Culture And Traditional Tour In Quito 6D - 5N.

Arrival transfer, upon arrival our guide will be waiting for you with a sign with your name and will direct your transport to go to your hotel on a journey of approximately 1 hour. Accommodation.

In the morning our guide will pick you up at your hotel to accompany you to see the city of Luz de America internationally recognized for having the largest and best historic center conserved from Latin America. We begin with an interesting tour of the market most tradition of Quito, we will observe flowers, fruits, typical foods and the daily life of the people who come to this market to make their purchases. We continue to the Basilica of the Voto Nacional considered the most important work of neo-Gothic architecture in our country and in which we will be able to climb its towers, observe its gargoyles and walk through its interiors that have not yet been they have finished according to the legend tells us. We move towards the Plaza Grande or Plaza de la Independencia, where the Government Palace or Palacio de Carondelet is located, the building Municipal and the Cathedral of the City, after a few steps we will arrive at Compañía de Jesús Church, a jewel of Baroque architecture and an impressive example of Quito's colonial art, We continue to the Church of San Francisco where we will learn about the interesting myths and legends that took place during its construction. In this square we will have the opportunity to savor one of the best chocolates made with fine Ecuadorian cocoa, after From this delicious stop, we walk until we reach Calle Morales, or better known as Ronda, a site full of colorful houses that have been preserved from the colonial and republican times, here our guide will make recommendations and give you time for lunch (not included). We continue to the Panecillo viewpoint located at the top of the hill of the same name 3,035 masl, and which was formerly known as "shungoloma" or heart hill, here finds a large-scale aluminum replica (45mts.) of the Virgin of Quito, sculpted by Quito artist Bernardo de Legarda and whose original is displayed on the main altar of the Church of San Francisco. We head north of the city until we reach the viewpoint of the volcano Pululahua from where we can see one of the few inhabited craters in the world, then we will transfer to the Middle of the World City Complex (entrance not included), here our guide will take you to visit replicas of the ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Ecuador, our guide will also demonstrate through interactive games the physical phenomena that only occur in the middle of the world, then we can see the monument built in honor of the French scientific expedition that exactly located the geographical position of the equator that divides the world and take an original and fun photograph in both hemispheres, our guide will take you inside the monument to visit the ethnographic museum and learn about the Ecuadorian indigenous cultures and nationalities. Please note that the pass included in your tour gives you unlimited access to all the attractions of the Complex so you can organize together with your guide the route that is most interesting for you. Finally, our guide will take you back to your hotel.

Our guide will go through your hotel early in the morning to start the ascent to the Andes, if the weather allows it, we will be able to observe the great Antisana Volcano, and the mountain landscape will accompany you until you reach the Termas de Papallacta Complex. First we will take a walk through the trails in the forest to observe the nature that inhabits the Andean mountains, after approximately 40 minutes we will check in at the SPA of Termas de Papallacta and we will be able to enjoy the benefits of the thermal waters that spring from the heart of the volcanoes. Inside the complex there are restaurants and you can have lunch (not included), to start the return to Quito with a last stop at the viewpoint of the Papallacta Lagoon, the perfect place for a photograph before leaving the area.