Authentic City Tours

On your customized tour of Ecuador’s capital, you’ll weave around the cobblestone passageways of the UNESCO-listed historic core in the company of a guide.

Quito’s Old Town is considered to be one of the most authentic and well-preserved examples of 16th-century Baroque architectural style found anywhere in Americas and centuries-old landmarks are everywhere. There is the San Francisco Church, the first church to be built in Quito; the Santo Domingo Church, known for its depictions of the Dominican martyrs; and the Church of La Compañia de Jesús, whose opulent, gold interior is bright enough to make visitors squint.

After getting a feel for the colonial splendors of Quito’s past, you guide will bring you to one of the busy marketplaces for a taster of everyday life in the city. Peruse the herbal remedies and try to identify the different types of fruit and vegetables for sale here. Your professional English-speaking guide will be able to point out interesting facts about Quito’s past as well as surprising facts and revealing details about present-day life here.

Surrounded by tall mountain summits shrouded in mist, Quito is an amazing city to look at. But as this private city tour of Quito will prove, there is much more to Ecuador’s cloud-level capital than meets the eye.