Activities in Cuenca
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Mamá Kinua Cultural Center
A community tourism project offering tours and homestays in nearby indigenous communities ($48 per person per night; two persons minimum). You can participate in all kinds of activities, including folkloric music, cooking, farming, medicinal plant demonstrations, and cheese-making. All revenue goes to a community health network. No English is spoken.
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Full Day Tour to Inca Ruins of Ingapirca with Lunch
7 hours (Departs Cuenca, Ecuador)
by Viator
In Ecuador, you can get in touch with some of the most intriguing and unbelievable history in the world! Venture from Cuenca to Ingapirca on a guided tour and m…
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Ecotrek
Ecotrek is recommended for trekking, mountaineering (rock and ice) and Amazon travel - especially to the southern Oriente. It also goes to the Galápagos.
Local tour operators offer day trips to Ingapirca, Parque Nacional Cajas, nearby villages and markets, and other local attractions. Note that entrance fees are generally not included in many tours - ask when you book.
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Terra Diversa Travel Center
Specializes in biking and horseback-riding day trips (per person $48) as well as overnight horseback riding trips that stay at haciendas or camp along the Inca trail north of Ingapirca. Also Cajas and Amazon tours. Three-hour Cuenca city tours costs about $15. The center has maps and luggage storage.
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Tours
Tours English-speaking Humberto Chica, at Cabañas Yanuncay guesthouse, organizes day trips and overnight tours to Cajas, the southern Oriente and other areas. Tours are small and personal.
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Amazing Grace (Language School)
Amazing Grace (Language School). Especially good for advanced students. Cuenca's a wonderful place to study Spanish. Most language schools charge per hour for one-to-one classes.
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Full Day Tour to National Park of Cajas with Lunch
7 hours (Departs Cuenca, Ecuador)
by Viator
Take a guided day trip from Cuenca to Cajas National Park enjoying a breathtaking hike, encompassing over 250 lakes and stunning fauna and flora. Popular amon…
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Full Day Tour to Gualaceo and Chordeleg with Lunch
7 hours (Departs Cuenca, Ecuador)
by Viator
If you're into arts and crafts, this is the tour for you! You'll travel from Cuenca, visiting two villages known specifically for their incredibly creative hand…
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Cuenca City Tour
4 hours (Departs Cuenca, Ecuador)
by Viator
Come and experience Cuenca, the 'Athens of Ecuador'. On this comprehensive city tour by coach. You'll see all the highlights of this spectacular city and learn …
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Tinamu Tours
A recommended agency that rents camping gear, conducts tours all over the region, and offers parapenting (tandem hang-gliding) trips ($48).
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Abraham Lincoln Cultural Center
Cuenca's a wonderful place to study Spanish. Most language schools charge per hour for one-to-one classes.
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Expediciones Apullacta
A big operation that organizes day tours to Ingapirca, Cajas and the Chordeleg area, among other sites.
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Centro de Estúdios Interaméricanos
A nonprofit school offering drop-in and/or long-term courses in Spanish, Quichua and Portuguese.
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Cuenca Arrival Transfer
Varies (Departs Cuenca, Ecuador)
by Viator
There is no easier way to start your visit to the cultural Mecca of Ecuador. Book your transfer now and save yourself time, money and the hassles involved in ge…Not LP reviewed
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Cuenca Departure Transfer
Varies (Departs Cuenca, Ecuador)
by Viator
Heading home? Or on to a new destination? Spent time exploring all the heritage and cultural wonders that Cuenca has to offer and ready to get yourself to the a…Not LP reviewed
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