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Visit Lake Titicaca’s floating islands

Uros, Lake Titicaca

Visit tiny islands bobbing on the surface of Lake Titicaca, inhabited by an indigenous community who build their floating homes out of reeds.

The unusual floating existence of the Uros Indians began several centuries ago, when they chose to isolate themselves from the other peoples of the lakeshore and constructed island homes from the reeds that grow in the shallows of the lake.

To this day a village of reed structures floats upon Lake Titicaca, complete with a church, a school, simple restaurants and even a football pitch. You can visit the floating islands and set foot on their spongy surface, witnessing the islanders’ unique lifestyle for yourself.

Holidays Visit Lake Titicaca’s floating islands

From expertly designed Private Journeys to trail-blazing Group Tours, browse our range of carefully crafted holidays.

Uyuni Salt Flats

Group - Discovery

Argentina / Chile / Bolivia / Lake Titicaca / Peru

Pato Andino: Panorama of the Andes

20 days from £5,222pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

City of La Paz under mountains, Bolivia

Private Journeys

Peru / Bolivia / Lake Titicaca

Active Peru and Bolivia: trekking Andean peaks to tropical rainforest

17 days from £4,140pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Sun over Machu Picchu in Peru

Group - Discovery

Peru / Lake Titicaca / Bolivia

Condor: Peru in depth

20 days from £3,851pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Tortoises in water in the Galapagos

Group - Classic

Peru / Lake Titicaca / Ecuador & Galapagos Islands / Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Hawk: Peru and Galapagos

15 days from £7,009pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Boats and houses by Lake Titicaca on the Peruvian side

Group - Classic

Peru / Lake Titicaca

Pelicano: Essential Peru

14 days from £4,087pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Train passing through greenery in the Peruvian Andes

Private Journeys

Peru

Peru by Rail

11 days from £10,420pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Car parked on the Uyuni Salt Flats

Private Journeys

Peru / Bolivia / Lake Titicaca / Chile

Signature Andes: Highlands of Peru, Bolivia and Chile

16 days from £5,510pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Uros, Lake Titicaca

Private Journeys

Peru / Lake Titicaca

Signature Peru: Classic highlights of Peru

15 days from £3,940pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Ollantaytambo

Group - Classic

Peru / Lake Titicaca

Swift: Ultimate highlights of Peru

10 days from £2,790pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Uros, Lake Titicaca

Private Journeys

Peru / Lake Titicaca

Value Peru: Sacred Valley of the Incas to Lake Titicaca

12 days from £1,950pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

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