RIOBAMBA CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOUR

WHY TAKE THIS TOUR?

  1. In this tour you will learn about the culture and history of the city of Riobamba, visiting the most popular and interesting places of this canton and the province; among them is the historic center of Riobamba, La Laguna de Colta and the canton Guano.
INFORMATION

  • Price: $85 per person (Minimum 2 persons). 
  • Duration: about 8 hours. 
  • Departure: Chimborazo Tours offices or hotel. 
  • Available: Every day with prior reservation.

In this cultural and heritage tour we will tell you why everything starts in Riobamba?
This wonderful city is given several titles, among them "City of the First Fruits", "The Sultan of the Andes"; with good reason, the city of Riobamba is the first planned city in Ecuador and has the joy of being surrounded by impressive snow-capped mountains and volcanoes, which for its inhabitants not only adorn the landscape, but are also dynamic beings, providers of life, are the taitas who to this day protect us and to whom they have the greatest respect.
The layout of the streets, the parks, the buildings, the train, the customs and of course the people, are part of the stories that our guide will share, who, with his excellent company, will make this adventure a real experience.

In this adventure we also visited the Colta lagoon and the Guano canton, the Handicraft Capital of Ecuador.

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INCLUDES

  • Transportation from Riobamba.
  • Certified guide.
  • Visit to Maldonado Park and La Merced market.
  • Visit to the Guano Canton Museum.
  • Visit to the first church in Ecuador.
  • Lunch at Pukaratabo.
  • Visit to the Pukaratambo tourist center.

NO INCLUDES

  • VAT (12% value added tax), if an invoice is required.
  • Hotels in Riobamba
  • Transfer from other cities to the city of Riobamba.
  • Entrance fees to unspecified sites.

DETAILS

8:00 The trip starts in the city of Riobamba, we pick you up from your hotel and transfer to the historic center of the city of Riobamba where we will make a City Tour (Riobamba Cathedral and La Merced Market - juices made with ice from Chimborazo).

 9:00:  We visit the museum of the Guano canton, where we can see the mythical mummy of Guano and if we are lucky we will meet Baltazar Ushca (The last ice maker of Chimborazo).

11:00 We visited the Balvanera church, considered the first church in Ecuador (If the traveler wishes, in this site he can visit the religious museum and buy handicrafts)..

 12:00 If the visitor likes, he can visit the Colta Lagoon.  

 13:00 Lunch at the Pukaratambo Tourist Center.

 14:00: Tour of the Pukaratambo Tourist Center.  

 17:00: Return to the city of Riobamba and end of our services.

¿HOW TO BOOK?

    • Send a Whatsapp to (+593) 0984906132 or an email to info@chimborazotours.com with the following specifications: Tour name, travel date, number of people, name and surname, passport number, country of origin.
    • Once we receive the information, we coordinate the details of the trip and the payment methods.  payment methods.
    • Payment must be made with an advance payment of 50% of the value (Do not forget to send proof of payment to whatsapp (+593) 0984906132 or to the email:  info@chimborazotours.com .

WHAT TO BRING?
  • You should bring thermal and waterproof clothing and comfortable hiking shoes.
  • Sunglasses and sun protection.

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