Cuenca
3 days Tour
UNESCO World Heritage City
Beautiful Cuenca
Departures Sept 21 to 23 or Sept 27 to 29
Cuenca, a UNESCO World Heritage City, is an Andean treasure filled with colonial architecture, art, exceptional gastronomy, museums and vibrant culture.
This 3-day / 2-night program showcases the city’s finest highlights, as well as the most important archaeological site in Ecuador: Ingapirca.
Day 1
Cuenca’s history, art & heritage
Flight Quito – Cuenca (not included).
Transfer to Hotel Victoria.
Breakfast.
Monastery of Las Conceptas
16th-century religious complex with sacred art museum.
Calderón Park & New Cathedral
Historic center with iconic blue domes and monumental architecture.
San Luis Monastery
Historic cloister inhabited for more than a century
Dr. Sojos Pharmacy – Old-fashioned sodaz
Heritage apothecary with original boticas and soda demonstration.
Old Cathedral
One of Cuenca’s oldest temples, now a museum.
Lunch at Los Tiestos
One of the most famous restaurants in Cuenca.
Todos los Santos
Archaeological and religious area with Cañari and Inca remains.
Pumapungo Museum
Archaeological complex and museum explaining
Cañari and Inca culture.
Illescas Sculpture Workshop
Visit the workshop of master sculptor Eduardo
Illescas.
Return to hotel
Optional dinner.
Day 2
Ingapirca archaeological route
Departure Cuenca – Ingapirca.
Biblián Sanctuary
Neo-gothic temple built on a hill, one of Ecuador’s most beautiful churches.
Ingapirca Archaeological Complex
The most important Inca site in Ecuador:
Temple of the Sun
Ceremonial plaza
Pre-Hispanic roads
Cañari-Inca architecture
Lunch at Posada de Ingapirca.
Return to Cuenca.
Optional dinner.
Day 3
Cuenca artisans & rotary market
Visit to Homero Ortega – Panama Hats Factory
The most renowned toquilla-straw hat factory in the country.
Rotary Market
Traditional craft market with ceramics, textiles and handmade goods.
Artisanal workshops:
• Dorfzaun (fine ceramics)
• Traditional jewelry
• Cuenca artistic ceramics
Lunch at El Mercado Restaurant.
Return to hotel.
Transfer to airport
