Guayaquil is the main city and port of Ecuador. It is a complete city, business center, with many nearby beaches and excellent option to visit before traveling to the Galapagos Islands. Exploring it with a tour will help you understand its origins and details that make it a very special city.
City Tour:
Visit the city starting with the Centennial Park in 9 de Octubre Avenue. Continue in this avenue to see the city regeneration, passing by the first firemen station, the Masonic temple and the few buildings from beginning of the 20th century. Continue through 9 de Octubre Avenue, the main street in downtown area.
Pass by the San Francisco Plaza, Central Bank building, and Civic Plaza in front of the City Hall. A short walking tour from this point to the Municipal Museum (2 blocks ahead) and visit the Seminario Park, well known as Iguana’s Park, in front of the Cathedral Church.
Pass by the San Francisco Plaza, Central Bank building, and Civic Plaza in front of the City Hall. A short walking tour from this point to the Municipal Museum (2 blocks ahead) and visit the Seminario Park, well known as Iguana’s Park, in front of the Cathedral Church.
Continue our visit through Chile Street up to the intersection with Olmedo Avenue, passing by the First State University of Guayaquil, an old building with white columns and wide windows, typical from guayaquilenian architecture.
Our second stop will be at the South Market in Malecon Simon Bolivar, to visit the Integration Plaza and artisans market, the Union Club and the first fort of Guayaquil where a statue of Jose Joaquin de Olmedo (first major of Guayaquil) stands in front of the Guayas River. Continue the visit through the Malecon Simon Bolivar to our next stop: the Civic Plaza. See the Moorish Tower, the City Hall, and the Bolivar and San Martin Monument.
Continue by car along the Malecon passing by the botanical gardens and northern end in Las Peñas, the old neighborhood where the city was born, located at the foot of Santa Ana Hill. Continue the visit to the north of the city, passing by the General Hospital, Cementery and principal Avenues.
