We appreciate you showing us around your beautiful country and teaching us about indigenous culture. You made our decision to stay in Ecuador an easy one!
We feel more at home here than in FL or NY.
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Francisco not only put together a great itinerary at short notice and booked my Galapagos excursions for me, he also helped look after me a lot after.
I sprained my ankle hiking, checking in to make sure, I needed anything and rearranging my bookings so I could continue with my trip.
Booking trips with Fransisco and Victor not only means you will see the best of Quito during your visit, it also means you will have a fabulous time with lots of laughs. I’m looking forward to my next visit.
Kurt Macintosh
New Zeland
If so, I’d like to recommend the services of Francisco Guayasamin. He is an amazing tour guide for members of our community and I feel fortunate someone recommended him to me as I was planning my first trip to Ecuador. I can’t possibly say enough great things about Francisco.
I had never been out of the US before this trip and Francisco’s help really put me at ease. Over a series of messages back and forth he proposed (and we refined) an itinerary for my visit. Francisco even offers a pick up service at the airport. After nervously making my way through customs (it was my first time and turned out not to be a big deal) it was so comforting to see a familiar and friendly face waiting for me.
The goal of my trip is to see Ecuador with a focus on where I’d like to settle when moving here early in 2023. The first few days I wanted to get to know the Quito area and Francisco set up the perfect itinerary. He recommended a private apartment in a safe neighborhood of Quito and arranged for a driver during our time together, picked me up at the airport and delivered me to the apartment… and then a quick dinner.
Francisco clearly loves introducing people to this beautiful country, but if you are just looking for a guide who will point at an attraction and say “look… there’s the Basilica de Voto Nacional…” as you walk by, then Francisco is not your guy.
As we approached the Basilica on our walking tour of Quito, Francisco stopped to point out an interesting feature of the architecture. Most cathedrals feature gargoyles as part of the adornment.
On this building the first level is adorned with animals native to Ecuador - instead of gargoyles. On the second level there are birds. And he explained why this is the case. This is just a small example of how he explains what Ecuador is about and why.
If you’d like to include something special in your trip (I wanted to buy a Panama hat) just let him know. He will do his best to accommodate your request.
* Kendel Joyce
Here is a link to his blog…
In the spirit of celebrating PRIDE 🏳️🌈, I want to shout out and HIGHLY RECOMMEND Francisco Guayasamin who serves as a PROUD GAY TOUR OPERATOR in Ecuador. Francisco listened to my lengthy list of interests, in and outside of Quito, and coordinated two fantastic days of sightseeing. From a day of photographing Quito from the mountains surrounding the capital, including riding a cable car to the foothills of a volcano above the city, to traveling south and hiking down and out a lagoon inside a caldera, to laughing out loud talking about gay life, I can’t speak highly enough about Francisco. He’s awesome and I can’t wait to hire his services again, when my siblings and I travel together, back to the motherland. Gracias, Francisco! - Turismo GAY en Ecuador
And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Robbie Santillan who drove me around during my week-long stay. Not only is Robbie a consummate professional but he is a gay social activist extraordinaire! Robbie is one of the founders of Quito’s Gay Pride, and he started a Gay Arts & Sports organization too! Who knows, maybe he’ll start Front Runners Ecuador! Great things are on the horizon for Robbie, and I’m grateful for our new found friendship.
ALEX ROSERO
New York
"Gracias Francisco por un viaje fantástico y entrañable por Ecuador.
Lo pasamos muy bien, fue una manera amena de conocer tu país.
Fue un viaje inolvidable.
Hemos viajado por todo el mundo, pero todos los guías siguen un formato igual casi en todas partes.
Solo te llevan a sitios turísticos y para comer, solo donde ellos ganan comisiones.
Tú eres diferente. Tu manera de guiar es muy cercana, personalizada y humanizarte.
Contigo realmente pudimos experimentar lo que es ser ecuatoriano.
Para los turistas gays tienes un gran carisma y una muy buena manera de tratar a la gente.
Encontramos en ti una persona culta con una preparación y conocimiento de su país muy profunda.
Para quienes realmente deseen conocer el Ecuador, Francisco Guayasamin es el guía ideal.
Jeffrey Saez y Antonio Burgos.
GIBRALTAR
Francisco Guayasamin preparo todo nuestro tour en Ecuador, desde Hoteles 5 estrellas, transporte privado, guianza, comida en los más bellos restaurantes. Toda la organización de nuestras vacaciones en Ecuador la dejamos en sus manos y tanto yo y mi pareja disfrutamos al máximo este fabuloso viaje que siempre lo guardare de mi memoria.
Sus conocimientos sobre todo lo que refiere a turismo de su país son impresionantes y su guianza es interactiva. Uno jamás se aburre como lo hace con otros guías de turismo. Lo que más le intereso es que nosotros tuviéramos una experiencia de lo que es el real Ecuador.
Francisco fue nuestro guía personalizado y en todo el trayecto se adaptó a nuestras exigencias y necesidades buscando sobre todo que nosotros nos sintiéramos de maravilla en este Ecuador fantástico y diverso.
JAVIER ZAPATA
Panamá
Francisco is amazingly knowledgeable! You’ll learn so crazy much!
I spent 2 1/2 days with Francisco and Victor and had the BEST time with them!
They were so much fun, caring, knowledgeable! Amazing! And, I’m straight!
Lol! Makes no difference!
Love you both! 💙
Jan Harr
Francisco,
I want to thank you again.
You are the best tour guide ever.
I am telling everybody about your professional and courteous service and your affordable rates.
Don Martin