Quito in a Day: Old Town, Middle of the World & Cable Car

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About this activity

The best tour in Quito city. Your feet in both hemispheres. The center of the earth where the sun appears naked. Place yourself an egg on the head of a nail. Lose pounds by standing on the equatorial line. Make a video about the Coriolis effect. Learn more about the Pre-Inca ethnic groups that inhabited these territories. Explore the Intiñan Museum. See the city from the clouds (check weather conditions). This tramway was built in 2005 by French engineers, giving the city a touch of technology and modernity. The cable car reaches a maximum height of 4,000 meters.

Explore the Quito colonial architecture. The most praised colonial center in Americas. Visit La Plaza Grande, La Compañía de Jesús, Quito´s most prominent convent, La Ronda street. The beautiful colonial city of Quito is just a step away from your memories. Quito Unesco City.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 12 people
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Galapagos My World

Ages: Children (5–11 years) · Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–64 years) · Seniors (65–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Pick-up from the hotel
Included: Itinerary according to the description
Included: Guide/Driver with private transportation

Not included

Not included: Travel insurance
Not included: Meals
Not included: Tips

Itinerary

TeleferiQo Quito

1 h 30 min Admission included

Climbing up to the sky: (2,800 msl / 9,186 feet)

You will be picked-up from the hotel. The first visit is in the morning to get the cable car, after 20-minute ride in the cabin, we get off from it to do a hike in the mountains until to arrive in a swing of the clouds. Usually, from this point, we have a mesmerizing view of the Quito city. Good place to take pictures or just enjoy nature on the western Andes. The entire Avenue of the Volcanoes can be spotted from the highs, especial in the months from July and September. The Quito cable car or TeleferiQo is open Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. And, Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Intinan Equator Museum

2 hours Admission included

Jump up on the equator line: (2,439 msl / 8,001 feet)

The second point of visit is the Equator Line in the famous Intiñan museum. Built in 1989, around a couple of centuries-old huts, and as a way to rescue the culture of the equinoctial peoples and the Lulumbamba indigenous people (San Antonio de Pichincha).

In addition, to get information the equatorial line, you can see and perform experiments that demonstrate how the earth's forces work on the center of the earth, such as the Coriolis effect.

Bring your passport to be stamped with the symbol of the middle of the world.

This place is considering the real Equator Line.
Quito Old Town

3 hours Admission not included

Walking tour in the old town of Quito:

At this point of the day, it is important to do a lunch break in one of the popular restaurants by the Plaza Grande. You can try a special locro de papas (potato soup) one of the popular dishes in Quito. After this, we can continue our tour to learn more about the first UNESCO city in the World, declared in 1978.
Stop 4

1 h 30 min Admission included

One of the most beautiful churches in the world for its baroque architecture. Also known as the golden church. A true gem of Quito. The guide will explain you about the historiography of the church, the year it was built, who built it and when the work was finished, the techniques used for decoration, and many more facts.