Full-Day Tour to Quilotoa Lagoon From Quito with Lunch: Discover Unique Crater Lagoon

Embark on a full-day tour from Quito to the breathtaking Quilotoa Lagoon. Explore the indigenous market, visit an indigenous hut, and indulge in a delicious lunch. Don’t miss this unique South American attraction!

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Saquisili - We will visit the Saquisili indigenous market (only on Thursdays). This market is renowned for the sale and exchange of animals, and you’ll also find a variety of local fruits, vegetables, and foods. You’ll have the opportunity to interact with indigenous vendors and make purchases if you wish. Handicrafts are also available here.
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What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
  • Bilingual guide Spanish / English
  • Permits to enter protected areas
What's Not Included
  • Additional snacks and refreshments during the trip
  • Souvenirs
  • Horse rental (Optional 10$)
  • Kayak rental (Optional 5$ - 15 Minutes)
  • Tips
  • Admission to Quilotoa (2$ per person)
Additional Information

On this excursion, we’ll explore the Quilotoa Lagoon, located in the Cotopaxi Province near the town of Pujili. This distinctive tourist site is ranked among the 15 most stunning volcanic crater lagoons globally, a pride of South America. Additionally, our itinerary includes an authentic indigenous market, a traditional hut, amongst other sites. This…

Location
Plaza Foch
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Zinovy_d
Dec 23, 2024
A Nice day at Quilotoa lagoon - About 2.5 hrs in total at Quilotoa. About 45 minutes to decent and about 1.5 hrs to get back up Not much time for boating at the lake. Pretty cold at the lake level. If you are planning to use a horse to return back up, the horse I had really struggled. So, if you are like me 80-90 kg plus the backpack, it could be a problem. I chose to get off the horse about 1/3 of the way up and struggled back up the rest of the way under my own steam. It is quite steep.
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Daniel_t
Dec 18, 2024
Heavy hike to the beautiful place - It was great in many ways. I got to see and learn a bit about Ecuador. Make sure to have many one dollar coins for small purchases and tips to indigenous people. Why I can't give 5 stars is that I was disappointed that there were no horses available and I had to hike up the Quilotoa. The hike up took me about 40-45 minutes and hiking down was probably 20-30 minutes. So having the two hour time there, was quite inefficient. I still believe that horses could have been arranged with prepayments and so forth but that was not the case. The guide David was very kind and did everything to make the trip as good as possible so great thanks to him.
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