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Full Day in Otavalo Area Culture and Shopping
Full Day in Otavalo Area Culture and Shopping
Full Day in Otavalo Area Culture and Shopping
Full Day in Otavalo Area Culture and Shopping
Full Day in Otavalo Area Culture and Shopping

Full Day in Otavalo Area Culture and Shopping

By Kajol Lavan Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $79 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 11h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Enjoy a full-day tour in the Otavalo Area. We will visit the largest indigenous market in Latin America and browse stalls for colourful, artisan souvenirs and delicious flavours. We will visit Lago San Pablo, where you will be able to admire its breathtaking beauty. We will also visit a Bizchochos Artesanal factory, the spectacular Cuicocha lagoon, Cotacachi leather town, and more.

Activity location

  • Quitsato Sundial
    • Av 10 de Agosto
    • 170202, Cayambe, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Plaza Foch
    • 170143, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Full Day in Otavalo Area Culture and Shopping
  • Activity duration is 11 hours11h11h
  • English
Starting time: 7:10 a.m.
Price details
CA $78.52 x 1 AdultCA $78.52
Total
Price is CA $78.52
Until Mon, May 13

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedBilingual guide Spanish / English.
  • What's includedWhat's includedAuthorised tourist transport.
  • What's includedWhat's includedPermits to enter protected areas
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedExtra food and drinks.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSnacks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAnything else not mentioned as included

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • All times mentioned are estimated
  • We can accommodate dietary needs such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please kindly indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.
  • On Tuesdays we would be back around 5,6 pm and on Saturdays we would be back around 6:30-7pm
  • Necessary Equipment: Comfortable Clothes, Camera, Sun cream, Comfortable Shoes, Sunglasses
  • Travel time is included in the overall duration

Activity itinerary

Quitsato Sundial
  • 30m
From Quito to Otavalo we have 2 hours by direct bus, but in our 1-day tour on a shared basis, we visit 6 different attractions between Quito and Otavalo in one full day. Our trip is along the Pan-American Highway north to get to the Quitsato solar clock, located in the Cayambe canton, named after the snowy mountain present there. This cultural site was built to measure the solstices and equinoxes, in pre-Hispanic times, also considered the "other middle of the world", the equator line crosses this place in the middle of the Cayambe mountain's summit. Its people live from livestock, and agriculture, a sector dedicated to harvesting roses for export.
Fabrica de Bizcochos San Pedro
  • 30m
we have a stop to take a cup of Ecuadorian coffee or chocolate with some Biscochos, which are like a type of small bread made in the oven with an incomparable flavour, and best of all we will enter to see its elaboration process.
Lago San Pablo
  • 10m
Our next site to visit is Otavalo. It is located in the Imbabura province known as the Province of the Lakes, a few minutes from our main destination, we have a viewpoint of the San Pablo lake and in the background the Imbabura hill, to decorate the landscape.
Plaza De Los Ponchos Mercado
  • 1h 45m
Then we arrive at the biggest and most important indigenous handicraft market in South America, it is possible to visit this market every day of the week. But in our 1-day tour, we coincide the days of the biggest fair where all the artisans meet in La Plaza de los Ponchos, here we have 2 hours of shopping
Cotacachi
  • 1h 30m
later we go to Cotacachi. Here we will find another craft market specialised in leather products, as it is a small place we have 45min to see the market and another 45 minutes for lunch in Cotacachi.
Cuicocha Lake
  • 30m
Our last place is the Cuicocha Lagoon located at 3068m (10.065.62 ft) in an active volcanic crater with islets or domes and plant observation.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESQuitsato Sundial
    • Av 10 de Agosto
    • 170202, Cayambe, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPlaza Foch
    • 170143, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPlaza San Blas
    • 170136, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

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