Private tour in Quito Vivian V
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For 34 years I have guided, toured and helped people plan everything there is to do in Ecuador from a one day tour to a week or more. I guide not just the Quito area but the entire Andes chain including Otavalo, Mindo, Papallacta, Banos, Cotopaxi, Quilotoa, Ingapirca, Cuenca, Guayaquil and everything in between as well as the Galapagos and Amazon jungle. I guide only my native Ecuador but have been named the current #1 guide in all of South America and the Caribbean. The City of Quito hired me to tour Miami based, world syndicated radio and newspaper travel writer, former Colombia diplomat, expert on South America, Enrique Cordoba Rocha, who wrote I am the best Quito guide and sends referrals from his listeners and readers. I have never missed a tour, never even been late for one. I am 56 years old and was the 4th nationally licensed guide in the history of Ecuador and have toured over 9,000 travelers even for the Ecuador government (the Minister of Nepal, 17 person entourage and police escort - PHEW!) and top travel agencies in Ecuador and abroad. I am the "go to" guide the City of Quito asks to tour VIPs such as a PGA (U. S. golf) pro during the Quito tournament, the second highest ranking Russian official and entourage with body guards (Phew! again), a U. S. State Department official, an Arabian sheik and entourage, "Travel and Leisure" magazine personnel, foreign diplomats, the past U. S. ambassador. I was U. S. sales director for Klein Tours and traveled the world promoting Ecuador for it and Metropolitan Touring, the two largest Ecuador travel agencies and largest Galapagos yacht owners. I also designed tours for each. I have a U. S. (Miami) phone on my Quito desk to assist clients with trip planning. I can help you plan the perfect partial or total Ecuador vacation short or long. I am an Ecuador and a U. S. citizen. The tour guide you choose will be the difference in your day or trip. I have the guide maturity and vast contacts to make my clients secure. I speak, read and write perfect English (and French) because I lived and worked for Marriott in the U. S. , lived a year in France and traveled the world promoting Ecuador. With me there will be no canned or stilted speeches, talks. I am known for my flexibility while touring and can change itineraries even "on the fly" the day of a tour due to weather and other factors, even your whims. I have degrees in tourism and hotel management, and my avocation is Ecuador history. My English, knowledge, happy disposition, energy, experience and reliability make me the perfect guide for Quito or the entire country including the Galapagos and Amazon jungle. I love my work and have more than 4,500 recommendation letters on file without a single bad review, all five stars. I am one of four, elected, unpaid officers who run our National Tour Guide Association. Ecuador National Tour Guide 004 Tour prices quoted here are for up to 3 in my nice, newer SUV. I am a commercially licensed driver without ever an accident. I tour groups up to 50. For 4 or more simply ask me for a quote. I, personally, do not charge more for the guiding, but must, under strict Ecuador transportation law to protect your group, hire a special driver with specially inspected, commercially licensed vehicle, and this adds to the cost. Not all museums in Quito are closed on Mondays, most are now open. If this is your only available day please send me your inquiry, and I will create a customized itinerary.
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Heaven on earth may be Yunguilla Ecuador, just one hour drive outside huge, cement Quito for spectacular mountain and valley views from tiny, peaceful Yunguilla village. This is the real deal Andes and indigenous people. Use my high quality binoculars. Watch mesmerizing views as the sun dapples the valley far below and out. This is a mountain Indian commune dating back to colonial times, once a 100, 000 acre, aristocratic estate. All food is grown organically. Take a short, walking tour of the village, see in natural settings gorgeous flowers, workshops where cheese and jam products are produced for Quito; visit their organic vegetable gardens before an organic meal in the new, beautiful, mountaintop restaurant with spectacular views. Included is a stop at the Middle of the World and Pululahua volcano, one of only two active in the world where people live and farm. Ask about staying the night with next day on to Mindo. Price quoted is for up to 3 people. This tour can be for up to 10 people.
Vivian picks you up at your hotel at 8am. One hour drive to Yunguilla for morning visit when sun is more assured Tour of mountaintop village area and gardens with native guide Lunch in new, spectacular, Yunguilla, dining room with drop dead views you will never forget. Stop at Pululau volcano rim Stop at Middle of the World site Vivian drops you at your Quito hotel, or pay $50/person to stay the night in very nice accommodations with three good meals included and have me pick you up the next morning and go on to Mindo for the day. See my Mindo day trip description and cost here in TBL. This is a wonderful, low cost overnight out of the city you will never, ever forget. This is really seeing, experiencing, the Andes and its gentle, local people of the land. Return to your Quito hotel.
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Transportation for up to three in Vivian's nice, SUV. 4 to 10 people? Ask for quote with Vivian and safe, commercially licensed driver (required by law) and large, comfortable, spacious SUV, touring van or small bus appropriately sized depending on number of people. Ask me to prepare a Tours by Locals Custom Tour with the quoted price for you.
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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