POTTERY EXPERIENCE
Immerse yourself in the authentic cuencana pottery experience with our "Pottery Experience" tourist program.
We invite you to do it together!
POTTERY EXPERIENCE
Explore the pottery of Cuenca with our "Pottery Experience" program. Start with a morning class where you will learn pottery techniques with renowned potter Ivan Encalada. Afterwards, enjoy a tour of Cuenca, visiting emblematic places such as the San Sebastian neighborhood, the Immaculate Conception Cathedral and a Toquilla Straw Hat Factory. The day culminates in the Rotary Plaza, known for its handicrafts, including the famous Jatumpamba pottery. A unique cultural experience that combines creativity and exploration, discover it with us and create your own masterpiece!
- 4 hours
- 08h00
INCLUDES
- Bilingual guide
- Tourist transportation
- 1 hour of pottery classes
- Entrance fees to visit sites
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Lunch
- Unspecified items
ITINERARY
The pottery class will take place in the morning. Please note that the piece needs at least three days for the drying and firing process in case the passenger wishes to take the finished piece home.
Before touring the city we will visit the workshop of Mr. Ivan Encalada, who is a well known potter from Cuenca who welcomes us in his colonial style house full of patios, backyards and vegetable gardens. For an hour he will teach us basic techniques for shaping clay and making decorative pieces that vary according to the individual tastes and interests of the participants.
After this experience the visit of the beautiful city of Cuenca includes places like the picturesque and traditional San Sebastian neighborhood, the Museum of Modern Art, Calderon Park (central park), the Plaza de las Flores, the Cathedral of the Sagrario (Old Cathedral), the Immaculate Conception Cathedral (New Cathedral) considered the largest in Latin America. Also included is a visit to a famous Toquilla Straw Hat Factory, where you can observe the elaboration of the finest hats.
We will visit the Rotary Square, famous for the different handicrafts such as basketry, wooden furniture and pottery (the famous pottery made with the ancestral technique of Jatumpamba). This is a place where interaction and conversation mark the human rhythm; where bargaining, rather than price reduction, seeks dialogue, complicity and friendship. At the end of the tour, passengers will be transferred to their hotel.
NOTE: Operation in Private service EVERY DAY except Sunday
IMPORTANT NOTES
- All rates are in U.S. dollars and per person.
- Rates apply throughout the year, except on Ecuadorian holidays.
- Tours for 1 to 3 passengers are conducted with a guide-driver; in case a different service is required, a supplement applies.
- Rates in the itineraries are per person according to the type of room, hotel and activities detailed in this document.
- Rates for jungle programs are per person according to room type and hotel category indicated and include all activities and meals detailed in the itinerary.
- Nights at the hotels indicated in the itineraries include breakfast and taxes.
- If local taxes change, rates will be updated and tour operators will be informed and itineraries updated.
- Outlet Viajes reserves the right to modify itineraries due to unforeseen events or national regulations. Tour operators will be informed and itineraries updated accordingly.
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