Full-Day Equator Line & Quito Highlights Trip
Highlights
Quito
cultural, historical, sightseeing
Group Tour
1 Day
Easy
English, Spanish
Description
Spend a day touring the capital of Ecuador and get a chance to take your photo while standing in both the northern and southern hemispheres at once. Explore Pululahua Volcano, Intiñan Museum, Independence Square, Church and Convent of San Francisco, and few other highlights of Quito.
Itinerary
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City Tour Plus Equator Line
Pick up at 08h30 from the hotel by your Quito tour guide.
- Proceed to the viewpoint of the Pululahua Volcano, one of the two inhabited craters in the world. This volcanic complex consists of the main boiler, a central volcano with two craters, and a third party's remains.
- See several volcanic domes within the caldera located on edge and outside the volcanic complex.
- Head to the Intiñan Museum, geographically located at 0 degrees, 0 minutes and 0 seconds, marks the division between northern and southern hemispheres established by French Geodesic Mission in the eighteenth century.
- Witness beautiful displays of different ethnic groups in Ecuador, plus the story of their lifestyles, explained by a specialist guide.
- Get photographed with your feet on the northern and southern hemispheres at once.
- Pass close by the equatorial monument, on the way back to Quito.
- Visit the historical center of Quito, the first world cultural heritage site (UNESCO 1978).
- Stroll through Independence Square, the scene of many dramatic battles of revolution in the Republic of Ecuador's history.
- See the Cathedral, the Archbishop’s palace, the Church of the Society of Jesus of Quito, summit of the Latin America Baroque, the charming neighbourhood of La Ronda, and the Church and Convent of San Francisco, built-in 1535.
Drive back to the hotel at 17h00.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.