OUR TOURS
Cable car – Mitad del Mundo – Museum of Guayasamín.
FULL DAY
Description:
This tour begins its tour with the first stop at the Quito cable car, which is located on the Pichincha volcano. As you ascend, you can go observing the city of Quito and the imposing hills and snowcaps of the Andean alley in a route of more than 2,500 meters in less than 20 minutes, on the top there are several hiking trails or the service is also offered of horseback riding, where you can see vegetation of paramo and animals like llamas.
Our second stop is La Mitad del Mundo, this is a small citadel crossed by the equator that connects the Northern Hemisphere with the Southern Hemisphere. We found several attractions such as the Equatorial monument of latitude 0, the museum on the indigenous stenography of Ecuador also a small replica of a Spanish colonial city called “Middle of the World City”.
Finally we finish this tour in the museum of contemporary art of Guyasamin, here we will find murals that speak and proclaim the cultural, social and political values not only of Ecuador but of America, without doubt one of the most emblematic works of the teacher Guayasamin is “ The Chapel of Man ”monument that arises in response to the need to pay tribute to the human being, to his people, to his identity. It is a space that invites reflection on the history of our South American peoples.
Itinerario
- 08H00 – Breakfast·
- 09H00 – Departure to the Cable Car·
- 10:20 AM – Ascent in the cabins, 20 minutes·
- 10h40 – 11h20 Tour of the viewpoints·
- 11:20 am – Descent in the cabins, 20 minutes·
- 11:40 AM – Departure to the Middle of the World·
- 12H40-13H40 – Tour of the Intiñan Monument and Museum·
- 1:40 PM- 2:40 PM – Lunch·
- 2:40 PM – Departure to the Guayasamín Museum·
- 16H00-17h30 Tour of the museum
- 17:30 Return to the hotel
Churches of the Historical Center - Panecillo - Handcraft Market.
FULL DAY
Description:
The Historic Center of Quito is a large sector of the city that was raised over the ashes of what was the capital of the northern half of the Inca empire.
Let yourself be impressed by the best preserved historical center of South America, full of magestusas churches, squares, and monasteries that have earned it the title of World Heritage Site, where you can enjoy its traditional art, its Latin American culture, its gastronomy. making it a true relic of America.
The tour begins with a visit to the Basilica, its stone gargoyles welcome us. From here you can see all the churches of the historic center, then go through the theater square and San Agustin and continue with a walk around the large square, where we can see the Cathedral, the Archbishopric, the monument of independence and the Palace Carondelet, also called Presidential Palace, the tour continues along the street of the seven crosses where the Tabernacle is visited, the church of the Company famous for the gold that adorns its halls, Numismatic Museum, the church of San Francisco, the square of Santo Domingo, La Ronda, the oldest street in Quito where you can enjoy the traditional paila ice cream, handmade sweets and the famous old coffee shops, the tour continues along Rocafuerte street where the city museum and the arch of the queen , after that visit the Panecillo from where you can see the north and south of the city, you can also visit one of the great icons, because there you are ntra the monument of the Winged Virgin, also known as a virgin of Quito, and finally we will visit the artisanal marking, which is the largest reference of Ecuadorian crafts, has 194 stores of an infinity of products made by hand and with raw materials that are still prepared using ancestral indigenous techniques, you will find among fabrics, embroidery, hats, leather bags, silver jewelry and a variety of handicrafts made with seeds, especially brought from the Ecuadorian Amazon, as well as indigenous musical instruments such as quenas, Rondadores and ocarinas.
Itinerario
- 08H00 Breakfast
- 09H00 – 10H00 Basilica of the National Vow
- 10h15 – 10h45 La Merced Church
- 10H55 – 11H10 Plaza Grande
- 11H15 – 11H30 Cathedral
- 11:45 – 12:00 Society of Jesus
- 12H00 – 12H30 San Francisco
- 13H00 – 14H00 Lunch
- 14h20-15h20 Muffin
- 15H40 -16H40 Craft Market
- 4:40 PM Return to the hotel
Tour Cotopaxi.
FULL DAY
Description:
While you arrive you can observe the majestic volcano in the distance until you reach the path of the volcanoes, travel the moon a similar space by the fall of rocks, then know the different trees that are next to the description that a guide shows you and ascend to the First refuge If you are one of the people who enjoy mountaineering with your team, you can ascend more and climb the slopes of the volcano.
