Lake Titicaca: Uros, Amantani & Taquile Islands Full Day

Three Islands, One Day on the World's Highest Lake

You spend twelve hours crossing Lake Titicaca by covered motorboat, hiking Amantani's Inca temple, learning about Taquile's UNESCO-recognized weaving tradition over a trout lunch, and walking through the five-hundred-year-old reed villages of Uros. Hotel pickup from Puno is included, along with an English or Spanish-speaking guide, all entrance fees, breakfast and lunch. You return to your hotel in the evening.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Lake Titicaca3h
2. Amantani Island3h · entry included
3. Taquile Island3h · entry included
4. Uros Floating Islands1h · entry included

Explore Lake Titicaca and islands

• Navigate Lake Titicaca by covered boat
• Breakfast with locals on Amantani Island
• Hike to Pachamama temple or viewpoint
• Boat to Taquile Island
• Trek to Taquile main square
• Learn about Taquile textile art
• Enjoy lunch with trout and quinoa soup
• Travel to Uros Floating Islands
• Discover reed island construction and lifestyle
• Visit local homes and climb viewpoints

The experience

The boat leaves Puno at dawn and doesn't return until evening: twelve hours on Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake at 12,500 feet. You're on a covered motorboat with a second level for views, heading first to Amantani Island, a three-hour crossing that gives you time to settle in and watch the water change color as the altitude sinks in. Breakfast waits on the island itself, cooked by a local family: coffee, omelets, bread, butter, jam. The kind of meal that tastes different when someone's made it in their own kitchen that morning.

After eating, you walk uphill for about forty minutes. The path is steep but not technical, and at the top sits Pachamama, an Inca ceremonial temple with views that stretch across the entire lake. If the climb feels like too much, there's a lower viewpoint that still shows you what you came for. Then you descend, board the boat again, and head to Taquile Island: another hour on the water. The trek from the port to the main square takes thirty minutes uphill through narrow paths, and when you arrive, you're standing in the center of a place where men, women and children still weave textiles the way their ancestors did. UNESCO recognizes Taquile's weaving as one of Peru's oldest craft traditions, and you can see why: each pattern, each color choice, carries meaning about how people live here. Lunch is fresh trout from the lake with quinoa soup, eaten while looking out at the water you just crossed.

The final stop is Uros, the floating islands made entirely of reeds, inhabited for over five hundred years. Locals explain how the islands are built and maintained, and you can walk around, climb the tower viewpoints, take photos. If you want to ride in a traditional reed boat, that's an extra twenty soles paid directly to the residents. Some families invite visitors into their homes to show how they live inside the islands: no performance, just the actual layout of a floating house. The boat back to Puno takes thirty minutes, and you arrive in the evening with your legs tired and your phone full of images that don't quite capture what standing on a reed island feels like.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off from hotels around Plaza de Armas in Puno, an English or Spanish-speaking guide, all entrance tickets to the three islands, a covered motorboat with comfortable seating and panoramic upper deck, breakfast prepared by a local family on Amantani Island, and lunch featuring fresh trout and quinoa soup on Taquile Island (vegetarian option available).

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 05:30

Book up to6h before

AgesAdult (16 and older) · Youth (10 to 15 years) · Under 10: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 42 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Demanding physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problems

Operated by Inca Lake

Is this one for you?This tour works well if you want to see the three most visited islands on Lake Titicaca in a single day without arranging boats, tickets and timing yourself: the fixed schedule and included guide handle the logistics, which is what makes three islands possible in twelve hours.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (10 to 15 years). Under 10: they can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How long is the boat ride from Puno to Amantani?

Three hours on a covered motorboat with comfortable seating and a bathroom on board.

What's included in the meals?

Breakfast at a local house on Amantani (coffee, omelets, bread, butter, jam) and lunch on Taquile (fresh trout and quinoa soup). Vegetarian options are available for lunch.

Is the hike on Amantani difficult?

The walk to the Inca temple takes about forty minutes uphill with some steep terrain. A lower viewpoint with an easier path is available if you prefer not to reach the summit.

Can I ride a traditional reed boat on Uros?

Yes, but it costs an additional twenty soles per person, paid directly to the locals and not included in the tour price.

What time does the tour start and end?

The tour is twelve hours total. Hotel pickup from around Plaza de Armas in Puno begins early in the morning, with return in the evening.

Is the reed boat ride on Uros included?

No, it's optional and costs twenty soles per person, paid separately to the island residents.

Are there bathrooms on the boat?

Yes, the motorboat has a bathroom on board.