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A sign for 'Refugio de Vida Silvestre Marino Costeros Pacoche' with 'Entrada / Entrance' and 'Sendero Pasaje del Mono' written on it. 1
A steam locomotive with the number 7 on a railway track, surrounded by yellow safety barriers. 2
A white hat with a black band, placed in front of a blue mechanical device. 3
A person signing a document. 4
A person using a sewing machine with a white and blue design, sewing a hat. 5
By Manta SOS

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is ฿2,873 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Lower prices, high quality! this tour will show you our culture, our traditions, our cuisine, History, nature, handcraft and heritage in just 5 to 6 hours, with the friendliest Ecuadorian tour guide in town, we will be able to see howler monkeys, wildlife, the palm tree that we use to weave the Panama hats, the fish market to see how the fish is being brought to the shore, sharks, marlin, tuna, we will be visiting Ciudad Alfaro museum, and we will be seeing how they make the Panama hats, this tour covers almost everything you do not want to miss, and also how they make buttons out of a particular palm tree that only grows in tropical areas.
    Warning: there are 800 metres of this trail in PACOCHE are strenuous, not recommended for travellers with heart or walking problems, please wear running shoes at least and mosquito repellent.

Activity location

  • Plage de Tarqui
    • Manta, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Terminal De Cruceros
    • Manta, Manabí, Ecuador

Check availability

Montecristi & The Rain Forest

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30
Price details
฿2,872.71 x 2 Adults฿5,745.42
Total
Price is ฿5,745.42

Two participants and over

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30
Price details
฿3,037.05 x 2 Adults฿6,074.10
Total
Price is ฿6,074.10

French or German language

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • German

Other Languages : Option for German and French language
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30
Price details
฿4,049.40 x 2 Adults฿8,098.80
Total
Price is ฿8,098.80
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    All Fees and Taxes
  • Inclusions
    Air-conditioned vehicle

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • During December and May we face the rainy season, so we might have to deal with some light rain.
    • If you require a guide that speaks another language other than English or Spanish, you will have to notify us, extra charges might be applied.
    • Boots or running shoes, do not wear sandals, Mosquito repellant long pants and long sleeve clothing

Activity itinerary

Plage de Tarqui

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit to the fish market, we will see how the fishermen bring the fish to the coast, and we will see the seafood the market is offering.

Plage de Tarqui

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit to the boatyard in Tarqui, you will be witnessing how the boatyard are being built.

Pacoche Wildlife Refuge

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
This is one of the 56 protected areas in Ecuador, where you will be able to have contact with nature, this ecosystem has a diverse number of animals, such as howler monkeys, Machalilla frog which is the second smallest in the world, humming birds and plants that are part of our living. Warning: there is 500 metres of this trail in PACOCHE are strenuous, not recommended for travellers with heart or walking problems, please wear running shoes

Montecristi

  • 1h
City centre Montecristi, where you will be able to witness how the artisans weave a fine Montecristi hat, you will be able to visit the church of Montecristi and shops.

Museo Ciudad Alfaro

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
This town is located 15 minutes from Manta, known by the "Montecristi" hats. This city has become an icon for Ecuadorians, many visitors come to see how the "Montecristi" hats are woven; also we will visit Ciudad Alfaro, a complex that was built in order to honour our ex president Eloy Alfaro, who regardless of being a wealthy man, he fought agains the inequality in 1895, and where we singned our last constitution in 2008.

Location

Activity location

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    Plage de Tarqui
    • Manta, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Terminal De Cruceros
    • Manta, Manabí, Ecuador

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