Taquile Island (Isla Taquile) Tours and Tickets

The guide was very knowledgeable. The boat was clean, with toilet on board. The Lake was magnificent. Lunch included was very good.

The guide’s English and Spanish was excellent, he was knowledgeable; the trip was well organised and while at points there was some slightly contrived touristy moments - overall - this felt like an amazing exploration of local cultures, in a way that aided rather than harmed their communities; also, the views of the Lake on the - incredibly safe, clean and pleasant - boat were breathtaking. You should book.

Overall it was a great day out. We were met in the lobby of our hotel (the lady didn't even say hello to us, just called our name and hustled us out), then she put us on a minibus with our guide. We carefully stuck together to go on the boat - 2 sets of 16 people by my count, with 2 guides one of whom said nothing so it was really a tour of 32. We spent time on the reed island, took the optional boat (small extra fee), then went off the Taquile. Here there was a good length walk, but though the instructions said hiking boots it was not necessary. Yes, it is uphill, but the path is good and no special grip was needed. The lunch (with a great view) was very good. We then went down the slope to get the boat back. Our guide looked after us well. Some of his speeches (first in Spanish then English) seemed to go a long time (especially in Spanish) and I do recommend he speak slower in English - even if the information is therefore less, at least it will get communicated. The English-as-a-second-language Europeans got really lost, and there were times I could not catch the words. This is a general problem we have found with Spanish-speaking guides.