Quilotoa Lagoon Day Trip from Quito

We booked this tour while we were in Quito, a spur of the moment choice, we were concerned about the duration. What we found, however, was that the scenery on the drive was fascinating, the stop off to meet an Andean Indian family was most interesting too. When we arrived at Quilotoa our guide, Daniel, who was excellent, had us close our eyes and make our way to the overlook then open them to get the full effect of the view, which was amazing. The trail down to the crater lake is strenuous so I opted to ride down on a mule, and back up on a horse, both quite exciting and cost 10 each way. I have to say the excursion was one of the high spots of our visit to the Beautiful country of Ecuador

More than expected, thanks to our incredible guide Alphonso. Spectacular views and fun riding the mules.

This tour was amazing and our tour guide Alfonso gave us all the information we needed.

Excellent tour! Our guide Dante was friendly, flexible and knowledgable. Meeting the indigenous family was wonderful and the hike down to the lagoon with the donkey ride up in the rain was unforgettable! We highly recommend this tour.

Great day trip from Quito with splendid landscape on the way and a beautiful crater lake at the end. Beware that the hike back up from Quilotoa lagoon to the rim of the crater is strenuous, so you might consider riding back on a horse costs extra, about USD 10 per horse. Our guide was very nice and fluent in English. Lunch was so so, but our guide was courteous enough to ask about food preferences before hand.