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Otavalo Indigenous Market & Crafts Tour

Otavalo, Imbabura

Full day

Starting at USD 319 pp

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A journey through the colors, textures, and sounds of the

Northern Andes

Woman browsing handwoven blankets at a textile stall in the Otavalo market, Ecuador
  • Otavalo is a city in its own right, in Imbabura province — roughly two hours north of Quito in the Ecuadorian Andes — with a market culture that has stayed unbroken for centuries.
  • Metropolitan Touring has organized tours across Ecuador for more than 70 years, and this day trip draws on that long-standing experience with Otavalo’s markets and artisan community.
  • Your guide leads you into the kaleidoscopic Otavalo market, past stalls of handcrafts, textiles, and artisanal goods that have drawn travelers here for generations.
  • Step inside the workshop of one of the few weavers left who still work a back-strap or pedal loom, thread by thread.
  • Hacienda La Compañía opens its color-filled rose fields to you — a former Jesuit retreat now devoted to Ecuador’s world-famous blooms.
  • In the quiet community of Peguche, hear the Andes speak through bamboo, in a small concert crafted and performed by musician Alí Lema.
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Places and Activities

Host in an embroidered blouse serving drinks in the gardens of Hacienda La Compañía

Hacienda La Compañía

Walk the grounds of a former Jesuit retreat, now one of Ecuador’s storied rose haciendas. Your guide walks you through the color-filled showroom and the fields beyond, explaining why the equator’s light and altitude make these blooms famous worldwide.
Vendor at her fruit stall in the Copacabana vegetable market, Otavalo

“Copacabana” Vegetable market

A quick stop inside a market that runs every day of the week, busiest on Saturdays. Wander the stalls, sample fresh fruit, and take in a first, unfiltered look at daily life in the valley.
Otavaleña woman and her daughter at a craft stall in the Otavalo market

Otavalo Market

Your guide leads you into Plaza de los Ponchos — the Otavalo Market — one of South America’s most storied craft markets. Wander its narrow aisles, watch the Otavaleños at work, and find a handwoven piece worth carrying home.
Otavalo artisan holding a basket of hand-spun yarn in his weaving workshop

Artisan workshops

Step into the workshop of Miguel Andrango or José Cotacachi, in the small town of Peguche, and watch the full process behind a single textile: yarn brushed, threaded, and dyed before it’s woven into traditional patterns on a back-strap or pedal loom.

Musicians from Peguche holding hand-crafted bamboo panpipes

Taita Gundo

Enter the home of Segundo and Alí Lema, in the community of Peguche, where bamboo is hand-crafted into wind instruments — then stay for a small, intimate concert performed by Alí himself.
Host in traditional Otavalo dress welcoming guests at Hacienda Pinsaquí

Lunch at Hacienda Pinsaquí

Your day ends with a lunch of fine Ecuadorian cuisine at Hacienda Pinsaquí, a working hacienda dating back three centuries to the era of Simón Bolívar.
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Map of your visit

Map of Ecuador highlighting the Otavalo and Cayambe area in Imbabura province

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Lunch at a historic hacienda

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