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01DAY TAQUILE ISLAND + UROS
Private Tour
RATES 2023
PRIVATE SERVICES
RUMBO EXPLORA have carefully selected the best transport options, to Taquile Island + Uros, vía private regular boat or semifast boat, all year around. RUMBO EXPLORA offer you the possibility to make your transport reservation, due that not all transport companies have an automatic booking system. We will confirm your reservation within 24 hours.
01DAY TAQUILE ISLAND + UROS
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| PRICE PER PERSON | INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS |
| US$122.00 (based on 02 persons) | Inclusions: Private transfer hotel / port / hotel, private regular boat for 01Day, english-spanish speaking guide, entrance fees to Uros & Taquile Islands, lunch on Taquile island. Note: By private regular boat you can visit the non-touristy areas as preincan temples & tombs. Exclusions: Mineral water, tips and others not mentioned in the program. |
| US$87.00 (based on 03 persons) | |
| US$66.00 (based on 04 persons) | |
| US$65.00 (based on 05 persons) | |
| On request 06 persons up | |
| Pick-up from hotel: 06:45 – 7:00am Departure to Lake Titicaca: 07:15am Return in Puno: 17:00pm. Then transfer to hotel. |
Distance: 37km (from Puno to Taquile Island) Time of travel: 2:30hrs (one way navegation) |
| Technical specificatications: Velocity of fast boat 8knots per hour or 15km/hour | First Aid Kit & Services: Oxygen on board during the journey, first aid kit |
01DAY TAQUILE ISLAND + UROS
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| PRICE PER PERSON | INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS |
| US$153.00 (based on 02 persons) | Inclusions: Private transfer hotel / port / hotel, private semifast boat for 01Day, english-spanish speaking guide, entrance fees to Uros & Taquile Islands, lunch on Taquile island. Note: By private semifast boat you can visit the non-touristy areas as preincan temples & tombs. Exclusions: Mineral water, tips and others not mentioned in the program. |
| US$107.00 (based on 03 persons) | |
| US$85.00 (based on 04 persons) | |
| US$80.00 (based on 05 persons) | |
| On request 06 persons up | |
| Pick-up from hotel: 06:45 – 7:00am Departure to Lake Titicaca: 07:15am Return in Puno: 16:00pm. Then transfer to hotel. |
Distance: 37km (from Puno to Taquile Island) Time of travel: 1:45hrs (one way navegation) |
| Technical specificatications: Velocity of fast boat 11knots per hour or 21km/hour | First Aid Kit & Services: Oxygen on board during the journey, first aid kit |
01DAY TAQUILE ISLAND + UROS
Private Tour
DESCRIPTION OF ITINERARY:
DAY 01: PUNO – UROS & TAQUILE ISLANDS – PUNO: Early morning between 6:45 – 7:00am a driver will pick you up from your hotel in Puno (Peru) then you will be driven to main port, where is waiting for you the motor boat. A boat ride of 25 minutes to the island of Uros. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of Uros. The residents of the Uros use the totora reed (aquatic plant) that grows in the lake, to create life conditions and ensure that the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that generate these plants support the island. The Uros use the totora reed to build their islands, houses, for cooking, eating, and to sale in the city of Puno, besides to barter (exchange) with products such as quinoa, potatoes, barley and wool. This culture appeared over 3000 years ago and the people have spoken as a language Uro puquina and they had dark-colored blood and they did not feel cold, the last person who still spoke the Uru Puquina language died in 1951, now a day the population speak Aimara Language. On Uros live more than 2000 people, divided into 80 artificial islands, where there is a garden, primary school, a medical center and an Adventist church, besides guest rooms for visitors and the reed boats the unique method of transportation which is also used for fishing. Taquile Island: Located 37 km away from Puno. Taquile is famous for its craft production (declared cultural heritage of humanity), particularly for its beautiful textiles. The people still practice the moral principles of Inca as “Ama Sua” (do not steal) “Ama Quella” (do not be lazy) and “Ama Llulla” (do not lie) that are still used among inhabitants. The island is about 1.5 km wide and 5.7 km length. Taquile Island was a prison during the colonial period, now a day live 2000 people approximately, where people wear a special hat for example regarding the single or married and authorities. On the Island there is a kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, a health center. Visiting non-tourist areas you will appreciate the pre Inca temples, tombs and agriculture terraces (built by Pucara culture), its landscapes, traditional farming techniques and their customs. This visit can be tired, because its 565 steps to walk down to the main port, but worth it. Lunch included on Taquile Island. Then a return trip of 2:30 hours by regular boat and 1:45 hours by semifast boat. Arrival in Puno around, then transfer to hotel.
WHAT IS INCLUDED: Round trip transport from hotel/port/hotel, English-Spanish speaking guide for 01Day, entrance fees Uros Island US$3, entrance fees Taquile Island US$3, lunch on Taquile Island US$5, private motor boat for 01Day. Besides pre-trip information + organization and all local taxes. There are no hidden extras in our prices.
