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8-Hour Otavalo Market and Cotacachi Tour with Cayambe Stop

8 Hours Round trip from Otavalo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Browse one of Ecuador's biggest and most colourful Indian artisan markets in Otavalo
02 Shop for textiles, traditional clothing, Tawa jewellery, hand-painted crafts, spices, and raw foods
03 Explore Cotacachi city, known for its leather goods and handicrafts
04 Travel through northern Ecuador's amazing landscapes, volcanoes, and crop fields
05 Stop in Cayambe, known for its cheese and Cayambe biscuit

Visit Otavalo Market, one of the biggest and most colourful Indian artisan markets, on this tour. Browse textiles, traditional clothing, Tawa jewellery, hand-painted crafts, spices, and raw foods while experiencing the atmosphere of this famous market. Continue to Cotacachi city, known for its leather goods and handicrafts, and also stop in Cayambe, known for its cheese and Cayambe biscuit.

Stroll through the market for 1 or 2 hours and observe people from the Peguche Indigenous Community.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Quito, Cayambe, Otavalo, Cotacachi

Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Otavalo Market, Cotacachi, and Cayambe

Early in the morning, travel north to enjoy amazing landscapes, volcanoes, and crop fields.
After a 2-hour drive, arrive at the famous Otavalo Market with your Ecuadorian tour guide. Stroll through the market for 1 or 2 hours and observe people from the Peguche Indigenous Community.
Proceed to Cotacachi city, famous for its leather goods and handicrafts.
After lunchtime, return to Quito. Visit Cayambe, known for its cheese and Cayambe biscuit.