Itinerario
- 07H00 Breakfast
- 08h00 departure to Cotopaxi
- 10h00 Entrance to Cotopaxi National Park
- 10h30 Ascent to the refuge
- 13h00 Descent
- 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Lunch
- 15:30 Limpiopungo Lagoon
- 16h45 Return
Mindo
FULL DAY
Description
It is a town that is located two hours to the northwest of the city of Quito, located in the Ecuadorian highlands but with an Amazonian soul, due to its humid tropical climate, characteristic of the cloud forest that is home to hundreds of bird species, exceeding the number found throughout North America.
Mindo is a destination for lodges, wooden houses and bamboo for all types of tourists, offering quality tourist services immersed in nature accompanied by adventure activities of all kinds.
This destination offers the famous chocolate tour that includes an experience in terms of the production and mismatch of seven different types of chocolate, which is known throughout the world to come from the best variety of aroma cocoa.
Itinerario
- 08H00 – Breakfast
- 09H00 – 09H30 Pululahua Crater
- 10:30 – 11:30 Tarabita Activity
- 12H00 – 13H00 Adventure activity (canopy)
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
- 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Natali Orchid Garden and Butterfly Garden
- 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Chocolate Tour
- 17H00 – Return
Otavalo
FULL DAY
Description:
Also known as the “Capital of handicrafts of Ecuador”, it is located two hours north of Quito in the province of Imbabura, offering the possibility of enjoying beautiful landscapes, knowing its ethnic diversity, discovering ancestral customs and admiring ingenuity in The design of textiles.
Our second stop is La Mitad del Mundo, this is a small citadel crossed by the equator that connects the Northern Hemisphere with the Southern Hemisphere. We found several attractions such as the Equatorial monument of latitude 0, the museum on the indigenous stenography of Ecuador also a small replica of a Spanish colonial city called “Middle of the World City”.
Finally we finish this tour in the museum of contemporary art in Guyasamin, here we will find murals that speak and proclaim the cultural, social and political values not only of Ecuador but of America, without doubt one of the most emblematic works of the master Guayasamin is “ The Chapel of Man ”monument that arises as a response to the need to pay tribute to the human being, his people, his identity. It is a space that invites reflection on the history of our South American peoples.
Itinerario
- 08H00 – Breakfast
- 08H30 – Departure
- 10H30 – Lake San Pablo
- 11H30 – Peguche
- 12h30 – Lunch
- 1:30 PM “LOS POCHOS MARKET”
- 15H00 – Cuicocha Lagoon
- 16H00 – Return to the Hotel
Quilotoa
FULL DAY
Description:
The Quilotoa lagoon located in the province of Cotopaxi, is part of the Ilinizas Ecological Reserve and is one of the most beautiful volcanic lagoons in the world, which is located within the crater of the Quilotoa volcano, whose caldera is almost nine kilometers diameter. It has a greenish-blue tone due to the minerals and calm waters that attract lovers of landscape photography.
You can perform activities such as: horseback riding, kayaking, trecking, hiking and camping. The climate fluctuates between 12 ℃ – 15 ℃ and is at a height of 3800 meters above sea level.
Itinerario
- 07H30 – Breakfast
- 08H00 – Departure
- 11H30 – 14H00 Quilotoa Lagoon
- 14H00 – 15H00 Lunch
- 15H15 – 16H00 Community of Tigua
- 16H00 – Return
Papallacta
FULL DAY
Descripción
This place is located between two volcanoes, Cayambe and Antisana, among its attractions we have the hot springs that descend from these two volcanoes with temperatures between 30o C to 70o C, medicinal waters conducive to provide a deep relaxation, in addition to all the benefits for the body and the mind, all this while enjoying the surroundings of the most beautiful landscape of its stops.
This tour also offers a walk along the stoned trails or the visit around the Papallacta lagoon, which was formed by a damming of the Papallacta river, caused by the eruption of the Antisana volcano in the 18th century, according to local legends, the lake is guarded by the “enchanting father”.
Itinerario
- 08H00 – Breakfast
- 09H30 – Laguna Papallacta Viewpoint
- 11:00 am – Papallacta hot springs interpretation center
- 12h30 – Lunch
- 1:30 pm – Papallacta Hot Springs
- 16H00 – Return
