2-Day Tour: Indigenous Otavalo Market Culture and Scenic Cuicocha Lake
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  • Explore Otavalo, South America’s largest indigenous market
  • Discover the customs, traditions, and culture of local people
  • Enjoy visiting the most interesting spots from the area: Condor Park, Cuicocha
    Lake, Otavalo Market, workshops and a waterfall in Peguche
Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 6 days learn more
Highlights

Departure to Otavalo - Peguche - San Pablo´s Lake

Cascada de Peguche - Peguche Waterfall is a beautiful waterfall of 18 m in height, formed by the river of the same name, which starts at Lake San Pablo. The waterfall is one of the most important tourist attractions of Otavalo.

Otavalo Market - The Otavalo Market, which makes this market town famous, is undoubtedly one of the most important and spectacular markets in all of Latin America. The Otavalo market is attractive to visitors for both its outstanding shopping and its cultural significance.

Option 1: Cuicocha Lake Hike Option 2: Cuicocha and Condor Park

Cuicocha Lake - One of the most amazing visitor sites in the northern highlands – not far from the famous town of Otavalo and its handicraft market – is Cuicocha, a beautiful crater lake located right beside Cotacachi mountain. This geological formation offers visitors the possibility of hiking along some amazing trails or to peruse the typical handicrafts that are sold over in the small market that’s located at the edge of the lake. Read on to learn more about Cuicocha and fall in love with the Ecuadorian Andes!

Condor Park - See birds of all shapes and sizes at Condor Park, a refuge for one of the region’s most threatened creatures. This important facility rehabilitates birds that have been orphaned or held in poor conditions and allows visitors to watch a feeding and flying displays conducted by the expert staff.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Overnight accommodation
  • Certified English/Spanish speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips
Additional Information
  • A minimum of two people per booking is required
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please advise of any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Each traveler is allowed a maximum of one suitcase and one carry-on bag. Oversized or excessive luggage (like surfboards, golf clubs, or bikes) may have certain restrictions. Please inquire with the operator prior to travel to confirm if excess luggage is acceptable
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Monica_f
Jan 21, 2023
Adventures in Ecuador! - My friend and I kept reminding ourselves that we were hiking a volcano in ECUADOR! There was not a single bad view through the whole walk/hike. Going through the artisan village was amazing and seeing the shop owner work and show us how she made everything and dyed the fabrics made of alpaca wool, using all-natural dyes was amazing as well. Bargaining through the market in Otavalo was fun as well. Our guide, Diego was very communicative and informative. I will be recommending him to friends for sure!
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Deb_m
Jan 10, 2022
A 2 day master class in Ecuador! - Great 2 day experience in the Cotocachi area. It included everything in addition to a fabulous guide, Diego, who taught us so much about all things Ecuadorean - flora & fauna, geology, indigenous cultures, customs, foods, economy, government & much more. There was no topic Diego couldn’t discuss proficiently in English! We learned SO much!
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Mustafa
Feb 17, 2018
Great trip with a great guide - We really enjoyed this trip. Thank you so much to Carolina for constantly being in touch with me via Whatsapp to coordinate all the logistics and make sure we had a great experience... We really enjoyed the Otavalo trip with Eduardo, he took good care of us. Francisco did a really great job taking us on our Lake Cuicocha hike. He was extremely knowledgeable and really humorous and made the day really enjoyable for us and took care of everything. He made us really feel welcome and was a pleasure to talk to.
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