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What to book before you travel to Quito?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length
WeekendOne weekTwo weeks

6 activities to book · about €115 per person

Quito

Days 1-7
Days 1-7La Compañía de Jesús churchA 160-year project, finished in 1765, with a carved volcanic stone front and a gilded interior where local craftsmen slipped in Andean suns and plants.4,€50Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7San Francisco monasteryBegun in 1535, weeks after the Spanish founded the city, a vast colonial complex of cloisters and chapels behind a curved staircase after Bramante.€3Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Basílica del Voto NacionalA neo-Gothic basilica begun in 1892 and never quite finished, whose gargoyles are Ecuadorian animals: iguanas, Galápagos tortoises, condors and armadillos.€2Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7El Panecillo and the Virgin of QuitoA hill closing off the old town to the south, topped since 1975 by a 41-metre winged aluminium Virgin modelled on Legarda's 1734 statue.€2Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7TelefériQo and Rucu PichinchaA cable car from the city's western edge up to 3,945 metres, where on clear days you can spot Cotopaxi and Antisana.€8Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Mitad del Mundo monumentA 30-metre monument 26 km north of the city marking the equator as an 18th-century French mission placed it; GPS puts it 240 metres north.4,€50Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Plaza de la Independencia · La Ronda

All activities in Quito on GetYourGuide

Indicative prices per person, checked when written. The button opens the GetYourGuide search for the activity and the town, on the days of the stop once your dates are known. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Quito cost?

€115 per person if you do them all, across 6 bookings. The most expensive is "La Compañía de Jesús church" at €50, the cheapest "Basílica del Voto Nacional" at €2. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Quito without booking anything?

2 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Plaza de la Independencia, La Ronda. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

The rest of the trip

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