Do’s:

• Leave your passport and important things in the hotel safety box before going out.
• Use sunscreen to protect your skin.
• Only a few people in bigger cities speak little English so brush up on your basic Spanish before planning to make a visit.
• Get a trusted local person to help while bargaining in shopping.
• Drink enough water as you are in high altitude place.

Don’ts:

• Do not take a taxi without a number plate for travel. Always book a registered taxi with visible numberplate.
• Never smoke in public, as you may face a heavy fine.
• Avoid and stay away from drugs.
• Never accept drinks or things from an unknown person.

You can enjoy the colorful nightlife of Quito in Mariscal Sucre where you can find most drinking and dancing avenues. You can spend your weekend night at La Ronda, which has bars and restaurants in its Old Town. People who love salsa can enjoy their nightlife in night clubs where salsa music is the main attraction over there. If you do not love to drink, you can still enjoy the cultural activities in Quito, as it has small and large musical venues, theatres and cinemas.

• Quito's Old Town is a historic place to visit and it has been named a UNESCO Cultural Heritage site.
• Visit the Equator. If you do visit, then you can even have your passport stamped showing that you stood on the equator!
• Climb an active volcano Cotopaxi and Basilica.
• You can enjoy a party at Plaza Foch.
• If you want a drink, then La Ronda street is a good place to go to.
• Canelazo is a popular drink throughout Quito during December, particularly so for Fiestas del Quito and Christmas.
• Meet the President of Ecuador at Quito on every Monday.
• Admire the monuments of the city using the Quito double-decker bus.

• Visit the Cotopaxi National park in the Andes where you can see the variety of flora and fauna, from there you can see the adorable view of the Volcano from the Limpiopungo lagoon.
• Every Monday you can meet the President of Ecuador at the Quito city where you can see the changing of guards.
• If you are a person who has an interest in learning new languages, you can learn Spanish from Quito before you return to your home country.
• You can also go trekking around Volcan Pichincha.

• Ecuador's chocolate is the best chocolate in South America, so you can buy chocolates from Quito.
• The city is famous for Arabica and Robusta coffee beans.
• Buy the famous Panama Hat since Ecuador is the original manufacturer of the hat.
• Silver pieces of jewelry are very inexpensive to buy.
• Tagua jewelry is organic, and you can buy them for easy wear.