Half Day Community Tour ONLY FROM OTAVALO

Otavalo, Ecuador

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Duration: 1 day
Group size: 1 - 999
Half Day Community Tour ONLY FROM OTAVALO
Otavalo, Ecuador

Optional Tours
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112 reviews

Duration: 1 day
Group size: 1 - 999

About this trip

 

Today´s tour is all about the indigenous communities that surround Otavalo. Depending the day you will visit one or more of the following communities that all have families specialized in their own craftmanship.

Hat craftmanship
Afterwards you will be brought to the small village of Iluman, known for the craftsmanship of hats. You visit some local families, all dedicated to a different craftsmanship, with your guide.  One family is, for example, famous for the elaboration of hats out of sheep wool. 


Tapestries, shawls and ponchos craftmanship
In the village of Carabuela, you can see how tapices (tapestries), shawls and poncho’s are made with a small handmade weaving loom. An amazing process! 


Mats craftmanship
Another family works on big mats made from Totora reed. This reed grows on the sides of the San Pablo Lake, close to the Imbabura volcano.   

Afterwards, you will visit the nearby village of Cotacachi. This quiet town is very famous all over Ecuador for its good quality leather. You will find many shops selling different items (belts, jackets, bags…). You will head to the Cuicocha Lake, located 12 km from Cotacachi. Cuicocha is a young volcano that erupted 4,500 years ago which covered a large area of northwestern South America with ashes. This intense activity continued until about 1,300 years ago. The lake is formed in a former crater of the Cotacachi volcano and has two islands inside of it called Teodoro Wolf and José María Yerovi. From there, you can walk up to the viewpoint for some nice pictures, hike near the lake or jump on one of the small boats for a tour around the lake.
 

Private Group – Minimum 2 passengers

Daily Departures - Yes

What’s included

  • Transport
    Spanish speaking driver
  • English speaking guide
    English speaking guide and Visits to families

What’s not included

  • Not Included
    Meals, Shaman Visit, Boat trip on Cuicocha Lake, Tips, Personal expenses

Available Packages

Per person (Up to 3 pax)
$31
Per person (From 5 to more pax)
$25


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We had a great time and really enjoyed all of the hotels and tours we had booked
By Adam S for Adam's Adventure to Patagonia on Mar 23, 2024
Wonderful experience, the guides were fantastic . Great choice of excursions and highly adaptable to our wishes.
By David M for David's Adventure to Argentina & Brazil on Jan 27, 2024
Bester Fahrer, den wir während unseres Aufenthalts in Ecuador hatten! Wegen der guten Englischkenntnisse des Fahrers haben wir sehr viel über das Land gelernt. Alles hat wunderbar geklappt und wir haben uns auf der Fahrt nach Guayaquill sehr sicher gefühlt.
By Clara S for Additional Service 07 on Oct 06, 2023
Andres is an exceptional guide who is very friendly, knowledgeable and his English is perfect! We had a great time with him in the surroundings of Cuenca.
By William B for Additional Service 07 on Oct 01, 2023
It was a very good and nice tour. The falls are so impressive and you get very close. Gustavo was a very friendly, relaxed guide who gave us a lot of attention and information. The boattrip was amazing, beautiful and spectaculair! We certainly wouldn't want to have missed this. The jungle tour with the 4 wheel drive however was not what we expected. It was not more then a bus drive in an open bus to get to the boat. We did not get a chance to see the surroundings or any anima at all (we Nederland made a stop).
By Patrick M for Argentinien Falls & Great Adventure Excursions on Oct 03, 2022
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