Manta's highlights & Montecristi Hats
설명은 영어로 표시됩니다.
- 5–6시간
- 시작 24시간 전까지 무료 취소
- 4개 언어
- 즉시 확정
하이라이트
Best prices, high quality! This tour will give you a sense of what locals experience everyday, you will learn about our education system, history, customs, culture, & cuisine. You will learn how we build our fishing boats, fishermen may approach asking to take them with you on a picture posing and holding a big tuna while you visit the fish market; We will take you to one of the factories where we process "tagua" buttons, tons of these buttons get exported, so you might be wearing one right now, to complement this tour we will visit a chocolate bars factory, we will also show you how the Montecristi hats are woven, and how much work a weaver put into it, through a demonstration, in one of the artisan's shops, we will explain the process, right after, we will take you to the museum Ciudad Alfaro, which is full of art and history that you will be introduced to. On the way back, do not miss taking a picture of the weaving woman statue on the roundabout.
포함 사항
포함되는 것
- Entries and plenty water bottled
- All Fees and Taxes
- Air-conditioned vehicle
일정
Firstly we will visit the fish market fish market, at this point we will learn how our fishermen bring the fish in to our cost and table, then we will visit the boat factory, were you will see some of the fishing boats being built.
Boatyard, where you will have the opportunity to see how the fishing boats are being built.
We will visit a Tagua Factory, where we will learn how the tagua nuts or the vegetable ivory is processed into pieces that will be carved into nice buttons or figures.
Hat weaving demonstration: We will witness an artisan weaving, ironing, shaping, and pressing a hat, we will tell you how a hat is made from the very beginning of the process.
We will visit, Ciudad Alfaro, a complex that was built in order to honor 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. Then we will visit a shop, where we will be shown how we weave the Montecristi hats, and you will have time to shop and look around downtown.
Chocolate factory. In this visit we will learn a little bit of high quality chocolate bars, an opportunity to taste the different products and bring some souvenirs with you.
취소 규정
체험 시작 24시간 전까지 무료로 취소하고 전액 환불받을 수 있습니다.
후기
4.5
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평점은 저희 예약 파트너가 모은 후기 76개를 바탕으로 합니다. 여행자가 직접 쓴 글을 쓰인 순서 그대로 보여주며, 체험을 좋아 보이게 하려고 순서를 바꾸지 않습니다.
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2Not much to see here - disappointing
The experiences are generally underwhelming. The bus: Bus windows were filthy, inhibiting photography. Some wouldn't open & the driver had to use brute force. The seats for my wife & I were broken - they would not stay upright & at the least jolt, we ended up in the reclining position. The seat in front of us was permanently in the reclining position. The bus had no sound system so the guide had to use a portable one, but the noise of the rattling air-conditioner often drowned him out. The suspension was shot, so you felt every pothole or ripple in the road. The transmission was no better - the driver had problems with the gears. So we were constantly jerked around. We often wondered if the driver/owner even knew how to drive. On any hill, everything on wheels passed us & there was a constant joke about the likelihood of reaching the top without getting out & pushing. Itinerary The Fish Market/boat building were a waste of time, the ivory button factory was a small backyard enterprise, interesting but limited appeal. The Montechristo hats were the highlight but just a demonstration in the back of a shop. We didn't see them actually being made. The Chocolate Factory was a gimmick - our guide explained cocoa history (read direct from a wall poster) before we were released to buy chocolates at exorbitant prices. The factory tour was a glass window revealing 1 person packing what we believe may have been chocolates. The mausoleum was neglected, indicating apathy towards their history. We wouldn't recommend this particular company's offering. Bus Safety. The bus door closed as I was alighting, slamming into my elbow & it is still painful 5 days later. There were no apologies from either the driver or guide. The door failed a second time on return to the ship but fortunately there was no one exiting at the time. The bus should not have been on the road.
5Manta’s highlights tour...
Manta’s highlights tour provides an excellent insight into the fishing industry of Manta, a hands on experience of the hand-woven “Ecuadorian” (Panama) hats and a good understanding of the history of Ecuador and Manta. The extensive +5-6 hour small group tour provided by Jay, our guide, and the driver, was outstanding. I would highly recommend this tour.
4Great Tour for Cruisers
We had a good time. The shipyard was very interesting to see, but the fish market itself is not so great if you cannot buy anything there (like if you are on a cruise ship). Montecristi was great. The hat demo was very interesting, though the hat shop is narrow so be prepared for it to be full of people. The museum was okay. The chocolate shop had very good chocolate but there was no talk by the proprietors or demonstration or anything like it. The tour guide read from a posted board and then we bought chocolate. There could have been more here. Victor was our tour guide and he was great. Very informative, and made sure we all stayed together and got where we needed to go.
5Fascinating insight to Manta
Our tour guide Victor Cordova gave us a very interesting, amusing, extensive and enjoyable view of Ecuador, and especially of Manta, whose history he could describe in incredible detail. He was very knowledgable about its political history, traditions, small business developments and current economic status. He could answer questions about anything we could think to ask, and his English language was easily understandable. The range of sites visited gave us a wide-ranging picture of Manta today, and we learned more about the city than we had expected. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Manta for the first time.
4We enjoyed our tour. Our...
We enjoyed our tour. Our guide was very engaging and accommodating to those in the group who needed additional assistance.
4Manta Tour from the Sea
A lot of time was spent walking through a fish market along the shore. Everything was caught that morning, very fresh. But we were all from a cruise ship. There was no point in any of us buying a caught fish and bringining it on-board the ship. They brought up to a factory making jewelry from a large dried seed. The material was surprisingly hard. Machine tools were required to cut the seeds to shape. It was interesting, never seen anything like this. Next, we visited a panama hat making shop. This is now an extremely rare skill. The hats were of a remarkably fine quality. But hardly anyone in our group wanted to spend the money to buy one.
출발 전 알아둘 점
- 미팅 장소
- Inside the terminal, we will be next to the exit door or standing at the entrance door. WI-FI available in the terminal.
- 픽업
- 픽업을 제공하며, 출발 장소에서 직접 만나도 됩니다.
- 티켓 종류
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- 그룹 규모
- 최대 80명
- 운영사
- Manta SOS
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- In case you are bringing a wheelchair, you need to notify this to us, otherwise we won't be responsible of not being able to take you on the tour.
- If you require a guide that speaks another language other than English or Spanish, you will have to choose the option "Other languages"
How it compares in Manta
- Its from-price is 30% below the median of the 9 당일치기 여행 we list in Manta.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 9.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Manta
Manta is a Pacific port in Ecuador's Manabí province, with a big tuna fleet, long beaches, a lively seafront and the hat-weaving town of Montecristi.
Manta is Ecuador's main tuna port, a Pacific city in Manabí province whose harbour is full of fishing boats and whose factories can the catch. The city has a waterfront promenade and a museum of the pre-Columbian Manteño culture, whose seafaring traders sailed this coast long before the Spanish. Playa Murciélago, the city beach, is lined with seafood restaurants.
