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Titicaca
Lake tours
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Uros and Taquile motorboat
excursion ( full day )
price per person $50
You will be
picked up from your hotel in Puno around 7:30 AM, after 2
hours motorboat you will arrive at the Uros island.
Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the
Uros. The residents of the Uros use the cattail, a type of
rush, which grows in the lake, to create the conditions that
ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the
plants develop
support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses
are extremely humid because of the surrounding water. At
present they speak Quechua and Aymara. Then we will visit
the Taquile island, including lunch in the cooperative
restaurant, there is also a cooperative shop on the plaza
that sells exceptional woollen goods which are not cheap but
of very fine quality. Taquile Island is famous for its craft
production, particularly for its beautiful textiles. The
island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long.
The visit could be exhausting because of the 533 steps on
the stone stairway to climb to get to the village and
because of the altitude
(13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are umerous
pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will
return in Puno in the afternoon.
End of the service.
Price per person $50 including lunch on Taquile island.
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Uros floating island |
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Sillustani
Ruins guided tour ( half day )
price per person $21
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From 2:30 PM to 6 PM, includes transportation and English
speaking guide. Near Puno are the Chullpas (pre-Colombian
funeral towers) of Sillustani. The scenery is desert but
impressive, in a beautiful setting on a peninsula on lake
Ayumara about 32 Km. from Puno. Most of the towers date from
the period of Inca occupation in the 15th century, the
engineering involved in their construction is more complex
than anything the Incas built.
Price per person $21. |
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INCLUDES: All scheduled land and
lake transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with
English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the
itinerary.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess
baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations,
alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any
kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of
international flights and items of personal nature.
OPTIONAL
Extra nights, domestic airfares, extensions
MOST INTERESTING EXTENSIONS
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Reservations
- Ask
for the availability by sending an
e-mail to orquidea@orquidea.net
,we will answer within 48 hours.
- Once
we have confirmed the availability , we need a deposit of 50% in
advance. We accept Visa and MASTERCARD only, please fill-in our SECURE
SERVER RESERVATION FORM . Please note that all the
transactions are managed by the Internetsecure banking service (
Canadian company ) , for your total security. All the
information is encrypted, we will not know your card number.
More information about our reliability are available here
- We'll
send you a receipt of the deposit and the confirmation of your
reservation
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