Otavalo Market & Cuicocha Volcano Tour from Quito Andes Adventure
The Otavalo Market with its colorful plaza de ponchos is one of the most important and popular indigenous markets in Ecuador and South America. Otavalo has a large indigenous population of Otavalos, where their mother language is Kichwa.
In the Otavalo Market, you can find typical food and several places where the Otavaleños sell their handicrafts, textiles, ponchos, blouses, shirts, hats, alpargatas, and handmade alpaca tapestries. The Otavalo market or Otavalo fair is fully active every Saturday, however, you can find a smaller number of vendors on other days of the week.
Options
Private
Private Tour
Duration: 8 hours
Lunch
Quito-Imbabura-Quito: Quito-Cayambe-Otavalo-Quito
Jeep - Minivan
Place to Visit: -Bizcocho Tour
-Miralago San Pablo
Otavalo Market
Peguche Waterfall
Cuicocha Lagoon
Cotachachi specialized in working leather
Pickup included
What's included in Otavalo Market & Cuicocha Volcano Tour from Quito Andes Adventure
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Fabrica de Bizcochos San Pedro
Then we will go to Cayambe, here you can taste a biscuit or "bizcocho cayambeño" as a snack, it can be accompanied with dulce de leche or also called the delicacy of milk and with leaf cheese, chocolate or coffee, the traditional food of Cayambe.
San Pablo Del Lago
Miralago Viewpoint : Leaving Cayambe we go to the Miralago viewpoint located south of Otavalo, you can see a wonderful view of the Imbabura volcano and the Lagoon of San Pablo.
Otavalo Market
At half in the morning we will arrive at the Otavalo market. We will have a time of 2 hours to explore the plaza de ponchos and its crafts. Lunch is included at a local restaurant.
Inclusions
- Visit Otavalo Market
- Bilingual Tour Guide
- Miralago View Point
- Entrance to Cuicocha Lagoon
- Visit Bizcocho factory
- Pick Up / Drop Off
- Private Transportation
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
- You can write the name and address of your Hotel, we will go to pick you up. - Pick up outside the Metropolitan Area of Quito has a cost of USD 35.
