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Cooking Class + Market Tour in Downtown Quito
Central Market and Downtown Quito
Duration: 1 day
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$85

About your trip

You will meet your local guide at the main entrance of the Central Market in Quito. He will take you for a tour in the traditional Central Market and surroundings to hunt for fresh local products that you will use during your cooking class. Then you will head to the restaurant which is located in the gardens of a Colonial house in the heart of downtown Quito. The restaurant is inside a traditional Quito house with a fountain and interior patio. During this tour, you will experience life as a local and will learn how to make 3 traditional dishes with a gourmet twist, which you can replicate back home. Get ready for a packed day filled with incredible sights, tastes, and smells. And at the end of it all, you will be able to enjoy the delicious meal you cooked. Highly recommended experience! 

What's included

Market Tour

Guided visit with bilingual local guide who will take you around the market tasting strange fruits and treats.

Walk to Cooking Class

As we head to the cooking class venue we can pass by Independence Square and San Francisco Plaza.

Cooking Class

Cooking class with local chef in a beautiful venue in the gardens of a Colonial house in the heart of Downtown Quito.

Three Course Lunch

You will have a three-course meal which you helped cook.

What's not included

Transportation to Market

If you are staying in Old Town Quito we will pick you up and take you to the market if not I will send you the exact location for the starting point.

Tips

Tips

Cooking Class Tour

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Cooking Class + Market Tour with Andres the owner

Why is this a cool tour?

During the tour, you will experience life as a Quiteño.

• Explore the unique sights, smells, and tastes of one of the oldest and most traditional markets in Quito.

• Learn how to cook a local 3-course meal at a beautiful locale in Old Town Quito.

• Enjoy a delicious meal, great company, and, make new friends in Quito!

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1. Central Market and Downtown Quito

Central Market and Downtown Quito

About your organizer

We are locals with tons of travel experience in Ecuador. We will guide you with our know how and will help create a perfect travel plan for you! We have years of experience working with tourism in Ecuador. We have worked with independent travelers, groups, B2Bs, Peace Corps volunteers and exclusive luxury travelers. Contact us for true local advice. We speak perfect English and are always happy to email or get on the phone and chat about anything that comes up. Galapagos Connoisseur Team

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