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Puno Half Day Kayak Tour

Puno Half Day Kayak Tour

About your Experience

Puno Half Day Kayak Tour is a 6 km round-trip paddling trip from South Puno to Uros Islands with hotel pickup and drop-off, English guide, tickets and visit to a local family.

Ages: 12 – 65

Duration: 4 h

Start time: 8:30 am

End time: 12:30 pm

Mobile ticket: offered

Live guide: English

Activity level: easy

Paddling Distance: 6 km round-trip

Kayak Frequency: Daily

What’s included

  • Puno hotel to kayak dock private transfer
  • English speaking kayak tour guide
  • Tandem kayaks
  • Life jacket, spray skirt, paddles
  • Entry tickets to Uros
  • Kayak dock to hotel private transfer

What’s not included

  • Breakfast
  • Water, snacks
  • Reed souvenirs
  • Dinner

What to expect

Itinerary

This is a typical itinerary for this experience.

Stop at:

Chimu kayak dock, Uros Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru.

8:30 am Hotel to kayak launching point

You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Puno city and transferred to the Chimu kayak launching place on a 20 minute car ride.

On arrival meet your kayak guide, and after a brief elemental paddling lessons you’ll be ready to paddle right away.

9:00 am Kayaking to Uros floating Islands

You’ll gently paddle from across the endless blue horizon side of Lake Titicaca National Reserve with views of the peninsulas, marshes of reeds and local birds along the way.

On arrival your guide teaches you about the process of building the floating Islands, the meaning of their embroideries and traditional reed boat history.

You’ll have the chance to interact with the members of the family to learn a little more about their way of life.

11:00 am Go back to your Puno hotel

Following this unique experience kayaking on the highest navigable lake you’ll make your way back to Puno through the same or end in a different place because of the suggestion of your experienced guide.

You’ll be picked up again by your driver from the disembarking place and returned to your hotel.

Duration: 4 hours

What to bring

  • Warm, light, waterproof jacket
  • Gloves, wind breaker
  • Long sleeve T-shirt
  • Hat, cap
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Water, snacks, fruits

Departure and return

Start: Pick-up will be at your hotel in Puno city.

End: This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Accessibility

  • Not wheelchair accessible

Additional information

  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Wear comfortable water clothes that you might wet

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Help  

If you have questions about Puno Half Day Kayak Tour, need help making your booking or need to customize your experience, we’d be happy to help.

Just text the email and number below and reference the name of this tour.

E-mail: cocakayaks@gmail.com

WhatsApp: +51 929 769 449

HOW TO BOOK

  1. Pay now 20% in advance to secure your tour through PayPal.
  2. Pay the total balance (80%) in USD or PEN cash at the end of the tour.
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