Condé Nast Traveler World Savers
Metropolitan Touring Ecuador Honored by Condé Nast Traveler as a finalist in the Magazine’s 2008 World Savers Awards - Category Wildlife Conservation. Metropolitan Touring has incorporated an Environmental Policy to its company philosophy, a set of practices that, over time, will improve our environmental footprint.
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International Orchid Expo in Quito – February 2009
The Quito Orchid Expo will take place in the capital of Ecuador from February 4th to the 8th, 2009. The show is organized by the Orchid Society of Quito and the city’s Botanical Garden featuring many of the 4,000 orchid species of Ecuador. Exhibitors from other countries in the world are also expected.
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Metropolitan Touring presents its new full day tour of the city of Quito
Metropolitan’s new full day experience in Quito is a chronologic narrative and a journey along the history of the city: its ancient pre-Columbian origins, its foundation, the Colonial and Republican periods. An immersion into the spirit of the city, its architecture, art, cuisine, religiousness and music – its cultural heritage.
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Metropolitan’s Vessels in the Galapagos obtain Smart Voyager Certification
Metropolitan’s expedition vessels in the Galapagos, the 90-guest MV SANTA CRUZ and 40-guest Yacht ISABELA II have obtained the SmartVoyager Certification granted by Conservation and Development, member of America’s Sustainable Certification Network.
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Tulipe: Ancient Sun Culture in Ecuador, the Center of the World
At the heart of an exuberant subtropical forest to the northwest, very close to Quito the capital of Ecuador, lays Tulipe, the ceremonial center of the Yumbo culture. Bordering a river of crystal-clear waters, this is a unique energetic site where ceremonial practices of this pre-Hispanic society took place to honor the sun, their highest deity.
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Young Pirates Program in the Galapagos Islands
Metropolitan Touring has introduced its Young Pirates program for young Galapagos Explorers. This program is aimed at children ranging between ages 7 to 12 years old. It showcases a fun and exciting way of absorbing Galapagos –kids’ style.
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Metropolitan Touring Ecuador introduces Ecuadorian Gastronomy Tours
Three different hands-on encounters with Ecuadorian gastronomy have been developed to provide our guests with unique and memorable experiences to discover the scents and flavors of Ecuador’s diversity.
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