Important outfits: Camera, sunscreen lotion, insect repellent, cap or hat, sun glasses, gloves, bathing suit, towel, sandals, binoculars, backpack or handbag, comfortable walking shoes or tennis shoes, T-shirts, long sleeves shirts, long and short trousers, wind breaker and waterproof jacket, warm sweaters, passport, and some cash (US dollars) for entrance fees, meals or drinks.
Average temperature: 10 C° - 23 C° / 50 F° - 73,4 F°
Insurance: It is responsibility of every traveler that he/she is adequately insured against personal accidents and medical expenses during his/her trip to Ecuador, as well as having travel cancellation and baggage insurance to protect him/her.
Tour booking policy: Our tours are based on private trasnportation and guiding services. - All tour prices are given in U.S. dollars. - All services should be fully pre-paid before starting the tour. - Bookings must be done through www.suviatour.com, or by paying directly at our offices. - For last minute bookings, our clients must request availability via phone or e-mail. After confirming availability, bookings must be fully pre-paid before starting the tour. - Special physical conditions, allergies and dietary restrictions must be informed to a Suviatour´s representative in advance. - Our tours will be guided in fluent English, or Spanish languages, as it is required. For special language requirements, passengers should inform at least 5 days in advance. - Suviatour shall have no liabylity with passengers in case of accidents or sickness. Therefore, Suviatour deeply recommends private travel insurance. - Suviatour reserves the right to cancel or suspend tours depending on weather conditions, natural disasters, government regulations, etc. Always regarding for the safety of the passengers. - Under no circumstances, Suviatour will refund money on the same day that the tour takes place. Cancellations must be done 48 hours previous the departure day.
Payment policy: All tours and services must be pre-paid, before tour departure date. - Children under 2 years old don´t pay. - Suviatour never offers refunds if a cancellation happens within 72 hours before tour departure date. Under no circumstances, Suviatour will refund any money due to cancellations done on the same day that the tour takes place. - Suviatour refunds 50% of the total amount if the client decides to cancel a tour 30 days or more, before tour departure date. - Suviatour refunds 25% of the total amount if the client decides to cancel a tour between 15 to 29 days before tour departure date. - Suviatour refunds 10% of the total amount if the client decides to cancel a tour between 3 to 14 days before tour departure date.
STAY IN QUITO (3D/2N)
DAY 1: At any day or any time, according to your flight schedule; after landing in “Mariscal Sucre” Airport, your bilingual tour guide will be waiting for you, holding a sign with your name on it, in order to pick you up and drive you approximately 45 minutes to the old town of Quito. Once we arrive to the city, we will stay the overnight in Hotel Patio Andaluz, which is in a very privilege location in the colonial town of Quito!
DAY 2: Your tour guide will pick you up at 08h30 from the hotel. Transfer to the viewpoint of the Pululahua Volcano, one of the two inhabited craters in the world. This volcanic complex consists of a main boiler, a central volcano with two craters and the remains of a third party, and several volcanic domes within the caldera located on the edge and outside of it.
Then we head to the Intiñan Museum, geographically located at 0 degrees, 0 minutes and 0 seconds, that marks the division between northern and southern hemispheres as established by French Geodesic Mission in the eighteenth century, we will see beautiful displays of different ethnic groups in Ecuador, plus the story of their lifestyles, explained by an specialist guide. This is an opportunity to be photographed with your feet on the northern and southern hemispheres at once! On the way back to Quito, we will pass close by the equatorial monument.
In the afternoon we go to the historical center of Quito, the first world cultural heritage site (UNESCO 1978). During our walk, we will pass through the Independence Square, scene of many dramatic battles of revolution in the history of the Republic of Ecuador. And we will have the chance to visit the Cathedral, the Archbishop’s palace, the Church of the Society of Jesus of Quito, summit of the Latin America Baroque, the charming neighborhood of La Ronda, and the Church and Convent of San Francisco, built in 1540. We will be back in the hotel at 15h00.
DAY 3: According to your flight schedule, you will be picked up from your hotel to drive you back to the airport, in order to take your flight, on time, to continue your exciting journey! End of services.
RECOMMENDED DAYS: Any day of the week.
- Airport transfers IN / OUT
- Private transport
- Certified English speaking guide
- Mentinoed excursion and visits
- Mentioned accommodation or similar
- Breakfast
- Other meals
- Drinks
- Entrance fees
- Extra expenses
- IVA (only Ecuadorians)
- Not specified visits
