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Departs: Quito, Quito
Overview
What's Included
Bilingual guide (English / Spanish)
Mitad del Mundo museum etrance
Tourist transport Note: Double decker bus we reserve the right to change vehicle witout prior notice
What's Not Included
Details not especified
Food and drinks
Hotel pick up and drop-off
Tips
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 4
- CHILD: Age: 5 - 12
- ADULT: Age: 13 - 64
Additional Info
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
Mitad Del Mundo
After, you will visit the Middle of the World Tourist Complex where you will do some experiences in the equinoctial line, visit an Equatorial museum which is 30 meters high and was built in honor of the Geodesic Mission, Cultural Pavilions, and more.
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Reviews
Amazing
Jeff_C, 12-08-2022
We were fortunate to have Erika as our tour guide for all three excursions we took in Quito. She is fun and super knowledgeable. I was impressed with how she had the ability to switch between English and Spanish so effortlessly.
We wish she could be our tour guide for the rest of our time in Ecuador!!!
We wish she could be our tour guide for the rest of our time in Ecuador!!!
Got to see everything I wanted to see!
Sherman P, 12-06-2021
Diana was a great tour guide! She was very friendly and knowledgeable about Mitad del Mundo and the history of Quito. We went to the park in Mitad del Mundo and got to experience everything there. We tried to go to Puluahua but it got really foggy and just went into the museum there instead. On the way back we stopped in Pomasqui to eat some really good fritadas! I think this is a great way to tour Mitad del Mundo quickly if you don't have a lot of time. Also, Diana if you're reading this, I'm pretty sure I figured out why holding the jade kept you from losing your balance :)
Exploring Quito
173elenid, 21-12-2019
Unfortunately the weather was very cloudy at Pululahua viewpoint but rest of the tour was great. Daniel our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable and Nixon our driver was great
Excellent trip the middle of the world !
edinburghneil, 10-09-2019
This was an excellent half day trip. Andrea our tour guide was very informative all throughout the trip and ensured that everyone mingled and had a good time.
Started with visit to Pululahua volcano where the guide gave a short talk on the area and we had time to take some photos and have an ice cream.
Then on to Mitad del Mundo (well back as we passed it to get to Pululahua). We had plenty of time here to explore the museum, get the obligatory equator line photos, and wander round the different museums and shops, oh and visit the lamas of course !
Andrea also have a wee walking tour where we balanced an egg on a nail (well those of us that could do it did!), and then went to the chocolate museums for a history of chocolate and a tasking (lovely 70% chocolate!).
Trip back to Quito was kept interesting with a wee quiz with chocolate prizes.
A great day out - especially for $30 !
Started with visit to Pululahua volcano where the guide gave a short talk on the area and we had time to take some photos and have an ice cream.
Then on to Mitad del Mundo (well back as we passed it to get to Pululahua). We had plenty of time here to explore the museum, get the obligatory equator line photos, and wander round the different museums and shops, oh and visit the lamas of course !
Andrea also have a wee walking tour where we balanced an egg on a nail (well those of us that could do it did!), and then went to the chocolate museums for a history of chocolate and a tasking (lovely 70% chocolate!).
Trip back to Quito was kept interesting with a wee quiz with chocolate prizes.
A great day out - especially for $30 !
Real close to the Equator
Beth_P, 03-03-2020
For starters, Mitad del Mundo is not precisely on the equator; the true equator is about 200 feet away. The science museum was so-so at best, with many of the exhibits not in working order. The famous demonstration of water going clockwise down the drain on one side of the equator and counter-clockwise on the other side was rigged with faucets aimed to create the desired swirl direction. The knock-off Disney-esque park in which this museum sits, however, is pretty, and we had fun (and a nice meal in a second-floor restaurant overlooking the line that, again, is not the equator. This whole trip starts confusedly as half of a Quito City Tour, and requires a change of bus that is not made clear to all travelers. We left our hotel at 10 a.m. to catch this tour and we were not back at our hotel until 6 p.m. -- this is for a purported half-day tour, so be aware of the time commitment when you book this tour. Once you get on the correct bus, the tour heads north to the Pululahua Crater for about 20 minutes. This is pretty cool, to see a community of 200 people living in an active volcano crater. There are various things one can do at Mitad del Mundo, including the aforementioned science museum (don't bother standing in line if you are willing to take the stairs; the line is only for people who want to take the elevator to an observation deck on the top floor of the tower), various restaurants, many shops, singers and dancers in the town square, a playground, llamas, and a place to try to balance an egg on the head of nail (two of our party of four succeeded; the others didn't try). One last stop before returning to Quito is a distillery where one can sample misca made from the agave plant (following a brief but interesting tour and discussion of agave and its uses). The owner of the distillery, Diego, is so passionate about the agave and its products; just listening to him was both educational and entertaining -- with the extra bonus of a shot of misca at the end!
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