Quito City Tour & Cable Car

Description

09h00 Pick up from hotel

09h30 Itchimbia: One of the best viewpoints in Quito. In the past it was a sacred place for the Incas and a military base for the Spaniards. A panoramic view of the city of Quito is offered from here. We begin the tour in this place to have a clear view of the city and places we will visit.

10h30 Plaza Grande: Quito main plaza, is also called the heart of Ecuador, here is where the city started.

11h00 Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús: A church covered with gold from the beginning to the end.

11h20 Plaza de San Francisco: Probably the most photogenic in Quito.

11h40 San Francisco market: Traditional South American Market, here you will see and try exotics fruits.

12h20 Visit to a Shaman: A shaman is a healer, he or she clean your soul from bad spirits, this is called a limpia and the Shaman will perform a limpia for the group.

13h00 El Panecillo: This is a viewpoint, here you get a fabulous view of Quito old town. Here you will have lunch at a traditional Ecuadorian food restaurant.

14h30 Travel from old town to Quito Cable Car.

15h30 Quito Cable Car: here you will ascend from 2904 to 4100 meters above sea level. You will have a spectacular view of Quito and you will be able to appreciate the beauty of the Andean mountains and paramos.

17h00 Back to hotel.