Throughout WWI transport ships sailed around the Galapagos Islands. It was right outside the harbor of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno that the WWI German transport ship Caragua sank 100 years ago. At the wreck site a reef-like environment has been created. Scuba divers will be exposed to stingrays, nudibranches, corals, schools of fish, rays and sea lions. This remains one of the few wreck dives in Galapagos. The wreck is approximately 300 feet long and you can inspect the ship's remains including the propellers and boilers.
We started the tour in the Seminary Park - also popularly called Las Iguanas Park, for the reptiles that live there; the place has its natural charm with trees and an artificial lagoon in which colourful fish swim.
We go to the Metropolitan Cathedral - The Cathedral stands on the site where the first church was the New City.
Then we go to the Administration Square - The Arosemena passage is one of the urbanistic values of the Plaza. It crosses the Municipal Palace, in a route in which the visitor can admire the cover of iron and glass with decorative stained glass; And the images of the caryatids that flicker their pillars, made by the artist Emilio Soro Lenti. Around there we can appreciate the Nahim Isaiah Museum, monuments such as: A Sucre, La Fragua de Vulcano, the Fountain of Glory and Grace. We will see the Torre Morica known as Torre and the Monument to the Liberators Simon Bolivar and San Martin - La Rotonda along the Malecón 2000.
Our tour ends in the patrimonial and very relevant area of Guayaquil Las Peñas - El Cerro Santa Ana, in addition, is a tourist area, whose access is given by the stairs Diego Noboa, which has 444 steps, in which there are squares, roundabouts, Museums, chapel, lighthouse, art galleries, craft shops, cybercafés, bars and restaurants. We go to the side of Santa Ana hill and at the beginning of Numa Pompillo Llona we will find Plaza Colón Fortín de la Planchada, where two large canyons from the Republican period of Ecuador are currently exhibited.
We headed to the Historical Park. It is a cultural, environmental, educational, recreational and tourist space that refers to the ancient Province of Guayaquil, which emerged at the end of the colonial era and the beginning of the republican, which comprised almost the entire coastal region of Ecuador. Thematic base of the Historical Park is divided into three distinct areas: Wilderness Area, Urban - Architectural Zone and Zone of Traditions.
Return to hotel. End of services.
The tour begins with a visit to the city’s Historic Center:
San Sebastian, a picturesque and traditional neighborhood of Cuenca, houses the Modern Art Museum, where the famous International Biennial of Painting takes place permanently.
Also, tourists visit the Calderon Park (central park), the Flower Plaza, the Church “del Carmen”. They visit the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, best known as the “New Cathedral,” considered as of the biggest churches in Latin America.
There is also a visit to the Cathedral “El Sagrario,” commonly known as the “Old Cathedral,” the city’s first Cathedral. Afterwards, tourists visit a Paja Toquilla Hat Factory, where they observe the elaboration process of the finest hats.
Visit an artisan ceramist, where tourists will have a one-hour ceramics class. It’s okay not to have any experience! The teacher will share his/her knowledge and techniques. The piece will be baked in the afternoon and delivered to the hotel the following day.
The route continues with the visit to the “Barranco,” which constitutes a communion between architecture and the natural environment. The houses are attached to the incline, displaying their majesty and charm.
The visit is finished at the “Mirador de Turi” (scenic viewpoint) where the landscape of a valley full of red roofs and church domes is framed by imposing mountains.
Visit Central Bank Museum, or Conceptas Museum, Aboriginal Cultures Museum (3 options to choose from)
* Lunch
Visit Hat Factory
Barranco
Turi scenic viewpoint. Visit the Gallery “Eduardo Vega” (Cuenca ceramist and designer recognized nationally and internationally)
With 24 Km2 and 60 meters above sea level , is an almost central island whose only place to visit an amazing bay with turquoise waters protected by a natural barrier of rocks, on which colonies are seen sea lions and hawks flying .
It is home to one of the two species of land iguanas of the islands, whose main food is the leaves and fruit of the great and thick cactus. Crabs, night herons, sea iguanas, mockingbirds and land birds, are seen frequently. Bay in all its length and breadth is excellent swimming and snorkeling. Sea turtles, rays, wolves, fish, and the clear and warm water are unique attractions!
Traslados y entradas para admirar el ballet folclórico ''Jacchigua'' uno de los mejores de América Latina, quienes representan con su danza folklórica las tradiciones y costumbres de los pueblos indígenas del Ecuador, regreso al hotel.
Descubre el gran patrimonio histórico-artístico del centro histórico de Quito y visita la “Mitad del Mundo”.
