(2 day tour including Quito and Mindo)
Day 1. Quito City tour and Middle of the World
Monument City Tour to the Ecuadorian capital’s colonial
past, declared by UNESCO a “World Cultural Heritage.”
Quito invites you to visit its historic and modern treasures.
You start the tour visiting modern and colonial districts.
First, the “Balcon Quiteño”, the Legislative Palace, the
colonial center, the Independence Plaza, the Carondelet
Palace (Government Palace) the Metropolitan Cathedral, “La
Compañía” and “San Francisco” churches and a drive to “El
Panecillo” hill for a marvelous panoramic view of the city.
Drive to the Middle of the World for lunch in a typical
restaurant.
The world famous Equator, “Mitad del Mundo” is located
only 30 minutes from Quito. Here you will have the
opportunity to jump from the Northern Hemisphere to the
Southern Hemisphere. In the 18th century the French
Geodesic Expedition arrived here to perform important
researches and investigate the Earth’s actual form. A
monument and an interesting Ethnologic Museum were
built. The Museum will teach you all the different cultures of
Ecuador.
Return to Quito. Overnight at Hotel Quito
Day 2: Quito Mindo Quito
Early departure to Mindo. Visit the Pululahua crater, probably the
only crater inhabited. This is a wonderful valley where people’s
main activity is the agriculture, you will have a nice view of all the
farms in the crater.
Take a spectacular drive dropping several thousand feet, through
native cloud forest on the western Andean slopes, to the village of
Mindo. On the way visit the Pahuma reserve.
The settlement is surrounded by dairy farms and a unique cloud
forest and much of the area has been set aside as a nature reserve.
This Ecuador´s north western area is one of South America’s most
diverse places for bird life with over 400 species and also has some
amazing flora and fauna, beautiful forest and waterfalls.
During the late afternoon return to Quito.
NET PRICE PER PERSON
USD
5 PAX
299
10 PAX
236
INCLUDES:
- Private transportation
- English speaking guide
- Entrance fees to La Compañia, Panecillo and Middle of the World
- Entrance fees to Pahuma reserve
NOT INCLUDED:
- Tips and personal expenses
- Meals not included