Cross - Cultural Tourism in the Community of Anapia Island

Tour Description Prices Itinerary

Anapia Island is one of the small islands that make the archipelago of “the minor lake”. The community of Anapia island has established their houses and administrative buildings (municipality, schools, health center etc) in the island with the same name: Anapia. However, they also owned four other smaller islands where they do some farming and keep their animals (cows, pigs, chicken, and sheep).

A visit to this community is to experience not only spending sometime with a local family but also to contribute to a cross-cultural experience project. The purpose of developing a more sensitive tourism in this new destination is to create a case with which we want to demonstrate that tourism can bring more than just extra income to the local families. We want to instil the idea in locals and in visitors that tourism could change lives, enhance self-respect and self-esteem and especially bring opportunities to improve education and health.

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During the visits locals and tourists have a time to enjoy walks and visits on the island and a time to talk, to share ideas, impressions, and suggestions with the community. This cultural exchange has made the local people aware of the value of preserving their culture, language and being proud of their Indigenous origins.

The experience with this community is complemented with interesting walks on the neighboring islands and sailboat rides. The island of Yuspique provides a unique surprise for the visitors. In this island, there are more than 60 vicunas under the protection of the community. Vicunas live in the wild. Even our ancestors were not able to domesticate these fine animals. The vicunas are the finest specie of Andean camelids and they were about to be extinct because of illegal hunting. After a nice walk capturing images of vicunas and snowed capped mountains, a group of local women prepares a cookout for the guests. For the transportation from one island to the other we use the sailboats of the local fishermen, the local women and children will show you their skills as sailors of the lake Titicaca.

Our expectation with this project is to raise the interest of tour operators, local communities and tourists in replicating, supporting or participating in such sound community-based tourism development in the area of Lake Titicaca or even beyond our regional borders

Price for Organization and Transportation

AWT charges for the organisation of transfers from Puno to the harbour of Punta and the costs of contacting the local coordinator in Anapia.

Organization and contact fee: $23.00 per person
Transfer from Puno to harbour in Punta Hermosa:
Private taxi....$85.00 one way (up to 6 people)
Private van....$119.00 one way (up to 6 people)
Private bus....$199.00 one way (up to 20 people)
Economic option: Local tourism bus to Yunguyo +local bus from Yunguyo to Punta Hermosa + assistance and escort to Yunguyo: $35.00 per person (one way)
Professional tour guide or translator in a foreign language: $40.00 per day (Total price for groups up to 5 people)

Direct prices to pay in the community of anapia:

PRIVATE MOTOR BOAT (ONE WAY): 127.50 soles ($46.00 approx. total price)
PRIVATE MOTOR BOAT (ROUND TRIP): 255.00 soles ($93.00 approx. total price)
Note: The motorboat has a capacity to carry safely up to 20 people. Passengers embark in Punta Hermosa and it takes 1h and 40 minutes to reach Anapia Island.
"COLECTIVO" BOAT (FROM PUNTA HERMOSA ONLY ON THURSDAYS AND SUNDAYS AT 2:00 P.M OR FROM ANAPIA TO PUNTA HERMOSA AT 7:00 A.M) 10.00 soles ($4.00 per person each way)
SMALL MOTOR BOAT: from Punta Hermosa to Anapia. These boats can only carry up to 02 people
- One way: 80.00 soles ($27.00 approx. Total price)
- Round trip: 160.00 soles ($53.50 approx. Total price)

HOME STAY:

Bed per person: 18 soles ($7.00) per person
Breakfast: 10.00 soles ($3.50) per person
Lunch: 10.00 soles ($3.50) per person
Dinner: 10.00 soles ($3.50) per person
Note: Usually 02 people stay in each house

TYPICAL COOK OUT ON THE LAKE SHORE

02 people: 60.00 soles ($22.00 approx. Total price)
04 people: 60.00 soles ($22.00 approx. Total price)
05 people and more: 10.00 soles per person ($4.00 approx)

