Travelogues Quito

To be able to fill our extra suitcase, we made the last purchases this morning. One more suitcase was added. But it is time to say goodbye. 😥 Three months full of wonderful...

Arrived safely in Quito. After almost 25 hours of travel, I arrived at my hostel LˋÀùberge Inn, feeling very exhausted. Familiar surroundings, it was a good idea for the...

A great excursion in Quito with the Teleferico cable car.

Culture was on the agenda yesterday: I was really moved by the visit to the Guyasamin Museum up in Quito. This Ecuadorian painter tried to express the suffering and misery of...

In the morning, Jois, Juan David, Ralf and I drive back to Quito. We make a stop at the Laguna de Quilotoa. A collapsed crater filled with water and a turquoise color due to...

Arrived in Quito, we used the first day to settle into our apartment and plan the next few days. On the second day, we had planned to join a Free Walking Tour, but it...

At 1 o'clock we arrive in Quito, quick passport control, but wait for the suitcase, the turquoise one 😬🙄. Finally, at the very end, it rolls off the conveyor belt. After...

After breakfast, we immediately start to TelefériQo. This is the name of the cable car that takes us from the outskirts of Quito up to 3950m. From there, we have a beautiful...

Yesterday, after a 22-hour journey, we arrived safely in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and immediately had a nice evening with our host family. We are now Alicia and Galo's...

Welcome to the highest capital in the world! On Sunday, November 17, I arrived in Quito, the highest capital above sea level at 2850 m. My flight was very relaxing; I was picked...

This morning we went to the TeleferiQo, one of the mountains around Quito. We were lucky with the weather, no rain and not so low-hanging clouds. From 3400 m it goes up to 4100...

Actually, we wanted to visit an ecoresort with a guided tour through the rainforest and corresponding explanations. It was highly recommended in an Ecuadorian travel reportage...

The journey went smoothly for the most part. We were a bit worried that our luggage would be too heavy, but fortunately that wasn't the case :). In Frankfurt, our...

Our hostel is located in the center close to some attractions. So it leads us first to the Basílica del Voto Nacional, a large cathedral. We can explore almost every corner of...

During my stay in Quito, I visited the free walking tour, which was one of the best, including empanada and chocolate tasting and a salsa lesson on the rooftop of Quito. ...

After our arrival in Santiago, we were busy figuring out if our suitcase, yep Latam found it and it was now being delivered to our hotel in Santiago airport. Phew, lots of...

Hiä in Quito isches de umä gad chle früscher gsi uf 2850 m ü.M. aus uf dä Galapagos... 🙃 Mir si de mau chli dür ds härzigä Autstedtli umä gflaniert. Dert hets viu farbägi u...

A guided tour of the Old Town of Quito is definitely worth it, especially if you're lucky enough to find a good guide. Oscar from GuruWalk is one of those - he speaks perfect...

16.05.2019 - 18.05.2019

We say goodbye to Colombia and fly from Bogota to Quito in Ecuador. The flight takes about an hour.

Today we spent the day at the hostel and planned a bit for the next days. Information: In the future, I will no longer make diary entries on "inactive" days.