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David Schreckinger in Quito, Ecuador

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About me: Tour guide in all wonder places of Ecuador
Location: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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Volcano Tours Lodging Zip Line Tours Wildlife Tours Bird Watching Forest & Rainforest Tours Trekking Visit to Communities Train Tours City Walking Tours Sightseeing Guides Mountain Biking Archaeological Tours Museums

GEOS Tours

Tours all over Ecuador like: ADVENTURE Circuits near Quito: Pasochoa, Mindo or Papallacta or some well-known as Baños, Bowling and others little or nothing exploited as Bellavista Cerro Puntas, Pululahua, Laguna de San Marcos etc ... INDIGENOUS MARKETS Without doubt the greatest potential for tourism in our country is due to our pluriculturidad both Andean, Amazonian and coastal without excluding the Galapagos Islands, the "Mercado de Ponchos" in Otavalo is the most appreciated but there are other more like Saquisilí, Pujilí , Ibarra Latacunga or little or no exploitation ANDEAN ECUADOR Andean Ecuador presents a sample of low, medium and high mountain in Ecuador, we can enjoy all the places we visit are also several circuits like: Circuit North and the Volcanoes Avenue enjoying more than 40 volcanoes COLONIAL QUITO Our capital city has several attractions, including being the heir to a European heritage and first World Heritage city. Colonial Quito, several tours throughout Quito visiting the historical center and tourist spots of modern Quito also visit the Monument to middle of the World

Offered Services

Volcano Tours Guagua Pichincha

Time: 8 Hours
Active Volcano of 15742 feet of height located closely together of the city of Quito by such reason very is visited generally in season of vacations.
Lloa is an small valley located in the foothills of the volcano as the landscapes in the summit of the mountain are great attractive
Tour: Depart approximately 08:30 A.M, going towards the south of the city trip that will be Urban soon we’ll take a turn towards the Cinto and we will see all the wonder of the great rocky mountain, the majestic Guagua Pichincha. Lloa and after 3 hours of trip we will begin the ascent to the volcano.

It includes:
• Transport and Guides
• Detailed visits
• Value of the Refuge.

Does not include:
• Values non specified
• Lunch
• Mountain equipment
• Tips

Volcano Tours Cayambe, Ecuador

Time: 2D/1N
Snow-covered volcano of 19107 feet of height, located in the Eastern Ecuadorian Andean range. Is the only volcano with glaciers on the equinoctial line.
Day 01: Depart from Quito in the north direction of the town of Cayambe crossing through Guayllabamba and Huachalá, after approximately 1 ½ hours to arrive at San Juan where we will begin the ascent until the refuge Jose Oleas where we will leave the equipment. After lunch we’ll have practice of ice climbing in Glaciers.
Day 02: Approximately to the 01:30 A.M. we left towards towards the summit after 7 hours of long walk and ice climbing we arrived at the summit. Descent and return to Quito.

It includes:
• Transport and Guides
• Detailed visits
• Value of the Refuge.

Does not include:
• Values non specified
• Lunch
• Mountain equipment
• Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve entrance fee USD10 to foreign, USD for Ecuadorians or residents
• Tips

Volcano Tours Volcano Tours in Quito, Ecuador

COTOPAXI NATIONAL PARK

Time: 1 Day
The Cotopaxi National Park, is the second biggest attraction in Ecuador after Galapagos, is a common volcanic place of the Ecuadorian mountainous area with it’s main attraction: the Cotopaxi volcano, and other attractions like lakes in the surroundings, indigenous forts(pucaras), and all the wonder of this area. The great extension of the Cotopaxi Park is cover of extensive Andean paramo like small valleys product of last Rumiñahui and Cotopaxi volcano eruptions.
Besides, it was a cultural place where the Shyris and the Incas lived reason why several pucaras can be admired.

Tour: Exit of Quito by the Avenue of Volcanoes towards the South, we cross through the valley of the Chillos and explain several about the attractions in the way until arriving at Machachi where we turned aside towards the North entrance of the Park. First we will visits Lake of Limpiopungo, Pucara the Salitre and Lake of Santo Domingo where we made a small Picnic that will be our Box Lunch.
Ascent to refuge 15840 ft and visits glaciers. Return to Quito in the evening.

It includes:
• Bilingual Naturalist guides
• Transport 4 x 4
• Value of the Refuge
• Detailed visits

It does not include:
• Entrance fee foreign USD10 entrances or USS2 to Ecuadorians
• Values non specified
• Tips.

Lodging Lodging in Ecuador

The different tours can offer you many different types of accommodation from luxury through very basic, to suit your needs and budget.

