enjoy Puno with a home-stay on Lake Titicaca and by interacting with local people and families to give you a taste of the real daily lives on the high islands. You will also visit Uros, Taquile and Amantani Islands.
Day 1: On the way to Puno (Sun route)
In the morning, you'll be picked up from your hotel at 6:20am and taken to the bus station to board a touristic bus and enjoy a guided tour on the way to Puno. You'll stop for lunch at a restaurant and visit Andahuyalillas which is known as the Sistine chapel of South America.
You'll go to Raqchi (Wiracocha God Temple). This was an Incan church of monumental dimensions; 100 meters long, 26 meters wide and 14 meters high. The temple is divided in two naves and each nave shows 11 giant columns that’s huge. Then, you'll see La Raya. This is the half-way point between Cusco and Puno and also the highest point (4335 meters above sea level). The landscapes here are stunning and typical Andean animals like llamas, alpacas and vicuñas are common. It is also the geographic border between two cultures, the Quechua and Aymara. Finally, you'll visit Pukara which is the most important and oldest ceremonial center of the altiplano. There are interesting life like sculptures and tombs. You'll reach Puno and rest for the day.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel (Casa Andina Classic hotel in Puno or Similar standard)
Day 2: Uros Islands and Amantani and Home-Stay
Enjoy an stunning trip staying one night on the Island of Amantani, in a home stay with a local family. Between 7:40am and 8am, you‘ll be transferred from the hotel to the port and then by motor boat. You'll be taken to one of the legendary islands of Uros, where you can observe the lives of the Uros people, who live on floating reed islands. Then you'll reach Amantani Island, where you will break into smaller groups to stay with the local families.
You will have the opportunity to trek to the top of a mountain to see the Temples of the Pachamama and Pachatata. Enjoy the traditional customs of the island people and the food and authentic music prepared and performed by your designated family. Meals are provided and included within trip.
Accommodation: Home stay in Amantani
Day 3: Taquile Island - Puno
After breakfast, you will take a short boat ride to the neighboring Taquile Island, where you will tour around the ruins and visit these unique people who are world famous for their intricate and fascinating weavings. After lunch, you will take the return trip to Puno arriving in the afternoon and transferring back to your hotel around 4pm.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel (Casa Andina Classic hotel in Puno or Similar standard)
Day 4: Transfer out
After breakfast, you will be taken to either Juliaca (airport) or Cusco.
Option 1: Transfer to Juliaca airport located only 45 minutes away from Puno.
Option 2: Transfer to the bus station and back to Cusco to Hotel.
In the morning, you'll be picked up from your hotel at 6:20am and taken to the bus station to board a touristic bus and enjoy a guided tour on the way to Puno. You'll stop for lunch at a restaurant and visit Andahuyalillas which is known as the Sistine chapel of South America.
You'll go to Raqchi (Wiracocha God Temple). This was an Incan church of monumental dimensions; 100 meters long, 26 meters wide and 14 meters high. The temple is divided in two naves and each nave shows 11 giant columns that’s huge. Then, you'll see La Raya. This is the half-way point between Cusco and Puno and also the highest point (4335 meters above sea level). The landscapes here are stunning and typical Andean animals like llamas, alpacas and vicuñas are common. It is also the geographic border between two cultures, the Quechua and Aymara. Finally, you'll visit Pukara which is the most important and oldest ceremonial center of the altiplano. There are interesting life like sculptures and tombs. You'll reach Puno and rest for the day.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel (Casa Andina Classic hotel in Puno or Similar standard)
Day 2: Uros Islands and Amantani and Home-Stay
Enjoy an stunning trip staying one night on the Island of Amantani, in a home stay with a local family. Between 7:40am and 8am, you‘ll be transferred from the hotel to the port and then by motor boat. You'll be taken to one of the legendary islands of Uros, where you can observe the lives of the Uros people, who live on floating reed islands. Then you'll reach Amantani Island, where you will break into smaller groups to stay with the local families.
You will have the opportunity to trek to the top of a mountain to see the Temples of the Pachamama and Pachatata. Enjoy the traditional customs of the island people and the food and authentic music prepared and performed by your designated family. Meals are provided and included within trip.
Accommodation: Home stay in Amantani
Day 3: Taquile Island - Puno
After breakfast, you will take a short boat ride to the neighboring Taquile Island, where you will tour around the ruins and visit these unique people who are world famous for their intricate and fascinating weavings. After lunch, you will take the return trip to Puno arriving in the afternoon and transferring back to your hotel around 4pm.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel (Casa Andina Classic hotel in Puno or Similar standard)
Day 4: Transfer out
After breakfast, you will be taken to either Juliaca (airport) or Cusco.
Option 1: Transfer to Juliaca airport located only 45 minutes away from Puno.
Option 2: Transfer to the bus station and back to Cusco to Hotel.
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