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City break in Guayaquil. Active leisure ideas for Guayaquil - attractions, recreation and nightlife

Guayaquil, or Ecuador's Sea Gate, as locals often call it, is a great place for all kinds of recreation activities. Here you can have a great time enjoying an active pastime. For example, travelers can practice such entertainment as diving. Here you can plunge into the picturesque underwater world to see its wonderful inhabitants. You can do this by using the services of companies like Galapagos Best or Tortuga Divers. Such a fantastic tour can help explore the underwater life bringing amazing experience.
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Pacific Ocean cruises are very popular, while the most common route is the Galapagos Islands. In order to take advantage of this offer, feel free to contact Queen of Galapagos, the best company organizing cruise tours. Paragliding opportunities in the city are represented by Opeturmo providing this kind of services. Those who want to try their hand in mountaineering should not miss hiking to Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco - this is a kind of paradise for all who came to Guayaquil for pleasant memories and aesthetic pleasure.
Your leisure can be brightened up by visiting Parque de las Iguanas where you can play with iguanas, hold them in your arms and take pictures with these interesting animals. El Pantanal is a great zoo to visit with the whole family. Here, children and their parents are invited to look at camels, flamingos, lions, tigers, crocodiles, turtles, snakes, peacocks, fallow deer. The zoo is quite “wild”, which means that living conditions are as close to the natural habitat as possible. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
Guayaquil offers its guests places for shopping for all tastes. The largest shopping center in the city is Mall Del Sol. It will please with a variety of attractive budget and luxury … Open
The cultural capital of Ecuador fully justifies its title, accommodating many interesting parks on its territory. Malecon del Salado is a great opportunity to sit in a shady alley, ride a boat on the pond, and just enjoy the surrounding nature. Parque Samanes is famous for interesting sculptures and remarkable architectural structures located here. Parque Centenario is another great place for walking and enjoying the views.
Guayaquil The most common form of transport in Ecuador's cultural capital is the bicycle, so it is recommended to rent it in order to make your sightseeing as comfortable as possible. Such services are provided by El Manso and Mono 500. Also, you shouldn't ignore available tours. For example, Make Ecuador will be an excellent option for those wishing to visit the Galápagos Islands (well, and finally see the famous turtles here). BM Tours shows the most interesting sites in the cultural capital of Ecuador.
Guayaquil is one of the largest cities of Latin America. The population of this city varies around 2 million of inhabitants. Guayaquil is a large city with relatively well-developed industry … Open
Those who wish to test their wits and get a high adrenaline rush at the same time are recommended to try escape quests. Escapology is considered to be the best room. Gamers are welcome in Xtreme Games Center, and bowling enthusiasts should not miss all the fun too - Cosmic Bowling is open in the city especially for them. If you're traveling as a family, you can visit Play Zone where children of all ages will have a lot fun - the fact is that the center is designed specifically for children, and for each age group here is a certain kind of entertainment.
GUAYAQUIL A very original way to entertain yourself is offered by Chivas Farreras - for this, you should get on the bus and... sing along with others! Perhaps that is why inhabitants of the cultural capital of Ecuador never feel sad, having so much positive charge of mood. More "standard" and down-to-earth types of entertainment in the city include going to movies. Thus, it's worth visiting the best cinemas in town - these are Supercines San Marino and Cinemark. If you think about a theater or an opera, be sure to visit Teatro Centro de Arte or Microteatro GYE - in any case, try to follow the news about upcoming events.
In Guayaquil, holidaymakers with children will have the opportunity to visit unique sights, similar to which, one cannot find in any other city. Here you can see the amazing Parque de las … Open
The city can also offer quite interesting spa centers like Centro Shuar Tsuer Entsa, a huge thermal spa ideal for families. In Aqua Vita Spa Centro Estetico, you will get the most pleasurable massage you can imagine, so this opportunity should never be missed. Besides that, in Ecuador's cultural capital, you can visit wonderful amusement theme parks. One of them is Play Land Park Ecuador whose main feature is numerous interesting rides. You can have a very hearty and tasty lunch in a restaurant located here. A water park called Balneario y Centro Recreacional Puerto Hondo is perfectly suitable for kids. Here there are several interesting slides designed especially for children of this age category.
The cultural capital of Ecuador is famous for many unique museums operating on its territory. Among them, it is worth mentioning the Museo en Miniatura Guayaquil en la Historia where you can learn history in a completely unusual way. Museo Municipal de Guayaquil is ready to please fans of archeology, history, art - in general, this is an all-in-one museum that must be visited in any case. Those enthusiastic about ex-and interiors are invited to Museo Presley Norton, and Museo Nahim Isaias would be ideal for art connoisseurs.
National cuisine is distinguished by an abundance of vegetable dishes and exotic fruits, as well as dishes based on rice and original meat delicacies. One of the main features of the local … Open
The city has quite a lot of interesting nightlife facilities. Those wishing to sing go to Ocean deep where, among other things, excellent drinks are served. Musicians play live music from time to time. For those who miss the 80's, here is a special offer - a bar where this atmosphere seems to "hover in the air" is called Bar Los 80's. Good news for fans of hard rock and heavy metal is that Ecuador's cultural capital has a great place where this kind of music plays, and its name is Revolver. Those who wish to have a relaxed evening in a bar drinking a strong drink should go to Opa Bar.
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National and city parks around Guayaquil
♥   National Park 'Cajas' , 104.4 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   National Park 'Sangay' , 112.3 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   National Park 'Machalilla' , 115.7 km from the center. On the map   Photo
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City break ideas for neighbours of Guayaquil

Guide to your best city break in Guayaquil - popular places for recreation and leisure. Things to do during the day in Guayaquil - attractions, parks, beaches, aquaparks, racing tracks, biking trails or waterski. Recommendations (with addresses, phone numbers and links) where to spend your time in the evening (bars, discos, clubs, etc.). We share some good ideas and the question 'What to do in Guayaquil?' disappears immediately.
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