Experience the Middle of the World at Ciudad Mitad del Mundo from Quito. Stand on the equatorial line, balance an egg on a nail, and explore Ecuador’s culture at the Intiñan Museum.
- Pululahua Volcano & Geobotanical Reserve - Our guide will pick you up at your hotel early in the morning for an interesting visit to the Middle of the World. We head north of the city until we reach the viewpoint of the Pululahua volcano from where we can see one of the few inhabited craters in the world.
- Intinan Museum - Later we will visit the Intiñan museum, a museum that will tell us about the different types of effects caused by gravity, magnetism that happens on the equinoctial line
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Mitad Del Mundo - Then we will go to the Ciudad Mitad del Mundo Complex, here our guide will take you to visit replicas of the ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Ecuador, our guide will also demonstrate through interactive games the physical phenomena that only occur in the half of the world, then we can observe the monument built in honor of the French scientific expedition that located exactly the geographical position of the equatorial line that divides the world and take an original and fun photograph in both hemispheres.
After the activities we will return to the hotel.
- Professional guide
- Private Tour
- Transportation
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Entrance fees
- Food and Drinks
Visit the middle of the world (Ciudad Mitad del Mundo) during this 3-hour tour to the equatorial line from Quito. The grounds contain the Monument of the Equator, which highlights the exact location of the Equator (from which the country takes its name) where you can stand with one foot in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Explore the Intiñan Museum to try to balance an egg on a nail or watch water spin opposite ways. Also, the Intinan Museum offers a look at Ecuador’s culture—from the biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands to Amazonian tribes.
- Dress code is smart casual
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Pick up at the hotel depends on the location of the passenger, if the hotel is not in the list of pick-ups, the nearest meeting point will be given to the customer.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
