WORK  EXPERIENCE.

LIST OF  TOUR OPERATORS IN QUITO I WORKED WITH:

NAPOTOURS.-

Guide since 1986  through  1993 as in registers of the company . Ph number :2540163 / Mrs  Marta H. de Ballesteros, President

METROPOLITAN TOURING.-

 1991 -1992 GUIDE ( NOT FREELANCE )

DAVCA.-  national freelance Guide for a year ( march 12 1989 ).Lilian Witt / general manager.

ECUADORIAN TOURS.-

Freelance guide, organized logistics for orchid tours. Ref. Mr. Diego Teran Moeller. Operations manager

27^th nov. 1991. Ph; 2560488

GALAPATOURS.-

Free lance guide since 1996. Ref. Mrs Lourdes Bastidas 2580327, 092003611 cell ph.

CAFÉ CULTURA.-

Occasional guide

VIAJES ORION.

Freelance guide./ Mr. Pablo Munioz. Operations manager. 462004 / 007. 2432891

PROMOTRAVELSOUTH.-

Freelance guide. Ref. Mrs. Odette Morillo. Genral manager and owner. Ph 2503777-2567622.

NATIVE  LIFE. .

Freelance guide. Ref.Cathy: 2505158, 2550836

ECUADOR  AMAZING.-

Freelance guide. Ref. Mr. Santiago Guamani. Owner and manager. Phs :2553750 – 2542888

SAMOA TOURS

Freelance guide

INCA  TRAVEL.

Freelance guide

VIANATURA / QUITO-ECUADOR.

Actual Freelance guide. Ref. Mrs Elizabeth Rojas and Mrs  Lourdes Bastidas / operations.-

Phs. 2251138, 2463117

INTERNATIONAL  REFERENCES.- …

GROUP TRAVEL SERVICE.-

Tours Logistics for Galapagos,/ Mr. David Bushnell. 1089 Marine drive , Laguna Beach, California.92651. Ph.714 497 2112. March 1994.

ASPEN HILL TRAVEL CONSULTANTS inc.

Tours coordination. 1993. Fax : ( 301 ) 871 3835 Usa. Ref. to Mrs Lourdes Bastidas 09200361 cell ph. 2580327.

AUTRALIAN ORCHID COUNCIL, OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS.

Special mention in this magazine for  2 different times for organizing, coordinating and successfully guiding orchid tours all together with Ecuadorian Tours. Articles published by Mr. Ray Thomson. Tour Leader and orchid watcher.

Ray Thomson. Mooroolbark, Victoria, Australia. Ph: 07811802, Fax: 07883058.

SOUTHAMERICAN HANDBOOK ( NOW FOOTPRINTS )

Trade & Travel Publications Inc. London.

Recommended since 1991 until it became Footprints / around the 2000s

SOUTH AMERICAN EXPLORERS CLUB

Recommended by this organization from around 1995 0r 6 to the years 2000. Ref. Alicia Guzman. 2566076 ph.

TOUR  LEADER : WITH GROUPS OF TOURISTS OUTSIDE  OF ECUADOR

PRICES OF SERVICES

THIS SERVICES  INCLUDE THE TAKING CARE OF THE PASSENGER IN TERMS OF TRANSLATION ( ENGLISH -SP.SP-ENGL. ) HIGIENICS, HEALTH( G.P. available ) SECURITY . legal  and LAWYERS,FINDING ECUADORIAN FRIENDS, ACADEMIES FOR LEARNING SPANISH RECOMMENDATIONS, CONTACTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS,ASSESMENT IN PHOTOGRAPHY and RELATED : MEMORY CARDS. BATTERIES, AND MORE...

