Guidebook for Manta

Great restaurants here, a pharmacy, a market, and much more!

Manta with Juan tours Full Day Tour of Manta Area * Manta (fish market and boatyard) * Rain Forest (Pacoche) * San Lorenzo * Santa Marianita (lunch) * Montecristi for Panama hats Full Day - Beaches and Whales * *note this tour is recommended June 15 - Sept. 15 during humpback migration * Visit San Lorenzo with an optional hike to the lighthouse * Head to Puerto Lopez where you will meet your boat * 3 hour boat trip for whale watching, or snorkeling off season * Lunch in Puerto Lopez * Travel back North stopping at Los Frailes Beach North Beaches Tour * Stop in Sosote to visit the ivory nut carving techniques * Canoa beach - Lunch * San Vicente, Bahia, San Clemente, San Jacinto * Stop at the local candy factory * Crucita beach and malecon South Beaches Tour * San Mateo * Santa Marianita * San Lorenzo * Puerto Cayo * Los Frailes * Puerto Lopez * visit the factory for Holy Wood and Chocolate Isla de la Plata * Full day trip * Boat transportation by Rosita Tours * Isla de la Plata is a small island off Ecuador's central coast, near the town of Puerto López. Part of Machalilla National Park, the uninhabited island features beaches, headlands and shrubland. It's known for its many marine birds, like blue-footed and masked boobies, plus Galapagos albatrosses. Deep Sea Fishing * Full day trip * Drive along coast south to Puerto López * Boat and fishing guides arranged by Juan * Ecuador has some of the most incredible fish varieties for big sport fishing. If you are looking for that elusive 100lb grouper or 6 foot marlin, deep sea fishing off the the Ecuador coast is as good as it gets.