Direct access to family workshops: You’ll visit not only shops but also workshops where artisans demonstrate ancestral techniques in person (guitar making, filigree jewelry, miniature pottery, and Ikat weaving for macanas).
Encounter with living culture: You’ll interact directly with the Cholas Cuencanas and witness how they weave toquilla straw hats as part of their daily lives.
Authentic culinary experience: Includes a visit to a local market in Gualaceo with the opportunity to sample traditional dishes such as chancho hornado and llapingachos.
Flexibility through private tours: Offers the option to customize the final leg of the tour by choosing between traditional textile art or a visit to Ecuagenera, the country’s largest orchid garden.
wed by free time in the central park for shopping. (Along the way, you’ll see the Cholas Cuencanas weaving toquilla straw hats.)
achos, followed by lunch at a local restaurant.
We will pick up the passenger from the hotel lobby. We will send the pickup time information one day in advance. If you do not receive this information, please contact us at the emergency number via WhatsApp or by phone.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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