Private Tour
Private Sightseeing Tour of Mitad del Mundo from Quito
Overview
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Enjoy this this private 4 to 5 hours guided tour, where you will find yourself at the exact location of the Equator. Visit the Middle of the World City
and the Middle of the World Museum, recognized for being the first place where the equator line was marked, even from this line the name for the country is taken, discover all the history shared by your tour guide, then we invite you to enjoy an unforgettable visit to the Intiñan museum where you can experience being on the true equinoctial line
And to complement your experience at the end of the tour we will visit the only inhabited volcano in the world, also one of the largest volcanic calderas in the world, and a beautiful landscape just at the entrance of the cloud forest.
This tour includes hotel pick-up and drop off from centrally located hotels in Quito.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Recommended minimum age is 12 years
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is smart casual
Operates in all weather conditions, weather may vary please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Intinan Equator Museum
The Intiñan Museum has for you an interactive tour, where you will learn from the history of our ancestral peoples, travel to the past through our centuries-old huts, discover and understand the physical phenomena of the earth with our didactic examples, observe the path of the sun (Intiñan) in the Acoratene, and of course enjoy a natural and privileged environment.
Mitad Del Mundo
Middle of the World City - Nowadays it is a very significant tourist attraction for the city, it is also the opportunity to photograph yourself in both hemispheres at the same time, level an egg on a nail without needing to hold it, you can also weigh a kilo less in difference to other places.
What‘s Included
Private tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off from/to centrally located hotels in Quito
Bottle of purified water
Professional bilingual Guide
Entrance fee Mitad del Mundo Complex $ 5 per person and Mitad del Mundo Museum $4 per person
Food and drinks
Tips
Personal expenses
Hotel pick-off and drop-off outside of the city. The extra cost can range from $30 till $70 depending on the number of passengers and location
Pickup points
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Private Sightseeing Tour of Mitad del Mundo from Quito
Pickup included
Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Coastal22558791367,,Jul 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an excellent tour with David! He was so knowledgeable about the area - I learned so much! He was friendly and answered all our questions. We had a great time on the tour and would recommend the Tour of Mitad del Mundo!!
Fantastic
287kenjak,,Jul 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00David is a great guide with a lot of great information. But he's also a great guy and make the tour a treat. We highly recommend. Ecuador is a wonderful country and this is a great tour to experience it.
A personalized tour delivered by David which provided lots of interesting facts, lots of laughter, and flexibility.
Neve333,,Dec 10, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had David as my personal tour guide… provided a lot of interesting facts… and he’s just a nice guy! Explained the history of the area and just provided a fun trip to the Middle of the World and beyond!
Our guide David was...
Crystal B,,Oct 2, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide David was great. He was very knowledgeable and answered every question. His English was very good.
Awesome
Jeff S,,Dec 28, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Awesome experience. We could not have asked for more from our guide. Very personalized tour. Highly recommended.
Wonderful morning at the Equator
Caitlin H,,Apr 7, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My boyfriend and I took this half day tour on the last day of our 7 day stay in Quito. We were lucky enough to have the same guide, Pablo, who had given us our first tour of the Centro Historico. Pablo picked us up right on time from our hotel and we drove about 30 minutes north to our first stop, which was the Intiñan Museum. We took a guided tour ($4 each) that outlined the primary Andean indigenous cultures of Ecuador. The museum also features the "real" equator line calculated with GPS along with several demonstrations that supposedly illustrate the physical properties of the equator. Whether you believe the experiments are "real" or not, it's a fun experience! We drove to the Equator Monument a few hundred meters away for a photo op., but ultimately elected not to pay the entrance fee to climb the tower because we were worn out from all our traveling and hungry for lunch. Pablo kindly accommodated our request. Instead we headed to a nearby restaurant called Fiambre's just a few minutes down the road, which serves roasted guinea pig- an Andean delicacy that my boyfriend had been wanting to try since arriving in Quito a week earlier. Andrew Zimmern, of the Travel Channel famously ate roasted guinea pig at this same restaurant for an episode of his television show Bizarre Foods, which is advertised on a billboard outside. Pablo advised us on our lunch order and ate with us. 1/2 guinea pig was plenty for us; in my polite opinion it's an acquired taste, but I was glad tried it, and the rest of the items we ordered were very tasty. I do think my boyfriend liked it better than I did. We stopped on our way out for a photo op. then made our way back to Quito. In all, the excursion lasted from about 10am-2pm, a very enjoyable morning. Thanks again!
8 of us arranged for a private tour...
JaneE H,,May 16, 2017
- Review from Viator
5.008 of us arranged for a private tour when to make the most of our one day to spend in Quito. Pablo was wonderful! To start, he was patient with our tardiness starting the day we'd all gotten in well after midnight. Then, he was so knowledgeable about everything, from history and culture to Ecuador as a country to restaurant recommendations. He spent extra time with us, ensuring we had a great lunch experience and walk in the old town. This was a perfect introduction to Ecuador.
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