NOT INCLUDED: Additional cost for transfer from hotels located out of Puno city as Hotel Sonesta Posada, Casa Andina Premiun, Xima, Libertador and Jose Antonio.
IMPORTANT: Our private regular boat has 25 comfortable seats, velocity 08 knots and private semifast boat has 25 confortable seats, velocity 12 knots, + night navigation lights + oxygen & first aid kit + life jackets + lifebuoy + toilet + Carpeted floor + reclining seats + panoramic windows + potable cooler + telephone charger. Rumbo Explora provide to visitors all possible choices. Beware with illegal local Tour Operators or middleman, who do not pay the real costs to suppliers (transport, local restaurants & guest houses, tour guides & drivers). Help us avoid the explotation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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| Technical specifications: Velocity of regular boat 8knots per hour or 15km/h, and semifast boat 12knots per hour or 21km/h, 25 confortable seats, wooden structure, night navigation lights, life jackets, lifebuoy + toilet on board + panoramic windows, reclining seats, telephone charger. Lenght: 11 meters, Beam: 2.80 meters. | Technical specifications: Velocity of regular boat 7knots per hour or 13km/h, 25narrow seats, wooden structure + toilet on board + panoramic windows. Lenght: 11 meters, beam: 2.80 meters. |
| First Aid Kit & Services: Oxygen on board during the journey, first aid kit, and maps of lake Titicaca, which led us to be one of the best tour operators in the southern Perú. | First Aid Kit & Services: None |
| Insurance policy: Our fast boat and its passengers are covered with insurance policy during the trip. | Insurance policy: None |
| Tours guides: We put at your disposal the most qualified staff of tourist guides, with degree of the Institute (3 years) or University (5 years) and certified from the language center of the university and Peruvian-American Cultural Center (US Embassy) with a high level of English. | Tours guides: Some travel agencies in Puno are not paying their guides and motor boat drivers, hiring them without experience. We are sure that you will be forced to buy souvenirs from the islands with higher prices, and the guides will try living of their commissions, which can be a bad experience for you. ¡Be aware! |
MOTOR BOAT DESCRIPTION (ACUATIC TRANSPORTATION):
Be aware with low rates and types of motor boats that some travel companies from Puno offer tours to Lake Titicaca by semifast boat instead by speed boat. Our company is working hard to control this situation and avoid the low rates & the ilegal tour operators, because on Lake Titicaca there are only 3 types of motor boats. We at Rumbo Explora operate with genuine motor boats, tourist transportation & tour guides with legal permits, that is why our prices are very competitive, still providing an excellent service, even paying good rates to our supliers. Rumbo Explora pay to government local tax 18% + 30% on the profits, contributing to peruvian economy, providing work to the local guides, drivers, motor boat drivers and office staff.
Regular Motor Boat: Velocity 08 knots/hour or 15 km/hour, 02hours + 30 minutes One Way navegation to Taquile Island, lenght: 11 meters, beam: 2.80 meters + night navigation lights + oxygen & first aid kit + life jackets + lifebuoy + toilet + carpeted floor + reclining seats + panoramic windows + potable cooler + telephone charger.
Fast Boat: Velocity 16knots/hours or 30km/h, lenght: 11 meters, 01hour + 15 minutes One Way navegation to Taquile Island, beam: 2.80 meters + night navigation lights + oxygen & first aid kit + life jackets + lifebuoy + toilet + carpeted floor + reclining seats + panoramic windows + potable cooler + telephone charger. (Semifast boat 12knots/h = 21km/h, 01hour + 45 minutes of navegation)
Speed Boat: Velocity 26knots/hour or 44km/hour, 45 to 50minutes One Way navegation to Taquile Island, lenght: 14 meters, beam: 3.80 meters, our speed boats have 20 & 40 comfortable seats, velocity of 26 knots + GPS + radio communication + compass + night navigation lights + oxygen & first aid kit + life jackets + lifebuoy + toilet + carpeted floor + reclining seats + panoramic windows + potable cooler + telephone charger.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
You can see that in Rumbo Explora we have developed for you tailor-made itineraries with the best price as competitive as possible, providing an excellent service and paying our guides 10% above the legal wage agreed with the tour guides in Peru. Our staff are some of the best paid in Cusco & Machupicchu, Puno & Lake Titicaca, Arequipa & Colca canyon, Lima and Nazca & Paracas, which allows us to attract only the Best Tour Guides, Motor Boats and Land Transportation with national permit, to none other local company, that can only provide a cheaper price by providing a far inferior service and saving on staff costs, ¿How? Hiring tour guides in training without experience and not paying them, besides avoiding taxes to government.
Big Travel companies from Europe, North America, Australia and others work with the Peruvian Tour Operators located in Lima-Peru, who work as middlemen receiving from them good prices from the Tours & Packages, and paying to us 40 to 50% minor the normal price, besides 2 to 3 months delayed, being this the reason that Rumbo Explora have decided to offer tours & packages directly to travelers.