Private Quito City Tour with Teleferico and Mitad del Mundo

Ride the cable car above Quito, then walk the equator line at Mitad del Mundo

A private, eight-hour tour of Quito with a certified bilingual guide, private transportation, and hotel pickup. You visit the historic center's colonial churches and plazas, ride the Teleferico cable car to 4,050 meters for views of the Andes, and experiment with equator phenomena at the Inti Ñan Museum. Entrance fees for Teleferico and the museum, plus chocolate tasting, are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Intiñan Solar Museum2h · entry included
2. Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve20m
3. TelefériQo2h · entry included
4. Basilica of the National Vow30m
5. Independence Plaza30m
6. San Francisco Church20m

Quito city tour and Mitad del Mundo visit

• Hotel pickup at 08:30
• Visit Independence Plaza
• Explore San Francisco Church
• See Basilica of the National Vow
• Take Teleferico cable car ride
• Visit Intiñan Solar Museum
• View Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve

The experience

Your guide picks you up from your hotel at 8:30 and drives you through Quito's narrow streets to visit the city's architectural landmarks: Independence Plaza with its monument to the First Cry of Independence, the Cathedral, the Government's Palace, the Company Church, and San Francisco Church, a 16th-century complex with 13 cloisters and over 3,500 works of religious art. The Basilica of the National Vow, the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas, is also on the route.

The Teleferico cable car takes you northwest of the city to 4,050 meters (13,200 feet), where you can hike the trails, swing above the vegetation, and see the Andes mountains that surround Quito. On the way north to Mitad del Mundo, you pass through the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve, a collapsed volcano with unique geological formations and biodiversity.

At the Inti Ñan Solar Museum, you walk through outdoor exhibits on astronomical geography and the equator line itself. The museum sits just north of the main Mitad del Mundo complex and lets you experience equator phenomena firsthand: the experiments change how water drains and how your body feels at the line. Chocolate tasting is included before your return to the hotel.

What’s included

• Private transportation and a certified bilingual guide in English or Spanish.
• entrance tickets to Teleferico and the Inti Ñan Museum.
• chocolate tasting.
• hotel pickup and drop-off in Quito.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:30

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (12 to 78 years) · Child (5 to 11 years) · Under 5: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

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

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Latin Adventures Cía Ltda

Is this one for you?The tour runs eight hours with walking through the historic center and at Teleferico's high-altitude trails, so comfortable shoes and a moderate pace suit it best. A minimum of two people per booking is required, and children from age five are welcome.

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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 (5 to 11 years). Children under 5 can't be included in the booking.

What is the Inti Ñan Museum and what can I do there?

The Inti Ñan Solar Museum is an outdoor museum with exhibits on Ecuador's location at the equator and the science behind it. You conduct experiments at the equator line itself: testing how water drains differently, how your weight shifts, and other phenomena tied to the earth's rotation and magnetic field.

How high does the Teleferico cable car go and what will I see?

The Teleferico reaches 4,050 meters (13,200 feet). From there you can hike trails, use a swing suspended above the city, and see the Andes mountains surrounding Quito, plus the vegetation and wildlife below.

Which churches and plazas will I visit in the historic center?

You visit Independence Plaza, the Cathedral, the Government's Palace, the Company Church, San Francisco Church (a World Heritage Site with 13 cloisters and thousands of religious artworks), and the Basilica of the National Vow, the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas.

Is hotel pickup included, and what time does the tour start?

Hotel pickup is included. Your guide collects you at 8:30 from your Quito location and returns you at the end of the eight-hour tour.

What is the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve?

Pululahua is a collapsed volcano north of Quito whose name means "cloud of water" in Quichua. It was declared a geobotanical reserve because of its unique geological formations and the biodiversity within it. You pass through it on the way to Mitad del Mundo.