Private Guayaquil City Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 4 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Guayaquil, known as La Perla del Pacífico, is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador. Its has been a city with a great commercial tradition and now it is betting on tourism, and it is developing as a national and international tourist destination being home of many international fairs and events.
Inclusions
What's included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off ( in hotels within the urban perimeter
- Professional guide
- Driver/guide
- Local taxes
- All activities
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Itinerary
This tour begins at the coordinated time in the lobby of your hotel. You will be picked up to start culture adventure around the city.
Visit the Seminario Park, also popularly known as Las Iguanas park, by the reptiles that dwell there. The site has its natural charm with trees and an artificial pond in which goldfish swim.
We head then to the Metropolitan Cathedral . The Cathedral stands on the site where the first mother church of the New Town was built.
Then we proceed to the Plaza de Management. The Arosemena passage is one of the urban values of the Plaza. Crisscross the Municipal Palace, on a tour in which the visitor can admire the iron and glass cover with decorative stained glass. Around we can see the Nahim Isaias Museum, and monuments like: A Sucre, The Forge of Vulcan, the Fountain of Glory and Grace.
Then will visit the Tower Morisca known as the Public Clock Tower. We walk along the Malecon 2000 and we can see the towers of the four elements. We then arrive at the Monument to the 2 Liberators: Simon Bolivar and San Martin.
Our tour ends in the equity and very relevant area of Guayaquil: Las Peñas. The Santa Ana hill also is a tourist area. The access to this area is by the steps of Diego Noboa, which are 444 steps. Here you will find plazas, gazebos, museums, chapel, lighthouse, art galleries, craft shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. We turn next to Santa Ana hill and start Pompillo Llona Numa Street where we can find Plaza Colón Fortin the Planchada, where currently two big guns of the republican era of Ecuador are being exhibited.
We arrive at Puerto Santa Ana. It has natural environment by being located opposite the Guayas River. Visit Plaza Pilsener, where many art events are developed and where you can find museums like the Popular Music Museum and the Beer Museum.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- BM TOURS SA
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
How it compares in Guayaquil
- Its from-price is 46% below the median of the 15 city tours we list in Guayaquil.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 15.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Guayaquil
Guayaquil is Ecuador's largest city and main port, a hot, humid river city with a landscaped waterfront and a hillside of coloured houses.
Guayaquil sits on the estuary of the Guayas River on the Pacific side of Ecuador. The Malecón 2000, a long riverside promenade, runs past gardens, museums, a clock tower and a viewing wheel. At the northern end, the Las Peñas quarter climbs Cerro Santa Ana, its coloured wooden houses lining a stairway of more than 400 steps that ends at a lighthouse and chapel.
Top-ranked sights in Guayaquil: Seminario Park (Parque de las Iguanas), Malecon 2000, Guayaquil Historical Park (Parque Histórico).
