Activity in the region of otavalo
Native villages of Otavalo and Botanical Gardens
Today you will visit various workshops with a guide. You will visit a textile workshop, where they process sheep and alpaca wool from basic to finished product. After this, you will travel to an indigenous family where you can see how they make baskets and carpets with the “totora” plant. A workshop of musical instruments is also visited. Then we go to the Peguche waterfall to take a short walk in nature. Lunch is offered by a family in La Calera. Then we will go to Cotacachi to visit various botanical gardens where you will get an explanation about the medicinal plants and how they are grown and used in the region. Then you return to the hotel.
To bring: protection against the rain and the sun and water.
I am Tom and I am from Belgium. I’ve lived in Ecuador for a decade and I’ve been working in tourism for 8 years now. Therefore I obtained my tourism diploma in Ecuador. Traveling and discovering new places is my passion. Currently I live in Guamote, a small village between Riobamba and Alausi. Together with the local travel agency Descubre-Ecuador, we offer tailor-made tours in Galapagos and on the Ecuadorian mainland.
I’m Tom from Belgium and I’ll make sure your trip to Ecuador or cruise in Galapagos goes as smoothly and pleasantly as possible. I have been living in Ecuador for a decade and have been working in tourism for 8 years now. Before that, I obtained my guides diploma in Ecuador. Traveling and discovering new places is my passion.
In South America, Ecuador is one of the smaller countries, but the country is hugely diverse in terms of geography, climate and population. You can visit the Andes, the Amazon rainforest as well as the tropical coast without taking extremely long domestic flights or transfers. And then you have the Galapagos Islands, a once in a lifetime experience. The diversity of flora and fauna per square mile is enormous. Ecuador is South America in a nutshell. Moreover, the country is relatively safe and little visited. The national currency is the USD and you have a wide choice of direct flights to Quito and Guayaquil from Europe and the United States.