What are the highlights of Puno?

Lake Titicaca — the Uros floating reed islands, homestays on Amantaní and Taquile, and the Sillustani funerary towers on the altiplano.

When is the best time to visit?

May to September (dry season) offers the clearest skies; nights are cold at 3,800 m in any season, so pack warm layers.

How do I handle the altitude?

At 3,800 m, Puno is higher than Cusco, so it is best visited after acclimatising elsewhere in the Andes. Activities are gentle, but take it slowly on arrival.

Things to do in Puno

Puno sits on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world at 3,800 m — a vast, luminous expanse of blue ringed by the altiplano. It is a place of living Andean and Aymara culture, floating reed islands and huge skies.

Islands and altiplano

Homestays and boat trips to the Uros floating reed islands and the communities of Amantaní and Taquile, plus altiplano walking and the pre-Inca tombs of Sillustani, in the southern Andes. Open the Book here tab for dates.