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Gastronomic and Cultural Walking Tour of Quito with Tastings
Quito, Ecuador
$40
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Overview
The Gastronomic and Cultural Walking Tour of Quito offers a delightful mix of history, culture, and gastronomy. Over the course of 3 hours and 30 minutes, you will uncover the city's hidden wonders and capture stunning photographs to cherish forever.
- 🏛️ Visit the Basilica del Voto Nacional, a Gothic Revival church where your guide will share its rich history, intriguing legends, and details about its unique gargoyles.
- 🎨 Explore the Museo Camilo Egas, an art gallery that showcases the stories and traditions of Ecuador's indigenous groups. (This location may vary depending on the day.)
- 🛍️ Stop by the Nucanchi Shop to taste local snacks, including the famous “dog poop” and roasted corn with brown sugar, a true culinary delight.
- 🥂 Enjoy a shot of either national or non-alcoholic liquor to toast, followed by dancing to indigenous music while donning masks of the iconic “diablo huma.”
- 🥪 Discover Calle de las Siete Cruces, where you might get to taste a unique local sandwich that represents the city's culinary heritage.
- 🍬 Visit a unique spot in Quito known for the best sweets, where you can sample the extraordinary “miscellas,” a must-try treat.
- 🏛️ Capture stunning photos at the Palacio Arzobispal, a colonial house where you can also savor vegetarian or vegan options like “empanadas” or “pristines.”
- 🏞️ At Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande), your guide will narrate the history of Quito and Ecuador while you admire "El Palacio de Gobierno" and "The Cathedral." Learn why Quito is recognized as the "First Cultural Heritage of Humanity."
- 💰 Make a brief stop outside the Antiguo Banco Central del Ecuador to learn about the historical significance of the dollar as Ecuador's currency.
- 🍫 Indulge in a tasting of the finest Ecuadorian chocolate at Yumbos Chocolate, made with premium aroma cocoa and discover its history.
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Gastronomic and Cultural Walking Tour of Quito with Tastings
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Tasting of canelazo - traditional drink with or without alcohol
- Tasting of traditional sweets
- Chocolate tasting
- Empanada, pristine, sanduche, humita, quinbolito
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Meeting point
In the Garcia Moreno Park is in front of the Church La Basilica del Voto Nacional between the streets "Venezuela and Francisco de Caldas"
You will identify your guide by a cap, bracelet or pin with the word “TuristiK”
Return details
The tour ends in the Plaza de San Francisco, with a chocolate tasting.
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Basilica del Voto NacionalThe Gothic Revival church similar to Notre Dame, where our guide will explain its history, legend and gargoyles.
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Museo Camilo EgasAn art gallery where they will learn about some of the stories, traditions and ideologies of the indigenous groups of Ecuador. (DEPENDING ON THE DAY THIS PLACE MAY OR NOT BE OPEN)
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Nucanchi ShopA unique and special craft shop in the city, we will taste some local snacks such as the famous “dog poop, roasted corn with brown sugar” We’ll also take a shot of a national or non-alcoholic liquor to toast and then dance to indigenous music while wearing the masks of the most famous character “diablo huma”
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Calle de las Siete CrucesDepending on the day, you can taste a sandwich, each city has a sandwich with something special, come and find out why our sandwiches are special and unique
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Unique place in Quito, because it has the best sweets in the city where we can taste them and you will find some unique sweets in the world as “miscellas”, discover them
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Palacio ArzobispalPlace where you can take the best pictures of a colonial house and also taste “empanadas or pristine” all options can be vegetarian or vegan
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Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande)Our guide will clearly show you the history and evolution of Quito and Ecuador, from the square you will be able to see "El Plalacio de Gobierno", "The Cathedral". In order to understand why Quito is considered "First Cultural Heritage of Humanity"
- You will walk through the most touristy street in the historic center of Quito, where you will see Iglesias, the headquarters of the Royal Audience of Quito, the municipal library, all this will be explained by your guide (pass by)
- Best expression of the Quiteño Baroque, where your guide will explain from the outside why it is called the Church bathed in gold leaf and its main facade, remember that the end of the tour is near this attraction so you can return if you want to visit it by inside (pass by)
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Antiguo Banco Central del EcuadorA brief stop outside the Old Central Bank of Ecuador to learn why we use the dollar and what was our currency?
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You cannot leave Quito without buying delicious vegetarian or vegan “humitas and quimbolitos” there are also local options, the tasting of food will be here or elsewhere
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Iglesia y Convento de San FranciscoThe largest convent in South America, where your guide will give you an explanation of it and some curiosities
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Yumbos ChocolateYou like chocolate? Enjoy the best chocolate, where we will have a tasting of Ecuadorian chocolate made with fine aroma cocoa and the history of it in Ecuador and the world
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Plaza de San FranciscoThe place may vary, but you can’t leave Quito without having the famous “canelazo” that is a local drink, with or without alcohol you decide. If you were in Quito and you didn't take the cannellazo, you didn't visit Quito.
- With a beautiful view of the Church of San Francisco you will finish your tour, receiving a souvenir from your experience in Quito. (pass by)
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Gastronomic and Cultural Walking Tour of Quito with Tastings
Quito, Ecuador
$40
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!