Quito: The Don'ts of Visiting Quito, Ecuador
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- Quito has so much for a traveler to do and see, but there are also things you should watch out for in Quito. Here we give you the honest travel advice you need to get the most out of visiting Quito, the capital of Ecuador. From the churches to May on the hill, to so much more. Tourism advice on Quito, Ecuador.
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Copyright Mark Wolters 2021
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We visited Quito last summer. It was much better than I expected. Such wonderful people and food.
How many days would you suggest to visit?
I haven't been to Ecuador since an earthquake relief mission back in the mid 1980s. I was amazed by the resilience of all the people there. It made be proud to be a human.
I'm a quiteño, born and raised, now living in Canada. This is a GREAT guide for Quito. Some stuff I had even forgotten about!
I've been to Quito three times in the past two years, and I think this is an EXCELLENT video. Thank you ... very helpful!
Visited Quito for a month, wonderful place. I was fully replenished coming back and felt as though I could change my life a bit. Was very happy to learn some of the native language as well as more spanish too. Gotta say my friends and I got drunk the first day, oh what an experience! I miss it.
As well, a note of advice. Don't drive with your windows down at night and keep your belongings in your line of sight.
I'm shocked with the accuracy of this dude's recommendations. Nailed haha. I was born and raised in Quito and I certify this guy knows what he's talking about
I am studying abroad there for two months this summer and have shared your videos about Ecuador with my entire program. These tips have been so helpful for us!
I never see a single upload of your which is not adorable .
What a nice video dear friend. It’s just superb.
Excellent background view with your super shots.
This video is so awesome, outstanding,mesmerizing and educational: keep up the great work and please keep making more of these videos
Great tips! I visited Ecuador in may of 2021 and I felt super safe! Contrary to you saying don’t walk up to Virgin Mary, I did but coming down some locals told me it could be unsafe! Best way to get to know the city is by walking, but being mindful of the sketchy places. Cheers!
I was in Quito in 2019 and also walked up the steps to the Virgin Mary statue. The biggest danger was the dog crap though ! :) . I went up twice within the 2 weeks while staying in the historical centre area which is definitely worth a visit.
Thanks for all of these "don'ts" videos. I'm getting ready to do some overseas trips for school in the coming years and these videos are more useful than sitting down and reading lengthy books. You just get to the point!
This video was the best and so informative. You answered so many of my questions. Love your energy!
I have visited Quito many times. Great video. I often skip Quito and go directly to Otavalo from the airport now. Fresher air and more reasonable lodging rates await in Otavalo.
My dad is from here. I might go during the summer to “discover my roots”. I hope this video will help me a bit
Let us know how it was! :D
Let's hope you have a good stomach to try all the grat foods Quito (And Ecuador in general) has ;D.
(I'm speaking mostly of the huecas)
Also, you're gonna love it if you actually come ^^
Literally the last week I was looking for a Donts of Ecuador, (Quito) ty so much my couple will enjoy this
Looks nice. Yet another place I've never heard of until today, but now I'm tempted. Thanks for introducing us to it!
Ecuador is impressive! I think y'all would really enjoy it.
Hi, I'm from Quito and those are very good tips. It's a great video, thank you for helping increase tourism in my home city.
I wanted to come in 15 Days now I saw terrible videos of flooding were people washed away by the water.
How bad is the situation in Quito I dint find so much news.
How destroyed is the city and when will the flood end, is it “El nino“?
@@f.w.5928 Actually "El Niño" only affects cities located on the Coast we're literally 2850 meters above the sea level so that's not something you should worry about!
Great information and I loved your presentation too. Thank you.
Well done Walter! You always find the great points and useful tips that I enjoy. And like you said, bring small bills and dollar coins, even a $10 bill is hard use sometimes.
Great video. I love many of your videos. Enjoy route to Quito, so this was helpful. Cheers
Perfect timing. I’m going to Quito in two months.
I stayed in a hotel in Santo Domingo Plaza ( exactly where Wolter is standing) in August. I loved my stay in Quito!
