Churute Mangrove Ecological Reserve and Cocoa Farm

4.7
(33 reviews)

7 to 8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Visit one of the most important sites of this huge ecological reserve, watch the incredible amount of exotical birds that inhabit the site and learn the types of planting of cocoa, a bit of history of the estate, will walk through the plantations and elaborate homemade chocolate while enjoy a traditional lunch.

What's Included

Bilingual guide
Boat tour through the mangroves
Lunch at the Cocoa Ranch
Transfer in / out
Drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

In this map you will find a selected radius, but if you are staying in Guayaquil urban area, just let us know your hotel to arrange the pick up. The port is not a collection point, if your pick up point is the port, you must pay an additional usd 30 to the driver

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Meeting point
Guayaquil
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 7 to 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Near Guayaquil we will visit the Churute Mangroves Ecological Reserve. It is one of the most important sites of the reserve due to the amount of freshwater birds that inhabit the site. We make a tour by canoe for 40 minutes in which we visualize the formation of the largest in the Pacific coast of South America estuary. Then we will walk the path of the Howlers. It is 1.4 kilometers walking through the tropical dry forest and you can see monkeys and birds native to the area. The tour is average. Mangroves are considered as an important Ramsar site located in the canton Naranjal, Guayas province 40 kilometers from the city of Guayaquil.

    4 hours Admission ticket included
  • 2

    After the visit to Mangroves Churute we headed to a cocoa plantation Hacienda. Learn the types of planting, a bit of history of the estate, will walk through the plantations and elaborate homemade chocolate with the same seed that you collect. After the tour  expect a traditional ecuadorian lunch made with ingredients from the farm. Later you will go back to Guayaquil.

    3 hours Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is sporty and confortable shoes
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • A mosquito repellent its recommended
Supplied by BM TOURS SA

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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