Otavalo Market and Laguna Cuicocha Full-Day Tour from Quito


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From $59.59

34 reviews   (4.35)

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 10 hours

Departs: Quito, Quito

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

The Otavalo cultural tour is a wonderful way to discover and combine the famous artisan indigenous market in Ecuador with some of the most amazing views outside the city.


What's Included

Lunch

Professional and Bilingual Guide

Transportation from/to Quito's meeting point

What's Not Included

Bizcochos $1

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Market Purchases

Quitzato Entrace Fee (Equador Line) $2 per person


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 3 - 80

Additional Info

  • Necessary equipment: Warm clothes, gloves, hat. Sunglasses & Sunscreen. Water, snacks. Hiking shoes. Camera and Waterproof jacket
  • The tour operator reserves the right to change the itinerary without previous notice due to weather, National Park regulations or notifications and unforeseeable circumstances
  • Necessary equipment: Warm clothes, gloves, hat. Sunglasses & Sunscreen. Water, snacks. Hiking shoes. Camera and Waterproof jacket
  • The tour operator reserves the right to change the itinerary without previous notice due to weather, National Park regulations or notifications and unforeseeable circumstances

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

Quitsato Mitad del Mundo Monument
NOTE: IS NOT THE MAIN MONUMET

Visit a small equator monument, entrance fee $2p.p

The Quitsato Sundial is a cultural-tourist place located at La Mitad Del Mundo, near to Cayambe, 47 km north of Quito. It was built in 2006 and inaugurated in 2007 as an independent, non-profit project in a 24,756 ft² (2300 m²) area. Its main goal is to share crucial aspects of the astronomical knowledge of the prehispanic cultures of the region. The expositions are carried out by community members as a self-sustaining project. According to Google Maps, the central pillar is 4 meters south of the true equator.

After this we will visit at the Cayambe bizcochos town (local biscuits) factory.

Products not included

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Miralago
Viewing point “Mira Lago” where it is possible to see Cayambe, Imbabura, San Pablo Lake, Tabacundo and flower farms.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Otavalo Market
You will have time to explore the market and do some shooping

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve
Visit Cotacachi leather town/ Lunch

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cuicocha Lake
Here you will have time for a small walk after we return to Quito

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Quito Old Town
Return to Quito and drop you in your original meeting point.

• Admission Ticket Free


Reviews

A wonderful tour!!
Rachel_L, 12-07-2021
We had a wonderful time on this tour!! Instructions were clear on meeting points since the tour was public. We had the best tour guides, Carlos and Alejandro!!! They were so nice, knowledgeable and such positive energy!! We went to the Laguna Cuicocha, the markets and the Middle of the World! Each spot on the tour was informational and exciting! Lunch was delicious and good options for vegetarians which I appreciated! 10/10 would do again!!
AWESOME day trip from Quito
pugdog007, 26-10-2020
Due to covid restrictions, we were not able to do a shared tour but were able to set up a private tour to Otavalo Market. What a wonderful day! Andres was prompt and knowledgeable about the tour and gave us great tips. We thoroughly enjoyed our day trip outside of Quito!
Full day Otavalo Customized Private Tour was Excellent
SoccerKid, 20-03-2020
March 12, 2020 - I hired EcuaTouring for a private, solo full day tour to Otavalo Market & Town, Cotacachi and Cuicocha volcanic crater lake. My combined driver and tourguide was Ivan Felicita --- he was excellent! He very good and safe driver, hiking companion and very knowledgeable for all the stops we made --- he speaks excellent English --- it made for a very special day! Michael at EcuaTouring was also very helpful and efficient in communicating and organizing my tour --- all worked out very well just a few days before Ecuador closed its borders and airports to combat the coronavirus --- did it in a nick of time!
Great day trip from Quito
alyssab316, 09-01-2020
I enjoyed all the places we visited on this tour, and it’s a great way to see the countryside outside Quito. Our guide Gabriel was wonderful! He was very friendly, attentive and informative. I highly recommend this tour!
Locating someone...
ralph_b, 24-11-2021
Locating someone (actually her mother) whose photo I had taken a few years ago and which was selected for a 2022 international calendar, a copy of which I took for her.




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