Haciendas in Ecuador are a great way to get an understanding of Ecuador's rural history. They are usually rather grand, in beautiful old-colonial buildings with plenty of land for hiking, horseback riding or just plain chilling out.

Eco Lodges in Ecuador's highlands, on the beach and in the jungle can be offered for those who prefer a more environmentally-friendly option for their vacation.

Homestays in Ecuador can be arranged for those who like to get down with the locals and see a bit more of the real Ecuador. Guanguiltagua can organize Quito homestays, Quichua homestays or Jungle homestays for the really adventurous!

Zip Line Tours Zip Line Tours in Ecuador

Zip lines are basicaly new in Ecuador; we can enjoy them in different wonderful places like Mindo Rainforest or Baños near the Santa Ines Water Fall or near the Cotopaxi Volcanoe

Wildlife Tours Wildlife Tours in Ecuador, Baños

Time: 2Days/1Night
Located at 2 ½ hours from Quito and with a lot of attractions in the route, Baños is a small city under the Tungurahua volcano and in the front door to the Ecuadorian jungle, reason for which there’s great amount of animals and typical plants of the zone can be seen. There are 2 variations of this tour:
Day 01: Depart from Quito in south direction through the Volcanoes Avenue, we made a brief technical stop in Salcedo to taste cream flavors ice creams and continued the route. Lunch in Baños, City tour visiting the viewpoint of Runtun and Ines Maria waterfall. Return to the hotel.
Day 02: Breakfast. Visit of the Devil waterfall and the tarabita of "Manto de la Novia". During the route we will explain on the landscape to our flank, our return we will visit the "Ornithological Center San Martin. Lunch in the hotel and return to Quito.

BAÑOS
3Días/2 Noches
Day 01: Depart from Quito in south direction through the Volcanoes Avenue, we made a brief technical stop in Salcedo to taste cream flavors ice creams and continued the route. Lunch in Baños, City tour visiting the viewpoint of Runtun and Ines Maria waterfall. Return to the hotel.
Day 02: Breakfast, depart to the jungle, mainly to El Puyo city where we will visit “OMAERE” a private protected forest that is managed by the SHUAR indigenous culture.
Día 03: Breakfast and return to Quito

It includes:
• Private transport and Naturalistic Bilingual Guide
• Lodging
• Detailed visits
Not include:
• Values no specified in the program?
• Tips

Bird Watching Bird Watching in Mindo, Ecuador

MINDO
Time: 8 Hours
Mindo Day is a hidden humid forest in western slopes of the Ecuadorian mountainous area; it is the center of greater biodiversity: great amount of ferns, bromelias, several species of birds, insects, mammals among others, in addition, several places of great attractive landscaping.
Tour: Depart from Quito at 8:00 A.M taking north west direction and taking an small technical stop in the viewpoint of the Pululahua.
After 2 hour we will visits the Orchids Farm, Butterflies farm and the Mindo Nambillo waterfall.
Lunch in the Sachatamia Hostelry and return to Quito in the evening.

It includes:
• Transport and Bilingual Guides
• Specified details

Does not include:
• Extra entrances and/or drinks
• Values non specified
• Tips

Forest & Rainforest Tours Forest & Rainforest Tours in Bellavista, Ecuador

BELLAVISTA CLOUD FOREST
Duration: 8 Hours
Is a hidden humid forest in western slopes of the Ecuadorian mountainous area in the southern border of the region of Choco that’s why it is the center of greater biodiversity animal and vegetable of the Andean countries like: great amount of ferns, bromelias, several species of specially hummingbirds, insects and mammals among others. A Cloud forest Lodge, that offers a comfortable environment for relaxing, bird watching, and hiking on an extensive trail system owned and maintained by Bellavista.
Tour: Depart from Quito (7:30 A.M), with nor-western direction of Quito, crossing the valley and monument to half of the World. We visit the viewpoint the crater of the Pululahua, after almost 1 1/2 hours we arrive at Bellavista, where we enjoy walking in its footpaths.
Lunch and return to Quito

It Includes:
• Transport and Guides
• Entrance

Does not include:
• Lunch in Bellavista.
• Non Specified Values
• Tips.

Trekking Trekking in Cuicocha, Ecuador

CUICOCHA TREK
Time: 4 Hours
Cuicocha, the young crater of the Cotacachi Volcano, in its interior an extensive lake and in it’s middle three small barren islands that plug the lava conduit.

Tour: An early depart from Quito (07:30 A.M.) taking the north Pan-American highway. We will arrive at Otavalo then Cotacachi and next to the Cuicocha lake near approximately the 10:00AM where we will get ready for a long walk 5 hours around the crater; Box Lunch. Return to Quito in the evening.

