Panama Hat Maker, Artisan goods, Museum, Beachfront local Cuisine. SHORE TOUR

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Earliest Date Available: September 17, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

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Location

Manta

Duration

5 hours

Group size

Max 15 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible, Stroller Accessible

Language

English, French, Spanish, German

Location

Manta

Duration

5 hours

Group size

Max 15 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible, Stroller Accessible

Language

English, French, Spanish, German

Why travelers loved this

4.9

•25 reviews

US$116.18 per guest

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Adult x1

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Earliest Date Available: September 17, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience

Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world

Why book with byFood?

Japan's #1 food travel platform

Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT

Earliest Date Available: September 17, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience

Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world

Why book with byFood?

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Your in good hands. We are a British ex-pat family that has been living in Manta since 2009. We have 4 generations of family enjoying the sun, sea and sights. We strive to create a perfect day for our clients using our world travel and local experience to find the best tour attractions. We will go out of our way to make your time in Manta an amazing part of your trip. This is a lovely light activity tour. You can walk as much or little as you like and all areas are wheel chair accessible. We can do group or private tours on request and are very flexible if you would like to mix things up and have a custom tour. Feel free to check out our website or social media for more information.

Bottled water

pequeño kit de emergencia

All Fees and Taxes

In-vehicle air conditioning

Air-conditioned vehicle

Guide

Entradas a las atracciones

Lunch

30 minutes · Admission Ticket Free

Playa Tarqui

Artisanal fishing market, here you can see the different types of fish that are offered in the Ecuadorian market, what meals you can cook with them, which are the most popular and their prices. We will also take a tour right next to where the artisan boats are built.

Artisanal fishing market, here you can see the different types of fish that are offered in the Ecuad…

45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free

Manta

As an optional stop we can go to a cocoa store, you can try different products made from cocoa, as well as being able to shop for other national products.

As an optional stop we can go to a cocoa store, you can try different products made from cocoa, as w…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Included

Museo Ciudad Alfaro

we will travel to the home of the famous Panama Hats, Montecristi. Sheltered at the feet of the Mountain is the town that birthed these sombreros many generations ago. It is was also the Home and Mausoleum of the countries most celebrated President. We will learn of his colourful life filled with revolution, intrigue and very dramatic demise. Your expert guide will take you through the Museum, Mausoleum as well as some of the local artisan exhibitions, before having the option to walk down the wooden deck promenade into the town center or ride down on the bus. Once in the small town center, your guide will show you the Panama hat makers workshops and stores as well as a huge variety of local artisan goods. We can also see some of the last examples of traditional wooden architecture in the central plaza next to the cathedral.

we will travel to the home of the famous Panama Hats, Montecristi. Sheltered at the feet of the Moun…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Included

MontecuadorHats

We will show you how the famous Panama Hat is made, wrongly called that way because it actually originates from here. You can buy a hat and souvenirs from here Ecuador.

We will show you how the famous Panama Hat is made, wrongly called that way because it actually orig…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Included

Restaurante Reencuentro

For lunch we will go to a restaurant in the middle of the Pacoche rainforest, you can walk in the garden while you wait for your food or if you prefer you can wait in a hammock

For lunch we will go to a restaurant in the middle of the Pacoche rainforest, you can walk in the ga…

45 minutes · Admission Ticket Included

Lighthouse San Lorenzo

We will make a stop at the San Lorenzo Lighthouse, which offers us a beautiful view of the ocean. San Lorenzo beach is well known for being the nesting place for sea turtles, which instinctively always return to the same beach where they were born to nest.

We will make a stop at the San Lorenzo Lighthouse, which offers us a beautiful view of the ocean. Sa…

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Carolene_FApril 2026 • Viator

Fantastic Tour of Manta Area

What a treat this tour was! We had a small group of 7 & our guide, Marco was fantastic ! First stop was the open air fish market on the beach full of many vendors; very interesting. Then toured a small museum atop a small mountain with wonderful views & learned history of Ecuador. The best stop was a Panama Hat store where we watched demonstrations of hat weaving; process of heating hat to form the style. Fascinating!! Then we had a private lunch overlooking the Pacific. I would highly recommend...read more

Response from ViatorApril 04, 2026

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We all work very hard to make sure you have the best time possible in Manta.

Diane PApril 2026 • TripAdvisor

Marcos made our adventure!

Marcos, our tour guide was wonderful! We enjoyed the museum, the fish market, the Panama hat makers, we thought the chocolate demo was not worth it. Marcus took us to a wonderful restaurant for lunch and we enjoyed the time getting to know our fellow excursion mates.

Response from ViatorApril 04, 2026

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We all work very hard to make sure you have the best time possible in Manta.

LanceF304April 2026 • TripAdvisor

Fantastic tour with Panama Hat making the highlight!

Marcos was the best guide! Visited fish market, museum with history of the region, then a demonstration of hat making! Fantastic! Had a chocolate tasting then a relaxing lunch with view of Pacific. Great tour!!

Response from ViatorApril 04, 2026

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We all work very hard to make sure you have the best time possible in Manta.

D9731QFkarladNovember 2025 • TripAdvisor

Manta Ecuador- Amazing tour!

We had a small group of 6, Our tour guide, Tony, was amazing, gracious and accommodating! He fully immersed us in the culture & shared his local favorite places. I can't speak highly enough of our experience. The transportation van was clean & air conditioned. The restaurant, Will's, was on a quiet beach, away from the touristy area. The fresh grilled seafood and plantains were delicious. The staff was amazing! Tony made suggestions from the menu & interpreted our orders. We felt li...read more

B4991SBmichellerApril 2025 • TripAdvisor

Shaskia is a great guide!

We booked a private tour for four through Manta. We were supposed to have 10 hours in port, so we wanted to create our own itinerary and spend the whole day touring. Unfortunately, the ship was late in disembarking passengers, so we missed 1.5 hours of our tour. There was a bit of a mix up on the itinerary too...the guide Shaskia had an itinerary from her boss that was different than what we agreed to...for example, we wanted to see the Panama hat factory, but that wasn't on her itinerary. But s...read more