4-Hour Uros Floating Island Tour
Description
Sail to Uros Reed Floating Island by a motorboat via small channels amongst the reed banks. Observe artificial reed platforms inhabited by the ancient ethnic group. Experience one of the most original ways of life on the earth.
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At 9.00 am, transfer to the Port of Puno from your selected hotel.
Enjoy a beautiful motorboat journey (30 min.) amidst reeds.
Arrive at Uros region, an archipelago of more than 60 man-made floating islands inhabited by the Uros, an ethnic group of fishermen that are part of an ancestral group. Very little is known about their origins.
Step on these man-made reed platforms which feel very much like a waterbed; however, they are quite safe to walk on.
Observe a number of reed islands one next to the other, with houses and people residing in them.
Get a guided tour to 2 or 3 islands, and explore surroundings on an authentic reed raft (optional).
Return to Puno, arrive at 12.15 pm, and get transferred to the hotel.
What's Included
Round trip transfers from your hotel to the port.
Motorboat transport (Classic Motor boat 11 km/h).
Bilingual; Spanish & English-speaking guide.
Entrance fees.
What's Excluded
Supplementary charge per person US$ 7.00 per transfers from Outside city Hotels (Libertador, Posada del Inka, etc.)
Tips.
Food or drinks.
For Hotel outside the city - Libertador, Posada del Inca or sim. Extra $ 4.0
What to bring
T-shirt, optionally long-sleeved shirt.
Long trousers, optionally shorts (extra).
Warm clothing and a jacket or a fleece.
Raincoat or a poncho.
Hat and sunglasses.
Sunscreen (sunblock) very important.
Walking shoes or boots.
Camera and film.
Know before you go
- Currency, take a small change with you to try, and change an S/.100 note is next to impossible.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
Adult | |
1 To 4 | USD 25 Per Person |
This is a group tour |