Top Quito Day Trips - page 7

Cotopaxi Volcano Full-Day Tour from Quito

from $69

Full Day Mindo - Cloud Forest from Quito

8 to 10 hoursFree Cancellation

(39)

from $90

We will go to the Old Town which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1978 by UNESCO because Quito has the biggest Old Town in the World and keep artistic treasures and architectonic jewels. If you visit the Middle of the World you will be at the imaginary line that divides the continent into the North and South Hemispheres. The Inti Ñan museum is a place where we can do experiments to test that we are on the Equatorial Line. On the Cable or "Teleférico" we have the main scenic overlook viewpoint of Quito.

Quito Main Square – “Plaza de la Independencia”

Quito City Tour - Middle of the World and Teleférico (Cable Car)

4 to 6 hoursFree Cancellation

4.9

(11)

from $115

We departure from Quito 7:00 am heading to the occident side of the city. We will have a busy day with some physical exercise & hiking. Our first stop will be at a hummingbirds sanctuary good experience and close view to tons of types of hummingbirds. Second stop: Alternative traditional breakfast Our next stop: MINDO! our main cloud forest city. Once there we will head straight to the Cable car (Tarabita) to cross with amazing views of this cloud forest. Once in the other side, we will have a 40 minutes hiking to the Mindo Nambillo waterfall. Place where you will be able to swim and fresh up from the hiking trail. So bring a bathing suit and towel if interested. After this, we can choose one alternative option, butterflies sanctuary or chocolate factory, Zipline (Tickets not included) To take advantage of the day we highly recommend the breakfast or bringing a box lunch to avoid missing time in the activities. After this we will start the way back to Quito

Mindo Cloud Forest Experience THE CUSTOMIZELY ONE from Quito

Mindo Cloud Forest Experience THE CUSTOMIZELY ONE from Quito

9 hoursFree Cancellation

(56)

from $125

Enjoy a day of wild adventures by land and water during the 10-hour excursion to practice canyoning near Guayaquil. The cloud forest is one of the best places in Ecuador to practice canyoning, since its waterfalls are located in the middle of the forest and they are beautiful and can be traversed in abseiling, swimming, or walking on water. Book your adventure now and we include a lunch at a local restaurant. The excursion to practice canyoning includes a professional guide, all the equipment and transfer to and from the hotel. - Spend the day doing canyoning in the Cloud Forest during your trip through Guayaquil. - Experience a site that is considered one of the best places of canyoning in the world. - Enjoy a beautiful natural environment with waterfalls and clear mountain pools - Descend with a combination of abseiling, swimming and sliding in natural slides - Celebrate your exciting adventure day with a lunch at a local restaurant

Canyoning cloud forest private day trip

10 to 11 hours

from $389

Trolley Tour of Quito and Half the World

Discover Ecuador’s top birdwatching destinations on this comfortable full day tour. Travel from the scenic high Andes, down through the lush subtropical forests of Mindo. This experience visits most famous birding hotspots: Alambi Hummingbird Sanctuary, Las Cotingas Bird Reserve, and the iconic Cock-of-the-Rock lek. Enjoy relaxed pacing, personalized service in the peaceful cloud forest of Mindo. Expert guidance, and easy walking routes, this tour offers an unforgettable birding. This stationary birdwatching Tour is ideal for photographers who want to capture the best images. To fully enjoy this birdwatching experience and capture the best moments, we recommend bringing your camera with a telephoto lens. Don't forget to pack extra batteries, memory cards, and your charger to ensure you're ready for every photographic opportunity.

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from $65

Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching & Photography - Private Day Tour

Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching & Photography - Private Day Tour

10 hoursFree Cancellation

(3)

from $199

2 volcanoes Cotopaxi and Quilotoa in 1 Day

10 hoursFree Cancellation

(7)

from $250

Otavalo Marketplace and Cotacachi Town from Quito

7 to 8 hoursFree Cancellation

Explore the best of Cotopaxi National Park in a single day on a group tour from Quito. This round-trip adventure is perfect for active travelers who want to utilize every second of their Ecuador vacation. Highlights include Chuquiragua Lodge, Jose Rivas Refuge, Limpiopungo Lagoon, and Chuquiragua Lodge. A relaxing round-trip transfer from the city gives you time to rest before and after the hike.

