Category: Ecuador Travel Guides

Where to stay in Manta?

Hotel Leo: This hotel is my pick for budget travelers, right in the center of town and across from the bus terminal.  Clean, safe, simple rooms with TV and fan await you starting around $12 per person.

Hotel Costa del Sol: Is my pick for those who’d like a mid-range option right on the beach in the top area of Manta, near the Oro Verde Hotel in Murcielago, Manta.  Rooms start around $61 for a single or a double room.

Where to eat in Manta?

When in Rome, you go to the Colossuem.  When in Manta, you should eat seafood, and there’s no place better for it than the reasonably priced restaurants right on the malecon or boardwalk in Manta on the beach.

What to do in Manta?

-Party with the hip locals at one of the many discos around the CC. Manta Shopping.

-Kite board off the beach in Santa Marianita against world-class wind and empty shores.

-Go for a morning jog on the beach or lounge around all day taking in the rays on the expansive city beach.

 

 

 

 

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Where to stay in Crucita?

-For a clean, safe, Spartan, budget option right on the boardwalk I recommend the Marlin Hostal, $15 per person.

Where to eat in Crucita?

-If seafood is your thing, look no further than Las Gaviotas Restaurant right at the far end of the boardwalk near the mountain in Crucita. Most dishes are under $5.  Try the Shrimp with veggies (Camaron con vegetales, $5)

What to do in Crucita?

-Hand gliding, the top draw in Crucita and a must try when in the area, tandem flights are available for beginners.

-Visit one of the largest fish markets on the coast, walk through it, hold your nose, be amazed, on the far end of the boardwalk opposite from the mountain.

 

 

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Where to stay in San Jacinto?

-For a clean, safe, Spartan, budget option right on the boardwalk I recommend the Marco’s Hostal in the town center, with prices starting around $10 per person.

What to do in San Jacinto?

-Chat up one of the local fishermen and get them to allow you to tag along on a shrimp fishing outing, Ecuadorian style.  They’ll likely let you go if you ask.

-Dolphin, whale watch right on the beach as the orcas come right up to the edge of the waves, especially in the months July-September.

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Where to stay in San Clemente?

-For a clean, safe, Spartan, budget option right on the boardwalk I recommend the Mya’s Hostal in the town center, with prices starting around $10 per person.

What to do in San Clemente?

-Chat up one of the local fishermen and get them to allow you to tag along on a shrimp fishing outing, Ecuadorian style.  They’ll likely let you go if you ask.

-Dolphin, whale watch right on the beach as the orcas come right up to the edge of the waves, especially in the months July-September.

 

 

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Where to stay in Canoa?

-My top choice for a quiet, clean, safe place right on the beach is the Hostal Playa Azul, at $8 per person for a private room with a shared bath or $10 per person for a private room with a private bath.  Contact 086600991 or hostalplaya_azul AT hotmail.com for reservations.

-For a more social atmosphere, choose the top pick among backpackers in the area, Coco Loco, with dorm rooms for $6 a bed and privates starting around $12 per person.  For more try hostalcocoloco.com

Where to eat in Canoa?

-Try the seafood at the Saboreate Restaurant on the main drag, amazing shrimp dishes around $5.

What to do in Canoa?

-Take a one day tour to the nearby mangroves or to an organic farm

-Hand glide near Canoa.

-Surf off Canoa.

-Dance the night away with friendly locals in Canoa.

-Horseback ride on the beach

 

 

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