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Quito City Tours
Quito is the home to beautiful cathedrals, elegant old mansions, interesting museums, plazas and parks, and is filled with street markets selling a wealth of Ecuadorian jewels, arts and crafts. This wonderful spring-like climate is dominated by mountains, with several snow-capped volcanoes standing majestically in the distance. It was also declared the third most important world cultural heritage site in Latin America, by UNESCO.
About a 30 minute drive north lies the invisible line called the Equator, and also the famous monument, Mitad del Mundo, where you can have one foot in either hemisphere.
City
Tour in Quito Drive around
the colonial center of Quito and see the stone-carved facade of
Ecuador’s House of Congress depicting scenes from Ecuadorian
history; Independence Square, with the Presidential Palace and
the Cathedral. Visit the church of La Compañia (1605),
with its breathtaking gilded altars, considered the finest example
of baroque art in America and the church and monastery of San
Francisco (1535). For a panoramic view of Ecuador’s capital
city we go to the top of Panecillo Hill.Prices per
person on private services:
Prices 2008 per person:
2 people:
$46
More than
2 people: $41
*Includes all entrance tickets and private transportation with an English speaking guide.
City
Tour in Quito with “Mitad del Mundo”
(Middle of the
World)
Drive around
the colonial center of Quito and see the stone-carved facade of
Ecuador’s House of Congress depicting scenes from Ecuadorian history;
Independence Square, with the Presidential Palace and the Cathedral.
Visit the church of La Compañia (1605), with its breathtaking
gilded altars, considered the finest example of baroque art in
America and the church and monastery of San Francisco (1535).
For a panoramic view of Ecuador’s capital city we go to the top
of Panecillo Hill.
Our country, needless to say, owes its name
to the Equatorial Line which crosses it 15 minutes to the north
of Quito. There you find a monument marking latitude 0º 00` 00”,
a unique place where you can literally get a picture of yourself
jumping from north to south of the planet. This tour includes
a visit to the Ethnographic Museum on site. Certificates are awarded
to visitors who take part in this adventure.
Prices 2008 per person:
2 people:
$72
More than
2 people: $55
*Includes all entrance tickets and private transportation with an English speaking guide.
City
Tour in Quito with “Mitad del Mundo”
(Middle of the
World) & Lunch
Drive around
the colonial center of Quito and see the stone-carved facade of
Ecuador’s House of Congress depicting scenes from Ecuadorian history;
Independence Square, with the Presidential Palace and the Cathedral.
Visit the church of La Compañia (1605) and monastery of San Francisco (1535).
For a panoramic view of Ecuador’s capital city we go to the top
of Panecillo Hill.
Our country, needless to say, owes its name
to the Equatorial Line which crosses it 15 minutes to the north
of Quito. There you find a monument marking latitude 0º 00` 00”,
a unique place where you can literally get a picture of yourself
jumping from north to south of the planet. This tour includes
a visit to the Ethnographic Museum on site. Certificates are awarded
to visitors who take part in this adventure.
Prices 2008 per person:
2 people:
$94
More than
2 people: $79
*Includes lunch, all entrance tickets and private transportation with an English speaking guide.
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