There are two main islands, Isla de Sol (Island of the Sun) and Isla de la Luna (Island of the moon). They are both pretty big islands, and we decided to go to Isla de Sol. There are a bunch of bus companies a few blocks up the lake, and you can purchase a boat ticket to the islands there. It is a rocky, hilly island, and there are no vehicles on the island for transportation. That just means you get to walk around! There are over 180 ruins on the island, and most of them are dated to the Inca period.
We got there in the evening, and there are a lot of hostels near the dock, but also a lot more up on the top of the island if you are willing to climb. We stayed at the Inca Pacha, which is very close to the top. It was a little rough walking up with all our belongings, but when you get to the top, the view was just awesome. There are a lot of restaurants at the top, that allows you to have dinner with the view of the lake. The locals who live there use donkeys for carrying heavy things, as you can see from the picture below, a lot of donkeys! I am a city girl, so it is exciting to see donkeys, sheep, chickens, etc.
We planned to wake up super early to see the sunrise from the island, but unfortunately, it was raining super hard all night and it was all cloudy in the morning. Instead, we walked around the island, and you can see ruins are literally EVERYWHERE. You can see agricultural terraces, which adapt the steep and rocky terrain for agriculture. It is a very big island, and we did not have the chance to go too far to the other side of the island to see more ruins (sad :/), but our next stop is Cusco, Peru! The infamous Machu Picchu awaits!
