The city tour will start at the Plaza San Sebastian, which constitutes the western colonial border of the city of Cuenca. Then visit the modern arts museum where many contemporary artworks are displayed. We will walk by the downtown historical area to visit the San Francisco market, the flower market, the culture house, the Abdon Calderon Park, and the old cathedral (we will not enter). We will enter in the New Cathedral, it’s the biggest in the country there we’ll observe the famous gold leaf canopy.
We continue the tour to the Homero Ortega Panama Hat factory to observe the complete process of manufacturing of the Panama hat which is undoubtedly most important to our country. Later we will visit the “barranco” with its colonial style terraced houses located next to the “Tomebamba River”. Also we will also observe the “broken bridge” and finally visit the tourist balcony of “Turi” where we can see a panoramic view of the whole city of Cuenca. Then return to the Hotel.
We start our tour out of the northwestern side of the city of Cuenca with a visit to San Bartolome, a little town next to the Andes mountain range, with an amazing view of the valley of River Santa Bárbara. This town is famous for its crafty artisans in making guitars. We will visit a traditional shop to observe the process of making this musical instrument.
We continue to Chordeleg a town known around the country for its ceramic, gold and silver jewelry and above all for their fine filigree work made of gold and silver threads. Here we will be able to go shopping and the artisans will show us the way they elaborate the jewelry. There we can then take a walk around its central plaza where we will observe countless crafts and shops.
Later, we will continue to Gualaceo to visit 2 important markets that are known for their variety of products and the colorful scenery. Then we’ll stop for lunch (not included), after visit a textile shop where we’ll observe the back strap loom and the horizontal loom weaving and how a variety of products are made, they will also show us the Hispanic technique of “Ikat” to make shawls and ponchos. Then return to Cuenca
The tour begins with a visit to the city’s Historic Center: San Sebastian, a picturesque and traditional neighborhood of Cuenca, houses the Modern Art Museum, where the famous International Biennial of Painting takes place permanently.
Also, tourists visit the Calderon Park (central park), the Flower Plaza, the Church “del Carmen”. They visit the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, best known as the “New Cathedral,” considered as of the biggest churches in Latin America.
There is also a visit to the Cathedral “El Sagrario,” commonly known as the “Old Cathedral,” the city’s first Cathedral. Afterwards, tourists visit a Paja Toquilla Hat Factory, where they observe the elaboration process of the finest hats.
The route continues with the visit to the “Barranco,” which constitutes a communion between architecture and the natural environment. The houses are attached to the incline, displaying their majesty and charm.
The visit is finished at the “Mirador de Turi” (scenic viewpoint) where the landscape of a valley full of red roofs and church domes is framed by imposing mountains.
Vive una experiencia cultural emocionante con este recorrido por Quito, la colorida capital de Ecuador. Empieza por aprender todo lo que hay que aprender sobre los monumentos más emblemáticos de Quito con un recorrido a pie por la ciudad. Después de eso, este tour te lleva al Museo Arqueológico, altamente esclarecedor, donde descubrirás mucho más sobre la historia de esta fascinante ciudad.
Después de reunirte con tu carismático guía, el recorrido comienza con un paseo por los barrios acomodados de Quito, en concreto las partes bancaria y financiera de la ciudad. En estos mismos barrios encontraremos los más elegantes centros comerciales y el famoso barrio de La Mariscal, donde se encuentran la mayoría de los hoteles más bonitos.
Después, nos dirigiremos hacia el centro histórico de la ciudad. Entre las innumerables atracciones que se encuentran dispersas alrededor de él, visitaremos El Panecillo, desde donde se obtiene una gran vista del Quito colonial y moderno, las iglesias de San Francisco y La Basílica, y la Plaza de la Independencia. Mientras caminamos por las calles coloniales, admira la Catedral, el Palacio de Gobierno y la iglesia conocida como La Compañía, que está llena de adornos y altares dorados.
Por último, pero no menos importante, el recorrido llega al Museo Arqueológico de Quito, donde puedes profundizar en la historia de las culturas más antiguas de Ecuador. El museo no sólo contiene una de las mejores exposiciones arqueológicas de América Latina, sino que también tiene una colección imponente de artefactos de oro que hará que acabes la excursión con destellos en los ojos.
Route along the main streets and avenues of the city we will visit the Seminario Park, The Guayaquil embankment (Malecón 2000), La Rotonda with the statues of Bolivar and San Martin.
