A guided, half-day tour of the city of
Quito, a designated World Heritage Site, is the perfect kick off to your Galapagos adventure: start in the quaint, hillside neighborhood of Guapulo and move towards the busy plazas, ornate churches and rich museums of the old colonial center. At Mitad del Mundo, the equatorial marker, village and museum, learn about this region’s diversity, from the coastal African slave descendants to the rainforest dwellers. Overnights are at the charming boutique hotel of Casa Aliso, located in the fashionable La Floresta neighborhood.