We didn’t need the stop to see the traditional faith healer. The local who came on board the bus to sing and sell her products was annoying. Otavalo needs to improve. Vendors don’t sell unique one of a kind handmade products. All Looks factores made.
Review by: Paul D, November 2017
Loved our time at the Otavalo Market! Bought gifts for stocking stuffers this holiday season!
Review by: Julia B, August 2017
Great tour! My only complaint was that, since I wasn't actually staying at my pickup hotel, it was hard to find out what time the bus was actually coming to pick me up. I had to ask my hotel to call the night before.
Review by: Giovanna N, August 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Ann F, June 2017
The weather and sights are amazing in June. This is a full day. The street market in Otavalo was colorful and fun. Quite a contrast to the leather town of Cototaxi. The lunch spot was an authentic Ecuadoran restaurant filled with locals, delicious and a good value.
Review by: Albert P, February 2017
Excellent tour...William our English guide was very informed of the people's, cultures and area...we learned a lot about Ecuador..well worth the price..unbelievable sized market with foods and handcrafted items..a must see..
Review by: mvillars, January 2017
Excellent guide,time at stop,expert drivernot an easy task up and down those hilltop roads. Great restaurant,time for shopping, biscocho break ...everything was great! Timely pick up too.
Review by: kedwards01, December 2016
Great tour that provided a great insight to the marketplace and surrounding area. The lunch was a bit disappointing and pricey when compared to other food choices in Ecuador.
Review by: johnlill54, October 2016
We enjoyed the day driving through the countryside. Our guide was very good, explaining the local customs. We stopped at a fruit stand to sample local fruits, stopped at three different places along the way to Otavalo to see the views and sample biscottis and were serenaded on the bus by a young woman singing native songs. Our time at the Otavalo market was sufficient to do our browsing. We then stopped at a weaving shop where they demonstrated the use of old hand operated looms and had a wonderful selection of woven items for sale. We drove on to the town of Cotacachi for lunch and leather shopping before returning to Quito.
Review by: walker_jan, October 2016
Very good trip. Very informative. The trip was listed as being approximately 8 hours long but we were gone for 12 hours.
Review by: Eileen P, July 2016
Very good tour. Would have liked more time to shop in Otavalo. Too much to see in an hour! Could have done without visit to the shaman. Restaurant was very accommodating with adjusting our food choice for lunch.
Review by: Christine G, June 2016
The tour included lots of stops along the way that gave us insight into how the indigenous live. Very interesting and well organized.
Review by: huppmeister, April 2016
Juan was a great tour leader. I really enjoyed the tour and beautiful scenery. The day was a lot of fun
Review by: Edward F, March 2016
We enjoyed this tour primarily because it got us out of Quito and into the countryside. The Otavalo market itself is not outstanding during the week we were told is is much larger on Saturdays but our tour was on a Tuesday. Our guide was bilingual and was excellent at letting us know what all the sights and insights were as we cruised along. She also was flexible enough to allow us to stay at the market while the rest of the tour went along to another stop. Going into the tour I could not imagine how the biscuit stop could be special but it was with its impressive human assembly line and wood-fired oven. All in all it was a fine day in Ecuador.
Review by: michael a, March 2016
Exceeded expectations in every way - enjoyable, informative and a day well spent.
Review by: Kathleen L, March 2016
Unfortunately we didn't speak Spanish and most of the guests on the bus were Spanish speaking. The guide was very well intended, but was limited on his English speaking ability, especially when answering questions.
Review by: floridaeyesurgeon, February 2016
My wife and I really enjoyed this trip. The market was very interesting with great crafts and food. We would have liked more time there but we also enjoyed going to the Leather shops later that day.
Review by: karen n, January 2016
great day out of the city, really loved the visit to the shaman's house
Review by: Ross M, January 2016
Very enjoyable and interesting day. Liked the small group. Guide was great and provided enough time at each of the stops. Well organized.
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