Nice thank for sharing the beautiful of Ecuador
Great Video about Quito, for the most part, you're on point. The toilet paper thing is not accurate, also the Tap water, Quito's water is more drinkable thatn any US city tap water.
Wow I lived there when I was 4-6 .. I remember playing in the banana plantations at the skirt of the Volcano Pichincha
Awesome. So helpful.
Great tips! On the list!
Went there in 2018 my senior year on a science trip. Was there for like 1-2 days then went to the Galapagos for the remainder. Hoping islands by boat. First time in a plane (PA - Quito and first boat ride) 1 of 2 ppl that didn’t fall asleep or get sick from it
Loved this video!! 🇪🇨
Could you please use celcius in your notes . Remember the USA is probably the only country in the world that uses farheinit instead of Celsius
In Quito we stayed a block or two away from their mall. We had fresh guava juice for breakfast & it was SO good
Thanks for sharing!
DON'T swerve on Quito if visiting northern South America. Visited for Christmas in 2017 while living in Colombia. With a variety of day trips like Cotopaxi (Glacier at around 5000m pretty much on the Equator), an overnight to an ecolodge a couple hours out of town (our great airBNB was so inexpensive we double booked that night) .
And if you like craft beer, DON'T miss Bandidos del Paramo. Great beer.
Finally DON'T freak out if you get US coins (those Sacajewa dollar coins) as change ... in fact, leave space as you'll be carrying a lot of coin cash. Saw more of those my first couple hours in Quito than, well, decades of living in the US.
Yeah, and the coins look often like handcrafted in a backyard. I am here right now and i dont know if its fale money because some coins look so weird and there is Ecuador people on it.
I am from Europe so i am a bit Lost with this coins…
when bringing money also bring change like quarters dimes nickels and pennies for buying things on the street or in local stores especially bakeries in which rolls. This is from someone with frequently goes there
Thanks Stephen
Its a cloudy city.i love it
Regarding service: As a local I have noticed that indeed they take min 20 minutes o more to finally bring your order to the table, but this mostly happens at very foreign tourist oriented restaurants. It rarely happens to me when I eat the regular spots known by the locals in every city.
im going this spring and im super excited
Wish you luck and stay safe :D.
(Also I have no idea when "spring" really is, but if you already came then I hope you enjoyed your stance).
@@patatamagicachan3366 oh I went last month and it was one of the best trips I've ever gone on! I also went to a cloud forest and the Galapagos Islands and those places were also beautiful!
@@heya4405 Woah :0
That's cool ^^
I have never been in the galapagos (Nor most of my country actually), but I'm glad it was all good.
I'm from Quito and I love the "it will rain" part, when you come to Quito just expect the unexpected, also the part about not being able to take pictures inside a church is not so true, sometimes they will tell you that you can't with a dslr camera, but if you do it with your phone is okey
I saw videos today were people just washed away and it looked like the whole city was full of water.
My trip would begin in two weeks, do u think it will be safe then again and that the city is not too much destruction?
@@f.w.5928 Hi. What you mention just happened yesterday and last night in a very specific part of the city, called La Gasca. Due to heavy raining and poor infrastructure in that area, specially since it's located just down a cleft, an alluvium happened creating major damage to houses and streets because of the great deal of water, mud and debris. As of right now, deaths, injured and missing people have been reported, but authorities, police and firemen are dealing with the damage. Traditionally, La Gasca isn't a very touristy part of Quito, so I really don't think it will affect your trip very much. You'll probably see an increase in traffic, because that area may be shut down for a while, altering vehicles and public transportation's usual routes, but other than that I think you're good. Enjoy Quito! I'm a local and love when tourists love with my city as much as I do
@@belenandrade5293 Thank you very much!
I think i will enjoy the Trip, i loved the Pictures of Quito and my Apartment is at La Coralina Park.
nice video super helpful!
Great info! We were in the same places last week and were amazed at the architecture in the historic district. The food is incredible and I highly recommend ceviche and other seafood.
