Private Tour in Quito + Middle of the World

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Quito

  Passengers will be picked up from their hotel and taken to the Basilica Church, which is where our tour begins.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Our guide will give a general explanation from outside the church, then if passengers wish, they will be able to enter the towers. The Basilica of the National Vow is a neo-Gothic religious building in the historic center of Quito. Due to its dimensions and style, it was considered the largest neo-Gothic temple in America, in addition to being the tallest religious temple in Latin America until 2017. It is located in the area known as Santa Prisca, on Carchi and Venezuela streets, next to the convent. of the Oblate fathers.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Quito

  Passengers will be transferred from the Basilica Church to Independence Square.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande)

  Plaza Grande is the main square of the capital, the political and historical center of Ecuador, and the symbolic seat of the president of Ecuador. It is the reference point for the height of the city, located at 2818 m above sea level. n. m. Its main feature is the Independence Monument, dedicated to the heroes of independence on August 10, 1809, a date remembered as the First Cry of Spanish-American Independence, which stands in the center.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Fundacion Iglesia de la Compania

  Our guide will give you a general explanation from outside the church and if passengers wish, they will be able to enter and a local guide will give them more details. The Company is one of the largest tourist attractions in the city and an invaluable heritage, both artistic and economic, for the country due to its rich architecture and internal ornamentation, completely covered with gold sheets.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 6
  Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco

  We will visit the Plaza de San Francisco, this is the largest square in the historic center of Quito, it is dominated by the imposing façade of the Church and Convent of San Francisco, from which it takes its name, settling in one of the most representative urban settings. of the city since colonial times, when its central source supplied water to residents for centuries.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Quito

  Our Guide will recommend a typical restaurant in the Historic Center of Quito where you can have time for lunch. (NOT INCLUDED).

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Quito

  Passengers will be transferred from the Historic Center of Quito to Panecillo.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9

  We will visit Panecillo, a natural elevation of 3,000 meters above sea level. Due to its location, it has become the most important natural viewpoint of the city, from which you can appreciate the urban layout of the Ecuadorian capital, from its historic center and towards the northern and southern ends. The Panecillo is crowned by a giant aluminum sculpture of the "Virgin of Quito", created by the Spanish Agustín de la Herrán Matorras, which was based on the work composed by Bernardo de Legarda, one of the most important representatives of the School Quito

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10
  Quito

  Passengers will be transported from Panecillo to the Sitio Intiñan Museum, in the middle of the world.

  50 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11

  The Intiñan Site Museum has an interactive tour for you, where you will learn from the history of our ancestral peoples to the magnificent effects that the sun produces in our solar cylinder. Travel to the past through the centuries-old huts, discover and understand the physical phenomena of the earth with our didactic examples, observe the path of the sun (Intiñan) in the Acoratene, and of course enjoy a natural and privileged environment.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 12
  Quito

  Passengers will be transferred from the Sitio Intiñan Museum to their hotel. End of our services.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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