ITINERARY FOR KEVIN & GIULO

AUGUST 9 TO 14 - 2026 

AUGUST 9 -   SUNDAY: MINDO 
https://ecuagaytourguide.blogspot.com/2026/03/mindo.html

Tour starts at 08:00 - We will be back in Quito approximately 19:00
Breakfast in an organic coffee farm
Birdwatching in the aviary
Witnessing the entire life cycle of butterflies
Learning how Ecuadorian artisanal chocolate is produced
Optional: cross the Mindo River on a cable car and see the cloud forest below.
Canopy: A multi-site zip line ride through 10 stations above the cloud forest of Mindo. 

RATES: $ 200 Include private transportation and tour Guide

Extra Expenses:
Breakfast: Approximately  $5 to $ 10 per person
Bird Watching Garden - $ 5
Butter fly farm: $ 6
Cable car over the cloudy forest: $ 5.
Chocolate Tour: $ 10
Optonial: Canopy over the Cloudy Forest: $ 20

AUGUST 10 -  MONDAY - MIDDLE OF THE WORLD AND QUITO
https://ecuagaytourguide.blogspot.com/2026/04/quito-and-middle-of-world-in-one-day.html 

Tour starts at 10:00 and finish approximately at 17:00
Visiting: Rumicucho Ruins - Pululahua Volcano - Intiñan Museum.
Basílica del Voto Nacional. Walking tour by the old town of Quito.
Independence square. The Golden Church. Plaza de San Francisco and la Ronda Streeet. 

Rates: 140 include transportation and Tour Guide.

Aditional Expenses:
Rumicucho Ruins: $ 2
Intiñan Museum: $ 5
Iglesia de La Compañía: $ 5
Basílica del Voto Nacional: $ 4
Taxi to return back from the old town to your hotel. 

AUGUST 11 - TUESDAY: OTAVALO AND SURROUNDINGS
https://ecuagaytourguide.blogspot.com/2026/03/otavalo-cuicocha-cotacachi-peguche-in.html 

This tour begins at 8:00 AM and we'll be back in Quito at approximately 8:00 PM. 

- Breakfast in San Pablo Lake - Peguche Waterfalls - Otavalo Indigenous Market 
- Cuicocha Lake - Cotacachi (The leather town)

RATES:  $ 220 Includes Private transportation and tour guide. 

Extra expenses:
Entrance to Peguche Community: $ 1,50 per person.
Travel by boat over Couicocha Lake: $ 3,50 per person. 
Breakfast: Approximatelly $ 10 up to $ 14 per person.

AUGUST 12 - WEDNESDAY - OPTIONAL TOURS 

Gay Videos and Saunas.
In this case only we can visit one gay video and one gay sauna
It is better to go from 17:00 up to 19:30
Fare: $ 30
Entrance to the Sauna: $ 10 per person.
Entrance to the Video: $ 3,50 per person.
Transportation: Taxi. 

ANOTHER AMAZING SIDE OF QUITO .
https://ecuagaytourguide.blogspot.com/2026/03/another-amazing-experience-of-quito.html 
In this tour we can visit the cable car, the chapel of the human being and the botanical Garden. 

AUGUST 13 - TUESDAY -  CUENCA CITY TOUR 
18:00 Cuenca Night Tour
We can make an interesting city tour in Cuenca in a double-deck bus.
In this tour we are going to know the history of the most important places of Cuenca.
Fare: Tour Guide $ 80
Includes transportation and tour Guide
* I will try to go with another expat living in Cuenca so you can have a good conversation. 

AUGUST 14 -  FRIDAY 
CAJAS NATIONAL PARK - GUALACEO - CHORDELEG - HATS FACTORY. 
Tour stats at 08:00 Simón Bolívar y Benigno Malo.
We will finish approximatelly at 17:00  
Breakfast at “Las dos chorreras” - “La Toreadora Lagoon”- Santuario de la Virgen del Cajas.
- Chakanas in Gualaceo. - Jewerly in Chordeleg - Montecristi Hat Factory. 
FARE: $ 250 Includes private transportation and tour guide.

