Travel advisory · EcuadorGuayaquil is in or near an area where governments advise against all but essential travel: El Fortín, Flor de Bastión, Guayaquil (other areas), Guayas province, Monte Sinaí, Nueva Prosperina, Paraíso de la Flor, Pascuales, South of Portete de Tarquí Avenue.Advice depends on your passport. Read your own government's advice before you book.Official advice
- 20 km strip along the Colombian border · avoid all travel · Canada, New Zealand, UK
- Durán · avoid all travel · Canada, Germany, Spain, New Zealand, US
- Esmeraldas City and north · avoid all travel · Germany, Italy, US
- Colombian border zone up to Esmeraldas city · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, France, Italy
- El Fortín · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, New Zealand
- El Oro province · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, Spain, France, UK
- Esmeraldas province · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, Spain, France, New Zealand, UK
- Flor de Bastión · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, New Zealand
- Guayaquil (other areas) · avoid non-essential travel · France, New Zealand
- Guayas province · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, Spain, France, UK
- Huaquillas · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, US
- Los Ríos province · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, Spain, France, UK
- Manabí province · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, France, UK
- Monte Sinaí · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, New Zealand
- Nueva Prosperina · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, US
- Paraíso de la Flor · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, New Zealand
- Pascuales · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, US
- Quevedo · avoid non-essential travel · Canada, US
- Santa Elena province · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, France, UK
- Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, France, UK
- South of Portete de Tarquí Avenue · avoid non-essential travel · Germany, US
- Sucumbíos province · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, New Zealand
Also named by one government: Arenillas (US), Chinchipe canton, 2 km strip along the Peruvian border (Canada), Ciudad de Dios (New Zealand), El Pangui canton, 2 km strip along the Peruvian border (Canada), Entrada de la 8 (New Zealand), Nangaritza canton, 2 km strip along the Peruvian border (Canada), Pueblo Viejo (US), Quinsaloma (US), Socio Vivienda (New Zealand), Yantzaza canton, 2 km strip along the Peruvian border (Canada), Babahoyo (Canada), Bastión Popular (Canada), Esteros (Canada), La Florida (Canada), Las Orquídeas (Canada), Machala (Canada), Milagro (Canada), Monte Bello (Canada), Mucho Lote (Canada), Nueva Loja (France), Orellana province (Spain), Portete (Canada), Southern and western Guayaquil (Spain), Sur (Canada)
| Government | Advice | Updated | Read the advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (FCDO) | No advice against the whole country (regional advisories) | – | Read the advice |
| United States (State Dept) | Exercise increased caution (regional advisories) | Aug 18, 2026 | Read the advice |
| Canada (Global Affairs) | Exercise a high degree of caution (regional advisories) | – | Read the advice |
| Germany (Auswärtiges Amt) | No advice against the whole country (regional advisories) | Oct 13, 2026 | Read the advice |
| New Zealand (SafeTravel) | Exercise increased caution (regional advisories) | – | Read the advice |
| France (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs) | Zone de vigilance renforcée (reste du pays) (regional advisories) | – | Read the advice |
Checked daily from the governments' published advice; last checked Nov 2, 2026. RoamLedger summarises official advice; it is not advice from any government.
