Churute Mangrove Ecological Reserve and Cocoa Farm

1. Reserva Ecologica Manglares Churute
   4h · Admission ticket included
   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.
2. Milagro
   3h
   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.

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

• 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