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Montecristi & Rain Forest Tour: Culture, Cuisine, History, Nature, Handcrafts & Wildlife in Ecuador
4.1
14 Ratings
Manta
Experience the best of Montecristi and the Rain Forest in Ecuador on this captivating tour. Immerse yourself in the culture, cuisine, history, nature, handcrafts, and wildlife in just 5-6 hours. Book now for lower prices and high quality!
Experience the best of Montecristi and the Rain Forest in Ecuador on this captivating tour. Immerse yourself in the culture, cuisine, history, nature, handcrafts, and wildlife in just 5-6 hours. Book now for lower prices and high quality!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Plage de Tarqui - 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 - 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.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information
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…
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 meters of this trail in PACOCHE are strenuous, not recommended for travelers with heart or walking problems, please wear running shoes at least and mosquito repellent.
- During December and May we face the rainy season, so we might have to experience a muddy terrain at the rain forest, we suggest to wear waterproof boots or walk half of the trail
- 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
Location
Terminal De Cruceros
Inside the terminal, we will be next to the exit door or standing at the entrance door.
WI-FI available in the terminal.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(14 Ratings)
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Ivan
Jul 13, 2023
Amazing Experience - This was an interesting tour. Fernando was an amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable. The background he provided to each site we visited made it come alive. We will always remember this experience. Wish the hauling monkeys came out to see them...next time
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Kylie_w
Jul 9, 2023
Awesome tour! Perfect amount of time to see the must-sees. - This tour was exactly what we were looking for! We were so happy to get to see the fish market, the rain forest, Montecristi, and more while driving around! Fernando was the best tour guide. Very informative, and he did he very best to ensure that we saw monkeys on our tour which was a must for us!! He was great. He has lots of connections with all of the locals which made the tour super smooth.
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Lydi123456789
Apr 14, 2023
Stunning day trip - We enjoyed our tour yesterday so much and learned a lot about the area and Ecuador in general. Great tour guide and yummie food.
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Sparcat80
Feb 8, 2023
Great guide and very informative. Highly recommend. - Rainforest was beautiful. Great guide. Guide informative. Good history of area was given. Highly recommend.
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Suemanson1
Feb 10, 2020
good trip and great guide. - Jimmy was a very good guide. The trip was well organised and everyone's wishes were catered for. The rain forest trail was challenging but interesting and there was an option to do half. The lunch break was delightful.
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Nicol
Feb 5, 2020
Near by Manta - is so nice go there and have a little time with peace and fresh air, and can see a lot of animals in them house... you must have time and patience to can see all this forest can give you....you must to pay 20 dolars the entrance,,,but depends if you go ir not with a guide...but is more or less 1 hour and half in the midle of the forest ...is very nice and you can see the monkeys and spiders and alot of another animals ans insects. If you go to Manta make an effort and got to Pacoche
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Chris_p
Apr 1, 2024
A bit cramped but an interesting and worthwhile trip - The trip began well as we promptly spotted the company representatives and gave our names. We were asked to wait with the other guests until all were present. 45 minutes later we were still waiting and losing patience with the two travellers who had not turned up. Eventually it was decided, not unreasonably, to leave without them. Only then did we discover that the two missing persons were ourselves since our names had not been checked off. But things did improve after that. Although the bus was clearly not designed for a six foot three gringo, other passengers also struggled with the cramped seating. However, the well-planned itinerary and the enthusiastic commentary did help to distract from the discomfort and there were several walkabouts to stretch our legs. Our guide responded to a question about chocolate from one of the guests and took the initiative to fit in an extra stop, which was a nice gesture. Overall the trip was very interesting and worthwhile.
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Emily_f
Apr 12, 2021
Major rip off. - The tour was a major rip off. The guide was late and we went to the rain forest first (despite paying extra for the pickup given our location) causing us to miss the fish market. There was very little cultural information or knowledge sharing that happened. The guide at the rainforest was great as was the hat making experience but these things can all be done alone for maybe $12. Overall was very disappointed, especially when i said thank you at the end and the guide’s response was “you owe me money” (which in fact was not the case). Would not book again.
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Sunnybeach2017
Jan 22, 2020
Not so good - The bus we were in was old,dirty and the engine was terribly loud.We were sitting in the first row could'nt understand the guide because of the terrible noises of the bus.I told her she did not react.Answerfrom her:next time the company should take another bus.The fishmarket was okay but as there was a long waitingtime to get into Pacocheforest we went to another place to take pictures.But coming back to Pacoche we still could not enter the park.She told us that everyone has to pay 2$ to get in,although our papers showed that the entrance was included.After half an our we finally could enter the forest.In Montechristi she told us to be back at the bus at a certain time
We were there she went to the restroom and then vanished with some people.We did not know where she was
and sat in the bus for one hour till she came back with some people of the bus.
All in all a bad expirience!
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William_h
Jan 19, 2020
Montecristi & The Rain Forest - A "DUD" !! - Our tour was scheduled for 0800 hours. We showed up at 0735 and no one around. At approx 0755 Fernando showed up and checked us in and said we would now leave at 0830. We ended up leaving at 0850. Tour guide Christina was very nice and apologized for being late. When we show up at the rain forest, total disorder and we were given the choice of waiting around or going to a beach. Went to beach for photos and returned to rain forest. Waited another 25 minutes then spent almost 40 minutes in the same spot because someone spotted a monkey. As other walked past us, they told us there were many more sighted at another spot but Christina said it would take too long to get there. I believe we missed our original spot for the rain forest because we arrived so late to begin with. We spent less than an hour at rain forest. We then went to a lunch at what seemed to be a friend of Christina. left there and wasted time at a museum where the museum guide could speak no english and everything was translated poorly. Last but not least went to Montecristi to shop and watch Panama hats being weaved. Four of us were separated and never saw the first weaving. Terrible excursion and worst we have done with Viator. We have more excursions lined up for the future so I am hoping this was a fluke!!
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