Location: Quito
Top Things to do in Quito
Things to do in Quito, Pichincha Province: The Best Outdoor Activities
With a rich pre-Colombian history, Ecuador's capital was founded on the ruins of an Incan city but offers everything a modern traveler might need. It remains the least-altered historic center in Latin America and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Quito’s important sites include baroque gems like San Francisco and Santo Domingo monasteries, as well as La Compañía church and college. This huge city sprawls across a breathtaking Andean valley surrounded by volcanic peaks.
Restaurants in Quito
1. Biking Dutchman
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 577 reviews
"There’s a reason the South American Andes is spoken about with awe, and the cone of Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano is the icing on this mountainous hunk of cake. Scraping the sky at more than 5800 metres above sea level, the stratovolcano is currently snoozing after chucking a tantrum in late 2015, when it spat smoke and ash into the air. Rug up for altitude and thunder down its foothills on a 30-kilometre cycling trip with Biking Dutchman Tours. A back-up vehicle will carry you up high, where you’ll swing onto the saddle of a 21-speed mountain bike and head off-road, winding through ancient lava fields and past wild horses grazing in grassy plains studded with wildflowers. Stop at Incan ruins, enjoy a homemade picnic lunch, and spot the snowy giant reflected on the surface of Limpiopungo Lake... " GET LOST MAGAZINE
2. Metropolitan Touring
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 395 reviews
We are Ecuador and South America's leading tour operator, with over 67 years of experience in travel. In Galapagos, we own and operate Yacht La Pinta, Yacht Isabela II, and the Santa Cruz II Galapagos Cruise as well as world-renowned Finch Bay Hotel. We also own Casa Gangotena in Quito's old town and Mashpi Lodge in the cloud forest of El Choco, located close to the capital. Currently, we are implementing our brand new Carbon Neutral program by which we aim to achieve ethical travel. With offices in Peru and Colombia, we cater to all of our guests' wishes and deliver once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
3. GreenGo Travel
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 116 reviews
We are a tour company with refreshing, modern and intuitive ideas to help you get together a trip of a lifetime responsibly. We specialize in all 4 regions of Ecuador offering day tours the best highlights of of your surroundings. We believe that a Green Travel is a major success by empowering travelers with knowledge of traveling responsibly.
4. Midland Travel
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 78 reviews
With 10 years of experience in tourism in Ecuador we know that you, the client, is always right. That’s why we believe in personal service and attention. Join us for one of our one day tours or ask us about other options. We’ll happily arrange a package that suits your needs and wishes.
5. Green Horse Ranch
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 123 reviews
Reviewed By PetraS669 - Pensacola, United States
My wife and I have enjoyed riding holidays in England, Hungary, Mexico, and the western US, and our experience at the Green Horse Ranch ranks among our very best and most memorable. We joined Astrid and Albrecht in January of 2020 for their eight-day Secrets of the Andes Tour and our great expectations were met or even surpassed. First, I think that riding horses in the beautiful Pululahua Crater might almost constitute a unique experience. The volcano is gorgeous, a special, even magical terrain whose unusualness Astrid tries to capture by references to Tolkien’s Middle Earth. The only geography to which I can compare it would be that of Hawaii, also a volcanic formation, and also among the most beautiful places on earth. Second, Astrid and Albrecht are friendly, generous, and thoughtful hosts who anticipate your needs and do everything they can to make you feel comfortable and at home. They meticulously planned our eight days at the ranch so that we were busy and fulfilled the entire time. We rode for over two hours on the evening we arrived—a night ride that we thoroughly enjoyed—and after that we rode for four to six hours every day. We always went to sleep tired and satisfied with a full day’s riding. Green Horse Ranch is a thoroughly professional organization. Third, the horses are excellent. According to Astrid, she has bred about half of her herd at the ranch, and she has trained them all in an exemplary fashion. During our tour my wife and I each got to ride three different horses, and we found each of them a delight to ride. They are utterly dependable, responsive, and forward moving. Finally, the riding was like nothing we’ve ever done. There were, to be sure, long stretches on dirt roads that you share with the occasional vehicle and pedestrian. But much of the riding takes place on steep, narrow, rocky, overgrown jungle trails that either ascend the walls of the volcano or descend into the crater. On most of the rides Astrid takes a machete and uses it frequently My wife and I have galloped hell for leather across the Hungarian puszta, and forded swollen rivers in the American West (well, at least once), but rarely have we done anything as demanding and challenging as negotiating the mountain trails of Pululahua. This is genuinely exciting and unusual riding. If you like to ride well-trained horses over a beautiful and testing terrain you will have a blast at the Green Horse Ranch. We cannot recommend it more highly.
6. Guanguiltagua Expeditions
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5.0 based on 232 reviews
Proudly Ecuadorian owned and runned! At Guanguiltagua we like to do things in your way. We specialize in tailoring extensive trips, day trips and Galapagos experiences that suit the needs and budget of the contemporary travellers. We like to take you where the typical tourists don't go, we will make you see what the typical tourists won't. Discover the Real Ecuador, Peru and Galapagos with us.
7. Nature Galapagos & Ecuador
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5.0 based on 119 reviews
Nature Galapagos & Ecuador is a Local Tour Operator officially founded in 2006 and crafting travel experiences in Ecuador since. Our team designs interesting, comfortable and authentic trips to visit and experience the Galapagos Islands and the mainland Ecuador.
8. Adventure Journeys
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 175 reviews
ADVENTURE JOURNEYS is a leader adventure travel company located in Quito, created by a group of knowledgeable expedition leaders, in order to offer the most amazing group adventure experiences and tailor-made trips adjustable to the needs and requests of our guests
9. Friends Expeditions
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 76 reviews
Discover countless grandiose and unforgettable experiences in Ecuador, and in each of its regions! Friends Expeditions offers you various tourist packages to choose from, of which you can enjoy its flora, fauna and its wonderful people, we will make your visit an unforgettable experience.
10. Inspiring Ecuador
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 67 reviews
Inspiring Ecuador is a company that offers local knowledge and quality information for all our loyal customers. Our in-depth knowledge about the country is coming from the expertise of well-experienced guides that truly understand the needs of each individual traveler.
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