QUITO - CITY TOUR - QUITO
(3 Days, Your choice of days.)
We offer roundtrip transfers, a city tour and two nights hotel stay at the hotel of your choice. This program includes breakfast daily.
Day 1. Quito:
Upon arrival to Quito’s Mariscal Sucre Airport, you will be greeted by our helpful guide. The guide will serve as a translator, help with luggage, and assist with the car transfer to your hotel.
Once at your hotel you may have dinner if so desired, or consider just settling in for you stay in Quito.
Day 2. Quito City Tour:
After an early morning breakfast, the tour will depart towards the city center of downtown Quito, or Centro Histórico, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. 
We will start with a panoramic view of Alameda Park and the Basilica, followed by a walk down the street of the Seven Crosses. The trip will continue with a walking tour, starting at Independence Square. From here, we will visit the presidential palace, the main cathedral, the gold-plated La Compañía Church, San Francisco Church and San Francisco Plaza.
Around midday the tour will head north to the equator for a trip to the monu
ment at the Middle of the World. You may choose to visit either the Ethnographic or the Inti Ñan Museums, both located near the site of the monument.
After seeing these incredible sites, the tour will head back to Quito, where you can return to your hotel for an optional dinner.
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Day 3. Quito:
After a light breakfast, our guides will transfer your party to the airport and assist with departure formalities.
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Almost midday we will arrive in the National Park, which is located 59.54km away from the city of Quito. Cotopaxi Volcano is one of the most important landmarks of in Ecuador because it is the highest active volcano in the world. Lush endemic flora and fauna of the area can be observed, including: one of the most representative species is the Chuquiragua (also known as the mountaineer’s flower) wild horses, deers, llamas, and more. While there, you can visit Limpiopungo Lake, located near Rumiñahui volcano (149.96 meters), or go hiking to observe the birds. We can also visit the ruins of Incas del Pucara de Salitre , set on Cotopaxi’s
mountainside. An early afternoon picnic lunch will be served before we continue our way to Riobamba, where we will take a walking tour of Sucre Park to visit the curious monument of Neptune (the god of the seas). We will also visit Pedro Vicente Maldonado School and the Central Plaza, where the cathedral, municipal palace and governor’s house are all located. Early in the evening we will settle in for dinner and the night’s accommodations, both are optional. 
e several stops, visiting the Balbanera Church, Colta Lake and the indigenous town of Guamote (Note, Thursday is market day). Mid-morning we will arrival at the town of Alausi where we will begin our adventure on Ecuador’s famous “Devil’s Nose” train. About a four hour ride, we will return to Alausi in the early afternoon. Our bus will be waiting to take us to Ingapirca, and tour members are more than welcome to pack a box lunch to enjoy along the journey.
located at 3100m above sea level. These ancient ruins are the most important in the country. Their true history is still a mystery, as studies differ on if they were a fortress, observatory or temple.