From Cusco: Titicaca 2D with homestay & Pachamama Ceremony

Highlights

• Explore Uros, Amantani and Taquile with a guide for your group
• Join a private Pachamama offering ceremony on Amantani
• Discover traditional cooking and share a locally prepared dinner
• Sleep in a double or matrimonial room in a rural family homestay
• Travel from and back to Cusco with tourist-bus tickets included

Description

Leave Cusco at night aboard an included tourist bus and arrive in Puno ready for a two-day guided journey across Lake Titicaca. Reception assistance connects the group with the port transfer and the shared tourist boat used for the lake route. Visit the Uros Floating Islands and learn how totora reeds shape the islands, homes and traditional boats. Continue across the lake to Amantani, where the host family receives your group for lunch and a rural overnight stay. Double or matrimonial rooms are arranged according to local availability, with simple facilities and a shared bathroom. The private Amantani experience is reserved for your booking. Participate respectfully in a private Pachamama offering ceremony and discover traditional cooking before sharing a dinner prepared with traditional ingredients. The program also includes the walk to Pachatata for sunset and the confirmed community cultural activities. After breakfast, continue by shared tourist boat to Taquile. Walk to the community center with your guide, learn about island organization, agriculture and textile traditions, and enjoy lunch before returning to Puno at approximately 3:00 pm. Board the included afternoon tourist bus back to Cusco. Detailed itinerary Departure night Cusco to Puno: Board the included shared tourist bus at the assigned departure point in Cusco. Travel overnight to Puno, where reception and transfer assistance connect the group with the lake program. Day 1 Puno Uros and Amantani: Transfer to the port and board the shared tourist motorboat with the guide assigned to your booking. Visit the Uros Floating Islands and continue for approximately three hours to Amantani. Meet the host family, settle into the rural accommodation and enjoy lunch. Private Pachamama and cooking experience: Join the private Pachamama offering ceremony arranged for your group. Learn about the preparation of traditional food and share dinner made with traditional ingredients. The experience is presented respectfully as a community cultural activity, not as staged entertainment. Pachatata and overnight stay: Walk to Pachatata for panoramic sunset views and take part in the confirmed community activities. Sleep in a double or matrimonial room according to local availability. Bathroom facilities are shared. Day 2 Amantani Taquile Puno and Cusco: After breakfast, take the shared tourist boat to Taquile. Complete the uphill walk to the community area, learn about its social organization, agriculture and textile traditions, and enjoy lunch. Return to Puno at approximately 3:00 pm and board the afternoon tourist bus to Cusco.

Includes

Shared tourist bus from Cusco to Puno. Reception and transfer assistance on arrival in Puno. Transfer from Puno to the lake port. Shared tourist motorboat throughout the Lake Titicaca route. Dedicated guide for the confirmed booking in Spanish, English or Portuguese. Admission to Uros, Amantani and Taquile. Lunch and dinner on Day 1. Private Pachamama offering ceremony for the confirmed group. Traditional cooking experience and dinner with traditional ingredients. Double or matrimonial rural homestay room on Amantani, according to availability. Confirmed Amantani community activities and Pachatata walk. Breakfast and lunch on Day 2. Shared afternoon tourist bus from Puno to Cusco.

Excludes

Drinks not specified with the included meals. Optional traditional reed-boat ride on Uros, paid directly on site. Personal expenses and gratuities.

Important Information

• The principal private option is designed for a minimum of 2 travelers.
• Organized groups of 9 to 20 travelers can be accepted through a separate large-group option.
• The guide and Amantani cultural experiences are dedicated to the confirmed booking. Tourist buses, the lake boat, ports and island public spaces are shared.
• Amantani is a rural community. Rooms are simple double or matrimonial rooms and bathroom facilities are shared.
• Lake Titicaca is at high altitude and evenings can be cold. Travelers should be acclimatized before departure.
• The Pachatata and Taquile routes contain uphill sections and uneven surfaces.
• Photography during the Pachamama ceremony or inside family spaces should follow the host community’s permission and guidance.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund