Private Quito City Tour W/ Equator Monument & Teleferico Cable Car

Today our private Quito city tour will lead us on a thrilling ride aboard the Teleferiqo (Cable Car) to soar at 4050 m./ 13300 ft. The quickly contrasting landscapes as we leave behind the frantic city into the natural music of the cold wind swirling in the high Andes are simply stunning. Next we'll continue northwards to the monument that marks the latitude 0º 00’ 00” better known in the world as the Equator, locally known as the Middle of the World. Here you can literally jump from the northern to southern hemisphere of the planet. Lunch will be served at one of the best Ecuadorian cuisine restaurants to complete the sensorial experience of this day. After lunch explore into the heart of historical Quito, the first city in the world to be declared a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1978 and offers to its visitors, magnificent squares, churches and plazas. We’ll drive you to the historical district, to admire the exceptional charisma of the Plaza de la Independencia and its surrounding Palaces: Presidential, Municipal and Archbishop’s. Then we'll discover the imposing church of la Compania de Jesus and its fine baroque architecture and the character of the ancient monastery of San Francisco. Lastly, we'll admire the Santo Domingo Convents’ Square and the bohemian street of La Ronda.

Bring sun lotion, water, extra jacket, and comfortable shoes.