Itinerary (4 Days)
Day 1. Quito: Transfer airport => Hotel. Accommodation.
Day 2. Quito: City Tour- Colonial plazas, buildings and churches display a bizarre and fascinating mix of Spanish and indigenous styles. Visit an art gallery and the Panecillo hill (winged virgin) lookout. Entrance fees to churches are included. Middle of the world: Visit the Equatorial Monument and Intiñan Museum (optional); Accommodation
B
Day 3. Quito – Otavalo – Quito: North of Quito, visit the small villages of the northern Andes and the Otavalo Indigenous market, the most important in South America. Try Cayambe’s traditional biscuits.
B
Day 4. Quito: Transfer Out.
Highlights
Andean Valleys The irregular topography of the Andes creates a beautiful backdrop for the passing rivers and snow-capped mountains.
Mitad del Mundo Here you can stand on the equator! There is a large monument with an ethnographic museum, stores for shopping, and restaurants. The area also includes small museums, one of them holding an excellent miniature model of Quito. HOWEVER, modern GPS technology shows that the actual equator line is 240m away from the area, where you will find the Intiñan Museum.
The Otavalo Market A famous indigenous gathering, where local communities get together and share their social life and bring out their goods - such as woodcarvings, tapestries, wool sweaters, ponchos, Andean musical instruments, paintings, etc - for sale and trade. Many different forms of folk art can be appreciated and bought at very low prices.
Quito’s Historical City Centre Colonial plazas, buildings and churches display a fascinating mixture of Spanish and indigenous styles. The city was the first place in the world to be designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.
Tianguez Art Gallery The Tianguez Art Gallery located by the oldest plaza in Quito, Plaza San Francisco, and will offer up high quality handicrafts from several parts of the country.
Details
Meet / Depart
Hotel of your choice in Quito, Ecuador.
Includes
2 Airport transfers
Transportation
City Tour and visit to the Equator (LTE-QDT003)
Otavalo Market Tour LTE-QDT006
3 nights in selected hotel in Quito
English Speaking Guide
Meals as listed in the itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
Not Included
Meals not listed
Entrance fee to the Intiñan Museum
Anything not specified.
What to Bring
Passport, comfortable walking shoes, warm clothing, windbreaker, rain ponchos in winter months, hat or cap, plastic water bottle, sun-block, sunglasses, waterproof small backpack, camera with high and low speed film, cash or travellers checks.
IMPORTANT:
We reserve the right to modify the itinerary - due to weather conditions, etc. - in the best interest of our clients.
