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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One to three persons can experience a day of relaxation at the beginning or end of the Ecuador tour. Papallacta is located two hours from Quito to the east of the Andes range at 12, 500 feet. Enjoy thermal waters of this volcanic area; finish the day with a massage that will revitalize you. You may also want to eat fresh, stream trout. We can drive ten minutes over the mountain top to see the beginning of the Amazon falling off below and running 2, 300 miles to the east and huge diameter, clean, oil pipes coming out of the jungle headed to west coast ships. This is the exact spot Pizzaro and Orellana crossed discovering the Amazon in 1542. On the jungle side we can stop at a beautiful, profuse hummingbird site where sometimes they actually land on you! A great escape from huge Quito; can include a beautiful, fascinating rose farm. Ecuador is the world's largest rose producer, probably where your Valentine roses came from. Price quoted is for up to 3 people.
Pick up at your hotel Drive to the east of Quito and up, up and more up, the same route that Pizzaro and Orellana took to discover the Amazon River in 1542 Tour a fascinating rose farm if you like On a clear day see in the distance amazing snowcapped Antisana volcano, the fourth highest volcano in Ecuador. I will loan you high quality, Nikon binoculars. Crest the top and the Amazon dropping off to the east below as well as jungle oil pipes headed up and over to the west coast, interesting if you have any interest/concern for the environment. This scene will make it very real for you; you'll probably never forget it. Swim in the geothermal pool and enjoy medicinal waters in the Papallacta spa if you like Walk a short trail beside a beautiful mountain stream. If you like, enjoy a relaxing massage and sleep all the way back to Quito Drop off at your hotel
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1 to 3 people in my nice SUV with me driving. 4 and up please ask for a quote. By law, a safe, commercially licensed driver and vehicle must be hired. Vehicles used are appropriate in size to number of people and will be large SUV, touring van or small bus. I use only the best, safest, drivers and vehicles I have worked with many times; you'll be glad as we go up and down this tremendous mountain!
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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