Tours of the City
Walking tours of the Old City with English speaking guides are offered by Empresa de Desarrollo del Centro Historico (tel: (02) 2586591), visiting the main museums, churches, squares, convents and other historical buildings. Metropolitan Touring, Republica de El Salvador N36-84 (tel: (02) 2988200; website: www.metropolitan-touring.com) is a very established company and organises tours by road all over the country, city tours, jungle camps (in the Oriente), trekking expeditions led by professional climbers and Galapagos cruises. The Biking Dutchman (see Bicycle Hire) offers mountain biking tours. Ecuadorian Alpine Institute, Ramirez Davalos 136 y Amazones (tel: (02) 2565465; website: www.volcanoclimbing.com) offer climbers individual or group ascents with English speaking guides. Safari, Calama 380 y JLMera (tel: (02) 2552505; website: www.safari.com.ec) do customised adventure trips. Galapagos Traveller, Guayaqil Street 9-59 (tel: (02) 2955939; website: www.galapagostraveller.com) have riding tours including the Inca Trail from hacienda to hacienda, as well as volcano and cloud forest trails.
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