Description
Make your trip from Cuenca to Guayaquil especially memorable by enhancing it with one of our tour themes.
Each tour emphasizes a different theme, interest, or energy level, but all of them get you to Guayaquil by the end of a full day. You will be amazed at the rich world of history, culture, and traditions crammed between your origin and destination, between the Andes and the lowlands of Ecuador.
Every theme includes personal transport and a Spanish-speaking driver to get you to and from each sight along the way.
These are self-guided tours, which means we do not supply or guarantee English-speaking interpretation of the sights visited and you explore them on your own. However, you are welcome to bring your own guide as an additional passenger.
- Meals and gratuities are not included.
- Minimum 2 persons required.
- A minimum of 48 hours advance notice is required.
Cancellation Policies:
| Sorry, there are no refunds for the tours described in this section once you place your reservation. | ||
| If you are concerned your plans might change, instead of placing a reservation, we recommend you place a request through our contact form that we invoice you directly with a due date of the invoice seven days ahead of your trip, and this will allow you to delay payment until that time. | ||
| Culture | Food | Hiking | Leisure |
|---|---|---|---|
| What's included: Pick-up from your hotel in Cuenca. English-speaking guided tours to: --Visit Ingapirca ruins. Learn about the culture that precedes the Incas and endured their conquer for decades and is said to have never surrendered to the great Incan empire. --Visit a traditional hat factory in Azogues. Known as "Panama hats" they are originally from Ecuador, and were taken to Panama during the channel construction in the early 20th century. Today, this industry is a combination of elegance, history and heritage available for locals and travelers. --Museum of Anthropology and Contemporary Art. Learn about the different cultures that lived in the Guayaquil area and the evolutionary process of art in the "Pearl of the Pacific" as Guayaquil is known. Delivery to your hotel in Guayaquil. | What's included: Pick-up from your hotel in Cuenca. English-speaking guided tours to: --Try hornado and cascaritas. Traditionally baked pork and roasted pork skin, are a delicacy of the local cuisine. Accompanied with hominy, raw onion, potato patties and sweet plantain --Ready for a breathtaking view and trout? Visit the only restaurant within El Cajas National Park, a reserve with more than 700 bodies of water, of all sizes and shapes. --Eat a traditional costeño meal, based of fish, plantain and rice, while seating next to Guayas River in a traditionally-decorated restaurante with 1920s-vibes. --While visiting the main sugar cane production area of the country, stop at a jugos stations (juice booth) and try sugar cane extract, known as "juice". --Try cold and refreshing yogurt with yucca bread in one of the largest factories of the country, the Chiveria dairy products factory. Delivery to your hotel in Guayaquil. | What's included: Pick-up from your hotel in Cuenca. English-speaking guided tours to ONE of the following: --Lagunas Unidas in el Cajas National park, is the best 3-hour hiking experience you need to see the moors, local flora and fauna of the Andes while not away from civilization. --La Toreadora in el Cajas national park is the shortest hike in the reserve and lets you stop for a few minutes to contemplate one of the largest lakes of the park. --Explore the mangroves of Churute Reserve. Because of the diversity and great extension of aquatic environments that the reserve protects, in 1990 it was declared a Ramsar site, an international recognition for wetlands of great importance. --Hidden gem: Isla Santay, in Guayaquil is an island originally formed by the accumulation of sediments, and now surrounded by mangrove trees. Delivery to your hotel in Guayaquil. | What's included: Pick-up from your hotel in Cuenca. English-speaking guided tours to: --Visit Ingapirca, the Cañari fortress that precedes the Inca culture and represents one of the oldest cultures in the Andean region. --Visit the Guayaquil Pantanal zoo in the Parque Histórico after your ride from Cuenca, to see alligators, birds and endemic snakes. --The Iguanas park is the option for those who like pictures and adventurous experience with animals. Feel like you're in the Galapagos Islands while feeding these interesting reptiles. Delivery to your hotel in Guayaquil. |
| What's not included: --Snacks or meals --Museum admission --Tips or gratuity | What's not included: --Snacks or meals --Tips or gratuity | What's not included: --Meals or snacks. Please bring a sack lunch with you as we will be eating on the trail. --Tips or gratuity | What's not included: --Snacks or meals --Museum admission --Tips or gratuity |
| Price: $94 per person. | Price: $94 per person. | Price: $94 per person. | Price: $94 per person. |
| Departure from Cuenca: 8:00 AM | Departure from Cuenca: 8:00 AM | Departure from Cuenca: 8:00 AM | Departure from Cuenca: 8:00 AM |
| Arrival to Guayaquil: approximately 5:30 PM, but may be earlier if travelers want to go at a quicker pace. | Arrival to Guayaquil: approximately 5:30 PM, but may be earlier if travelers want to go at a quicker pace. | Arrival to Guayaquil: approximately 5:30 PM, but may be earlier if travelers want to go at a quicker pace. | Arrival to Guayaquil: approximately 5:30 PM, but may be earlier if travelers want to go at a quicker pace. |
