Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Private Tour: Middle of the World Monument from Quito submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Excellent! Could not have asked for a better experience.
Reviewed by: BEN S, November 2010
The tour itself, we took the version with lunch, was excellent and I highly recommend it to all. It was great to get outside the city for a little while. However, our guide was less than forthcoming about additional charges, not very interested in providing information of the city or the tours. It was more of a private car charter with someone arranging entrance and lunch. That being said, the Middle of the World is a must, and lunch at Pim's and the view from Pim's was worth the additional $$$.
Reviewed by: Lesa W, September 2011
Was lucky to have an individual tour with a lovely young girl who could not have been nicer. She allowed me to go at my pace taking lots of pictures etc. It was a very interesting tour and I enjoyed all the experiments.
Reviewed by: Joy O, February 2011
Excellent guide! and excellent driver! The monument is well, mainly a photo op. but hey you have to go right? There are some odd but interesting displays by the monument including an insectarium and a small collection of pottery depicting the path of the sun. Don't forget to try the local ice cream on the way out. It is worth it! I would recommend spending the 3 dollars for the museum at the actual GPS equator, get past the decor and just experience it. The experiments on the actual equator line is the real draw including balancing an egg on a nail, trying to walk the equator without loosing your balance (it's harder than it sounds) and watching water go straight down a drain with no spin. The caldera near by offers spectacular views and is well worth stopping at. This offers the best scenery of the area and was my favorite stop.
Reviewed by: Trena R, October 2010
We had a one to one tour guide but she was not very good and obviously bored. Before going to the main monument we went to a smaller 'middle of the earth' attraction which was good but when we went to the main monument very little was explained to us and we were given no opportunity to visit inside the monument.
Reviewed by: Suzanne N, July 2011
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