Lake Titicaca - Amantani Island

(Local Name: Isla Amantani) Isla Amantani is about a 4.5 hour boat ride from Puno and 2 hours from Tequile. Visiting Amantani from Puno usually involves spending the night and staying with a local family on the island. There are a couple companies which offer high speed boat service with day trips to the island, but this seems to be dependant upon demand for such trips.

The island is home to about 800 families, mostly farmers and fisherman who go about their traditional ways. Due to its distance from Puno, Amantani sees less visitors than the other islands. Consequently it has a more remote, rustic feel about it, and it is less influenced by tourism. Nonetheless, they are used to hosting foreigners and there is still a staged evening event for tourists but it is generally a small scale family oriented affair. Visitors to the island can spend the day hiking and sightseeing around the island.

Tours to Isla Amantani can be easily arranged through local travel agencies in Puno.