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Cuicoha Lagoon in Otavalo
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2-Day Otavalo Village Tour
Colorful textiles at a market in Otavalo

Otavalo Market, Cuicocha Lake - Cultural Experience 2-Day Private Tour

By Latin Adventures Tour Operator
Price is $395 per traveler* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
Overview
  • Discovery of indigenous culture & crafts in Otavalo village
  • Scenic drive to Otavalo with pristine views of the Andes
  • Cuicocha—a crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano
  • Visit to Condor Park, unique wildlife rehabilitation center
  • Spectacular views of San Pablo's amazing lake & volcano

Activity location

    • Otavalo, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

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Community Lodging
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English
  • Food Only
Starting time: 8:00am
Price details
$395.00 x 2 Travelers$790.00

Total
Price is $790.00
Comfort Hotel
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English
  • Food Only
Starting time: 8:00am
Price details
$489.00 x 2 Travelers$978.00

Total
Price is $978.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included2-day guided tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel accommodation for 1 night
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast on day 2 and lunch on days 1 and 2
  • What's includedWhat's includedRoundtrip transportation to and from most central Quito hotels
  • What's includedWhat's includedCertified English/ Spanish speaking guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdmission fee to Condor Park
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals not listed as Inclusions
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBeverages

Know before you book

  • Children 3 and younger are complementary.
  • Hotel pickup is available from most centrally located Quito hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.

What you can expect

Day 1 Lago San Pablo, Community Experience - Peguche Village

Meet your guide and board a vehicle heading North of Quito and towards Imbabura Province. Stop at San Pablo Lake Viewpoint to take some pictures where we will try some delicious biscochos. Visit the Peguche village where artisan workshops, an Andean musical instrument workshop and to complement our tour we will enjoy a short walk inside the Protected Forest Cascada de Peguche. Then, we arrived at the community to visit an organization of women dedicated to preparing typical food and demonstrating typical dishes. We will enjoy a delicious lunch prepared with organic products and the kindness of the people.
After lunch, we will walk 15 minutes to a sacred site called TUNDUN, where our shaman will be waiting for us to demonstrate our ritual using medicinal plants and the energy of the water that we have on the slopes of this sacred site. A volunteer will participate in the demonstration and then an energy cleanse will be given.

Day 2 Cuicocha Lake - Otavalo Market

Breakfast in the hotel. We will head to Cuicocha Lake for a short hike. Typical Ecuadorian menu lunch in Cotacachi Village or Otavalo. After that, we will visit the Otavalo Market, you will have the opportunity to walk through the market to see the different stands and local people exhibiting their multicolored handicrafts and souvenirs. On the way back to Quito, we will do a short stop at the Equator Sundial Monument

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Otavalo, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador