Spondylus Trail
BDT 5
(Five days tour)
(Five days tour)
Includes:
• Transport Manta-Bahia-Manta
• Accommodations at CasaGrande Boutique Hotel & Chirije Eco-Lodge
• Bilingual Guide
• All meals specified in the itinerary
• All Tours specified in the itinerary
• Transport Manta-Bahia-Manta
• Accommodations at CasaGrande Boutique Hotel & Chirije Eco-Lodge
• Bilingual Guide
• All meals specified in the itinerary
• All Tours specified in the itinerary
Not includes:
• National or international flights
• Personal expenses
• Alcoholic beverages
• Surf lessons and boards rent
• Tips
• National or international flights
• Personal expenses
• Alcoholic beverages
• Surf lessons and boards rent
• Tips
Day 1
Morning flight Quito/Manta and transfer to Bahia de Caráquez.
In the way visit Montecristi to see the process of the weaving of the famous "Panama Hats” originally called Montecristi and Jipijapa, miss named by a sequence of historic errors, including when EE.UU president Theodore Roosevelt appears on a picture taken during the construction of the Panama Canal, and other more you will learn about. This hat during history has been weared by royalty and celebrities like Napoleón and Sean Connery. The finest hats are weaved by hand for more than 3 months and then are exported to many countries like United Kingdon and United States. You will Visit the persons that weave this Beautiful Handcraft. Arrival to Bahía de Caráquez to CasaGrande Oceanfront Boutique Guesthouse. Lunch.
Visit Isla Corazon in the calm of the Bay (20 minutes away from Bahia). Truly a model of ecotourism for the coast of Ecuador. This a protected mangrove forest with Montubio natives working on sustainable tourism and protecting the most important ecosystem for marine species survival. You can canoe ride through tunnels of Mangrove forest and reach the largest frigate bird colony on mainland Ecuador (the colony on Isla Corazon is larger than the one that exists on Tower Island in the Galapagos). Lunch with the typical Tonga, a shrimp feast inside green banana leaves.
Return to Bahía de Caráquez and Visit the Archaeological Museum of Bahia de Caráquez. Bahia is known for being one of the main sites for the famous “Phoenicians of the Americas”. The local culture that dates back to 500 B.C. was trading one of the most sacred items of ancient past, it was called the “Spondylus” Red Thorny Oyster shells that was worth more than gold, all the way up to Mexico and down to Chile.
Early evening visit to the highest point of the peninsula of Bahia de Caráquez, here you will have a panoramic view of all the old and new city.
Dinner and Overnight in CasaGrande. -/L/D
Day 2
Breakfast with local cuisine and tropical fruits in CasaGrande
Travel to Chirije (35 minutes on the beach), where you will find romantic rustic beachfront cabins amidst an archaeological site. Enjoy riding on the beach to get to the Archaeological site of Chirije; this site was studied by Dr. Douglas Ubelaker, physical anthropologist of the Smithsonian Institution and Dr. Jean Francois Bouchard pre-Columbian professor of the Louvre Museum of Paris. This was an ancient pre-Columbian port, where the balsawood sailing vessels landed for the Spondylus shell trade and where just walking on the beach can lead to many pieces of pottery eroded from the site by the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Visit the onsite museum and enjoy local cuisine in a secluded and interesting setting.
Surfing lessons optional. Chirije at your request can have the best surf instructors teaching you how to surf on small waves. (Please see optional costs). Any age (above 4).
Accommodation in the Cabins.
Briefing and archeological tour of Chirije.
Rest and beach.
Seafood lunch in Chirije
Optional. Go trekking the dry tropical forest, which is a soft and moderate hike to see the awesome Ceiba (kapok) trees and learn about the dormant forest.
Enjoy local seafood cuisine for dinner, Overnight in Chirije. B/L/D
Day 3
Breakfast.
Enjoy the serenity of the natural surroundings and explore the dry tropical forest, archaeological site of Chirije or look for archaeological pieces on the beach. Many of the pieces found by travelers go to the onsite museum and many pictures are taken.
Lunch overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Surfing or just relax in the hammocks. Optional. Explore the river bed of the Chirije river for archaeological pieces.
Enjoy stargazing and hear about the stories of the pretty lights that some of the staff have seen fly over. Overnight in Chirije. B/L/D
Day 4
Breakfast in Chirije.
Transfer back to Bahia.
At midday travel to ecological shrimp farm (30 minutes). Ecuador was the world’s first shrimp exporter of farmed shrimp. The owner is Flor Maria Dueñas who was the first woman in Latin America to run a Shrimp farm operation; she also was the first woman in the World to receive an organic certification for growing shrimp. In actual times, the shrimp farm is the first one in Ecuador to have more than 15,000 mangrove trees planted inside the ponds. Enjoy listening and seeing firsthand the art of the process and all the shrimp you can eat.
Enjoy dinner in Puerto Amistad which also has a great bar and music. This marina is receiving more and more cruisers (sailboats) due to Bahia’s great weather and security. Overnight in CasaGrande Boutique Hotel. B/L/D
Day 5
Breackfast at casagrande
Early morning or midday transfer out to Manta Airport for flight back to Quito. B/-/-
Optional Surfing lessons at $15 USD per person per hour.
Morning flight Quito/Manta and transfer to Bahia de Caráquez.
