Top Quito Classes & Workshops

You will meet Andres (the owner) at the main entrance of the Central Market in Quito. He will first take you for a tour in the traditional Central Market and surroundings to hunt for fresh local products that you will use during your cooking class. Then you will head to the restaurant which is located in a beautiful Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito. During this tour, you will experience life as a local and will learn how to make 3 traditional dishes with a gourmet twist, which you can replicate back home. Get ready for a packed day filled with incredible sights, tastes, and smells. And at the end of it all, you will be able to enjoy the delicious meal you cooked. Highly recommended experience!

Learn Spanish while in South America, the Instituto Superior de Español Private Course is ideal if you want to improve significantly in speaking Spanish with a great quality to speak and write. Our teachers are University Degree professionals with experience to guide you to improve your language skills fast and efficiently, afterwards due to ISE's privileged location you can practice in real life settings.

• Custom classes focused on your needs. • Extracurricular activities that will complement your after-school experience. • Learn Spanish with professional teachers with several years of experience. • Meet people from all over the world. • Receive personalized assistance before, during and after your Spanish program.

Located in the Colonial Area of Quito, the Old Town, our Spanish Classes are dictated by University Degree professionals. The design of our programs allow you to have an effective learning of Spanish while traveling and also letting you know about the culture at your own pace and according to your goals.

Take a delicious and enriching class in traditional Ecuadorian cuisine. After a welcome drink, head to the market in the historic center with a local chef and select ingredients for three typical regional dishes: Locro Quiteño, Encocado and chocolate soup. Learn the history of each dish as you peel, cut, season and mix. Afterward, enjoy the fruit of your labor on the host’s lovely patio.

Skip the public transportation and enjoy an easy Arrival, Airport and Ground Transfer in Quito. After landing in Mariscal Sucre International Airport join other travelers to depart for your Quito hotel in a shared minivan.

Don’t let limited time in Ecuador stop you visiting the majestic Quilotoa Lagoon, an emerald crater lake surrounded by mountain landscapes. Reach the natural wonder the easy way on this full-day tour from Quito, ideal for nature lovers. Stop at a traditional craft market before arriving in Quilotoa National Park and opting to hike or ride a mule (own expense) to the rim of the dormant volcano. Lunch and transfers are included.

Boasting a huge diversity of birdlife, the Mindo Nambillo Cloud Forest Reserve draws ornithologists worldwide. It’s also a popular destination for anyone wishing to escape the busy streets of Quito. With a private guide to help you set the itinerary, you can visit a butterfly farm, trek to waterfalls, go river tubing, and taste locally made chocolate and coffee. Transport is made easy with private hotel pickup in a 4WD vehicle.

Discover the sights and lights of Quito at night with this evening tour of its historical, UNESCO-listed heart. Ride by illuminated churches and landmark sites such as the Basilica of the National Vow and Plaza Grande; and hear urban legends and insights into the city's cultural heritage you could easily miss otherwise. Finish by admiring views of the sparkling city from the hilltop viewpoint of Mirador del Panecillo—the perfect finale.

Enjoy the culinary scene in one of the tastiest capitals of Latin America. We've made the perfect route for you to discover why the night time street food scene in Quito is a must. Explore the infinite possibilities of our fresh and diverse ingredients. Finish the night at our favorite speak east trying inventive local drinks or the best local craft beer

Journey to the beautiful Quilotoa volcano, driving through stunning mountain scenery and stopping to visit local Andean communities, during this day trip from Quito. Travel along the spectacular ‘Avenue of Volcanoes’ passing beneath its towering peaks, eventually stopping at a village of an indigenous community, to explore a local home and learn about their daily life. Finish your day with a trip to the lagoon inside Quilotoa volcano. This day trip includes a guide, entrance fees, round-trip hotel transport, and lunch.

