HIGHLIGHTS:
- Try the unique Cayambe salt biscuits, “manjar” and leaf cheese on your way to Otavalo
- Catch a sight of the beautiful snowcapped Cayambe Volcano and Taita Imbabaura.
- Visit the Province of the Lakes, Imbabura, and learn why it earns its name
- Visit the fascinating Otavalo Indian Market (on Saturdays and Wednesdays only)
- Meet the leather craftsmen of Cotacachi Valley as the perfect ending to your Otavalo market day tour
| SHARED DEPARTURE | Tuesday & Saturday |
| PRIVATE DEPARTURE | Every day (extra cost) |
| DEPARTURE LOCATION | Magic Bean (Foch & Juan Leon Mera) |
| RETURN LOCATION | Magic Bean |
| DEPARTURE TIME | Around 07.00 AM |
| DURATION | 8 – 9 Hours Approximately |
| WEAR | Comfortable clothing, hiking shoes, hat, jacket and sunscreen, camera |
| INCLUDED | Bilingual Professional Guide. Transportation – pick up/ drop off at hotel. Lunch |
| NOT INCLUDED | Mitad del Mundo entrance fee. Quitsato entrance fee. Cost of extra activities not listed. Hotel in Quito (we can arrange your hotel accommodation if need) Tips & Gratuities (optional) |
Otavalo Market Full Day Tour short description.
Visit the Province of the Lakes in a full day tour to Otavalo and the Indian Market. Drive driving through the Guayllabamba Valley. Catch a sight of snowcapped Cayambe Volcano.
Visit Lago San Pablo and Cotacachi Village. Don’t forget to try the unique delicacies of the province. We will leave Quito City behind and head towards Imbabura, aka “The Province of the Lakes”. The highway offers a lovely view passing through Calderón and Guayllabamba valleys.
We will make short stop here to get a closer look to local culture. Passing through Cayambe we can get a sight of the snow-capped volcano (5,790 m.), the world highest point crossed by the Equator Line.
Cayambe is also famous for its salt biscuits with “leaf cheese” and “manjar”, delicacy we can have a small taste of if you like to make stop. Taita Imbabura mount will welcomes us to its province where we will first head to the largest lake in Ecuador, the San Pablo.
Afterwards, we will enter Otavalo City that holds the Indian Market every Wednesdays and Saturdays, an ancient tradition and cultural exchange site among the Otavalo community.
We will then continue towards the peaceful Cotacachi Village, famous for its leather and meet the local caftsmen. After that we will head back to Quito on the late afternoon.