A pickpocket attempted to get into my backpack as we were walking among the tiendas/restaurants in that area. Luckily I caught him before his hand touched my backpack and he walked off very fast after he was exposed. The locals keep their phones under their belts with their shirt covering them.
The La Mariscal district is home to a lot of nightlife and restaurants. I highly recommend going there.
Also highly recommended is the Teleferiqo tram that provides incredible views from approximately 16,000 feet. We made 2 mistakes tho: take warm clothes and don’t go on a weekend in the afternoon as it was very busy. We tried to hike around but the elevation proved to be difficult to deal with. Don’t lose your ticket as you will need it to get down.
Also, bring lots of sunscreen as it is very expensive in Ecuador.
I liked the don't video here. I found it entertaining. however, i have watch over a hundred videos on Ecuador and their customs. You're the first to encourage tipping. All the others talk about not tipping as it isn't the custom to tip in Ecuador.
As a "quiteña" is great to see that more people want to come to Ecuador! specially now, after the pandemic. I agree with your recomendations but I like tap water! is the best, super safe to drink in Quito!
A famous church in Quito that you did not mention in this video is the Church of the Immaculate Conception, which belongs to a convent. It is the spot of the Marian apparition, known as Our Lady of Good Success. That convent has an important role to play in the prophesied restoration of Christianity.
Haha... I live in Quito and everything you said is on point. I also wouldn't recommend eating any street food... You may get food poisoned and diarrhea. However, the EMMAPS ( water supply facility for the city of Quito) tested the waters several times (literally) and they came out with a report stating that IT IS drinkable. The problem may be the pipelines since most in the city center's are rusty the water may be contamined. Also, watch out for taxi drivers rounding the numbers on those fares. You pay for your ride and they would keep the change.
Can I asked u how destroyed the city is, I would come in two weeks there but now I saw videos of so much water flooded in quito destroyed everything and I saw people just washed away.
Will the city be safe in two weeks and is it too much destruction?
Hi, i am intending to go quito this month. Can we have discussion?
As a half brown man 😂 it felt good not to get looks, kinda felt like I was home 😂 my moms from the Philippines. Never been. But bc of Magellan it has similar cultures & languages
The phillippines were also part of the Spanish Empire so many characteristics of the culture overlap.
@@diegosalazar550 yea, I know
Bought my late grandfather a turtle with a smaller turtle on its back. First thing I bought. Kept falling in the nursing home & when he died it “got lost” I just want it back. All the seniors went swimming & we saw turtles in the ocean but I thought my GoPro died so I didn’t record it, wish I did. My grandfather would’ve loved that
GREAT enjoy ..🇪🇨
In “leathertown” my friend and I were talking in a square bc we had free time & a random dog came up to us and kept following us. I forget what she named it. And it “protected” us from a homeless man walking near us and then “protected” us from our friends when they joined us 😂
Greetings from Malaysia! I'm so curious about many countries in central and south America. Thanks for sharing about Ecuador. 💕
Beautiful city
Happy New Year
One of your sons is wearing a Deportivo Cuenca t-shirt! He is now a fan of the best soccer club in Ecuador jajaja
Thank you.
There are ATMs in a lot of places, but it's safer to use the ATMs INSIDE the malls.
Wolters world,when do you go to Peru 🇵🇪? I love your videos and travel tips Saludos.
Actually, tap water is super safe in Quito; we drink it on a daily basis because it's being controlled all the time. So, if something it's not right with water, the local government let us know immediately until they can fix it and do some tests to check everything is right again. That is very very weird, though; it almost never happens.
Hi! 🌇
This is the first video I've seen on this topic. I would like to ask you a question, I would like to live in Quito but I have been told that at night the streets of the capital are deserted, except La Mariscal of course, is that true? And also, I wanted to know if there are neighborhoods to avoid for a single woman in the evening because I really like to walk around and visit in the evening but apparently it's complicated too... Thanks you 😁
When was this video shot? I just spent a week in Quito and nearly everyone was wearing a mask, even outdoors.
This was shot pre-covid.
