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Quito Night Tour: Old Town & Plaza Grande with Free Time

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Duration3h

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Quito's Old Town After Dark: A Guided Walk, Then Your Time

You board a double-decker bus at 7pm and travel through Quito's illuminated Old Town, then spend 90 minutes on a guided walk through Plaza Grande and the Street of the Seven Crosses with your bilingual guide. After the walking tour ends, the time is yours to explore cafés, chocolate shops, and local restaurants at your own pace before returning to your pickup point.

Step-by-step itinerary

Evening tour and Old Town exploration

Arrive at Naciones Unidas Boulevard bus stop
Board bus and receive Quito overview
Travel through Quito Old Town
See San Francisco Church and art center
Walk with guides at Plaza Grande and Seven Crosses
Free time to visit cafes and chocolate shops
Enjoy local dishes and try traditional canelazo

The Experience

The bus pulls away from Naciones Unidas Boulevard at 7pm, and Quito's colonial streets start to glow. Your bilingual guide walks you through what the city looks like when the day crowd clears—the San Francisco Church lit against the dark sky, the Center for Contemporary Art casting long shadows across the plazas. You're on a double-decker bus, so the view from the upper deck shows you the shape of the Old Town before you step into it. The ride itself is part of the tour; the guide talks you through what you're seeing, and you get a sense of how the neighborhoods connect.

Then you stop for 1 hour and 30 minutes in the heart of Quito's historic center. Your guide leads a walking tour through Plaza Grande and the Street of the Seven Crosses—the kind of narrow colonial streets where every corner has a story, though your guide will tell you the ones that matter. You're not rushed through; the pace is slow enough to notice the architecture, the way the light hits the old buildings, the small details. After the guided part, the time is yours. Some people duck into a café filled with history and order a canelazo, the warm spiced drink locals drink at night. Others find one of the artisanal chocolate shops tucked into the side streets. The restaurants around the plazas serve local dishes, and you can eat at your own pace without anyone waiting for you to finish.

The whole evening is about three hours from pickup to drop-off. It's not a sprint through landmarks; it's a night in Quito's Old Town where someone who knows the place shows you what to look at, and then you get to wander. The bus is wheelchair accessible, and the walking tour moves at a pace that works for most people. You don't need to arrange your own transport or figure out which streets are safe at night—the guide handles that, and you just show up at the bus stop ready to go.

What’s included

Your evening includes hotel or central pickup at Naciones Unidas Boulevard, round-trip transport on a double-decker bus, a bilingual guide for the entire tour, a 1.5-hour guided walking tour through Plaza Grande and the Street of the Seven Crosses, and free time to visit cafés, restaurants, and chocolate shops in Quito's Old Town.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Quito Tour Bus

Is this one for you?This works well if you want to see Quito's historic center at night without arranging your own transport or navigating unfamiliar streets after dark—the guide handles the route and timing, leaving you free to linger over dinner or a drink once the walking part ends.