My Trip to Ecuador: Money Shakedown

Budget for the Whole Trip $_______________________ (A)

About how much each day? A= $___________________/day

OR Budget by locale: Where will you spend the most money?

Remember!

Airport to Quito: 1 day My Budget: $_____

Lunch and Dinner

Quito: 1 day My Budget: $_____

Lunch
Sightseeing and Mitad del Mundo

Otovalo/Cotopaxi: 1 day My Budget: $_____

Lunch
Otavalo Craft Market

Baos/Riobamba: 1 days My Budget: $_____

Walking tour of Baos

Cuenca: 2 days My Budget: $_____

Lunch Day 2
Panama Hat Factory
Center for art (ceramics, gold, silver)

Guayaquil: 1 days My Budget: $_____

Lunch
Tour of Cajas National Park

Travel back to Atlanta: 1 days My Budget: $_____

Lunch and snacks

*Remember: If you really love it, buy it because we probably wont be back to the same place again, but if that
means blowing your budget, dont. Beg your parents to let you go on the next trip and buy it then!

*Stuff you will pay for from your spending money: Sodas/Drinks at supper (other than water), admission to
sites not on itinerary, post cards, stamps, gifts for family/friends, $66 for tipping throughout tour, phone cards,
new shoes when you realize flip-flops do just that on Ecuadorian colonial streets and national parks.

How to Keep Track:

*Keep your travel journal with you at all times.
*Every time you spend money, write down what the item was and amount.
*Total at the end of each day.
*Make sure you are on budget.
*If not, trim back the next day.
Example of a Good Traveler and Budget Journal:

Day 1 Travel: Day 3 Otavalo Day 4 Baos:

Dinner at the airport 15 Cheesy T-shirt 10 Water 8
Coke 3 Lunch 10 Snacks 2
Water 2 Coke 1
Water 5
Ecuadorian Poncho 14
Other market items 30

Daily Total 20 Daily Total 70 Daily Total 10

Daily Budget 20 Daily Budget 40 Daily Budget 40