“La Plata Island”: On the island there are seabirds like Blue footed boobies, nazca boobies, wave’s albatross, red footed boobies, frigates birds, red billed tropic birds. In the courtship and breeding seasons here, you can watch the Chocolate sea lions, sharks, rays, dolphins and turtles. On the island you have two trails around three hours walking distance. Also it is possible to enjoy Snorkeling in the coral reefs next to the next to the impressive weather worn cliffs of the island. To travel to the island is around 2 hours during the whale season approximately 42 km from Puerto Lopez. Whale-watching season is from June to September off the coast to of Ecuador close to Puerto Lopez. You can watch the humpback whales from your boat. The humpback whales migrate around 7000 km, every year from the cold waters of the Antarctic. The humpback whales make this trip for breeding, courtship and mating. You can see true love in all its gigantic glory in the warm waters off the coast of Ecuador. Here is whale watching at its purest! The tour includedwhale watching (June to September), trip by boat from Puerto Lopez to the island, trekking on the island, lunch and snorkeling. This tour is with your personal tour guide that is your Spanish teacher. This tour is a full day.
"Los Frailes": beach is the natural paradise in Machalilla National Park; there are 3 different small beautiful beaches and dry forest that you can visit.
Agua Blanca: There is an in-situ museum about ancestral culture and different species of endemic land birds and Natural Sulphur Volcanic Pool. This tour is with your personal tour guide that is your Spanish teacher. The tour is around 4 hours.
Pomarrosa Organic Farm is a community family organic farm that practices an agriculture that respects nature, dedicated to ecotourism, agroturismo and environmental education, where they cultivate organic cocoa, coffee, fruits and vegetables, the guide on the farm will teach you to make organic coffee.The tour includes Ecuadorianlunch in the farm and your Spanish lessons too. The tour is around 4 hours.
Included In The Explorer Package:
• 20 hours of one to one Spanish classes (Monday - Friday)
3 hours 40 minutes per day with 20 minutes rest time each day
• Accommodation in the Hospedería Punta Piedrero (fetched in the lonely planet). The accommodation is 7 days and 6 nights.
• Breakfast in our Clara Luna Restaurant (Monday - Friday).
•This package includes Free Wireless Internet and some organic coffee or tea in the rest time.
• The weekend is free time.
Not included:
• Transportation to Puerto López
Here are some of the things we recommend you bring
• Passport
• Light clothes
• Raincoat
• Sun block
• Sun hat
• Sunglasses
• Mosquito-repellent
• Swimming suit and sandals
• Torch
• Camera
• Binoculars
We recommend for a Basic level of Spanish, you take one week of Spanish lessons before any excursions as most guides and people here don’t speak English.
Price: USD $412.00
