2-Day Private Zuleta & Otavalo Experience: Crafted by Culture

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Quito – Zuleta: Zuleta Experience
1 stop
Bordados Zuleta (Pass by)
Your journey begins with a scenic drive through green mountains, patchwork fields, and picturesque villages as you leave Quito behind. Upon arrival in Zuleta, you’ll be welcomed by a local guide and experience life as a guest, not a tourist. Walk through charming streets before visiting a local artisan’s home for an embroidery workshop, where you’ll learn traditional techniques and create your own souvenir. Enjoy a three-course lunch featuring local ingredients and ancestral recipes. In the afternoon, visit the Casa Museo Karangue to discover local history, traditional adobe construction, ancient looms, and archaeological treasures, plus a hands-on adobe-making activity. End the day with an overnight stay at a historic hacienda surrounded by the Andes.
Day 2
Otavalo: Traditional Market & Natural Andean Landscapes
1 stop
Otavalo (Pass by)
Discover the highlights of Ecuador’s northern Andes on this full-day cultural and nature experience. Begin at the spectacular Laguna de Cuicocha, a crater lake inside an ancient volcano, where you’ll enjoy scenic trails, panoramic views, and insights into its geology and cultural significance. Continue to a traditional Andean instrument workshop to learn how charangos, quenas, and zampoñas are crafted and enjoy a short live performance. Then visit the famous Plaza de los Ponchos, South America’s best-known indigenous market, filled with colorful textiles, jewelry, and handicrafts. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant featuring traditional Andean cuisine before returning to your hotel in Quito.

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• We reserve the right to change itineraries and activities due to weather conditions, technical problems or security reasons
• Early check-in, late check-out, connecting or adjoining rooms in the hotel are subject to availability and not guaranteed
• In many hotels in Otavalo the triple rooms are a double room with an additional bed or sofa bed. Their comfort conditions are lower than the international standards of the triple room
• No refund for unused services. Splitting of the package is not allowed
• Accommodation: Standard – Chorlaví Hacienda or similar 3 | Superior – Pinsaquí Hacienda or similar 4 | Deluxe – Hotel Otavalo or similar 5***

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