Peru Luxury: Lake Titicaca

Mar 31
07:13

2010

Matthew Barker

Matthew Barker

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A guide to an exciting Peru luxury travel destination, Isla Suasi, the only private island on Lake Titicaca.

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Lake Titicaca is the highest lake in South America. It is also the largest lake in volume of water in South America. It is located on the border of Peru and Bolivia and is a popular tourist destination easily accessible from Bolivia,Peru Luxury: Lake Titicaca Articles via La Paz or from Puno, Peru via a flight from Cusco or Lima or a train or bus from Cusco. You don’t want to miss out on Lake Titicaca being on your Peru travel itinerary and if your worried about limited luxury travel options, think again. Lake Titicaca has a little luxury gem in its midst, called Isla Suasi.

Isla Suasi is the only private island on Lake Titicaca. Just a tiny little speck in comparison with this enormous lake, Isla Suasi is 106 acres of luxury island experience. It is calm, serene and remote with no automobiles, electricity, and no television. In fact, there are no permanent residents on the island just a luxury lodge experience with Casa Andina. In addition to the staff you’ll find on the island and the few other guests, there are 8 alpacas and 7 wild vicunas. You can hike from one end of the island to the other in a half hour.
     
Imagine the calm and serenity of a stay on this model of privacy and isolation. Three hours by boat from Puno you are far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. From noisy tourists, pushy salesmen and honking taxi drivers. Instead you are listening to the calm. Drinking in the solitude. Getting a massage. Relaxing in the sauna. Taking a boat tour. Going for a swim. The possibilities on Isla Island are great. They are plentiful. They are luxury.

Fit your Isla Suasi vacation into a Peru Itinerary that includes Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. From Cusco, go to Puno, you can take a train or a bus or fly. And from Puno you can fly to Arequipa to visit the famous ‘White City’ of Peru and Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world. All of these exciting Peru travels and destinations are available in the highest quality luxury service from hotels to helicopters to escorts.