Full day private tour Quito: Equator & Old town plus transport

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  We will have chance to appreciate the crater of Pululahua´s Volcano and the natural reserve for floral species, we will enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the volcano and learn about the history behind the eruption of it and the communities that used to live besides.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Intinan Equator Museum

  In this interactive museum we will learn about the effects of living at the Equator, the only place in which we can see the northern star and the southern cross constellations at the same sky, also we will learn about the Coriolis effect which affects the movement of the water, besides that we will have a brief tour of the 4 unique biomes in the Ecuador, Highlands, Coast, Rainforest, and insular region (Galapagos)

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Mitad Del Mundo

  The famous monument that marks the Equator and gives the name to the country, the emblematic monument of mitad del Mundo a must see attraction at the city

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Basilica del Voto Nacional

  The basilica of National vow, the highest church in Ecuador our first stop at the historic center of the city of Quito offers a beautiful panoramic of the whole city of Quito, here we will learn about the only neogothic church at the old town and apprecciate its great dimensions

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5

  This is the convent of one of the 4 close order congregations at the historic center of the city of Quito, we will learn a little bit the history of the congregation and how they live inside the structure

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Know as the spookiest place in the old town part, its doors and fancy walls hide a tragic mystery that we will unravel, here we will learn about the occult story behind the place in which the highest ranks of the military forces in the Ecuador had their social meetings

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7

  The Cacao is a top product for exportation in Ecuador and its consumption in the country can be dated back to thousands of years in the past, in the museum republica del cacao we will have the chance to taste a little bit the Ecuadorian cacao this is a free taste and it is optional

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Palacio Arzobispal

  An emblematic structure at the old town part of the city Quito this place was the main building for the Spanish government in the villa at the 15th century

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande)

  The main Square of the city of Quito here we will learn about the history of the foundation of the city and also see the structures that marked the beginning of the city and appreciate the statue constructed to commemorate the first proclamation of independence in the Hispanic American territory

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10

  The most important church in the whole Ecuadorian territory here we will appreciate one of the first churches constructed at the villa of Quito we will learn about the most famous architectonic style of construction at the historic center: The baroque

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  El Sagrario

  the main chapel of the cathedral church, here we will have the chance to enter to the church and appreciate how religion is celebrated in the city

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  Fundacion Iglesia de la Compania

  Considered by many people as the most beautiful church at the historic center of the city of Quito the church has an impressive façade and unique details worth of appreciation

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 13
  Antiguo Banco Central del Ecuador

  The first economic administration in the history of the Ecuador here we will learn a little bit about the economic history of the country and how it has changed throughout the years

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14
  Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco

  The most famous church at the whole old town part of the city, here we will appreciate a unique church that mixes many schools of architecture and also learn about the most popular legend at the villa of Quito

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15

  This structure was the first hospital in the Ecuador and worked for almost 500 years we will learn a little about the history of the structure and how it managed to work for so many years

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16
  Calle La Ronda

  The last stop at the guided tour, the bohemian street La Ronda where people used to go to pass their good times we will learn about the history of the street and also of the origins of the most famous music genera in Ecuador, The pasillo

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• not recommended for people with lung diseases

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