Guayaquil Tour: History, Culture, and Cuisine

Embark on a private Guayaquil city tour and immerse yourself in the history, nature, and cuisine of this vibrant city. Explore the historical park, stroll through the charming neighborhood of Las Penas, climb the Santa Ana hill for panoramic views, and indulge in a delicious homemade Ecuadorian lunch.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Parque Historico Guayaquil - Historical Park: The tour begins at the Historical Park, which is home to a variety of wildlife and also preserves the architectural history of Guayaquil. This park provides a unique opportunity to learn about the city’s past while enjoying the natural surroundings. - Las Penas - Las Peñas: Next, you will visit the…
What's Included
  • Map of Guayaquil
  • Tour guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Private transportation with air conditioning
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This half-day experience invites you to get to know Guayaquil, its history, cultural diversity and Ecuadorian cuisine. The tour begins in the Historic Park, which houses wildlife and preserves the architectural history of the city. Then, we will visit the neighborhood of Las Peñas, with its cobblestone streets and colonial architecture. The climb to…

Location
Viasam day trip. Tours privados
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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571josu_m
Dec 3, 2024
Perfect Mix of History, Culture, and Flavor! - Amazing tour! Excellent guide, beautiful sites, delicious cooking class, and safe experience. Highly recommend! xs
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Keely_s
Dec 1, 2024
Excellent Experience in Guayaquil - After researching many tour options for my overnight stay in Guayaquil, I chose the Half Day Guayaquil History Tour and Ecuadorian Cuisine with Cocoa and I certainly made the right choice! To preface the activity, let me say that the communication was impressive. I was a little apprehensive about touring the city based on the US Embassy's warning and the current rolling power outages, so I reached out to the tour and the owner, Yamil, quickly responded and reassured me that everything will be fine and that the areas that we will be visiting are very safe. We then exchanged ideas of what we could see and do and Yamil created an itinerary based on my interest of local customs, historical sites and culinary experiences. I opted for the private tour which included a pick-up from the hotel I was staying at. Yamil arrived promptly at 9:00 ready to show of his city. As a surprise, he also brought along another guide, Nanfi, who would provide us with an amazing culinary experience at the end of the tour. For almost 6 hours, Yamil and Nanfi showed us the boardwalk, Malecón 2000, Iguana Park, and a tour of a Cacao museum which included chocolate tasting. All the while explaining the importance and the history of each locale. They both were very knowledgeable and a lot of fun! Just when we thought our tour was over, Yamil took us to a private locale where Nanfi, which we did not know at the time, is a professional chef, cooked us a delicious Ecuadorian lunch made from ingredients which came directly from her family's farm! It was truly an unexpected, amazing experience! If you have half a day in Guayaquil, I highly recommend this tour. And if you have extra time, check out Nanfi's tour of her family's farm and their production of cacao.
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Rebeccasu5659fc
Sep 6, 2024
Personalized Tour - We had an amazing day learning about Guayaquil. Our tour started with a prompt pickup at our hotel and we were whisked away to the Historical Park where we saw lots of birds and animals that were rescued and being prepared to return to the wild. Our guides were very knowledgeable about all the species we saw. We were then given the choice of going to the chocolate museum or getting a more hands on experience. We opted for hands on and were taken to Yamil’s home where we learned the process of making chocolate from tree to table. We helped make ceviche and had lunch at the kitchen table followed by lots of delicious chocolate and desert. We then needed to burn off our meal with a walk through the historic district. It was a truly wonderful experience.
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K_and_j_858
Apr 27, 2024
Felt like a day with friends - Felt like a day with friends, not a tour. Yamil and Simon guided us through Ecuadorian history and current events, coffee and cacao, the historic district, up to the lighthouse, topped off with a visit to Yamil’s house for homemade ceviche.
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Zhenhuanz
Apr 8, 2024
Amazing day trip of the city. - I went a half day tour with local guide Yamil. Yamil Is an amazing guide, he knows everything about this city, history, culture and wildlife. During our tour, we visited fascinating places such as Las Peñas, Puerto Santa, the Coffee and Cacao Museum, Panama Street, San Pedro Cathedral, Iguana Park, and the Artisan Market. I got a whole cocoa fruit! Guayaquil Is very very different from what I saw on the news. At the beginning I was little bit scared. After the day tour, I totally changed my mind. The city is very safe, local people are having happy life. Also The rich of biodiversity surprised me. Hopefully next time i could have more time here to visit the dry forest to see monkeys! The chocolate here is tasty, Also the coffee. I love the iguana park, iguana are even not afraid of people. Many wild birds on the street, and the river is very beautiful. Really really thanks for my guide Yamil, highly recommend! I would love to have Yamil to be my guide again next time I visit here. I will definitely come back to this lovely city!
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Franciscolc9094pj
Feb 12, 2024
Excellent guide and tour - Very good tour and excellent guide. He showed us several very interesting cultural areas with the cocoa museum and the park. Excellent guide and excellent person
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324daliam
Aug 12, 2023
Guayaquil city tour and historic park - We had a great time and felt very safe and welcome. This tour is a great option if you have limited time. Yamil and Simon were a great team and were accommodating to our schedule
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Shannon_s
Jun 25, 2023
Safe, private, professional Guayaquil tour - Yamil was an excellent guide! He was prompt and professional. This tour was a great way to see the highlights of Guayaquil on layover day from the Galapagos.
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Sunshine47525
Jan 1, 2022
Excellent private tour with the greatest guide - Excellent private tour. Our guide was incredibly knowledgable and gave us a fantastic last day of 2021 in Guayagil! We learnt about history, art, culture, food and much more. We are well traveled and have high standards, and we were very happy with our tour guide Yamil - he was great. Time and money well invested.
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Carlijno298
Sep 1, 2021
Awesome experience with amazing guides! - This trip was amazing!!! They took us to the botanical garden, down town, coffee museum and new cacao museum. We also enjoyed a nice lunch after in the hostel. The guides were really great! They had a lot of knowledge and we’re very kind. They speak good English. We would definitely recommend this tour!
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