Cuenca Historic District Tour: Local Expert Guides and Panama Hat Factory Visit Included

Head through Cuenca historic district with a local expert that will show you the highlights including churches, beautiful historical buildings with wrought-iron balconies, and carved wooden doors, amidst a flower market, art galleries, etc.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cuenca - Our tour begins in San Sebastian neighborhood, here we find the Modern Art Museum where the famous Bienal International de Cuenca takes a place, it belongs to a select group of macro art events established in Latin America and the Caribbean. We will be able to explore not only the exhibits but also the historical house with its typical…
What's Included
  • Transportation provided
  • Guidance from a professional tour guide
  • Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Please contact us to [email protected] within 2 days notice to reconfirm the tour.
  • For 1 to 5 passengers, a bilingual guide will also be the driver. For more than 5 passengers, a driver and a bilingual guide will be provided.
  • Infant seats are available on request if advised at time of booking.
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
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Location
Cuenca
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Prontoconte
Dec 4, 2024
Great overview of Cuenca! - As a seasoned traveler, I look for a personal experience of a destination and an overview of what’s special about a place. My afternoon with Wilson was perfect for my needs, to get to know a local who loves his city and knows it well. I was lucky to have a private tour with excellent service, good communication and flexibility. Honestly I don’t care about seeing every church, but I do appreciate getting details about why this one is special. Beautiful architecture in Cuenca. The Panama Hat factory was a highlight! Such a special place to see exquisite crafts being respected and kept alive. Hard to resist buying one of these treasures. I highly recommend this tour!
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Cherilynw2019
Nov 15, 2024
Beautiful Cuenca! - Enrique was an amazing guide! He was very knowledgeable and helpful. We had a wonderful time exploring Cuenca and learning all about the history. It was a great mix of walking and a car ride to a beautiful view of the city. So glad we took this tour! Thank you Enrique!
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Teresaz456
Nov 14, 2024
A delightful, well-spent afternoon getting to know the lovely city of Cuenca - We have lived in Cuenca for many years, but had family visiting for the first time and thought it would be fun to take a tour. We learned so many new things about Cuenca! The view from Turi was amazing, and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Panama hat factory. We also enjoyed walking around El Centro with Eddy, our excellent guide, who was very knowledgeable about the history of Cuenca. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Christine_v
Sep 23, 2024
Visiting Cuenca. - We enjoyed our historic tour of old Cuenca Panama hat factory with Wilson as our guide who was very knowledgeable and helpful. The highlight of my trip was watching a demonstration of the Panama hat making process and appreciating the Romanesque , Gothic and Renaissance styles with three domes protruding from the roof of the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception.
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Lourdes
Aug 26, 2024
Wilson....super Guide!!! - Our Guide was Wilson , he knew a lot of the history of Cuenca and Ecuador, super friendly, attentive and above all very good disposition!!!! 100% recommended
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Kira_l
Jul 11, 2024
Wonderful introduction to Cuenca - The history, the architecture, the knowledge of a local Cuencano. I loved the mix of driving and walking. Cristian was an amazing guide!
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Angela
May 31, 2024
MAGNIFICENT, the tour was very complete. The guide Sebastián was a very prepared person, he knew a lot about Cuenca, its history, customs - The tour was excellent, very complete, the guide Sebastián was magnificent, he dominated Cuenca, the history, customs, very polite.
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Vanessa_s
May 21, 2024
Knowledgeable and enthusiastic - Wilson is a very knowledgeable tour guide and he gave us an especially good explanation of the architecture of the city. We thought the Panama hat museum was really, really well done, and Wilson’s explanations there were very interesting. We highly recommend him.
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Fionac559
Apr 11, 2024
Cathedral terrace views. - Excellent tour of Cuenca. I thoroughly enjoyed the cathedral and climbing up to the top. I was not expecting this but the climb was worth it. The view from Turi did not disappoint.
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Burnis_j
Apr 8, 2024
Cuenca great city!! - Private tour was great. Enrique was a great guide and the sites we went to were wonderful.Ortegas hat factory and museum was very good and purchased a couple of great panama(really Equadorian) hats. The squares and interaction with the locals was great also. Went to Turi for great photos of the city. WONDERFUL!!
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