Flavours of Quito
SPECIAL FEATURES
Tour basis: Private
Departure day: Monday to Saturday
Expedition length: 2,5 hours (approximately)
Location: Quito old town, Pichincha Province
Altitude: 2800 m / 9186 ft
Included: Private guide and driver, entrance to the different sites, degustation of different local goodies.
Ideal for guest with limited time in Quito, families, small groups, couples
- Private guide and driver
- Walking tour
- Visit the main plazas
- Different degustations of local sweets and snacks
- Enjoy the colonial houses
- Visit San Agustin church and square
- Visit Independence square
- Visit La Compañia church
- Visit San Francisco church and square
- Capilla de Cantuña
- Local workshops
- Local market
- Visit Casa del Alabado Museum
- Visit the Colonial Art Museum.
- 24-hour assistance
This special tour is a great combination of history and flavours of Quito old town
This special walking tour takes you through the colonial streets of Quito, visiting its Plazas, churches and tasting the wonderful local sweets and classic snacks of Quito. You experience a mixture of culture and flavours.
FLAVOURS OF QUITO- ITINERARY
Today you explore Quito with some degustation of its classics products. Your journey starts with a visit to Independence Square to admire its beauty and learn about the Presidential guards. In the same place, you visit Archiepiscopal Palace, here is the first degustation of the local sweets available only in Quito old town, they are homemade and you can combine the flavours. There is also an ice cream shop, where ice creams are made in an artisanal way, with only fresh fruit juice. This trip continues walking through one of the special streets of the colonial town, where you will feel the real Quito, with its locals and small stores. The walk takes you to your next degustation at Café Galleti, this café has been in Quito old town for many years and here you can enjoy of wonderful snacks such as sweet figures and smashed corn, called humitas. To take a break of the flavours, your walk continues to admire the churches, theatres and squares of Quito. Quito has some different colonial style houses and you have the opportunity to learn about the religion in Ecuador, how the art of the locals started converting from indigenous to religion. Your guide takes you through the streets of the colonial town, pointing out special details that tell a lot of Ecuador culture and history. La Compañia church, Plaza San Francisco, Cantuña Chappel, El Alabado Museum are some of the sites you visit with this special tour. Also, a visit to the local market gives you the opportunity to taste different tropical fruits, see the textures and enjoy the rich flavours. After this delicious experience, your guide and driver take you back to the hotel.
QUITO FLAVOURS - RATES
Rates per person
2 guests: $128
4 guests: $86
Included:
Private guide and driver
Entrance to the sites
Degustation through the tour
24-hour assistance
Additional:
Additional tour and transfers
Visits that are not mentioned (we can add them with extra cost)
Drinks
Additional Meals
All that is not mentioned
Personal expenses
Travel insurance (strongly suggested)
Tips and gratuities
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Departure/Return Location
Quito -
Dress Code
Comfortable: Good walking shoes, cotton pants, shorts, t-shirt, fleece jacket, windbraker, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat with a birm, camera with a lot of memory, personal kit, personal medicine, water bottle, small back pack