(4)

from $77

Cotopaxi Full Day Tour - All included - Guided hike and National Park entrance

Cotopaxi Full Day Tour - All included - Guided hike and National Park entrance

11 to 12 hoursFree Cancellation

4.4

(37)

from $59

Cotopaxi National Park from Quito

9 hoursFree Cancellation

from $69

Welcome... Come and discover with us the beautiful city of Quito, its history, its culture and its surroundings. Highlights of our private tour include: a visit to the Historic Center, discovering very popular monuments, climbing the Gothic Basilica church tower, where you will enjoy spectacular views. We will also visit the large square where you will have the opportunity to see the presidential palace, the primate cathedral of Quito, the archbishop's palace. Our private tour also includes a visit to the cable car, one of the most beautiful viewpoints in Quito. We will also visit half the world where you can learn more about equinoxes and solstices through fun interactive games! Our private group tours are for up to 4 travelers and our guides are highly trained to answer all questions about the history, culture, economy, etc. of Ecuador.

Quito private tour : Half of the World, Historic Center and Cable Car

Quito private tour : Half of the World, Historic Center and Cable Car

(75)

from $98

Enjoy the most captivating place in the country, full of secrets, landscapes and adventures. You can learn about volcanoes, hummingbirds, plants, indigenous tribes, smells, local food like "cuy" (guinea pig), if this is to much, its included an "empanada chilena" or "helado de paila" (handmade ice cream). First at all we are going to admire a unique volcano crater in the world with people living inside. Next we have a temple in honor of the sun where we can feel energies coming from quarts, we can smell new fragances that balance our chakras. After lunch we head to a ceremony center to share with a preincan tribe and perform a " limpia"(energy bath), there we refresh with a cactus beverage. After all you can decide to hike(30 min) the oldest monument at the equator(00°00'03”), its a sacred hill where the sun had a totem pole, (please bring nice boots). This tour its for conscious people who enjoys nature and culture; unique at the market.

Where is Cayambe? the only mountain in the world crossed by the equator?

Middle of the world, Volcano view with Indigenous Rituals

6 to 7 hoursFree Cancellation

(9)

from $89

What makes this tour special. ✓No other circuit combines so many layers in so little space: colonial history, mixed-race art, popular legends, Andean height, gastronomy and science, all walkable or minutes away. It is not a tour of isolated monuments, but a continuous narrative where each stop explains some of the previous one and prepares the next. That is why Quito is not visited: it is toured, tested and listened to. Besides. ✓Our service offers accompaniment all the time with a Certified Guide with experience in many tourist places of the country, (Costa-Sierra-Oriente/Amazonia) plus for your comfort and security we have private transportation round trip. Personalized attention, English-Spanish language. Above all, the good energy of the guide and the willingness to help you take many photos.

TOUR Quito Colonial-muffin, cable car and half the world.

TOUR Quito Colonial-muffin, cable car and half the world.

This Mindo tour offers a unique experience in the heart of the cloud forest, with activities such as bird watching, visits to the butterfly, exploring the Mindo-Nambillo waterfall and a stop at a handcrafted chocolate factory. You can also enjoy exciting activities such as canopy and tubing. Ideal for nature and adventure lovers, this tour is perfect for any type of traveler. You can't miss it!

(11)

from $103

Mindo Cloud Forest Private Day Tour from Quito

Mindo Cloud Forest Private Day Tour from Quito

8 to 9 hoursFree Cancellation

(4)

from $119

The Tour has certain guidelines, however I can adapt the tour to your needs in terms of duration and schedules. We can modify the beginning and end of it according to your tastes, preferences and needs. I will advise you on everything you need and I will give my all to make your experience pleasant and unique. The tour is through the old city of Quito, we will talk about history, geography, culture, architecture, we will do several tastings in different stations and places in the old city. Tasting of local drinks, Ecuadorian chocolate and local sweets. We will visit important places such as: Basilica of the National Vow, Street of the 7 Crosses, Venezuela Street, Plaza de la Independencia, Archbishop's Palace, Carondelet Palace, Quito Cathedral, Churches, Arco de la Reina and Calle la Ronda. The real half of the world in the intinan museum We love tourism and we like to meet new people. Enjoy the city and Ecuador with us.

Middle of the World, Historic Center of Quito, Panecillo and viewpoints

5 to 6 hoursFree Cancellation

from $100

Enjoy a full-day tour of one of Ecuador's most important natural attractions. Enjoy Ecuador Tour Operator takes you to Quilotoa, a volcanic crater lagoon in the Cotopaxi Province, 2 hours 40 minutes from Quito. We will make a stop at a craft painting workshop in Tigua, a small town that has great artists who make paintings on sheepskin with acrylic paint, in which they teach us about their day-to-day lives. On this tour we will get to know one of the most beautiful places at the Ilinizas Ecological Reserve, if we have a sunny and clear day we will have the opportunity to observe the Quilotoa lagoon and its characteristic turquoise blue color. We will visit the viewpoints made by the community of Quilotoa and also you will have time to visit the restaurants, handicraft shops, etc. To finish the tour we will have time for lunch and then return to Quito.

Full-Day Tour to the Quilotoa Lagoon, Ecuador.