Quito SHOPING and AND OR ERRANDS general area Full Day $100/car 1 to 3PERSONS / DAY + meal 

Quito SHOPPING OR and ERRANDS general area Half Day $60/car 1 TO 3 PERSONS / DAY+ meal

Quito to ANY PLACE OF THE COAST - .....250USD...........  / DAY (meals and accommodation included)

PLEASE LET US KNOW THE VEHICLE YOU WANT FOR GROUPS BIGER THAN 3 PERSONS

CLIENT REPORTS, FEEDBACK & RECOMMENDATIONS

DATE OF SERVICE:

4th-13th June 2011

SERVICE PROVIDED:

Combined tour-sightseeing with relocation planning services and sourcing of products, information and services related to a possible relocation to Ecuador.

NUMBER OF CLIENTS ON TOUR:

Five clients: Marci and Malkum (USA), with friends John, Susan and Cathy who came along for some sightseeing in Ecuador with their friends.

TOUR DETAILS:

One week in total; 4 days in coastal locations (Manabi province), one night in Quito and 3 days in and around highland towns of Cotacachi,Otavalo and surrounding attractions including Cuicocha crater lake, Lago San Pablo. Transport: 7 person Jeep.

*client contact details will not be published on the blog. Should you need verification of client report please contact the administrator directly.

From: Malkum Gibson (USA)

To: Pablo Prado (pablopra1@yahoo.com)

Date: 15th June 2011

Subject: Guide of the Year!

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GUIDE OF THE YEAR!!:

Pablo,

Hope this find you and yours happy and well. Just a quick note to thank you for a wonderful time here in Ecuador, and looking forward to seeing you before we leave for home. Had an easy drive to the coast (made it in two hours) and have been just relaxing and enjoying time alone with Marci. Still not sure about the spa thing yet. Much to do here at Coco Beach . Had a nice afternoon in Canoa, met both the David’s while there. Business tomorrow with David Blank here. Once home we’ll put our heads together and get a good business plan setup for you. Again thanks soooooooooooooo much !!!!!

Malkum & Marci   

MORE TOUR REPORTS/ LATE ONES ( CBVs )

THIS WAS A TRIP OF A WEEK TIME FOR 5 PERSONS STARTING AT QUITO THEN TO JAMA / MATAL( CBV ) / BAHIA,PUNTA PRIETA GUEST HOUSE, CANOA, SAN VICENTE BEACH in MANABI PROVINCE / CBV, THEN AFTER 4DAYS TO OTAVALO & market , COTACACHI,CUICOCHA VOLC. LAKE AND SAN PABLO LAKE.

WE HAD LUNCH AT BEST HOSTERIAS OF THE OTAVALO AREA LIKE PISNAQUI FARM, CUSIN FARM and PUERTO LAGO HOSTERIA in IMBABURA PROVINCE

Greetings

De:	John Crites <jrcrites@frontier.com> Ver Contacto
Para:	pablopra1@yahoo.com

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Good morning Pablo,

                Home at last…long day traveling home.

Susan and I had such a wonderful time in Ecuador and much of it is due to your insight and wisdom.

Will have more to share later…still a little sleepy. Hope all in well in your world this morning and the headache is gone.

So great to meet your Sylvana.

Be Well My Friend

john

John R. Crites

9171 US Hwy. 22 & 3

Clarksville, OH 513

937.623.8330

jrcrites@frontier.com

FROM JOHN CRITES / TOURIST IN ECUADOR and CBV'S COMPANION IN THE COUNTRY

----- Mensaje reenviado ----
De/From: John Crites <jrcrites@frontier.com>
Para/FOR: Pablo Prado <pablopra1@yahoo.com>
Enviado/SENT : mar, junio 14, 2011 11:31:04 PM
Asunto/ISSUE : RE: Greetings

Good Evening!

I hope this missive finds you in good spirits after a restful evening.

I will indeed pass along your greetings to Susan and Cathy.

Oh well……all is well here at home.

Look at your page…very well done. Did you do it….also read the blog by the lady who is a writer as is her husband…interesting.

Well I need to get to sleep, for some reason not to tired.

We enjoyed our tour of Quito at night a great deal. You have a truly beautiful city.

