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Walking tour of Quito: art, history, flavors and traditions
Quito, Ecuador
$30
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The walking tour of Quito showcases the city's rich history and culture, making it the first city declared a World Heritage Site. This five-hour journey takes you through hidden passages, vibrant murals, and local culinary delights that embody the true identity of Quito.
- 🌳 Visit Parque El Ejido, where the guide shares stories about this green space, popular among artists and families, and stop at the Circassian Arch, a replica of a significant Renaissance structure.
- 🏛️ Explore Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, home to the National Museum of Ecuador (MuNa), featuring collections of pre-Columbian, colonial, and contemporary art that highlight the country's cultural wealth.
- 🌼 Stroll through Parque La Alameda, one of the city's oldest parks, while learning about its historical facades and the Astronomical Observatory of Quito, a key scientific site in South America.
- ⛪ Marvel at the Basilica del Voto Nacional, Ecuador's most important neo-Gothic structure, often compared to St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
- 🍫 Relax at KITU Chocolate Artesanal del Ecuador, an artisan chocolate factory where you can taste delicious chocolates made from local cocoa and learn about the chocolate production process.
- 🏛️ Experience the vibrant atmosphere at Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande), the heart of Quito's historic center, surrounded by the Government Palace, Metropolitan Cathedral, and Municipal Palace.
- ✨ Visit the Fundación Iglesia de la Compañía, a masterpiece of Quito's Baroque art, renowned for its altar covered in pure gold, a highlight of the city’s religious tourism.
- 🏙️ Conclude your tour at Plaza de San Francisco, the largest and oldest plaza in the city, and learn about the significant history of its church and convent in Quito's colonial era.
- 🚌 Public transportation options are available nearby for convenient travel after the tour.
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Walking tour of Quito: art, history, flavors and traditions
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 5 hours
- Places of visit detailed in itinerary
- Bilingual guide
- Entries
- Tips
- Feeding
Meeting point
Meeting time 09: 30 am.
Return details
The tour ends in San francisco Square
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Parque El EjidoHere, the guide will tell the story of this green city lung, a popular place for artists and families. We will stop in front of the Circassian Arch, a replica of a Renaissance arch that belonged to one of the most important estates in the area
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Casa de la Cultura Ecuatorianathe National Museum of Ecuador (MuNa), located in the imposing House of Culture. We will explore its collections of pre-Columbian, colonial and contemporary art, which will offer you a complete overview of the country’s cultural wealth
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Parque La AlamedaLa Alameda Park, one of the oldest in the city, as we walk, they will tell you about the historical facades that surround it and I will talk about the Astronomical Observatory of Quito, one of the oldest scientific jewels in South America
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Basilica del Voto NacionalThe imposing Basilica of the National Vow is the most important work of Ecuadorian neo-Gothic architecture, being even compared in style to Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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KITU Chocolate Artesanal del Ecuadorartisan chocolate factory where you can rest and taste delicious chocolates made with Ecuadorian cocoa and learn about the production process. This will be a moment of relaxation and sweetness before continuing
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Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande)The Plaza Grande the heart of the historic center and which is also known as Plaza de la Independencia this is an excellent place to observe the life of Quito and admire the architecture of the place as around we can find the Government Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace and the Municipal Palace
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Fundacion Iglesia de la CompaniaOur guide will report on this masterpiece of Quito's Baroque art and icon of Quito's religious tourism, famous for having its entire altar covered in pure gold.
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Plaza de San FranciscoThe tour culminates in the iconic Plaza de San Francisco, the largest and oldest in the city. Here they will tell you the story of their imposing church and convent, a fundamental place in the colonial history of Quito. This will be the end point of the tour, leaving you in the heart of the historic center so you can explore it on your own., or return by metro (not included) with the guide to our meeting point that was the Hilton Colon hotel.
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Walking tour of Quito: art, history, flavors and traditions
Quito, Ecuador
$30
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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