Length of Trip : 2 days, 1 night

Cost :
Check the website for the latest prices to cruise on the catamaran, which includes transfers, meals, and visits to local sites on the Island of the Sun and Copacabana. You can also choose from 1-day tours, returning to Puno or with one-way service to Copacabana.

Best time to go : May to September

Wheelchair friendly : Contact your tour operator if accommodation can be made

Family friendly : Yes

Where to eat :
Meals are served aboard the comfortable catamaran. In Copacabana, I recommend the restaurant at the Hotel Cupula

Official Site :
Lake Titicaca Catamaran Cruise

Where to Stay :
La Cupula in Copacabana. Spend a night on the catamaran to enjoy meeting fellow travellers, star gaze, and tick off a night sleeping above the fabled waters of Titicaca itself.

Getting There :
Regular bus service to Puno from Cusco, Lima or Arequipa in Peru and from La Paz to Copacabana in Bolivia. Buses are super cheap but take a while: about 7 hours from Cusco, 9 hours from Arequipa, and 4 hours from La Paz to Copacabana. Alternatively you can fly from Lima or Cusco to Juliaca Airport, which is 44km from Puno and serviced by buses and cabs.

Note from Robin :
For over 2000 years, Andean cultures have revered the Island of the Sun The Incan deity, Viracocha, is believed to have begun creation from Titicaca, and the first Incan couple, the Children of the Sun, are said to have founded the Incan Empire here. It has been linked to Atlantis, ancient civilizations and is called "the womb of the world", the source of life. From the deck of the modern catamaran, the water looks unnaturally pure, the sky deep-sea blue. I got the feeling that Titicaca's size and depth house many secrets yet to be discovered. On the island, your tour encompasses the Fountain of Youth, llamas, ancient priestly blessings, mummies, golden fertility idols, a huge traditional reed boat and wreaths of colourful, fragrant flowers. The Inti Wata Cultural Complex has a fascinating museum, farmed terraces and local animals. After an onboard buffet lunch, I napped on a small boat rowed by a father and son, dreamily disembarking on the north side of the island to walk among a maze of ruins at a breath-beating 4200m. A traditional ceremony involving burnt offerings to the gods was undertaken at the top of a mountain, and as the weathered priest personally doused my head, I felt like I was truly blessed to be experiencing a sacred tradition in one of the most exquisite vistas of the world. This is why I travel, and this is why you should too.