Quilotoa Loop: Hike 2 Days / 1 Night PRIVATE Trip

Departure from Quito long the avenue of the volcanoes and passing through some indigenous villages until to get to a huge turquoise lake snuggled into the remains of an ancient volcano, this is Quilotoa Lake. Once here there several trails but if you are a really lover nature hiking around the crater is a great options as this nice walk that constantly goes up and down and takes you all around the crater. You are sure to not miss a single angle of its beauty.

After breakfast we ready for this hike. This first part of the hike consists of following this dirt road down to the bottom around the loop with some trails along the way as shortcuts. This first part of the hike consists of following this dirt road down to the bottom around the loop with some trails along the way as shortcuts. Then start descending to the plateau of the small indigenous village Huayama, once here it is really easy to feel the climate and scenery change dramatically, even close to the Toachi River. The whole trail lasts from 4 to 5 hours until to get to Chugchilan is a well known destination for hikers and a typical mountain region village in Ecuador. The trips ends with the transportation to back to Quito or you may continue to the South of Ecuador such as Baños town or Riobamba town with an extra cost.