Full-Day Tour to the Quilotoa Lagoon, Ecuador.

8 hours

4.5

from $110

As usual for our company, we offer unique tours for conscious people. On this occasion we can enjoy the most magical part of the equator, the zero line that divides the world into two parts, around it you can find some adventures such as maintaining balance while walking, balancing an egg on a nail or just admire the movement of the water in a sink in different directions. Historically you learn from the wisdom of the ancestral towns of Quito like totems poles and unique traditions like "shrunken heads" The next adventure is to the north, a bird sanctuary full of nature awaits us, feeling a hummingbird flying in your hand is incredible, next activity is very close where we find coffee plantations and learn about the process of making the best groundcoffee in the region. Finally, it awaits us. a unique landscape in the world since you can see a volcanic crater with people living inside called "Pululahua". The entrances are included and the weather most days is warm and nice.

Hummingbirds are the messengers that carry the desires and thoughts of men and gods from one place to another.

Middle of the World, Hummingbirds with Coffee Experience

6 to 7 hoursFree Cancellation

(8)

from $99

Embark on an adventure through Ecuador, visiting the imposing Cotopaxi Volcano and its national park. Explore Limpiopungo Lagoon and the Mariscal Sucre Interpretation Center to learn about the páramo and its lagoons. Meet Julián, a resident of the Andes, and discover his life alongside the guinea pig, considered a protector of energies. Then, visit the Los Ilinizas Ecological Reserve and the spectacular Toachi River Canyon. End in Quilotoa, where you can hike around the crater or descend to its emerald-green lagoon. A trip full of nature and culture. Don't miss it!

One Day at Cotopaxi Volcano and Quilotoa

One Day at Cotopaxi Volcano and Quilotoa

9 to 12 hoursFree Cancellation

4.0

(3)

from $116

Cotopaxi Volcano and Quilotoa Lagoon Full Day Tour

10 hoursFree Cancellation

Full Day of Adventures in Mindo Area

from $84

11 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Welcome to our amazing tour to Baños de Agua Santa! Get ready for an unforgettable experience as we explore the most exciting and beautiful destinations in this charming city. We start our adventure in Mega Park Río Blanco, where you will enjoy extreme activities and spectacular scenery. Continue to the stunning Mantle of the Bride Waterfall, a natural wonder that will leave you breathless. Afterwards, we will visit the famous Devil’s Pavilion, a powerful and majestic waterfall where you will feel the force of nature. We end up in the charming Tree House, where you can swing over the abyss and enjoy amazing panoramic views. This tour includes comfortable transportation and expert guides that will make you live a unique experience.

(4)

from $72

Shared and Private Bathroom Tour

15 hoursFree Cancellation

(25)

from $85

The city at the middle of the world, the craddle of andean magic forged by thousands of histories above the clouds, a waltz between nature and divinity, a forgotten poem remembered indistinctly at the humming streets, the Equator the line where you can balance your imagination and the old town part of the city of Quito, an idilic place. My tour is an experience supported by years of working at the touristic area and also by high empathy to give you an unforgettable memory to enjoy with your loved ones, this is a private tour for this reason I will focus exactly on what you want to get and to learn from my city, my tour has many optional things to visit or to see, so you are in control on what your experience will be.

Full day tour Quito: Equator & Old town plus transport

Full day tour Quito: Equator & Old town plus transport

7 hoursFree Cancellation

(25)

from $80

Quilotoa Full Day Tour - All included with Quito pick up & drop off

12 to 14 hoursFree Cancellation

Mindo Cloud Forest Private Tour: Chocolate, Coffee, Birds, Nature

(78)

from $69

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What are people saying about Quito

Danea_A, Jul 2026

Excellent one day tour from Quito to Cloud Forrest

We were picked up at our hotel in Quito. We stopped at the Middle of the World monument on our way to Mindo. We had lunch in Mindo at a great restaurant and then saw the humming birds in the Cloud Forest. We also learned how to make chocolate and visited a coffee farm. Isra and Linda were awesome tour guides!

Full Day City tour of Quito -All main attractions WITH ADMISSIONS

James_D, Jul 2026

Scenes from Ecuador

Jorge made our trip through Ecuador absolutely unforgettable. From the very beginning, he was friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about sharing his beautiful country with us. He took us to incredible places, shared fascinating local history and culture, and made sure we experienced the best food, scenery, and hidden gems Ecuador has to offer. He was always professional, punctual, and flexible, making us feel comfortable and well looked after throughout the entire journey. His recommendations were excellent, and he went above and beyond to ensure we had an amazing experience. If you’re looking for an authentic, stress-free, and memorable tour of Ecuador, I can’t recommend Jorge highly enough. Thank you for an incredible adventure—we’ll be talking about this trip for years to come!

