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Cuenca City Tour: Picturesque South American Gem
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7 Ratings
Cuenca
Experience the splendor of Cuenca, touted as one of the most visually delightful cities in South America, during a guided 4-hour city tour that includes local neighborhoods, markets, churches and museums. Accommodation pickup and drop-off included.
Experience the splendor of Cuenca, touted as one of the most visually delightful cities in South America, during a guided 4-hour city tour that includes local neighborhoods, markets, churches and museums. Accommodation pickup and drop-off included.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Calderon Park - This tour includes a visit to the Central Park, the founding site of Cuenca on April 12, 1557.
- La Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion de Cuenca - Explore Ecuador’s largest church, renowned for its impressive architecture.
- Mercado 10 De Agosto - Discover the vibrant and colorful 10 de Agosto market in Cuenca’s historic…
- Calderon Park - This tour includes a visit to the Central Park, the founding site of Cuenca on April 12, 1557.
- La Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion de Cuenca - Explore Ecuador’s largest church, renowned for its impressive architecture.
- Mercado 10 De Agosto - Discover the vibrant and colorful 10 de Agosto market in Cuenca’s historic center.
- Homero Ortega - Tour the toquilla straw hat factory and learn about Ecuador’s most significant handicraft.
- Plaza de las flores - Visit the Plaza de las Flores, adjacent to the Carmen del Asuncion religious complex.
- Cruz del Vado - Explore Cruz del Vado, one of Cuenca’s most charming neighborhoods, known for its unique architecture.
- Seminario San Luis - Visit this picturesque building in Cuenca, located opposite the central park, offering views of the new cathedral’s domes.
- Calle Santa Ana - Stroll along this pedestrian street, the first constructed by the Spanish.
- Iglesia de El Vergel - Walk through the El Vergel neighborhood, featuring Calle de las Herrerias, a must-visit for its traditional food restaurants, once part of the Inca Trail.
- Mirador de Turi - Visit Cuenca’s most significant viewpoint, offering a panoramic view of the city.
- El Barranco del Rio Tomebamba - Stroll along the Tomebamba River ravine, appreciating Cuenca’s architectural beauty and its most important river.
- El Puente Roto - This significant site in Cuenca offers a lovely view of the Tomebamba River and Todos Santos Church.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Local Snack (Herrerias street)
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Local Snack (Herrerias street)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks (available for purchase)
- Personal expenses
- Food and drinks (available for purchase)
- Personal expenses
Additional Information
- Minimum of 1 adults required
- Children with minimun an adult required
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes
- Minimum of 1 adults required
- Children with minimun an adult required
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes
Location
Calderon Park
Mariscal Sucre
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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C
Aug 18, 2024
Awesome Cuenca tour - An awesome private tour with guide Edison. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. We started our tour by the Tory neighborhood up the hills to get the most beautiful view of Cuenca. Then we went to the old train station and the Quinta de Bolivar house. Then we went to the colonial street of the “Herraderias” where we stopped to enjoy some typical regional tamales. The we walked around the river and we finished by the old historical town. It was a very complete and entertained tout. I enjoy it and recommend it.
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Anibal_b
Apr 30, 2024
Edison, our tour guide was very well spoken and highly knowledgeable of the history of Cuenca. - Edison, our tour guide was very well spoken and highly knowledgeable of the history of Cuenca. He was very patient and safety oriented.
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_alejandracg1604
Apr 20, 2024
wonderful basin - I was lucky enough to have the Cuenca tour to myself. My guide personalized the tour and showed me the best of Cuenca. Highly recommended, Cuenca is a wonderful and very safe city.
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Erickp7575ae
Apr 11, 2024
To learn more about Cuenca in half a day! - The variety was great. Also the knowledge of the gyide was outstanding.
Theee was time for questions. So perfect!
Also i learned a lot about the history
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Didic556
Jul 23, 2022
Both on and off the beaten path - Eddy picked us up at a crazy early morning hour when we arrived from Quito on an early morning flight. We spent all day touring with Eddy as our Airbnb wasn’t ready until 4 pm. Thank goodness eddy was such a knowledgeable, patient, and entertaining guide. He took us to many parts of the city that I think tourists never see as well as to the many highlights. We went to the mirador for a birds eye view of the city as well as to the Panama hat factory, the cathedral, the fruit and vegetable market, the flower market, and more. This was a great way to start our visit in Cuenca and got us well orientated to the city. Eddy’s knowledge was both deep and wide, so I feel like we just scratched the surface of what he knew about Cuenca and Ecuador. We also used Eddy for a food tour and a hike in Cajas. I highly recommend those as well.
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Alyssa
Sep 3, 2018
Wonderful Walking Tour - My husband and I took the Cuenca walking tour with Flavio. He was a great tour guide, spoke English very well, very informative about the culture, artisans, architecture, city, history, etc. We took the tour the day after arriving in Cuenca so it was a fantastic way to get to know our way around the city! The tour was very easy to book and Polyepis was very responsive to all my inquiries in respect to coordinating our tours.
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