Great video! I actually live near Quito so I know that most of the video is correct. I disagree that there is a problem with just jumping into taxis in Quito. As long as there is a "taximetro" (which starts at $0.50 and shows the total fare) you are fine. The official taxis are highly regulated in Quito. Also, there ARE lots of ATMs in Quito. You have to enter the bank to find a lot of them. Don't be afraid of the guard with the shotgun at the door.😉 There is a wide difference in fees for withdrawing money though. I would try and find a Banco Guayaquil (Magenta color) ATM since they have some of the lowest fees and there are lots of them.
Oh, and there is one more don't. DON'T eat the salad, especially the lettuce, if the restaurant looks a little dodgy.
Hey, nice, I can confirm this as I live in Quito.
Also, the huecas (Called like that because they are mostly a bit under ground level) might not be the best place to eat for foreging people.
There are also different types of taxi. The black ones, red ones and green ones (The color is in the hood), those usually charge a bit more and honestly my parents told me not to take thosem, so I just don't. The totally yellow taxis are mostly ok though (A taximetro is important as you said).
Finally, the teleferico is great, but even to some of us locals the altitud it gets to gives us problems. Also is very, very cold in there.
Do you recommend Quito for a solo female digital nomad to stay for a month ish?
Very accurate!
My Trip would be at 15.2 now I saw videos of so much water destroying the city. Is the city too damaged to visit it in two weeks?
Hi ill be coming from tx to Ecuador next month. How much money or cash can i carry with me in the airport or allowed
Hello wolters , i'll be in quito next week long trip from France, are you avalaible to take a drink ?
This was filmed pre-covid. We aren't in Ecuador now. But enjoy the sites, it's wonderful!
Nice video
I love Quito
I kinda feel bad bc when I went in my senior year we could rate the dinner, chicken, rice, &/or fish & bc my mom has a similar culture we’ve eaten that almost every other night
Thanks man! Do you live there or just touring? Your tips (except mosquitos) are applicable to all latin america
Quito is a jewel of colonial architecture
I was planning on visiting cuenca but flying into quito and maybe staying there a night or two first. Do you suggest an inexpensive and safe place to stay and hang out in the airport?
There are some international chain hotels right at quito airport
HI Walt. Do I need to have a vaccine for rabies if I only visit Quito for five days?
Hi there,
Just wondering what, given the current restrictions, your impressions of travelling are at the moment! Hi from Australia! Cheers,
Marg
Wqe are traveling.
@@woltersworld Yep, that’s why I’m asking! Have you been severely impacted by the restrictions and additional checks, had travel delays etc and what are the tourist numbers like in general?
Thank you for the info however maybe next time visit some cool restaurants bars And coffee shops
Additionally, many restaurants have the service included in the price of the meal, as well as the tax (IVA). Many tourist restaurants will press you for a tip, but you've already had it factored into your bill. If you do have $50 or $ 100 bill some Supermaxi Grocery stores may accept them, but with Hundies, you may have a government statement to fill out that you earned that money legally - it's not a big deal.
Nice
What are the pharmacies like
Awesome video! Great information. Next time recording narration be cognizant of motorized lawn tools
Very 👍
men Quitos water has the best quality to drink in other parts mostly at the coast region you can´t drink it, but here in quito is free to drink we drink water from the ANDES CALLED PAPALLACTA
very well QUITO LUZ of américa
I’m going October 2022 to Quito
Bow was it. Did it seem safe to walk alone for a young man? Did you get stares or folks trying to approach you or screw you over financially?
Would you recommend visiting Colombia as a side trip while in Quito?
Colombia is a different country, so it would be better if you just do tourism in Ecuador and then go to Colombia or vice-versa; otherwise, it'll take too much off of your time. Unless you're staying a really long time in Ecuador, I don't think it's worth it.
I liked Colombia much better than Ecuador. I found Quito very sketchy and did not feel safe there.
I went to Cartegena Colombia on a solo trip. I'm a female, I had a great time. I stayed in a hostel and I was able to meet other solo travelers. I had a great time.
