Ecuador · Culture

4 Days Ecuador Ancestral Cultures

4 Days Round trip from Quito Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Quito’s historic centre and major colonial landmarks
  • 02 Visit the iconic Middle of the World monument
  • 03 Enjoy a full-day excursion to Cayambe, Otavalo, Cotacachi, and San Pablo Lagoon
  • 04 Browse Otavalo’s famous indigenous handicrafts and textiles
  • 05 See the Basilica del Voto Nacional and the Panecillo viewpoint
  • 06 Travel with private airport transfers and private transport
  • 07 Stay 3 nights in Quito with breakfast included

Discover Ecuador’s living heritage on a 4-day journey through Quito and the northern highlands. Explore the capital’s beautifully preserved historic centre, visit the iconic Middle of the World monument, and take in landmarks such as the Basilica del Voto Nacional and the Panecillo viewpoint.

Your experience also includes a full-day excursion to Cayambe, Otavalo, Cotacachi, and San Pablo Lagoon, where you can enjoy local flavours and browse one of Latin America’s most famous indigenous craft markets. With private transfers, accommodation, breakfast, and guided sightseeing included, this itinerary offers a comfortable introduction to Ecuador’s ancestral cultures.

Discover Ecuador’s living heritage on a 4-day journey through Quito and the northern highlands.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Quito, Cayambe, Otavalo, Cotacachi
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Private Transfer In Quito Airport - Hotel

The driver will pick up you at Quito airport according to your flight information then the drop off will be in the lobby of your hotel.

This service is available 24 hours, every day of the week, so you will be able to take our service at any moment.

If there is any problem finding our drivers, contact the number listed on your voucher.

Safest way to get to your accommodation in a comfortable and private car after your flight.

We recommend providing us your contact details if any changes or if our driver can not see it at the meeting point, let us know your flight itinerary, flight number and airline, the name of the hotel or the exact dress of your lodging.

Overnight in Quito

2
Day 02

Private Full day Quito City Tour and Middle of the world visit

Departure from the hotel to visit the light city of America awarded for having the best preserved historic center in Latin America, our first stop will be the viewpoint of the panecillo located at 3035 meters above sea level, and which was formerly known as “shungoloma” or loma corazón, Here is a large-scale copy 45mts of the Virgin of Legarda that is displayed on the altar of the church of San Francisco, then visit the San Francisco market one of the most traditional in Quito founded in 1893 The tour continues to the Church of San Francisco, the company church, Plaza Grande, and to end our tour in the Basilica of the National Vow, consider the most important work of Ecuadorian neo-Gothic architecture, in the afternoon the tour continues towards the city half of the world where you can see the monument built in the eighteenth century which aims to highlight the exact location of the equator where the French scientific expedition defined the position of the line that divides the world

Overnight in Quito

3
Day 03

Private Day trip Otavalo and Cotacachi Tour + San Pablo Lagoon Visit

The tour begins by visiting the town of Cayambe, here you can taste a traditional sandwich that is the biscuits, made in a clay oven and accompanied with leaf cheese or dulce de leche, continuing the tour a small stop is made in Mira Lago to take a picture of Lake San Pablo until you reach the picturesque city of Otavalo famous for having one of the largest indigenous fairs in Latin America, where its skilled artisans expose all their handicrafts and fabrics recognized worldwide, in the afternoon we will visit the towns of Cotacachi 

Return to Quito

Overnight in Quito

4
Day 04

Private Transfer out Hotel - Quito Airport

The driver will pick up you in the lobby of the hotel, then the drop off will be at Quito Airport.

This service is available 24 hours, every day of the week, so you will be able to take our service at any moment.

If there is any problem finding our drivers, contact the number listed on your voucher.

Safest way to get to your accommodation in a comfortable and private car after your flight.

We recommend providing us your contact details if any changes or if our driver can not see it at the meeting point, let us know your flight itinerary, flight number and airline, the name of the hotel or the exact dress of your lodging.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Quito 4 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Breakfast
  • 3 nights of accommodation in selected class hotel
  • Transfer in / out according your flight time
  • Bilingual and specialized guides during the activities
  • Excursions and visits during the program as itinerary

What's Not Included

  • Air tickets from/to Quito
  • Lunch and Dinner
  • Other services not specified in the program
  • Nothing non specified in the program

Know before you go

  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • A delay with the flight could change the itinerary
  • Every room (hotel/hostal) includes air conditioner, amenities and private bathrooms.
  • In Ecuador the name hotel or hostal depends of the number of rooms but not of the quality of service
  • Any extra payment like entrance to the national park, taxes or sea taxis must be paid by each customer in person
  • The dirver will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign of your name.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Quito, EC
Tour start
Quito, EC
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 days finish where they began, in Quito.

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