I guarantee you would have either heard of or seen pictures of Lake Titicaca Peru but you may not know too much about it. Well to start off with, Lake Titicaca is the biggest lake in South America and also the highest lake in the world! Pretty impressive right

I spent one full day exploring as much of Lake Titicaca as I could and have put together this travel guide to help you plan your trip!

WHERE IS LAKE TITICACA

Lake Titicaca is a lake between Bolivia and Peru, though mostly visited from a small city called Puno which is located on the Peruvian side of the lake. From Cusco to Lake Titicaca the journey is around eight hours.

If you are wondering about the Lake Titicaca Weather, the best time to visit is between February and November for moderate temperatures and minimal rainfall. December and January are the wettest months at Lake Titicaca Peru.

Drone shot at lake titicaca

LAKE TITICACA TOURS

The only way to explore Lake Titicaca Peru is by organising a Lake Titicaca Tour which can either be done in Puno at a tourist office when you arrive or by booking ahead of time with a tour company.

LAKE TITICACA ITINERARY

On this particular Lake Titicaca Tour, the places we explored are two of the most visited islands on Lago Titicaca – Islas Flotantes (the floating islands of Uros) and Isla Taquile (Taquile Island)

My friends and I were picked up from our hotel at around 6:45am and driven down to Puno harbour to where we jumped on board our tour boat for the day. The first leg of our Lake Titicaca Tour was a thirty-minute cruise out on to the lake and arriving at around 7:30am to Islas Flotantes, the famous floating islands of Uros.

These floating islands on Lake Titicaca Peru are constructed entirely from weeds that grow abundantly in the lake. Islas Flotantes is inhabited by the indigenous people known as Uros and up to six families live on one single floating island. When we visited, the Uros people showed us around their section of floating land, demonstrated how they make the islands by weaving the reeds and taught us a little about their culture and daily lives on the lake.

Our tour boat on lake titicaca

Islas flotantes

Local kid on lake titicaca

LAKE TITICACA ITINERARY – CONTINUED…

From Islas Flotanates our Lake Titicaca tour continued to Taquile Island, which took around two hours across the lake on the boat. We arrived on the north side of Taquile Island at around 11:30am and followed the steep cobblestone path to the main village square.

Taquile Island is inhabited by the Taquileños people who are known for their fine handwoven textiles and clothing, which are regarded as the highest-quality handicrafts in Peru.

After wandering around some of the textile stores in the plaza we sat down to eat lunch in one of the restaurants. My friends and I ordered grilled fish and vegetables, sourced directly from Lake Titicaca and it was absolutely mouthwatering!

We then made tracks over to the southern side of Taquile Island which lead down through local villages boasting amazing views of Lake Titicaca and down to another port where the boat was waiting to pick us up.

The day was coming to an end by this stage and we made the two-hour boat cruise back to Puno, catching a beautiful sunset over Lake Titicaca Peru. Dusk had fallen by the time we had arrived in Puno and we were transferred back to our hotel.

taquille island

Local man weaving garments

diving head first into the lake

I hope this guide finds you well and you have a great time at lake titicaca!