Mindo, just two hours from Quito, is in a biodiverse cloud forest that's home to hundreds of species of birds and butterflies. This full-day tour with a private driver and guide includes a visit to a butterfly farm and a tour of a chocolate factory plus one other eco-adventure of your choosing, including ziplining, hiking, or an orchid farm visit, for a customized experience.

Rest assured you’ll arrive on time for take off when you pre-book this Quito Hotel and Ground Transfer. Travel by comfortable shared minivan from your Quito hotel to Mariscal Sucre International Airport in a safe and timely manner. 

Quilotoa Lagoon is a beautiful place in Ecuador that you must visit. The landscape is amazing. The caldera was formed by the collapse of a volcano following a catastrophic eruption about 600 years ago. We can go down walking, do kayac and return by mule, it is an awesome experience.

Journey through Ecuador’s incredible landscapes and stop on route for photos and to visit Otavalo Market on this tour from Quito. Head north along the Pan-American highway, taste biscuits in Cayambe, and hop out at Otavalo Market to experience the local shopping culture by bartering for handicrafts. Then, stop at Cuicocha Lagoon—a crater lake below Cotacachi Volcano—to snap photos and perhaps take an optional boat ride (additional cost).

Combine culture with nature on this full-day tour of Otavalo Marketplace and Cuicocha Lagoon, ideal for first-time visitors with limited time in Ecuador. Departing Quito, you’ll travel to Otavalo Marketplace, one of Latin America’s largest markets, to browse stalls for colorful, artisan souvenirs. See, too, the Peguche Waterfall and Cuicocha Lagoon, on which you;ll enjoy a short boat ride.

Laguna Quilotoa, a blue-green volcanic crater lake, sits in the rugged Andean countryside south of Quito. With this tour, escape the busy streets of Quito for an all-inclusive day in the Andes, and see Quilotoa Lake from two different lookouts on the crater rim with views of Cotopaxi in the distance. En route back to Quito, spend some time craft workshops in Tigua and La Victoria.

Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, while traveling in South America may be something really new, learning Spanish will definitely make your experience even better. Our Combined program lets you live the full experience of meeting other travelers and learning Spanish with them while the Private tuition of your Spanish program allows you to concentrate in the Spanish skills that you need to make stronger.

• Strengthen your skills of Spanish in Private Classes while still participating in Group Classes. • Advance by leaps and bounds in the Spanish language. • Learn with different professional and experienced teachers. • Discover Ecuadorian culture with Ecuadorian people. • Enjoy our location in the best kept historical center of Latin America. • Begins Monday at 8:30 am.

Learn Spanish with a partner or friend. If you are traveling accompanied and wish to learn Spanish together you can book this class and share the experience together, it allows to get personalized attention for your learning while sharing the experience.

• Share the class with people of your same Spanish level and from all over the world. • Make new friends. • Discover Ecuador and its culture accompanied by new travel companions. • Enjoy a friendly atmosphere. • Learn together with professional university professors. • Begins Monday at 8:30 am.

• Save time and get to know the city by visiting the most iconic places in Quito. • Connect with local people and live the experience of the Middle of the World. • Acquire basic Spanish knowledge to travel in a school day. • Discover the best preserved historical center in all of Latin America. • Travel comfortably while touring the city. • Begins Monday at 8:30 am.

This unique Spanish program teaches you Spanish while living it. Learn Spanish in real life, practice in real life and enrich your life through the learning of a new culture while traveling. You will be supported at all times on the program, everything is arranged and prepared for you, there is no need to worry about accommodation as it is already included in the program.

Ecuador and Its four worlds !! We invite you to experience several most visited attractions in the country . This a perfect gateway tour if you decide to take a vacation in Ecuador for 5 days. Quito with its history , Churches and the Equator Mindo with its exhuberant forest , hummingbirds , Orchids and waterfalls Otavalo with its remarkable Indian Market and the local Culture Papallacta a sacred paradise inside of an extinted volcano with its hotsprings , perfect for your total relax before you filght back home..