It includes:
• Transport and Bilingual Guides
• Box Lunch

Does not include:
• Entrance: Foreign USD10 entrance or USD2 to residents and/or Ecuadorians
• Values and details non specified
• Tips

Visit to Communities Visit to Communities in, Ecuador

Every Days, preferly on Saturday, Sundays
Its original name is "Tzarantze" = working town; Otavalo = blanket of all, is a town of Quichua origin which feels proud of its origins and being the last Incas. One of the important fairs but of Latin America where specially on Saturdays, all the products that are brought from other places near and distant to Otavalo like Salasaca textiles or purses of Intag etc are sold..

. It is a small town near Latacunga. Pujilí is a town of very strong traditions example of this is his food, like their textiles and their celebrations specially the Corpus Cristi or Inti Raymi where the Indians make offerings to the sun by the harvests. There is some local ceramic and a good market on Sunday and Wednesday.

It includes:
• Transport and Bilingual Guides
• Specified visits

Does not include:
• Values non specified
• Lunch
• Tips

Train Tours Devil's Nose Train, Ecuador

Time: 4Days/ 3Nights
A trip of 4 days by the route or avenue of volcanoes, call thus by the amount of active elevations in all the route towards the south of the country; several attractiveness like the Cotopaxi National Park Park, Latacunga, Baños, Ingapirca,
:
Day 01
Depart from Quito
Machachi
Cotopaxi National Park
Baños
Day 02
Breakfast
Pailon del Diablo waterfall
Riobamba
Chimborazo Faunistic Reserve
Lodging in Riobamba
Day 03
Breakfast
Train to Devils nose
Alausí
Cuenca lodging
Día 4
City Tour
Chordelej
Return to Quito

It include:
• Transport and Bilingual Guides
• Detailed visits
• Lodging

Does not include:
• Non specified values
• National areas entrance fee US$10 foreign tourist;US$2 ecuadorians/resident
• Tips

City Walking Tours City Walking Tours in Quito, Ecuador

CITY TOUR
Time: 3 Hours
It is a visit to the tourist places of colonial modern and Exempt Quito declared "Patrimony of the Humanity in 1978" by UNESCO.
From: 09:00H until 11:00H
Tour:
• Guapulo Viewpoint: The Francisco de Orellana departure place of for the discovery of the Amazon river; from here we admire the valley of Tumbaco here besides volcanoes Cayambe and Antisana.
• Independence Square: In the center of the square, there is a granite monolith of 30 meters of height. In the superior level in representation of the independence from Spain; in the low part of the monolith are several bronze sculptures where several wounded lions stand out and a condor (bird standard of the Andean towns) stepping on several Spanish flags. or
• Carondelet Palace: Of neoclassic style, it was constructed by Baron de Carondelet who was the president of the Real Hearing of Quito and executor of several monuments.
• Archiepiscopal Palace: Of neoclassic aspect, he was builted with the effect to lodge to the archbishopric of the city, his 7 inner patios constitute true attractive tourist asi like his carved stone columns.
• Metropolitan Cathedral: It is one of the religious symbols of great characteristics and spiritual value. This temple was constructed on a small church done of marinates and straw, but, when occurring the foundation of Quito was its construction began in 1562, seventeen years after the bishopric of Quito was created (1545). After several earthquakes and problems of physical aspect, the construction culminated in 1806, by work of Baron Hector de Carondelet.
• Compañia de Jesus The Church initiated its construction in 1605 delayed 160 years in being built. For 1765 the temple finalized the work with the construction of the facade. This was done by natives who carefully shaped the baroque style in one of the most complete examples of the art in America. For 1767 the church was closed because of the expulsion of the Jesuits of Ecuador. Forty years later, in 1807, it was reopened by the Chilean friar Camilo Enríquez, of the order of the Good death?
• San Francisco convent: A greatest architectonic sets of the historical centers of the cities of Ibero-America and was financed with alms and taxes collected in Spain like in other American colonies. San Francisco is constructed on the old temple of Huayna-Capac and an old place of commercial interchange between the mountain range and the east. He counts the legend that a called Indian Cantuña committed itself to construct the vestibule of the temple of San Francisco. The time of delivery was short and Cantuña was not going to finalize the work in the decided term, in such a way that when lost seeing itself, made a pact with the Devil; this one, in return, requested its soul to him, and Cantuña accepted. The devils began the construction that delayed one night. When Lucifer came to look for the soul of Cantuña, he discovered that he lacked a stone to place and by such reason the pact was annulled. Thus he saved his soul.

It Includes:
• Transport and Guides Bilingual
• Detailed visits

Does not include:
• Entrances to Churches
• Values non detailed

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