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🇪🇨 Ecuador

Ecuador requires a tourist visa from 45 'special regime' nationalities.

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Explore Ecuador: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on UNESCO's World Heritage listings.

Places to visit

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Ecuador, in our own words.

  1. Express kidnappings

    How it works: Short opportunistic abductions to take cash from victims at ATMs are common throughout Ecuador.

    How to avoid it: Be alert when withdrawing cash. Quito has a tourism police unit, with branches at the airport and bus terminals.

Areas flagged in official advice

  • Coastal provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabí, Santa Elena, Guayas, El Oro, Los Ríos and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, except airside transit at Guayaquil Airport (all but essential travel)
  • Within 20 km of the Colombian border, except El Ángel reserve, Rumichaca crossing, Tulcán and the Pan-American Highway (all but essential travel)

Official advice: FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Ecuador's coastal provinces and areas near the Colombian border.

Emergency numbers in Ecuador

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 2 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Ecuador.

Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page of Ecuador.

Ecuador visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free153 passports
Embassy visa45 passports

Verified rules for Ecuador: 197 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 1; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 1 rule for Ecuador is not from an official Ecuador government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Plan your trip to Ecuador

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 24 Oct 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.