Extra Expenses: Breakfast: $ 14 plus taxes.

FRANCISCO GUAYASAMIN
Travel Agent & Ecuador Tour Guide

TOURIST VISA EXTENSION FOR 90 MORE DAYS IN ECUADOR

 

Procedure aimed at extending the stay in Ecuadorian territory, granted for up to 90 additional days to people who entered with the category of "TOURIST"

Mandatory Requirements:

1. Valid passport.

2. Extension application form.

Special Requirements:
General or special power of attorney executed before a notary public
or Ecuadorian consulate abroad.

APPLICATION FORM FOR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZED STAY PERMIT
https://www.migracion.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/formulario_de_prorrogas_trad.pdf

Online Procedure:
1. Access the "Go to online procedure" option on this page.
2. Complete the application.
3. An advisor will contact you by phone.
4. Receive the response via email.

In-Person Procedure:
1. Go to the nearest Immigration Support Service.
2. Request an appointment for the issuance of your immigration extension.
3. Receive the immigration extension certificate.

Service Channels:
 Online (Website/Web Portal/Web Application),
In-Person.

Visa application fee
The cost is equivalent to one third of the Unified Basic Salary in Ecuador.
USD 50.00; Visa fee: USD 30.00 (No VAT.)
50% discount applies nationwide for senior citizens.
100% discount applies nationwide for people with a disability of 30% or more,
upon presentation of the disability card issued by the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador.

LINKS

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Ecuador
https://www.gob.ec/mremh/tramites/concesion-visa-visitante-temporal-prorroga-turista

Imigración
https://www.gob.ec/mdi/tramites/emision-prorroga-autorizacion-permanencia-territorio-extranjeros 

DIRECCIONES

SERVICIO DE APOYO MIGRATORIO PICHINCHA - QUITO NORTE
Edificio Subsecretaría de Migración
Rio Amazonas N32-171 y República
Monday to Friday  - 8:00 a 17:00

SERVICIO DE APOYO MIGRATORIO TUNGURAHUA
Edificio del Ministerio de Gobierno
Av. Cervantes y Pareja Diez Canseco
Monday to Friday - 8:00 a 17:00

For more information and advice, please call to: 
(593) 986 588 404 or write to canelatravel@gmail.com

HOW TO APOSTILLE OR LEGALIZE AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT IN ECUADOR

First, you must access the portal:
https://serviciosdigitales.cancilleria.gob.ec/authentication
and follow the steps.

 
For your convenience, we have provided a step-by-step video tutorial at the following link: 

Once completed, you will receive your apostilled or legalized document in your email.

No appointment necessary, from anywhere, 100% online

What types of documents can I apostille or legalize on the electronic portal?

Only documents containing electronic signatures from the following institutions:

- General Directorate of Civil Registry, Identification and Issuance of Identity Cards:
- Death Certificate
- Identity Certificate
- Marriage Certificate
- Birth Certificate
- Certificate of Common-Law Union
- Issuance of a copy of the marriage registration certificate
- Issuance of a copy of the birth registration certificate
- Issuance of a copy of the common-law union registration certificate
- Residence Registration Certificate

Ministry of the Interior:
- Criminal Record Certificate

SENESCYT:
- University Degree Certificate, and others.
The system offers:
- Personal data security
- Online verifiable apostille
- Verifiable apostille with QR code and barcode
- Secure online payment information

FARES:
Apostille: USD 30.00 (VAT not included)
Legalization: USD 25.00 (VAT not included)
Senior citizens (50% discount)
People with disabilities of 30% or more (free)
* Payment is made by national and international credit and debit cards.

(You will receive an electronic invoice)

For more information and assistance please contact to 

FRANCISCO GUAYASAMIN
Phone & WhatsApp: (593) 986 588 404 
or write to canelatravel@gmail.com
Thank you.