Cuenca tour with craft beer tasting and Turi Viewpoint

Walk Cuenca's colonial streets and red-roofed valleys, then taste the beers that define the city

A full-day guided tour of Cuenca starting with hotel pickup at 5:30 AM, covering the city's colonial neighborhoods, two cathedrals, a traditional straw hat factory, and the Turi Viewpoint overlooking the valley, then finishing at a local brewery for a tour of the craft beer production process and tastings. The guide speaks English or Spanish. Lunch and all transport are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cuenca city tour and craft beer tasting

• Pick up at 05H30 AM
• Visit Barrio de San Sebastián and Museum of Modern Art
• Explore Parque Calderón central park
• See La Plaza de las Flores and Old Cathedral
• Visit Immaculate Conception Cathedral
• Tour Toquilla Straw Hat Factory
• Walk through Barranco area
• Visit Mirador de Turi viewpoint
• Tour Latitude Zero Brewery
• Taste draft and bottled craft beers
• Return to hotel

The experience

The day starts early with pickup from your hotel at 5:30 AM for the drive to Cuenca. Once there, the tour moves through San Sebastián, the city's most traditional neighborhood, then past the Museum of Modern Art and into Parque Calderón, the central park. From there you walk to Plaza de las Flores and see both the Old Cathedral (Catedral del Sagrario) and the New Cathedral (Immaculate Conception), which is the largest in Latin America. The scale and detail of these two buildings frame how the city has grown and changed.

A stop at a working Toquilla straw hat factory shows how the finest Panama hats are actually made in Cuenca, not Panama. Then the tour climbs to the Barranco, where colonial architecture sits against the natural landscape, and reaches the Turi Viewpoint. From there you look out over a valley filled with red tile roofs and blue domes, framed by mountains on all sides. Lunch is included before the final leg.

The brewery visit lasts about 30 minutes and covers how Latitude Zero craft beer is made, from ingredients through bottling. You taste each of their draft and bottle beers before returning to your hotel, arriving back in the late afternoon.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• professional guide in English or Spanish.
• lunch.
• craft beer tastings at the brewery.
• all transportation between sites.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDeparts at 06:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (11 and older) · Child (4 to 10 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 34 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Perfect Destiny

Is this one for you?Book this if you want colonial architecture and craft beer tastings in one full day rather than splitting visits: the early start and guided route pack both into a single outing.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 10 years). Children under 4 can't be included in the booking.

What time does the Cuenca tour pick me up from my hotel?

Pickup happens at 5:30 AM from your hotel, so the tour can reach Cuenca early and cover all the sites before the brewery visit in the afternoon.

What are the two cathedrals in Cuenca, and why do I visit both?

The Old Cathedral (Catedral del Sagrario) and the New Cathedral (Immaculate Conception) show how the city developed. The New Cathedral is the largest in Latin America and marks a shift in the city's scale and ambition.

What happens at the Toquilla straw hat factory?

You watch artisans make the finest Panama hats by hand. The factory is a working production site, so you see the craft that made Cuenca famous for this trade.

What does the brewery tour include?

The 30-minute brewery tour at Latitude Zero covers the craft beer production process from start to finish, followed by tastings of their draft and bottled beers.

Is lunch included, and what time do I return to my hotel?

Lunch is included in the tour price. You return to your hotel in the late afternoon after the brewery visit ends.