Guest User
September 10, 2023
If you are visiting Puno or Lake Titicaca, you must stay here! The lodging is beautiful and the families who own/run it are gracious, share their love of the unique Uros culture and way of life. The food was fresh and some of the best we had in Peru. The lodge arranged transport from our PeruHop bus drop off point to the marina where we were picked up by Elvis, who took us by boat about 30 minutes to the lodge. The lodge is past the main floating village of Uros- one of the last families to live outside the village. Our rooms (2 couples - my husband and I in our 60's traveling with our daughter and her partner in their 30's) were idyllic. We had the bigger one with 3 sides glass overlooking Lake Titicaca. It was the perfect place to acclimate to altitude (12,500 feet) for Two very peaceful days. I was actually pretty sick and was happy to stay in bed on the deck or in our room. Ivan, the Uros Titicaca Lodge owner, grew up in the Uros community and shared his love for the way of life and explained how it is all changing with recent regulations. There are many activities to do- kayaking, dragon boat, fishing, visiting the Uros. Community, visiting a craft village. Or just resting and reading in the peaceful, beautiful place. 2 of our group went on the dragon boat with Ivan and learned about the lake. On the way back to Puno, we spent time in Uros Village with a family where they showed us about drying fish, potatoes, and some of their embroidery crafts. The crafts were for sale, low pressure, and we were happy to buy a couple of pillow covers and wall hangings knowing that they were made right there. A wonderful experience and highly recommend as the only place you should stay on Lake Titicaca.