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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Ecuador reopened its national treasure museum after years in renovation. Ecuador's national bank is repository/curator of South America's greatest, Pre-Columbian artifacts dating back more than 3, 000 years. See the pictures I took recently opening week; HOWEVER, compared to the former museum, unfortunately, the government has elected to reduce the pieces formerly on display. It is still worth visiting but nothing like it used to be. Guayasamin, Ecuador's greatest artist, was collected by Matisse, Picasso and museums around the world. Prince Rainier and Caroline of Monaco came all the way to Quito to have Guayasamin paint a portrait before he died. The home is amazing and the museum is one of the world's finest, most beautiful, dedicated to one artist. My U. S. expatriate husband was University of Virginia educated in studio and art history and knows a thing or two on this subject. He says both Gold and Guayasamin Museums are worth a day for anyone interested in art and history. I combine the two.
9am hotel pick up Arrive and tour Gold Museum Arrive and tour Guayasamin Museum and large, eclectic home and studio just as he left it at death Return to your hotel approximately 4:30 This day will also give you a city tour with me narrating; the chance to see a lot of Quito as we drive from location to location as well as the spectacular views from Panecillo Hill (Statue of the Virgin location). Ask me for a quote depending on number of people in your party above three. More than three we must by Ecuador law hire a professional, commercially licensed driver and larger vehicle for your safety and comfort. I use only the best drivers with a long history of safety and reliability with me. I use only the best, first class vehicles larger than necessary for your comfort with large windows for viewing
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My nice, new SUV with me driving for three or fewer people. I am a commercially licensed driver for your safety, never an accident in 32 years of touring well over 8,000 travelers. For more than three, a professional, commercially licensed driver and larger vehicle for your group's comfort and safety as required by Ecuador law. Ask me for a quote.
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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