10 Best Travel Tips Ecuador

We will give you some of the 10 Best Travel Tips Ecuador to have an incredible experience travelling to Ecuador. Because when you arrive at a country, you can never know the best things without to be with local people and reading travel books can be okay in a certain point, but the best advice comes from local residents to have the best-updated tips.

Why do you need to know those 10 Best Travel Tips Ecuador? We give you advice because we are here in Ecuador living every day, living tourism or volunteer work experiences and we want you to spend the best time of your life in our Country; Ecuador. After this little introduction, we can start with the 10 Best Travel Tips Ecuador. You can also read the Top things to See and Do in Ecuador. Read also our post: Make a Change Being Volunteer in Ecuador

10 Best Travel Tips Ecuador

1. Weather

Choose the right time to come here. There is no special time for weather as it’s always good here but if you want to come to the Amazon Rainforest (the best period is from May to December), if you want to travel to the Coast and Galapagos Islands (the best period is from November to February) and if you want to visit more the Highlands Andes (the best period is from April to November).

2. Flight to Ecuador

To book your international flight tickets to Ecuador also you have to check the high seasons, for example, the cheapest flight from North America or Europe to Ecuador are from February to June. Also, check in both Quito or Guayaquil Airport sometimes the difference is good. You can check Cheap Flights HERE!

3. Travel inside Ecuador

If you have time, I recommend you to travel by bus! It’s the cheapest way to travel between the cities and it is really safe. Prices are in general 1 or 2 US$ per hour. For example Quito – Guayaquil is around 8 hours and it cost you US$ 10! By the way, you can use planes if you have not much time. If you want the last national flight’s promotions, click HERE. In the big cities, you can travel by “metro” busses at 0,25 ct. per way and the taxis are really cheap here but ask to put taximeter or ask the price before!

4. Speak Spanish

If you want to have the best experience possible in Ecuador, I would recommend you to have a basic knowledge of Spanish. Most of the Ecuadorian people only speak Spanish and they really appreciate when visitors try to communicate in Spanish with them. If you want to Learn Spanish in Ecuador, we have the perfect program for you HERE!

5. Restaurant Tips

I will do a post only with the Ecuadorian food but I will give you the best advice to eat outside here. If you want to have cheap meals ask for the “Almuerzos” at midday and the “Meriendas” at the night, it’s a complete meal with soup, main meal and juice and will cost between 1.50 and 4 US$. Be careful to not eat in the streets and if you want to try local specialities, go to the Markets or ask Local People where you can eat the best specialities from the places.

6. Buying Food

To cook can cost you a lot if you go to the big “normal” Supermarkets, go to the little shops (for meat, chicken, cereals, potatoes, pastas or rice you can buy cheaper and by pound usually) and if you want to buy vegetables and fruits or to buy more quantities, go to the Markets and enjoy the best prices and the freshest food.

7. Health and Medicine tips

First of all, don’t forget to have travel insurance to be ready for any accident or illness. Because public hospitals are free in Ecuador but if you have a serious thing, I recommend you to go to a private Clinic or Doctor. Medicine is not expensive here and you can buy by one pill and most medicine without a prescription. If you have a problem with teeth, it’s really cheap here, don’t hesitate to consult. Health tips are maybe one of the most important 10 Best Travel Tips Ecuador.

8. Money Tips

In Ecuador the actual currency is the US$, you can pay by credit card usually for lodging and in the travel agencies for tours but it will cost you 6% more than cash (there is a tax). Be sure to always carry small change, less than US$ 20 banknote and less than US$ 10 banknote if you go to the market and want to buy little things.

9. Accommodations

You can find low-cost lodging if you go to hostels and share a dorm it will cost you US$ 8 / person. The price of private rooms starts at US$ 15 – 20 / person in a standard hotel.

10. Activities

In Ecuador, you have so much to see and do that sometimes it can be really hard to plan a travel route in advance. I will do a post with the best activities and the TOP THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN ECUADOR. You can look at some of the best tours and expeditions we offer you, HERE!

These are the 10 Best Travel Tips Ecuador and I hope they will help you to have the best travel possible to Ecuador, if you want more information and Specific Tips, contact us HERE!

10 Best Travel Tips Ecuador