Tour Descriptions

Daily From Quito
All of the following tours include a top English, German, Italian or French guide with private transportation as per your request. The itineraries marked with (*) are available also on Sharing bases with English speaking guide only. All tours include entrance fees to the museums. Not included any personal expenses.

INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TOUR.
(The ideal way to learn our way of living!)
(02 / 03 or 04 Days, any day).

A unique tour in which one can be in direct contact with the indigenous communities. The encounter with the people of the area allows to share their customs and to learn from their way of living.

You get the opportunity to share the daily activities of the Indians during their labor days, such as: cook with them, feed the cows, observe and participate in some agricultural task etc. and have time to do some activities as hike around Cotacachi lagoon.

The rural lodges are located within the indigenous communities where you may enjoy the tranquility of the country, the hospitality of your host family and the cultural authenticity of the region. The housing in the lodges provides a unique opportunity to share everyday life with an indigenous family and experience mutual respect.

The communities visited in this tour dwell in the foothills of the Cotacachi volcano. The indigenous beliefs are rich with ancestral stories and you will have the opportunity of getting immersed in the sacred rituals carried on by the communities with their own way of adoring and worshiping the Sun God and the Mother Earth. These one of a kind practices allow one to deepen the experience of every event both from the traditional and cultural points of view of the indigenous Quichua community.

The tour begins at 8:30 a.m. with the first destination being the community of La Calera where we will observe the making of hammocks viewing the different processes that lead up to the final product that is sold in the market.

Afterwards, we will hike to the sacred site called Tung-Dung where rituals baths are realized during the fiestas of Inti-Raimi, the 22nd of June.

This bath commences at midnight together with a shaman, a tradition that has been conserved throughout generations. (Bring swimming clothes, optional)

Once finished with the visit in La Calera, we will move to other communities including Morochos and Chilcapamba where we can observe the process of making cabuya a material like hem into rope, the creation of wool, the weaving of tapestries and the making of bags. Subsequently, we will visit a shaman in order to become acquainted with the modes of curing that are done in the rural sector among the indigenous.

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OTAVALO COMPLETE.
(An excellent option to admire more deeply around Otavalo’s lush nature)
(03 days / 02 nights)

DAY 01: Early departure from Quito, crossing by Calderon, visit to Cochasqui Pyramids. Lunch at Hosterìa San Luis. Drive up to Cuicocha lagoon and visit the village of Cotacachi. Return to Hacienda San Luis for overnight.

DAY 02: American breakfast. Drive to Mojanda Lakes (a set of beautiful lakes in the high paramo, 17 Km south of Otavalo). Enjoy the view and after a light trekking a delicious trout in the site waits for you. In the afternoon time to visit the village of Oyacachi. Overnight at Hacienda San Luis.

DAY 03: American breakfast. Drive to Otavalo to visit the famous Otavalo Indian market, lunch at local Hacienda. In the afternoon visit Peguche (Sacred Waterfalls), then go to admire the elaborated tapestries in a typical workshop. Return to Quito.

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HACIENDAS DEL ECUADOR.
(A perfect way to see our beautiful Spanish Style and Colonial Farm-houses)
(05 days / 04 nights, any day).

Day 01: Departure from Quito, drive to the north to Cayambe area. Continue up to the Mojanda lakes at 3.800 Mts. altitude, where one can has the chance to catch its own trout. Lunch by the lake with grilled trout. Visit Zuleta town to see some of the most beautiful weavings. Overnight at Hacienda San Luis.(B,BBQ,D)

Day 02: After breakfast, visit the famous Otavalo Indian market. Lunch at Hacienda Cusin. Visit Peguche and Iluman town. Overnight at local colonial Hacienda "Pinsaqui".

Day 03 After breakfast, drive to the South passing by Quito, until we reach Cotopaxi National park. Lunch at Hacienda La Cienega. In the afternoon we visit a flower plantation and Hacienda San Augustin Del Callo. Overnight at La Cienega.

Day 04: After breakfast drive to Ambato / Baños visiting these cities and its surroundings. Lunch at local Hostelry. In the afternoon arrive to Patate valley, and participate in milk labor activities in a Farm. Overnight at Local Hacienda.

Day 05: After breakfast, hike in the surroundings of a farm to see the cultivation of tomatoes, babacos, and others special fruits of the site. Return to Quito.

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