So true about the rain. I live in Cuenca and rain pops up randomly all the time. True about the drivers in Ecuador. They are for the most part AWFUL!!!
I'm from Quito, Quito is sketchy don't go walking around, it can go from good neighborhood to bad neighborhood in the turn of a corner.
Sorry, went there a couple of years ago and we weren’t out of our hotel twenty minutes when a woman attempted to pickpocket my backpack while it was on my back with no crowd around. We were staying in a nice hotel in a decent looking area but the proprietors told us not to walk the FOUR BLOCKS to the restaurant area. Skip this city- go directly to the volcanoes.
Can someone please answer my question. How does anyone afford to travel around the world like this? Does he have a trust fund, inheritance, a really good job that pays well and can work remote? I want to know.
Mark is a professor by day. But we also prioritize travel in our budget. We have a video on how to afford travel. For instance we haven't had cable in more than a decade. A year of cable could buy a flight to somewhere really special.
@@WoltersWorldEats thanks for the clarification. I was just flabbergasted how people who aren’t independently wealthy have the means to travel like this.
Inheritance works well . I am trying it myself. Lol
Is there ubers
Full of good tips. Thnx.
The day before we left we went to “leathertown” a lower class man bought a decorative knife & he took me to a place to buy it, I did but I tried to haggle w him. Got it down to $15 bc all I had was $20 but the only bill I had was a…$20 😂🤦🏽♂️
Do you have to know how to speak Spanish in quito and Ecuador, or is English enough ?
Spanish very very few English but the people are very helpful so not speaking Spanish is not a huge issues
I am here right now and i read before in tourist region or Malls they speak English.
My experience the last 5 Days os that i am the nearly the only one in Quito who speaks English.
Even the security or Police i tryed tonask dont spoke English. It is possible to communicate with hand and feet but without or with bad spanish u will be lost very often.
@@f.w.5928 Google is my friend lol use Google translate while. Learning that's how I get about
@@regallux6973 But it needs a lot of time and Internet.
It's recomendable to know spanish, but if you dont, well, that's for what the guides are for.
Though you'll be fine with broken spanish. I think.
The thing about the toilet paper into the bowl is an urban legend. I was born in Quito and I never heard that you shouldn't put toilet paper into the toilet bowl! I did it for the 20 years that I lived there. Also tap water was fine to drink, I don't know if that has changed.
The problem with the toilet paper is that in public places people can use too much paper and clog the toilet, the tap wather is fine if your are a local, but for turis usually the micro contaminations from the pipes can get them sick.
Visiting Quito? Yo ya estoy.
Thanks for making this video and now let's all agree to stop ending sentences with "at". Darn it I just did it!
Watched this after I went for a RUN to the Virgin.... Don't do that if you're not well trained.
Was it the running or would walking be dangerous also? How high up is it from the base?
@@TyranyFighterPatriot I don't know. Just LOTS of steps. Great workout! But if you're not active it will definitely be an issue. Also the dogs were a touch territorial, but the locals kept them behaved.
Quito was my favorite place in Ecuador.
I am here and i have the feeling i am the only one who speaks english, its very hard without Spanish. Even in big shopping Malls i feel lost.
@@f.w.5928 Google Translator helped alot, try it, it is a free App. It is good for written words and saying them out loud. Also, SayHi is a good one too, I found after my trip.
@@kimgeorge3944 thank you! I will try maybe it will helps me 😊
I thought that English would be enough, i didnt informed me so good🥺
Teacher it looks like you have lost a lot of weight, have you been chasing the pickpokiters on foot 👣
Kidding buddy great 👍 video 📸 good luck 🤞
It’s 8,400 ft
Don't go out after dark, especially not in the city centre and several other neighbourhoods. Also don't bring any valuables there, take a burner wallet
Wish when I was in “leathertown” I bought shoes/dress shoes. My teacher did. But I don’t have a chip on the card so idk 🤷🏽♂️
Love your videos but you do speak fast.
Thanks for the info
Salam Hi 🌏🌎🌍🗽