Quito Magico a History Journey Flavors and Legends

3–5 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

Quito is a magical city, surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, full of history, art and gastronomy. If you want to know the city from a local perspective this would be the perfect experience for you, you will learn from the social, political and economic context of the city, the art that surprises on every corner, while enjoying the traditional food of the city and learning Spanish and kiwcha.

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At a glance

Duration: 3–5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Tefa

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–10 years) · Youth (11–14 years) · Adults (15–59 years) · Seniors (60–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Tasting Paccari chocolate, cinnamon, traditional candies, exotic fruits, paila ice cream and Ecuadorian snacks (wind empanada, Morocho or pristine)

Not included

Not included: Meals: In case you want to consume some kind of food or drink in the central market
Not included: Gratuities: The tip is optional and not included in the tour price

Itinerary

Plaza San Blas

3 min Admission included

Meeting point
Mercado Central

40 min

Tasting exotic fruits, traditional and clean food (indigenous tradition to clean up bad energy)
Basilica del Voto Nacional

30 min Admission not included

The best view of Quito, and one of the tallest churches in South America, a bar inside and a 360 view from the condor tower, did you know it is the church of the end of the world?
Stop 4

5 min Admission included

Tasting of the most famous cocktail in Quito (Canelazo)
Museo Camilo Egas

20 min

Did you know that it was forbidden to paint indigenous people in Ecuador? Camilo Egas was the first artist to paint an indigenous man as the protagonist of a painting...
Catedral Metropolitana de Quito

7 min Admission not included

Baroque art with pagan symbols
Palacio Arzobispal

40 min

Tasting of caramels, drinks, snacks of the Sierra del País, and Andalusian patio
Stop 8

Passing by

Of the most modern buildings in the city
Monumento a los Heroes del 10 de Agosto

7 min

Massacre due to Quito's first independence
Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande)

5 min

Monument of independence
El Palacio de Gobierno

7 min Admission not included

President's office, and the area where a major assassination happened
Centro Cultural Metropolitano

Passing by

Art focused on social protest
El Sagrario

5 min

Monuments with indigenous physical characteristics
Antiguo Banco Central del Ecuador

Passing by

Production area of the country's original currency before dollarization
Fundacion Iglesia de la Compania

25 min

Golden Church
Plaza de San Francisco

10 min

We will visit the most important square Quito, and here we will taste traditional paila ice cream in more traditional form, ice cream with cream cheese and cheese, have you tried it before?
Paccari Casas De Experiencias

40 min Admission included

The most famous chocolate brand in the whole country, the representative of the Spanish boat and the one that opened the doors to the international market, here we will have a chocolate destination.
Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco

40 min Admission not included

Here we will visit the oldest and most important church in artistic techniques in the country, did you know that in the convent there is the oldest brewery in the Americas?