Puno and Titicaca Islands

☾ 3 Days / 2 Nights

Visit beautiful villages, museums, churches and temples on a tour with breathtaking landscapes between Cusco and Puno, for three incredible days. Discover how the past is still alive in the wonderful islands of Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world.

📍 Points Highlights

Andahuaylillas:  Visit the Renaissance-Baroque church of San Pedro Apóstol, known as the ‘Sistine Chapel of America’ thanks to its amazing frescoes.

 

Racchi:  There is the Wiracocha Temple, an amazing rectangular construction, 30 meters wide and 20 meters, similar to a wall. It is thought that it was the highest ceiling of the Inca empire.

 

Lake Titicaca:  A catamaran on the lake stops at Taquile Island and the floating islands of the Uros.

Itinerary

DÍA 1

Day 1 | Cusco – Puno

Travel through the stunning landscapes of the highlands. Stop en route in the town of Andahuaylillas, in Raqchi to admire its archaeological complex and Pukara, where the lithic Museum is located. Upon arrival in Puno, a transport service and a representative will transfer you from the bus station to the hotel in the city.

DÍA 2

Day 2 | Puno – Lake Titicaca: Uros & Taquile

You will go by boat to the floating islands of Uros, an ancient society that populates a series of artificial islands built on the basis of the Totora plant that grows on the lake. You will continue your trip to the island of Taquile. The Island was part of the Inca Empire and the vestiges of that culture can still be seen in its buildings. Finally, you will return to Puno.

DÍA 3

Day 3 | Puno – Juliaca Airport

Breakfast at the hotel. A mobility will take you from the selected hotel to the airport. A representative will assist you during the journey.

It Includes

  • Guía
  • Alojamiento
  • Alimentación
  • Transporte
  • Entradas y actividades

Not include

  • Expenses of a personal nature, alcoholic, non-alcoholic beverages and meals not explicitly mentioned in the program
  • International plane tickets to Peru
  • Domestic plane tickets
  • Domestic and international airport taxes

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