Cotopaxi Full-Day from Quito Including Entrances

Jesse_F, Jul 2026

We had a private bus pick...

We had a private bus pick us up at our hotel. Our guide, Pam, was welcoming and fun and taught my family so much. The driver Ivan was very capable and affable and navigated the traffic of Quito and the rough roads of Cotopaxi well. We had a fantastic day on the mountain. The weather was windy and wonderful. Had hot choc at the refuge. Would recommend to anyone that can take the altitude.

Mindo Cloud Forest Private Day Tour

James_D, Jul 2026

The Cloud Forest

Our visit to the Mindo Cloud Forest was one of the highlights of our trip to Ecuador. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking, with lush green forests, beautiful waterfalls, and an incredible variety of birds and wildlife. It felt like stepping into another world. Everything was well organized, and there were so many amazing experiences—from walking through the cloud forest to enjoying the peaceful surroundings and spotting colorful hummingbirds. The natural beauty and biodiversity are truly unforgettable. If you’re visiting Ecuador, the Mindo Cloud Forest is a must-see destination. It’s the perfect place to relax, connect with nature, and experience one of the country’s most spectacular landscapes. We can’t recommend it highly enough!

Quilotoa Lagoon Full-Day Tour from Quito with Entrance Fees daily

jananne, Jul 2026

Amazing Quilotoa

Fabulous but very long day. Everything went according to plan. Be aware of the very strong winds at Quilotoa. Have a scarf or a mask. I was not prepared for the amount of fine sand all over the trails apparently put in place for the donkeys. This made the decent more difficult. Walking sticks are recommended. My guide was fabulous, and the entire tour truly worth my efforts. I highly recommend.

Full Day Quito (City Tour + Middle of the World + Teleferico)

MohammadArifur_R, Jul 2026

Amazing day in Quito!

This was an incredible experience exploring Quito! David made the tour feel like a private, personalized experience — it was just me and my spouse, and he was friendly, knowledgeable, and genuinely helpful throughout the day. He picked us up right at our hotel and took us to every single stop, sharing lots of interesting facts and stories about Quito along the way. He was so friendly and made sure we felt comfortable the whole day. The best part was when we asked if we could visit the La Mariscal Artisan Market even though it wasn’t part of the plan. David didn’t hesitate, he just took us there and even gave us tips on how to explore the city on our own afterward. Highly recommend this tour if you want a personal touch and a guide who genuinely cares about making your day memorable.

Cotopaxi tour from Quito -horseback ride and hike-NO TOURISTY way

Dawn_R, Jul 2026

To climb or not to climb, that was the question.

What an adventure. From pick up to drop off, our guide Adrian exceeded expectations with his attention, knowledge, and flexibility. He was attentive and shared cultural and nature facts allowing us to connect with our experience. Suited up in waterproof ponchos and cowhide chaps, we saddled up and took in the beauty of Cotopaxi and surround areas on horseback. We had planned to hike to Cotopaxi’s base camp but the combination of the 60 mph winds and our less than ideal attire, we opted to trek around Limpiopungo Lagoon where we took in spectacular views of Cotopaxi. Overall, it was an amazing experience. *if you are considering the hike to the Cotapaxi base camp, know that hiking boots/shoes, long waterproof hiking pants with under layers, layers of shirts under a waterproof jacket, buffs for neck that covers ears and face, warm hat that is secure (mine somehow was pulled off from under my rain jacket and flew over the cliffs edge), and sunglasses. Expect to get wet and struggle against the wind and altitude.

Baños Full Day Tour from Quito Including Entrances and Activities

Alona_G, Jun 2026

It was a lovely day full...

It was a lovely day full of activities, we had a great time. Our guide Irenita was very fun, engaging, attentive and supportive to all of us throughout the day. She entertained us with friendly conversation to make a journey feel shorter and more manageable. Driver Ivan was very kind and attentive to the group too, very friendly and positive. Highly recommend this tour if you prefer active day - swing, zip line, waterfalls and perhaps even a bangee jump! Have fun

Otavalo Tour from Quito Visiting Cayambe, Indigenous Market

John_Y, Jun 2026

Very efficiently run tour

The organization of this tour was very good. We were given the meeting point clearly, and the minibus was on time. We visited the equator for breakfast (with an interesting demonstration), a lake for views (though too cloudy to be perfect), a waterfall (not spectacular, but worth the 15 minutes walk both ways), next to see some traditional instruments (though only one person played for us), then the famous market. There was a recommended restaurant for lunch which some of the group took advantage of, but it still left 90 minutes for the market - longer for those who did their own thing. We got back at 5.30 - it is a long day out with a lot of driving, but not as much as 12 hours. Jorge our guide was interesting and enthusiastic and kept us all involved in English and Spanish.