Tour Quilotoa
Departures
Friday
Duration
Full day
Activity
Medium
Pickup
07h05
Hosted in
English, Spanish
Tour Quilotoa
What you'll do
- Shalalá look point
- Trekking to the Quilotoa Lagoon
- Artisan Workshop in Tigua
- Visit to the Toachi River Canyon
Itinerary
Pick Up
07h05
Boulevar Naciones Unidas
Av. Shyris y Av. Naciones Unidas
How to get
07h25
La Mariscal / Plaza Foch
Reina Victoria entre Calama y Mariscal Foch Parada #3 Quito Tour Bus
How to get
07h50
El Quinde Visitors Center
Calle Venezuela y Espejo. Plaza Grande
How to get
Visit the Shalalá and Quilotoa viewpoint
The beginning of the lagoon of Quilotoa is Shalala viewpoint, a space built in 2014, with sustainable materials, that allows to contemplate the beauty of nature from 3900 meters above sea level
Hike and visit the Quilotoa Lagoon
The crater of the dormant volcano forms a bowl that collects the azure waters of the lagoon. Its color is due to the accumulation of sulfur. According to legend, this was the scene of the battle between the Quilotoa gods who lived on the surface and Toachi, who was under the lake, because that aroused envy the ability of the first to reflect the color of the sky
Visit a crafts workshop in the Community of Tigua
Color is the protagonist of the stories that narrate the crafts of Tigua, works that are manufactured by the community of the same name. These paintings bear geometric and figurative forms, typical of the pre-Columbian and colonial times respectively
Lookout
Toachi Canyon Lookout
The Toachi River Canyon covers almost 30 kilometers in length with a drop of 100 meters, offers an unusual Andean landscape as a result of the eruptions of the Quilotoa volcano
Indications
What to bring
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Scarf
- Jacket
- Hiking shoes
- Camera
- Sunscreen
Includes
- Tourist Transport
- Bilingual Guide (Esp – Eng)
- Entrance the Shalalá Lookout
- Entrance to the Quilotoa Lagoon
- Visit the Tigua crafts workshop
- Visit the Toachi River Canyon
- Lunch
- Mini snack
- Almuerzo
- Mini Box Lunch
Not includes
- Other details not specified
- Tips
Cuidemos nuestras áreas protegidas recuerda las 3R: Reducir, Reutilizar, Reciclar
Location
Prices
Adults
-
13 to 64 years
Special
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Children (-12) adults (+65) and people with disabilities