SAIL BOATS

From Anapia to Yuspique (one way): 25.00 soles ($9.00 approx. Total price)
From Anapia to Yuspique (round trip): 35.00 soles ($12.00 approx. Total price)

LOCAL GUIDE FROM THE ISLAND (SPANISH SPEAKING ONLY)

Guiding and assistance in Anapia and Yuspique: 35.00 soles ($13.00 approx. Total price)

Tour Description

2 DAYS / 1 NIGHT PROGRAM with escort until Yunguyo

Day 1

7:30 a.m. Tourism local bus ride straight to Yunguyo (2hours and 30 minutes bus ride).
10:00 a.m. In Yunguyo we rent a public local* transportation to go to Punta Hermosa to catch the boat (30 minutes drive).
*By "public local" we mean the local buses the people from Anapia use to go from/to their dock.
11.30 a.m. We go on board of the motorboat and go to Anapia island.
12.45 p.m. Arrival in Anapia's main dock. Host families bring us home.
13.00 p.m. Lunch with host families.
14.30 p.m. Time for sharing regular activities with host family and enjoying walks on the island.
18.00 p.m. Dinner with host families.
20.30 p.m. Overnight in home-stays.

Day 2

5:30 a.m. Optional: sunrise in Cordillera Real - going out with fishermen.
7:00 a.m. Breakfast with host families.
8:00 a.m. Boat sailing towards the island of vicunas (Yuspique) (30 to 45 minutes).
8:40 a.m. 1-hour hike to observe the native flora and fauna of Yuspique island.
11:00 a.m. Arrival to an observation point to see the archipelago & Vicuñas.
11:30 a.m. Typical cookout and picnic on the lake shore.
12:00 p.m. lunch time.
13:30 p.m. Return to Punta Hermosa in motor boat (private boat).
15:30 p.m. Arrival in Punta Hermosa. Transportation back to Puno or to border town of Kasani.

3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS PROGRAM with escort until Yunguyo

Day 1

8:00 a.m. Tourism local bus ride straight to Yunguyo (border town).
10:30 a.m. In Yunguyo we rent a local transportation to go to Punta Hermosa to catch the boat (30 minutes drive).
11.30 a.m. We go on board of the motor boat and go to Anapia island. Private boat.
12.15 p.m. Arrival in Anapia's main dock. Host families bring us home.
13.00 p.m. Lunch with host families.
14.30 p.m. Time of sharing regular activities with host family and enjoying walks on the island.
18.00 p.m. Dinner with host families.
19.30 p.m. Meeting and cultural encounter with the community.
20.30 p.m. Overnight in home-stays.

Day 2

5:30 a.m. Optional: sunrise in Cordillera Real - going out with fishermen.
7:00 a.m. Breakfast with host families.
8:00 a.m. Boat sailing towards the island of vicunas (Yuspique) (30 to 45 minutes).
8:40 a.m. 1-hour hike to observe the native flora and fauna of Yuspique island.
11:00 a.m. Arrival to an observation point to see the archipelago & Vicuñas.
11.30 a.m. Typical cookout and picnic on the lake shore.
12:00 p.m. lunch time.
15:30 p.m. Return to Anapia in sail boat.
16:30 p.m. Social work activities in school or free time.
19:00 p.m. Meeting and cultural encounter with the community.
20:30 p.m. Dinner with host families. Overnight in home-stay.

Day 3

7:00 a.m: Breakfast with local family.
10:00 a.m: Return to Punta Hermosa in motor boat.
11:30 a.m: Arrival in Punta Hermosa. Transportation to Yunguyo.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

We highly recommend to book private Ttransportation to reach Anapia. It is more comfortable and we can stop on the way to visit the villages of Chucuito, Juli and Pomata. Our economic option is recommended for travelers with most adventurous spirits and who are ready to arrange the return trip to Puno on their own.