Special Offers
&
Discounts in Ecuador
The
Ecuador Travel Site
works to find and negociate special disounts to help you stretch your
holiday
budget further and make the most of your time in Ecuador.
Check this page often for new offers, discounts and
promotions to reduce the cost of your Ecuador accommodation, travel,
dining and
excursions.
Quito discounts and offers:
Present your Botanical Gardens ticket at the Viviarium for a $0.50 discount on
the entry fee, or get $0.50
off at the Botanical Gardens
on presentation of your entry
ticket from the Vivarium. Alternatively, use your ticket from
Quito
zoo for a $0.50
reduction in the entry fee at
the Vivarium. See
tickets or ask at venues for details of discounts and offers.
The
$4 entry fee to Guayasamin's Chapel of Man may be reduced to $2 if
you present your ticket from the Guayasamin Foundation Museum (or vice
versa, $2 entry to the museum with your $4 ticket to the Chapel).
Ask at the museum or the chapel for more information.
Galapagos
discounts have a page of their
own, so check there for
discounts, last-minute deals and special
offers on Galapagos cruises, tours and hotels in the islands.
Holidays in the Galapagos are not cheap but you can sometimes
get substantial disounts if you are able to wait until the last minute
for savings on your cruise or tour of the islands.
Money-saving travel tips:
Set
lunches, or "almuerzos", are
often great value for money from
as little as
$1.50 and you might be presented with something delicious you would
never have thought to order from a menu. Wander a little out
of the tourist areas and watch
where the office workers and taxi drivers go for lunch.
You're more
likely to find almuerzos Monday to Friday rather than at weekends.
The
cheapest yummy treat in Quito is a coconut Yogoso at just $0.15.
It's a tube of delicious frozen coconut yoghurt
which you buy from roving Bonice sellers in their branded blue tunics.
They come in cherry, mango or naranjilla flavours too, all
full of artificial colourings, sweetenings and flavourings, but never
mind, they are guaranteed to make you feel you are on holiday.
The Bonice are even cheaper at just ten centavos, but
they're just frozen water with additives really, so splash
out on a Yogoso for a budget treat and tell yourself that yoghurt is a
health food. Enjoy!
Travel
light!
Many products are cheaper in Ecuador than in more developed countries,
so buy toiletries locally rather than lugging them from home.
Save
a few dollars when leaving Ecuador by flying out of Guayaquil
rather than Quito - the Ecuador
departure tax
is cheaper there. It's not a huge saving but if
your
itinerary was going to take you to Guayaquil at some point anyway, you
might as well make the most of the discount.
Useful
Spanish Vocabulary for Ecuador Special Offers & Discounts:
descuento: discount
oferta: offer
Ecuador
Travel Discounts & Special Offers
Mindo accommodation discounts, money-saving travel tips, special offers
at Quito attractions
Always
use the Ecuador Travel Site special offer code when making reservations
or ordering meals.
The
Ecuador Travel Site promotes these discounts in good faith
and accepts no liability in relation to them. Service
providers remain responsible for quality of service.
Discounts not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.