Overnight Luquina Island Homestay Experience from Puno

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Why we love it?

This two-day cultural tour from Puno offers an immersive experience on Lake Titicaca, visiting the Uros Floating Islands, Taquile Island, and the Luquina community. You will explore two of the Uros Floating Islands, learning about the unique lifestyle of their inhabitants and seeing their reed-made huts. On Taquile Island, known for its skilled weavers, you’ll hike to the town square at 3,950 meters elevation, visit a local family to learn about traditional textiles, and browse handicraft shops. The day concludes with a boat ride to the Luquina community, where you’ll stay overnight with a local family, sharing dinner and gaining insight into their daily life. Included meals, boat rides, an English-speaking guide, and entrance fees to the islands provide a comprehensive cultural and natural experience on Lake Titicaca.

Inclusions

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off from City Center
  • Boat Rides
  • English-Speaking Guide
  • 1 Night at Homestay
  • Entrance fees to the islands

Exclusions

  • Small gift for host family to show appreciation (can be purchased in Puno on the morning of departure)
  • Personal Expenses
  • Transfers from Hotels Located Out of the City (Libertador, Eco Inn, Casa Andina Private Collection, Posada del Inca, Mirador del Titicaca, Taypikala, Yacht, José Antonio)
  • Tips for guide and driver (In Peru & Bolivia it is common to tip your tour guide if you feel he/she provided you with a good service. It is not obligatory but it would be a nice gesture)

Itinerary

Day 1

  • Depart Puno for the Uros Floating Islands, Taquile Island & Luquina Homestay

  • You will be picked up from your hostel between around 7:10 am and transferred to the port of Puno, where you will meet your guide and board the motorboat. The first stop will be the Uros Floating Islands, where you will spend about one hour. There are more than 90 floating islands and you will get the chance to visit two of them. On the first floating island, your guide will explain to you about the people who live on the floating islands. Then you will have some free time to walk around, visit the small huts made from reeds, take some pictures and buy a souvenir to support the people of these islands if you wish.

    After this visit, you will continue on with a boat ride to Taquile Island. The people who live on this island are very famous because they are considered “the best weavers of Peru”. There, you will go on a beautiful hike for about one and a half hours to admire the panoramic of the lake. On your way, you will get the chance to visit a local family home where you will learn more about the famous textile from the island. You will then head towards the town square of Taquile and visit the handicraft shops to see the typical weaving. The square is also the highest point of the hike (3950 m or 12960 feet). You will finish the hike going to the second part of the island and take off in a boat (35 minutes of navigation) that will lead you to the Luquina community where you will overnight. Your host families will wait for you at the port of Luquina and will take you to their house. You will enjoy a delicious dinner with the local family before going to bed.

  • Overnight at Luquina homestay

Day 2

Luquina community & Return to Puno (B)

  • Start the day quite early with a tasty breakfast with the family before getting the opportunity to participate in their daily activities such as sheep grazing, working in the crops, or even learning how to milk a cow. You will then enjoy a delicious lunch before saying goodbye to the family and leave the community. You will take the motorboat back to Puno, finishing the tour around 3:45 pm.

Please Note

  • Suggestions for Homestay: Sleeping arrangements are basic and you will share a bathroom. All rooms are in different family homes and may vary in accommodations, some houses may not have electricity. Bring with you adequate amounts of water and snacks to avoid paying expensive rates on the islands. Bring enough cash to purchase souvenirs (between 5-20 soles) and extras on the islands. Remember to respect the ecology of the islands any trash you bring in please bring out with you upon your departure and do not take any native plants or rocks from the islands
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • What to bring: Warm clothing and light clothing (the temperatures can vary very quickly). Torch/flashlight, sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, hiking shoes, water bottle (you can buy one also on the islands), money in soles (very low exchange rate for dollars), sleeping bag (optional), rain jacket/rain poncho (rainy season from October to March), small gift for host family to show appreciation (Cooking or kitchen materials, souvenir from your home country or children's books)
  • Not stroller accessible
  • NOTE: Please take a SMALL backpack with you on the trip and leave your BIG backpack at your hotel. You will return to Puno after the tour
  • Minimum age is 7 years
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable The pickup will be between 7 to 8am, please contact us at [ ] at least 1 week prior to departure to confirm the pickup location and time Please wait in the lobby of your hotel for your pick up 15 minutes before. Pick-up time may vary depending on your hotel location so please be patient
  • You will be picked up around 6:45 at your central Puno accommodation.

Cancellation Policy

Fully refundable until 2 days before start

Non-refundable after 2 days before start

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