Quito Tour: Scenic Tour of Quito, 5 hours, private tour, lunch included
Duration: 5 hours
Drive along the northern residential section and see the impressive Parliament Building, whose stone mural records Ecuado?s history. Then a stroll downtown and visit the colonial temples and monasteries of this urban jewel, designated by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. Visit St. Augustine Convent, its colonial patio, cloisters, coffered ceilings and the vast collection of paintings showing the life of St. Augustine. Then the Independence Plaza, flanked by the Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, the Municipal Building and the Archbisho°s Palace. Continue to the Church of San Francisco, one the of great religious buildings of the New World; its impressive façade and atrium lead to its gilt interior a Baroque influenced by Moorish style, with the winged Virgin of Quito at its main altar. The tour ends at a lookout point with a great view of Quito. Then relax, as the local people do, over a leisurely lunch of typical Ecuadorian cuisine.
