QUILOTOA ENCHANTED CRATER LAKE
QUILOTOA ENCHANTED CRATER LAKE
9 hours
Trip type
Activity Level
Service Level
Small Group Departure
TRIP OVERVIEW
This full-day cultural tour begins with a visit to a local indigenous market at Saquilisilí or a historic church in Pujilí (Thursday/Sunday). The drive to Laguna Quilotoa displays a beautiful view of the Andean mountains, passing the ancient canyon of Zumbahua and many indigenous towns and farmlands. Before lunch, we will visit a local indigenous home, where you have the opportunity to interact with the inhabitants and perhaps learn some Quichua. The tour includes a hike down into the Laguna Quilotoa, a sparkling emerald lake inside the inactive volcano crater. The return hike takes one hour, or there is the option of renting a mule for $12.
We will arrive back in Quito in the early evening.
Meals included: Lunch.
TRIP ACTIVITIES




This full-day cultural tour begins with a visit to a local indigenous market at Saquilisilí or a historic church in Pujilí (Thursday/Sunday). The drive to Laguna Quilotoa displays a beautiful view of the Andean mountains, passing the ancient canyon of Zumbahua and many indigenous towns and farmlands. Before lunch, we will visit a local indigenous home, where you have the opportunity to interact with the inhabitants and perhaps learn some Quichua. The tour includes a hike down into the Laguna Quilotoa, a sparkling emerald lake inside the inactive volcano crater. The return hike takes one hour, or there is the option of renting a mule for $12.
We will arrive back in Quito in the early evening.
Meals included: Lunch.




What’s Included?
- Private and comfortable transport.
- Bilingual certified AJ guide.
- Fees and entrance to Quilotoa reserve, hike to the lake.
- Lunch
What is not included?
- Tips.
- Souvenirs.
- Optional rent of a horse on the way back up from the lake.
What’s Included?
- Private and comfortable transport.
- Bilingual certified AJ guide.
- Fees and entrance to Quilotoa reserve, hike to the lake.
- Lunch
What is not included?
- Tips.
- Souvenirs.
- Optional rent of a horse on the way back up from the lake.