Destacamos
- Pasea por las calles empedradas, plazas, monumentos e iglesias del corazón de Quito
- Vistas panorámicas de la ciudad desde el Mirador del Panecillo
- Cruza el ecuador en “Mitad del Mundo”
Después de recogerte en el hotel, nos dirigiremos al centro histórico de la que fue la primera ciudad en ser declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO. Tras atravesar la Avenida Gran Colombia, podrás contemplar la hermosa Basílica del Voto Nacional, desde donde pondrás rumbo a la Plaza de la Independencia a través de pintorescas calles. Este lugar histórico está flanqueado por edificios emblemáticos como la Catedral Metropolitana, la sede del Gobierno (el Palacio de Carondelet), el Palacio Arzobispal y la Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, donde podrás apreciar los bellos adornos y altares de oro. A escasos metros se encuentra la Iglesia de San Francisco, construida en el s.XVI. Admira esta imponente estructura antes de llegar al Mirador del Panecillo, coronado por una escultura gigante de la Virgen María. Desde aquí disfrutarás de impresionantes vistas de la ciudad; tanto del centro histórico, como de los extremos norte y sur.
Continuaremos la ruta hacia el norte a través de una de las autopistas que conducen hasta el Museo Intiñán y más tarde pasearemos por tiendas y visitaremos “Mitad del Mundo”, una zona donde se divide el hemisferio norte y sur del planeta. Contempla el monumento y hazte una foto con un pie en cada uno de los hemisferios antes de regresar al centro de la ciudad.
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We begin in the northern part of the city with a tour along the most important commercial areas, where most of the hotels in Quito are located. Then we head to the historic center to visit the Basilica del Voto Nacional, where we will make a brief stop and explanation to later reach the Plaza de la Independencia, where through a walking route you will see the Cathedral, the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace and the La Compañia Church, recognized for its adornments and gold altars.
This tour will continue towards the Church of San Francisco, built in the seventeenth century. (Entrance to churches is not included). Then headed to the Mirador del Panecillo (entrance included) a place renowned for its beauty, where you can admire a beautiful landscape of colonial and modern Quito.
Extension included continues towards the northern part of the city heading up to the “Middle of the World City” (entrance is included) where the monument that divides the Northern from the Southern Hemisphere will be observed. It was built during the XVII century when a French Expedition defined the precise location of the equatorial line. At the end, optional visit either to Intiñan or Ethnographic Museum (entrance is not included).
Vive una experiencia cultural emocionante con este recorrido por Quito, la colorida capital de Ecuador. Empieza por aprender todo lo que hay que aprender sobre los monumentos más emblemáticos de Quito con un recorrido a pie por la ciudad. Después de eso, este tour te lleva al Museo Arqueológico, altamente esclarecedor, donde descubrirás mucho más sobre la historia de esta fascinante ciudad.
Después de reunirte con tu carismático guía, el recorrido comienza con un paseo por los barrios acomodados de Quito, en concreto las partes bancaria y financiera de la ciudad. En estos mismos barrios encontraremos los más elegantes centros comerciales y el famoso barrio de La Mariscal, donde se encuentran la mayoría de los hoteles más bonitos.
Después, nos dirigiremos hacia el centro histórico de la ciudad. Entre las innumerables atracciones que se encuentran dispersas alrededor de él, visitaremos El Panecillo, desde donde se obtiene una gran vista del Quito colonial y moderno, las iglesias de San Francisco y La Basílica, y la Plaza de la Independencia. Mientras caminamos por las calles coloniales, admira la Catedral, el Palacio de Gobierno y la iglesia conocida como La Compañía, que está llena de adornos y altares dorados.
Por último, pero no menos importante, el recorrido llega al Museo Arqueológico de Quito, donde puedes profundizar en la historia de las culturas más antiguas de Ecuador. El museo no sólo contiene una de las mejores exposiciones arqueológicas de América Latina, sino que también tiene una colección imponente de artefactos de oro que hará que acabes la excursión con destellos en los ojos.
We started the tour at 09hoo from the hotel lobby , and go towards the center History of the First City Cultural Heritage of Humanity. We follow the Av .Gran Colombia through the Church of the Basilica of the National Vow to Square Independence through the colonial streets , visited on a walking tour the cathedral, the Government Palace and Archbishop , the Church of the Society of Jesus , where they can appreciate their adornments and gold altars , the tabernacle and the church of San Francisco built in the sixteenth century , later we arrived at the Mirador del Panecillo where the sculpture is located of the Virgin Mary to admire a beautiful landscape and Colonial QUITO modern. Return to hotel.
Departure from the hotel in Guayaquil for an approximateley two hour drive, arrival at Salinas where you can enjoy a day of leisure at the beach, visit fishermen villages, a museum and the famous “Chocolatera”.
In the beach of Salinas you will find different ways to have fun and above all to be able to enjoy with family or with your friends.
You can find adventure tourism in Salinas and optionally hire different services like, boarding the banana, renting boats, jet skis.
The Chocolatera is the most outstanding point of South America in the Pacific, located inside the Naval Base of Salinas. In the Chocolatera currents converge, which raise the sand from the bottom and give the chocolate tone to the sea, hence its name. It offers a unique spectacle, full of color, since here are joined two marine currents that produce a clash of waves against the rocks and its waters are pierced by the intense rays of the sun, creating multiple rainbows.