Will keep in touch and hope that someday soon you and your beloved and travel to Ohio. We have spare bedrooms and would love to be your “tour guide,” here in America.

Be Well New Friend.

-john

MORE REFERENCES BY PATRICIA ADAMS AND DEBBIE JONES

Patricia Adams Farmer.We are having a wonderful time here with Pablo. He's taking us around town on a whirlwind shopping tour. Today we see our attorney. I don't know what we would do without Pablo to guide and translate. It's been a wonderful experience!

Debbie Jones Dubbois. I suspect Pablo will be getting a lot of referral business. :D It's just great to know there is someone available and reliable that that can help us maneuver through the big transition. I'm looking forward to hearing about your shopping spree! Especially the bed part. :D

WORK REFERENCES 1 / CLIENTS REPORTS CBV"S

Pablo, some feedback for you posted by Kelly on the Coco Beach Village facebook group page today, "

We just got back from a fabulous day of touring in Quito. Pablo was a wonderful tour guide. We had a great lunch of typical ecuadorean mountain style food. Pablo was so accommodating to whatever we wanted to include in our tour. He taught so much about the history of the city and of Ecuador in general and we went to the fruit and vegetable market (my request so I could learn about some of the tropical fruits). I would recommend him to anyone that has time in Quito. Thanks Lesli for the recommendation!"

Your booking agent,

Lesli

FROM COCO BEACH VILLAGE FACEBOOK

WORK REFERENCES 2 / CLIENTS REPORTS

Blog from aroun Febr. 11/ 2011:

http://lifeatlatitudezero.blogspot.com/2011/02/shopping-in-quito-moving-pictures-part.html?spref=fb:

"....On day two (kitties STILL sequestered under the bed), we begin the herculean task of buying things to outfit our unfurnished home in Bahia de Caraquez.  Bahia (the beautiful seaside city where we plan to live while our home at Coco Beach Village is being built) has limited shopping, so we have a long list. And we’re starting from scratch. We only have three days, and those three days must include an appointment with our attorney, a meeting with our architect, and the purchase of a cell phone.  How to accomplish all this in three days?! 

Pablo. Pablo is how we accomplish this in three days. Pablo Prado is not only an Ecuador tour guide, photographer, and translator with over 20 years of experience, but he is also a logistics expert who can get you anywhere at anytime. He can handle any problem with finesse, check off all the things on your list, and still manage unhurried meals with coffee at great restaurants. Part of his secret is preparing ahead of time. With e-mails shooting back and forth between us, he set up appointments, mapped out the stores we needed, and worked out the best deals for shopping and transporting our things to Bahia.  Because Pablo knows pretty much everybody in Quito and Bahia—or knows someone who knows someone—he is able to get things done right. 

 

WORK REFERENCES / CLIENTS REPORTS

CLIENTS OF COCO BEACH VILLAGE / MANABI-ECUADOR


Adams-Farmer / Patricia y Ron
FROM THEIR  blog :

www.lifeatlatitudezero.blogspot.com de por Enero a mediados?


After the long flight, these two spoiled angels will need lots of TLC.  We even hired Pablo Prado ofPablo Prado Tours Fotografia  to meet us at the airport with tuna fish and a litter box in hand. Do we love our cats or what?   Pablo has a beautiful Siamese cat of his own and understands such requests.

Adopted as CBV’s favorite guide, Pablo Prado(find him on facebook!)with his excellent English, will be shuttling us all over Quito as we shop for our apartment. He has carefully prepared our “shopping tour” in Quito so that we won’t waste any time. After our shopping excursion, he and another driver will be taking us and all our things to Bahia.  Knowing Pablo is waiting for us on the other end, helps us sleep soundly this last week.

 

Oh, and speaking of sleep, we found out that Tempur Pedic is now in Ecuador.  Pablo is going to take us directly to the store in Quito. The vision of crashing on a Tempur Pedic  after weeks on a lumpy hotel mattress, keeps us going!   

Well, that's a snapshop of our last things.  And last things are only the beginning of first things . . .