The rain forest, surroundings & lunch.
Description
Lower prices, high quality ! This tour captures nature, culture, and local cuisine in one trip; Starting from the fish market, this trip will give you a taste of how it is being a local, interacting to the people in the market and watching how the big fish are being brought to the shore, in the market you will see the stalls where they sell, seafood and the catch of the day, the boat yard is another spot we will visit, where the fishing boats are being built, you will be able to witness how the Toquilla hats are woven in one of the small factories and buy it from it, after exploring the rain forest, and watching howler monkeys, we will be visiting the light house, to see an spectacular view of the ocean, and finally you will enjoy a delicious lunch and relaxing in one of the restaurants in the rain forest. Warning: there is 1300 meters of this trail in PACOCHE are strenuous, not recommended for travelers with heart or walking problems, please wear running shoes.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Visit to the fish market, we might be able to see how the fish is being brought in to the shore, also learn about the most popular fish sold to locals and restaurants in town.
Visit to the boatyard, in this stop, we will able to see where the fishing boats are being built, we might be able to see the carpenters working on them depending on the day.
A nice walk through the pad that will take you to the light house and the top of the cliff to witness an beautiful sight of the ocean.
Restaurant in the rain forest, here we will taste the local cuisine, there popular dish, wrapped up in a plantain leaf will make you fall in love
You will visit the rain forest in Pacoche, where the monkeys await to be seen, The light house in San Lorenzo beach, the museum in Pacocha, and Ceviche in Marianita beach.
We will visit one of the shops to witness how Modesto, one of the artist make a Toquilla hat in front of us.
First Lady's school, this building is a patrimony for the province and now servers as the hats museum, we will find some items from far back in the 1800's and others from the beginning of the 1900's
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We accommodate our start time to match your arrival, take the free "Shuttle" to the ship terminal, our representatives will be wearing uniforms with MANTA SOS'S logo, We will meet you at the waiting area, inside the terminal, next to the exit door as you see on the pictures on the tour description.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- During December and May we face the rainy season, so we might experience 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.
- Running shoes, or boots, Mosquito repellant long pants and long sleeve clothing, do not wear sandals.
- Please let us know if you have allergies
Reviews(32)
The excursion was the best that I have been on. Jose our guide was very knowledgeable about his country and gave us very interesting information on all the stops we visited. Nothing was too hard to make our experience enjoyable. I highly recommend this tour.
Thanks a lot for your review, we really appreciate it . Greetings
Jose was the most wonderful tour guide. His communication skills are second to none, his knowledge of the areas we visited was impressive and the care he took with the group could not be faulted. This tour covers special sights in Manta. Pacoche Rainforest where the flora and fauna was explained, the highlight seeing the Howler monkeys. Montecrisit (Panama) hat making was unique and super interesting. Other sights covered also worthwhile. A very informative day out.
I really enjoyed visiting the Pacoche rainforest and lighthouse with Fernando. He was prompt and communicated everything clearly. The rainforest was beautiful, and I was lucky to see a howler monkey climbing around in the trees. The view of the coast from the lighthouse was stunning. Chatting over a lunch of tonga and local tea was a highlight. I highly recommend signing up for a tour when you visit Manta! You will get a great sense for Ecuador - its natural beauty and welcoming culture.
Thanks a lot for the nice review August! We hope you can come back with your family someday.
Good mix of fish market, city views and Rain Forest. Denis our guide was great and entertaining. No monkeys today though.
Thanks so much for your review, it is very nice to hear the you had a great time with us. The warmest regards
Denis, our guide was wonderful and helped to make our day very enjoyable. The forest walk did not offer much to see....the monkeys were a no show. The traditional Ecuador lunch was enjoyable and the hat making demonstration was very interesting. A good day spent in Ecuador.
We are happy you had a great day with us. Thanks so much for your nice comments. Greetings
Overall better than expected. Too much time at the fish market but the rest of the tour is well balanced.
Thanks so much for your review The warmest regards
Limited outdoor activity, few trees in a park like and 2 monkeys. The lunch is provided by a local restaurant going out of business because the food is poor. The chicken was served raw, with plenty of peanut butter sauce. Nobody questioned us about peanut butter allergies
Dear Monica, you did not visit a park, you visited a natural reserve, there are wild life who live in freedom, so sometimes you can see monkeys, or other kind of animals, we took you to one of the most popular restaurant in the area, obviously not going out of business, we were reported you were served raw chicken, and our tour guide made a complaint to the restaurant. We are very sorry this tour didn’t go well for you, we will talk to the restaurant to make sure it won’t happen again. Kind regadas
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our private tour with Jorge and driver Samuel. The fish market and boat yard were really interesting. We had a private trip into the rainforest and saw a tiger tarantula, tiny frog, and heard howler monkeys in the canopy (and even saw them in the distance). We learned so much about the trees and plant life in the rainforest, too. We followed that with the best lunch - tongas! That was all followed by a beach visit to see the turtle nests and a hike to the lighthouse. It was grueling but beautiful and Jorge made sure we were able to make the climb up and back. We then went to Montecristi to learn how they make the hats and a super tasty (and affordable) chocolate shop. We were returned to the ship with plenty of time to spare, exhausted but so grateful we chose Manta SOS and a private tour, all topped off with our amazing guide and driver. Book with confidence!
Thanks so much for such a nice review. We hope you can visit our country again. Greetings
We had a great tour of Manta and the surrounding areas with Dennis, our tour guide. Meeting at the cruise terminal was on time as promised. We love the visit to the local fish market to see the fresh catch of the day. People are friendly and we feel safe. Lunch at a local restaurant was very nice. We would not hestitate to book with Manta SOS again in a future visit.
Our guide, Jose was excellent. The tour is a great mix of local culture, food and adventure. The lunch was authentic and delicious. Recommend highly!
Thanks so much for your nice comment, we will pass it to Jose, he will be happy to hear you enjoyed the tour. Please come back again, we will be happy to assist you again. Greetings
