Gold Mines & Petrified Forests
You will visit Puerto Bolivar, local Mining museum, colonial town of Zaruma and Ecological Reserve (Manglares Churute where we do a short boat ride through the Mangroves). Cuenca boasts some of the country's finest architecture. The Cuenca basin is a major "artisan" center producing ceramics, gold and silver jewelry, textiles ...
Read Full Description- Destination:
- Cuenca, Ecuador; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Machala, Ecuador
- Trip Length:
- 4 days
- Price Range:
- From $0 to $2000 per person See what this includes and what this excludes
- Best Time to Go:
- Any time.
- Recommended for:
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Infants (under 2)
Children (2 - 5)
Children (6 - 8)
Children (9 - 11)
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Adults (18 - 20)
Adults (25 - 29)
Family Trip, Group Retreat, Trip Around the World
Detailed Trip Description
You will visit Puerto Bolivar, local Mining museum, colonial town of Zaruma and Ecological Reserve (Manglares Churute where we do a short boat ride through the Mangroves). Cuenca boasts some of the country's finest architecture. The Cuenca basin is a major "artisan" center producing ceramics, gold and silver jewelry, textiles and the famous Panama hat.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - Cuenca
Cuenca - Machala
Bus
We drive through the tropical Jubones Valley to Machala, the Banana Capital of Ecuador.
Sightseeing
We visit the Puerto Bolivar where you can see the Banana freighters from all over the world.
Day 2 - Machala
Machala - Portovello - Machala
Sightseeing
We drive trough a hilly landscape to Portovello where we visit the local Mining museum and enter a Goldmine. Before we return to Machala we visit the colonial town of Zaruma which is famous in Ecuador for its Cafe.
Day 3 - Machala
Machala - Petrified Forest Puyango - Machala .
Sightseeing
The journey to the Petrfied forest of Puyango, on of the larges of its kind in the world takes about 2 hours from Machala. The forest can only be visited on foot.
Hotel
In the afternoon we return to Machala where you stay overnight.
Day 4 - Guayaquil
Machala - Guayaquil
Sightseeing
On the way to Guayaquil we visit the Ecological Reserve (Manglares Churute where we do a short boat ride through the Mangroves.
Bus
In the afternoon we continue to Guayaquil where the program ends.
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