Lake Titicaca Peru Tours & Holidays
Lake Titicaca Peru Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays
Lake Titicaca is located on the border between Peru and Bolivia between the two mountain ranges of East and West Cordillera. The lake is 8,372 square kilometres wide, including both the deep main basin and the shallow sub-basin, and its altitude (3,812 m) is unrivalled among large lakes of this size class in the world. The lake is fringed by a swampy zone of totora, which is indispensable for the life of inhabitants on the shore, furnishing materials for the famous reed-boats and floating gardens ...
Lake Titicaca is located on the border between Peru and Bolivia between the two mountain ranges of East and West Cordillera. The lake is 8,372 square kilometres wide, including both the deep main basin and the shallow sub-basin, and its altitude (3,812 m) is unrivalled among large lakes of this size class in the world. The lake is fringed by a swampy zone of totora, which is indispensable for the life of inhabitants on the shore, furnishing materials for the famous reed-boats and floating gardens where they grow potatoes. The Uros of today still live as the original inhabitants did as they continue to use the totora reeds to build their huts and rafts. Taquile is famous for its weavers, whose crafts and folklore are exhibited in a local museum.
Best experiences
Explore the Chucuito Peninsula
Enjoy learning about modern and ancient religion, local specialised farming techniques, cycling through the fields of Plateria, rafting through the lake-reeds and even some birdwatching.
Visit Taquile, known as the weavers' island
Admire the fine hand weaving techniques of the ‘Taquilenos’, who across the centuries have preserved ancient traditions such as a communitarian way of life where everything is shared.
Discover the unique floating islands of the Uros
The ancient inhabitants of the lake, known as the water tribe, built their own islands by periodically adding new layers of totora reeds. With a visit to the islands you can learn about their history whilst examining the houses and boats of the islands, also made from totora reeds, in the flesh.OUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO STAY
Casa Andina Premium Puno, Puno
This is the premium brand from the well-known and well-loved Peruvian Casa Andina hotels. Their Lake Titicaca hotel sits on the outskirts of the small town of Puno, around 10 minutes from the centre,…