Cultural Walking Tour in Loja: Explore South America's Eco-Friendly Capital of Music
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Loja

Loja is renowned as the ‘Cradle of Artists’, the greenest city on the South American continent, and is also hailed as the Music Capital. Loja is recognized as a place to delight in historical richness, cultural experiences, gastronomy, and the natural world. This excursion is crafted to present all these aspects to you within a few hours.

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • San Francisco Church - Get to know the architecture, culture, history, and people of Loja from our knowledgeable and passionate bilingual tour guides. Enjoy this culturally rich experience while hearing about the best hidden parts of our city’s local history. You will also get the best recommendations for free concerts, art exhibitions, and additional cultural events in Loja: Ecuador’s \
What's Included
  • Guided by an experienced instructor
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Gratuities
Location
Plaza de Santo Domingo
Simón Bolívar
Go to the Plaza de Santo Domingo and look for the person with the T shirt or jacket with Life in Loja logo
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sallieannb2021
Feb 1, 2024
A very engaging walking tour - We were so happy with Jonathon's walking tour. He's knowledgeable, passionate, and engaged with the lovely city of Loja. We enjoyed the histories he shared, as well the museums and statues. I highly recommend his tour, especially at the beginning of your visit to help set the stage for your enjoyment of Loja. Thank you, Jonathon.
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Jamie_m
Jan 16, 2024
Great tour - Great tour. Got a great insight into loja. We were able to get a great coffee tasting experience, see the city's windmills, and see other cultural sights. Plus we were able to try guinea pig for the first time!
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Ibontobes
Dec 26, 2023
Excellent way to get to know Loja - The tour was excellent. A lot of historical information that allowed us to better understand Loja, as well as many interesting and fun curiosities. Highly recommended
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Marge
Dec 14, 2023
Excellent guide - Jonathan was highly recommended by friends who had toured Loja with him. The two of us had only a couple of hours, but we were so glad to be able to do the Cultural Walking Tour of Loja with him. Jonathan has excellent English language skills and he’s very knowledgeable about Ecuador and its history. You can tell that Jonathon loves Loja and is passionate about the city and all the city does for its people, both culturally and environmentally. We very much enjoyed the 2 hours we spent with and would highly recommend him as a guide.
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Laurafg4494pt
Jun 1, 2023
BEST TOURS, SO MUCH FUN! - Jona is the BEST tour guide! For my husband's birthday, we visited Loja for a week. Jona took us on tours of Saraguro, Cera, Taquil, and surrounding areas. It was SO much fun! He is VERY knowledgeable about each city/town and its history. Jona is kind, thoughtful, and considerate of everyone's specific needs and preferences while touring. He also knows the locals, which helps give a truly unique and memorable experience. I cannot say enough good things about him. HIRE HIM! You won't regret it, I promise! We are already planning to return soon and do more adventures with Jona! :)
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Mibzmom
May 23, 2023
Life in Loja is amazing! - Amazing experience. I highly recommend taking any of Jona's tours. We took three different tours with him while visiting Loja. He is a wealth of information and extremely knowledgeable about Loja and the surrounding areas. Loved the tours and would happily do more tours with him. Excellent!
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Rachel
Apr 11, 2023
Great walking tour of Loja with Jonathan - We were visiting Loja for a long weekend and decided to sign up for the walking tour. We are really glad that we did! Jonathan was an amazing guide and we learned much about the city and its people. We were impressed with Loja's efforts to be environmentally friendly with recycling, buried electric lines, and windmills. Jonathan was also very knowledgeable about the history of Ecuador and we learned more on his tour than we expected. We appreciated his very good English language skills as it was easy to understand him. Jonathan pointed out his favorite coffee shops and cafes during the walk, some of which we visited after our tour and enjoyed. We would highly recommend a visit to Loja and this tour!
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Companion50799932976
Feb 19, 2023
Essential Loja experience - Tremendous tour. Jonathan has a deep and nuanced understanding of Loja's history and culture. I generally don't go in for these things. Don't skip this tour
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Tamaradz6662ue
Feb 7, 2023
Walking tour of Loja is the best! - Thank you Jonathan for a fantastic tour of your city. Your knowledge of the history and community is unparalleled. We hope to visit again in future.
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Stephenmcnair
Oct 1, 2022
Great Loja tour and coffee farm tour. - Great walking tour of Loja with Jona. Jona knows Loja very well and our family really enjoyed learning about his beautiful home city. Jona is very flexible and will ensure that everyone enjoys. We also did a super coffee farm tour in Vilcabamba with Jona that was also a lot of fun and he took us to a lovely hidden river restaurant. Jona is very friendly and helpful and is a wealth of knowledge about visiting and living in Ecuador. Jona also gave us a tour of the different residential areas in Loja. Many Thanks Jona for all your help and look forward to seeing you again soon, Hasta Luego Steve
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