Ecuador · Waterfall Tours

Full Day Manuel's Waterfalls from Guayaquil

9 Hours Round trip from Guayaquil Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Full-day waterfall adventure from Guayaquil
  • 02 Visit 8 waterfalls in a natural setting
  • 03 Scenic hike with birds, flora, and fauna
  • 04 Taste traditional Tortillas de Maíz on the way
  • 05 See banana and sugar cane plantations en route
  • 06 Enjoy a typical local lunch in the community
  • 07 Hotel pickup and drop-off included

Escape the city for a full-day nature adventure to Manuel's Waterfalls from Guayaquil. Travel into El Guabo and discover a scenic area of waterfalls, lush vegetation, and local wildlife, with time to walk through the community and enjoy the natural surroundings.

The experience includes an ascent to see 8 waterfalls, with opportunities to spot birds, flora, and fauna along the way. A typical local lunch is included, and this tour is best suited to travellers with a good level of physical fitness who are ready for an active day in nature.

The experience includes an ascent to see 8 waterfalls, with opportunities to spot birds, flora, and fauna along the way.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Guayaquil
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Total Duration: 9 hours

The driver will pick you ap at your hotel to 06h00 to start with our excursion.

After the pick up we will travel approximately 3 hours to arrive to El Guabo in the Oro provinces.

In the road we will do an small stop to taste the Tortillas de Maíz - (Corn tortillas made with corn, cheese or pork rinds)

We will see on the road the platano and the sugar cane plantation.

Arriving at the community we will change our cloth because we walked through the waterfall so it is recommendable to take cloths and shoes to wet 

We make the ascent to the 8 waterfalls, we will be able to observe different types of birds, flora and fauna of the place, this ascent lasts approximately 1 to 2 hours depending on the pace of the pax, this is a magical place for the connection between the body and nature. 

We recommend having a good physical fitness level to take this excursion due to we have to climb to see the waterfalls, we will have time to take many photos and having a good time with the nature.

We will have the typical lunch in the community after this we will come back to Guayaquil

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Guayaquil 1 city · 9 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transportation
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Hotel pick up and drop-off
  • Typical lunch I a local restaurant

What's Not Included

  • Nothing not specified
  • Gratuities

Know before you go

  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • We recommend taking a hat, block sun and comfortable shoes for walking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • We provide Multilingual guide
  • We need to climb to see the waterfall so it recommendable having a good physical fitness level
  • The guide will pick up you in the lobby of the hotel (Hotel pick up inside the Urban perimeter of Guayaquil)

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Guayaquil, EC
Tour start
Guayaquil, EC
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 9 hours finish where they began, in Guayaquil.

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