We will then visit the colonial district of Las Peñas, where we can admire the magnificent wooden architecture where many houses are art galleries and art work themselves. We will have an amazing panoramic view of Guayaquil and the Guayas River from the Santa Ana Fort.
We will visit the famous historical park an attraction that recreates the Guayaquil of the past, with its personages, traditions and architecture.
Visiting the equatorial monument is a unique and fascinating experience. Hundreds of years after the indigenous of today’s Ecuador set Catequilla as the middle of the world, a French expedition arrived to confirm geographically the measurement.
At the north of the city below the equinox Andes, the famous monument settles in the equatorial line. This is the middle of the world.
What to do (at your own pace)
- Take a picture of yourself with one foot in each hemisphere of the planet.
- Check your weight! A person weights less in the middle of the world than in any other part of the globe (Newton’s law).
- Visit the Ethnographic Museum.
Exploring (with the Five Senses)
- Enjoy all the unique and fun experiments at the Inti Ñam Museum, proving that you are exactly in the middle of the world.
The tour begins visiting Churute The Mangroves Ecological Reserve. Located in the canton Naranjal, Guayas province 40 kilometers from the city of Guayaquil, this reserve is one of the most important in the country due to the amount of freshwater birds that inhabit the site. Upon reaching booking tourists do a canoe trip for 40 minutes in which they can visualize the formation of the largest in the Pacific coast of South America estuary. Then they perform a walk along the path of the Howlers. It is 1.4 kilometers walking through the tropical dry forest and you can see monkeys and birds native to the area. The tour is average.
After the visit to Mangroves Churute we went to a farm cocoa plantation where we will learn about the types of planting, a bit of history of the estate, will walk through the plantations and elaborate homemade chocolate. After the tour we expect the typical lunch made with ingredients from the farm.
Descubre todas las calles y todos los rincones interesantes de la capital de Ecuador, la colorida ciudad de Quito. No hay mejor manera de familiarizarse con los sitios y monumentos más importantes que componen una ciudad que comprimiéndolos en un breve viaje. Esto te ayuda a orientarte en tu nuevo entorno y te permite disfrutar el resto de tus vacaciones explorando por tu propia cuenta los lugares que te hayan parecido más interesantes.
El recorrido comienza con una ruta panorámica por la animada área financiera, bancaria y empresarial. Esta es la parte de la ciudad donde nos encontraremos con grandes centros comerciales y el famoso barrio de La Mariscal, donde se encuentran la mayoría de los hoteles.
Continúa luego hacia el centro histórico de la ciudad, donde visitaremos una serie de lugares de interés que no te puedes perder. El Panecillo, por ejemplo, es un magnífico lugar desde donde se obtiene un gran punto de vista del Quito colonial y moderno. También puedes visitar la iglesia de San Francisco, construida en el siglo XVII.
Disfruta de un paseo a través de La Ronda, el antiguo barrio colonial, y párate a ver la impresionante Plaza de la Independencia. También entre las calles coloniales encontramos la maravillosa Catedral, el Palacio de Gobierno y la iglesia de La Compañía. Este último está cubierto con hermosos adornos y contiene altares dorados. Después del almuerzo en el centro histórico, terminaremos la ruta con una incursión en la Iglesia Basílica.
On this tour, tourists will have the opportunity to appreciate the biodiversity that exists in the Galapagos Islands. La Concha Perla bay has shallow, calm and clear water that allows observing the fascinating marine life of Galapagos and you can swim with sea lions and penguins, something that cannot be experienced in any other tropical region of the world, to this place it can be reached by a wooden walkway. Arriving visitors will have the opportunity to swim and snorkel with tropical fish, sea lions, penguins, turtles, and watch up to 20 species of birds.
The main attractions are historical type, the pirate´s cave, a fresh water shed at 450 meters of high. The Scalecias forest, near the haven of peace the Galapagos National Park built a corral where you can see Galapagos turtles on state of captivity. Floreana Island is the sixth largest island by extension in square kilometers of the Ecuadorian archipelago of the Galapagos Islands, administratively belongs to the parish called Santa Maria, the Canton of San Cristobal in the Galapagos Province, and its largest town in the village of Puerto Velasco Ibarra.
It measures 18 km long by 16 wide, covers an area of 173 km² and a maximum altitude of 640 meters (Cerro Pajas). It was named after Juan José Flores, the first president of Ecuador, during whose administration the government of Ecuador took possession of the archipelago.