In the way visit Montecristi to see the process of the weaving of the famous "Panama Hats” originally called Montecristi and Jipijapa, miss named by a sequence of historic errors, including when EE.UU president Theodore Roosevelt appears on a picture taken during the construction of the Panama Canal, and other more you will learn about. This hat during history has been weared by royalty and celebrities like Napoleón and Sean Connery. The finest hats are weaved by hand for more than 3 months and then are exported to many countries like United Kingdon and United States. You will Visit the persons that weave this Beautiful Handcraft. Arrival to Bahía de Caráquez to CasaGrande Oceanfront Boutique Guesthouse. Lunch.
Visit Isla Corazon in the calm of the Bay (20 minutes away from Bahia). Truly a model of ecotourism for the coast of Ecuador. This a protected mangrove forest with Montubio natives working on sustainable tourism and protecting the most important ecosystem for marine species survival. You can canoe ride through tunnels of Mangrove forest and reach the largest frigate bird colony on mainland Ecuador (the colony on Isla Corazon is larger than the one that exists on Tower Island in the Galapagos). Lunch with the typical Tonga, a shrimp feast inside green banana leaves.
Return to Bahía de Caráquez and Visit the Archaeological Museum of Bahia de Caráquez. Bahia is known for being one of the main sites for the famous “Phoenicians of the Americas”. The local culture that dates back to 500 B.C. was trading one of the most sacred items of ancient past, it was called the “Spondylus” Red Thorny Oyster shells that was worth more than gold, all the way up to Mexico and down to Chile.
Early evening visit to the highest point of the peninsula of Bahia de Caráquez, here you will have a panoramic view of all the old and new city.
Dinner and Overnight in CasaGrande. -/L/D
Day 2
Breakfast with local cuisine and tropical fruits in CasaGrande
Travel to Chirije (35 minutes on the beach), where you will find romantic rustic beachfront cabins amidst an archaeological site. Enjoy riding on the beach to get to the Archaeological site of Chirije; this site was studied by Dr. Douglas Ubelaker, physical anthropologist of the Smithsonian Institution and Dr. Jean Francois Bouchard pre-Columbian professor of the Louvre Museum of Paris. This was an ancient pre-Columbian port, where the balsawood sailing vessels landed for the Spondylus shell trade and where just walking on the beach can lead to many pieces of pottery eroded from the site by the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Visit the onsite museum and enjoy local cuisine in a secluded and interesting setting.
Surfing lessons optional. Chirije at your request can have the best surf instructors teaching you how to surf on small waves. (Please see optional costs). Any age (above 4).
Accommodation in the Cabins.
Briefing and archeological tour of Chirije.
Rest and beach.
Seafood lunch in Chirije
Optional. Go trekking the dry tropical forest, which is a soft and moderate hike to see the awesome Ceiba (kapok) trees and learn about the dormant forest.
Enjoy local seafood cuisine for dinner, Overnight in Chirije. B/L/D
Day 3
Breakfast.
Enjoy the serenity of the natural surroundings and explore the dry tropical forest, archaeological site of Chirije or look for archaeological pieces on the beach. Many of the pieces found by travelers go to the onsite museum and many pictures are taken.
Lunch overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Surfing or just relax in the hammocks. Optional. Explore the river bed of the Chirije river for archaeological pieces.
Enjoy stargazing and hear about the stories of the pretty lights that some of the staff have seen fly over. Overnight in Chirije. B/L/D
Day 4
Breakfast in Chirije.
Transfer back to Bahia.
At midday travel to ecological shrimp farm (30 minutes). Ecuador was the world’s first shrimp exporter of farmed shrimp. The owner is Flor Maria Dueñas who was the first woman in Latin America to run a Shrimp farm operation; she also was the first woman in the World to receive an organic certification for growing shrimp. In actual times, the shrimp farm is the first one in Ecuador to have more than 15,000 mangrove trees planted inside the ponds. Enjoy listening and seeing firsthand the art of the process and all the shrimp you can eat.
Enjoy dinner in Puerto Amistad which also has a great bar and music. This marina is receiving more and more cruisers (sailboats) due to Bahia’s great weather and security. Overnight in CasaGrande Boutique Hotel. B/L/D
Day 5
Breackfast at casagrande
Early morning or midday transfer out to Manta Airport for flight back to Quito. B/-/-
Optional Surfing lessons at $15 USD per person per hour.
CONTACTAR / Contact us:
tamarizp@gmail.com
Mobil / Mobile: 011 593 9 9 171935 (Marcando desde Estados Unidos y Canadá / Dialing from the United States and Canada)
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Oficina / Officce: 05 2 690 257 (Marcando desde Ecuador / Dialing from Ecuador)
Páginas Web / Web pages:
www.chirije.com
www.casagrandebahia.com
tamarizp@gmail.com
Mobil / Mobile: 011 593 9 9 171935 (Marcando desde Estados Unidos y Canadá / Dialing from the United States and Canada)
00 593 9 9 171935 (Marcando desde Europa y América Latina / Dialing from Europe or Latin America)
09 9 171935 (Marcando desde Ecuador / Dialing from Ecuador)
Oficina / Officce: 05 2 690 257 (Marcando desde Ecuador / Dialing from Ecuador)
Páginas Web / Web pages:
www.chirije.com
www.casagrandebahia.com
