Manta's highlights & Montecristi Hats

4.5 (76 reviews) 5–6 hours Free cancellation

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Manta's highlights & Montecristi Hats — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Real Montecristi hats — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Best prices, high quality! This tour will give you a sense of what locals experience everyday, you will learn about our education system, history, customs, culture, & cuisine.

You will learn how we build our fishing boats, fishermen may approach asking to take them with you on a picture posing and holding a big tuna while you visit the fish market; We will take you to one of the factories where we process "tagua" buttons, tons of these buttons get exported, so you might be wearing one right now, to complement this tour we will visit a chocolate bars factory, we will also show you how the Montecristi hats are woven, and how much work a weaver put into it, through a demonstration, in one of the artisan's shops, we will explain the process, right after, we will take you to the museum Ciudad Alfaro, which is full of art and history that you will be introduced to. On the way back, do not miss taking a picture of the weaving woman statue on the roundabout.

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At a glance

Duration: 5–6 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 80 people
People per booking: 1–14
Guide: German, English, French, Spanish
Operated by: Manta SOS

Ages: Children (1–8 years) · Youth (9–15 years) · Adults (16–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entries and plenty water bottled
Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Itinerary

Plage de Tarqui

one hour

Firstly we will visit the fish market fish market, at this point we will learn how our fishermen bring the fish in to our cost and table, then we will visit the boat factory, were you will see some of the fishing boats being built.
Plage de Tarqui

20 min Admission included

Boatyard, where you will have the opportunity to see how the fishing boats are being built.
Stop 3

one hour Admission included

We will visit a Tagua Factory, where we will learn how the tagua nuts or the vegetable ivory is processed into pieces that will be carved into nice buttons or figures.
Montecristi

30 min

Hat weaving demonstration: We will witness an artisan weaving, ironing, shaping, and pressing a hat, we will tell you how a hat is made from the very beginning of the process.
Museo Ciudad Alfaro

2 hours

We will visit, Ciudad Alfaro, a complex that was built in order to honor our ex president Eloy Alfaro, who regardless of being a wealthy man, he fought agains the inequality in 1895, and where we singned our last constitution in 2008.

Then we will visit a shop, where we will be shown how we weave the Montecristi hats, and you will have time to shop and look around downtown.
Manta

30 min

Chocolate factory. In this visit we will learn a little bit of high quality chocolate bars, an opportunity to taste the different products and bring some souvenirs with you.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

Inside the terminal, we will be next to the exit door or standing at the entrance door.

WI-FI available in the terminal.

End point

Inside the terminal, we will be next to the exit door or standing at the entrance door.

WI-FI available in the terminal.

Pickup points

Departamentos Del Hotel Hamilton
Hostal Vinos de Merida
Hostal De La Abuela
Hostal Las Orquideas 2
Habitaciones privadas, Casa de Amber, Manta
Nazo Hotel
Hotel Porto Velho
Hotel La Cultura
Goleta Hostal
ZAMFAR Vacaciones
Hostal la Gran Familia
Hotel Vistalmar by Zigo

and 32 more pickup points

We accommodate our start time to match your arrival, take the free "Shuttle" to the ship terminal, our representatives will be wearing uniforms with MANTA SOS'S logo, We will meet you at the waiting area, inside the terminal, next to the exit door as you see on the pictures on the tour description.

You can recognize our team by their uniform, that will have our logo on the shirt, Our representatives will meet you at the waiting area next to the exit.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
In case you are bringing a wheelchair, you need to notify this to us, otherwise we won't be responsible of not being able to take you on the tour.
If you require a guide that speaks another language other than English or Spanish, you will have to choose the option "Other languages"
Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues, unless they bring their own assistance.

Options

Language French and German

Extra fee : This prices apply to German and French guidance only

Pickup included
Manta's highlights & Montecristi

Pickup included
30 Participants tour bus

Duration: 4 hours

4 destinations : We will visit 4 destinations, fish market, boatyard, Button factory and Hats factory

Bus for 35 Passengers

Pickup included
Two participants and over

Share tour

Duration: 5 hours

Bus for 15 passengers max

Pickup included