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Things to Do in Quito

Things to Do in Quito, Ecuador - Quito Attractions

Things to Do in Quito

Ways to tour Quito

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Full Day Quito City Tour Including Teleférico and Mitad del Mundo
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Bus Tours
from $118.00 per adult
Cotopaxi Full-Day Small Group Tour from Quito
191
Bus Tours
from $69.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
Richard Hernandez naturalist guide - Private Mindo cloud forest day tour
20
Bus Tours
from $110.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
Quilotoa Full Day Tour from Quito with entrances, small groups
91
Bus Tours
from $59.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
Horseback Riding and Cotopaxi National Park Private Tour
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from $184.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
3-Day Adventure in Cotopaxi, Quilotoa and Baños
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Cable Car Tours
from $259.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
Cooking Class in Quito with chef + Market Tour with Andres the owner + transport
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Cooking Classes
from $85.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
3 Days Exploring the Amazon Rainforest | Tour From Quito to Napo, Ecuador
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Car Tours
from $343.35 per adult (price varies by group size)
Andes & Amazon, the Triangle Route 5 Days / 4 Nights (PRIVATE Trip from Quito)
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Bus Tours
from $973.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
Otavalo Tour from Quito Visiting Cayambe, Indigenous Market, Small groups
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Bus Tours
from $79.00 per adult (price varies by group size)

Day Trips

From quick jaunts to full-day outings.

Top Attractions in Quito

1. Museo Templo del Sol Pintor Ortega Maila

History Museums

Open now

This is a museum built as a replica of the pre-hispanic sun temples the cultures of Quito had before the Incas…

2. TeleferiQo Teleferico Quito

Trams

The trip will take you from the already dizzying heights of 8,500 foot Quito to a height of over 13,000 feet.

3. Fundación Iglesia de la Compañía

Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

Admission tickets from $5.50

This is a large colonial church ablaze with gold on its altars.

4. Quito Old Town

Historic Walking Areas

The city is a story of 20th century expansion; from the old Spanish centre (now a world heritage site) the city has…

5. Basilica del Voto Nacional

Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

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This huge gothic church is the largest Neo-Gothic basilica in the new world.

6. La Capilla Del Hombre

Speciality Museums

Admission tickets from $10.00

By extension of the above, it provides insight into modern Ecuadorian culture and the 20th-century historical events…

7. Casa Museo Guayasamin

Art Museums

It's a two level building that displays his most famous and largest art.

8. Intinan Museum

Speciality Museums

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Since its initiation in 1960, the museum has expanded its role into a point of reference that is both entertaining and…

9. El Panecillo

Points of Interest & Landmarks

The huge aluminum statue of the well known "Virgin of Quito" was built in 1955 and inaugurated in 1975 displaying more…

10. Mitad Del Mundo

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Open now

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The site is constructed in replica buildings of the earliest inhabitants of Ecuador with lots of explanation about…

11. Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco

Architectural Buildings • Churches & Cathedrals

Perched on top of a small hill, with an expanse of open space for a central plaza, this imposing structure dominates…

12. Parque La Carolina

Parks

Open now

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It hosts planting areas from each of the varied ecological regions of Ecuador.

13. Calle La Ronda

Educational sites

Original river that supplied water to the residents of the city from the mountains.

14. Museo Casa del Alabado

Speciality Museums

Open now

This museum organizes its extensive collection of preColumbian artifacts along eight themes, so you see (for example…

15. Los Algarrobos Parque Ecologico

National Parks • Parks

The chaquinan itself is 18 kms of walking and iking trails.

16. El Jardin Alado

Nature & Wildlife Areas • Zoos

17. National Museum of Ecuador

Speciality Museums • History Museums

Open now

The exhibits are extensive and encompass almost ten thousand years of history, with (currently) many recent and…

18. Parque Metropolitano

Parks

It has lots of different undulations and trails to interest varied hiking interests.

19. Cascada Condor Machay

Waterfalls

20. Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande)

Points of Interest & Landmarks

This ornate 16th c plaza is the political focal point of colonial Quito and called the Plaza de la Independence.

21. La Virgen del Panecillo

Monuments & Statues

The statue only dates from 1975 but is the largest aluminium statue in the world.

22. Mitad del Mundo

Points of Interest & Landmarks

The first part of this two part tour is where the true GPS coordinates are.

23. Museo de la Ciudad

Speciality Museums • History Museums

The rooms and chapel of this historic hospital are now used to tell the story of the city of Quito from the first…

24. Parque Itchimbia

Parks

The park is a large open space that looks to be newly developed in terms of grounds and gardens.

25. El Palacio de Gobierno

Architectural Buildings

The building is architecturally designed in a 'spanish inner courtyard style', decorated with famous Ecuadorian art and…

26. LOV Galeria de arte . enmarcaciones

Art Galleries

27. Mercado Central

Flea & Street Markets

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It's all here, two floors, not sanitized, stalls of brightly colored produce, of raw dripping meat, and various sundry…

28. Plaza de San Francisco

Points of Interest & Landmarks

The Plaza is located in Old Town, the historic section of Quito, which was named one of the original UNESCO World Her...

29. Maquipucuna Reserve

Nature & Wildlife Areas • Hiking Trails

The knowledge of the guides is absolutely amazing, they know the plants and animals like the back of their hand .

30. Museo Etnohistorico de Artesanias del Ecuador Mindalae

Speciality Museums

This unusual museum devoted to the history of Ecuador’s many handicrafts is the only one of its kind in Ecuador.

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