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A fruit market with various fruits like pineapples, grapes, and dragon fruits. 1
A fruit market with various fruits and vegetables on display. 2
A cluster of ripe, purple fruits hanging from branches with green leaves. 3
A guava fruit with a green exterior and a white interior with seeds. 4
A variety of prickly pear cactus fruits on a wooden surface. 5
By Cook in Fiesta
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$56 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Learn about native fruits, how to eat them and their nutritional value.
    • Guidence from a local expert.
    • Get to know a local market and meet new people

Activity location

    • Quito
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Quito, Ecuador | The exact meeting point will be provided by our booking manager after the purchase, and the chef will meet you there. Please contact us via Whatsapp so we can better coordinate your meeting time and location.
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

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Shared Group Tasting

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Shared Group Tasting

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
AU$56.17 x 1 AdultAU$56.17
Total
Price is AU$56.17
Until Mon, 21 Sept

Shared Group tasting + Market tour

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Shared Group Tasting + 1 hour market tour.

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 AM
Price details
AU$126.38 x 1 AdultAU$126.38
Total
Price is AU$126.38
Until Mon, 21 Sept

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Photos and stories to take home with you
  • Inclusions
    Guided tasting of 15+ tropical and native Mexican fruits
  • Inclusions
    Local guide fluent in English (and passionate about fruit!)
  • Inclusions
    Cultural insights, nutritional info & fun facts
  • Inclusions
    Optional Market tour!
  • Exclusions
    Any other fruit, food or drink outside the tasting you would like to buy...

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

  • Meet your friendly Ecuadorian guide, a true fruit lover, who introduces you to 15–20 exotic varieties. From sweet to tangy, creamy to earthy, you’ll learn how each fruit is grown, when it’s in season, and the cultural stories that keep traditions alive.

    Taste your way through samples like velvety caimito, zesty passionfruit, and caramel-like mamey sapote. Discover ancestral uses for healing, fun preparation tips, and insider tricks on how locals enjoy them, with chilli, lime, or straight from the peel.

    End the experience with a deeper connection to Ecuador’s biodiversity, your taste buds awakened by flavours you’ll never forget.

    Small groups ensure intimacy, and spots fill fast, so reserve today to secure your place in Quito’s most colourful tasting journey.

    Sample Menu

    1. Mango, Juicy and sweet, sprinkled with chilli & lime.
    2. Guava, Tart and fragrant, often used in jams and juices.
    3. Papaya, Soft, orange flesh with musky tropical sweetness.
    4. Tamarind, Tangy pulp inside pods, sweet-sour and refreshing.
    5. Dragon Fruit, Striking colours, crunchy seeds, mildly sweet flesh.
    6. Naranjilla, Zesty, citrusy and floral, unique to the Andes.
    7. Passion Fruit, Tangy, aromatic pulp, bursting with tropical flavour.
    8. Guanábana, Custard-like pulp, sweet-tart and called “the fruit of dreams.”
    9. Caimito, Silky, jelly-like texture with vanilla notes.

    What makes this activity unique?

    What sets this experience apart is Ecuador itself, one of the most biodiverse fruit regions on Earth, where the Andes and Amazon converge.

    You won’t just taste unusual flavours; you’ll uncover the living heritage of farmers, healers, and families who have relied on these fruits for centuries.

    Unlike typical food tours, this journey reveals ancestral uses, seasonal rhythms, and the surprising ways fruits shape medicine, rituals, and everyday life.

    Each group is intentionally small (max 8) to keep the tasting intimate, and seasonal harvests mean no two experiences are ever the same.

    Many travellers call it the most colourful and eye-opening highlight of their Quito trip, and with our 5-Star Experience Guarantee, you can book with total peace of mind

Location

Activity location

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    • Quito
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Quito, Ecuador | The exact meeting point will be provided by our booking manager after the purchase, and the chef will meet you there. Please contact us via Whatsapp so we can better coordinate your meeting time and location.
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador