
Guayaquil - Cerro Blanco Dry Forest
Join us on a tour of the Cerro Blanco Dry Forest, just outside the city and one of the largest, best-conserved dry forests in Ecuador. This forest protects approximately 100 of the 500 species of registered vascular plants that are endemic in the tropical dry forest region.
- Discover one of the largest and best-preserved dry forests in Ecuador
- Hike trails over small slopes with beautiful scenery
- Experience the forest's amazing biodiversity
- Encounter the forest's 54 mammal species
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Difficulty level
Level 3: Medium
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Duration
4 hours
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Min. passengers
20
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Booking Code
A-GYE1
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From
$ 83
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Notices
Comfortable hiking shoes, rain coat, light cotton clothing (long sleeves and long trousers preferably) / Insect repellent and sun screen strongly suggested, above all during the rainy season from January to April. Note - Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed. The order of sights/pathways visited may vary.
We start our excursion by walking along a trail through several landscapes of forest and mangrove. The trail is about 1.1 km long and has an elevation change of 150 metres. The route is divided into two sections: one, semi-mountainous terrain with small slopes, rocky paths and beautiful scenery, and where native dry forest vegetation grows, and two, second-growth forest.
The biodiversity of Cerro Blanco protected forest includes:
- 700 species of vascular plants, 20% being endemic to the south-west of Ecuador
- 54 species of mammals: monkeys, peccaries, agouti, six species of wild cat including the jaguar, and 34 species of bat
- 221 species of birds, including the Great Green Macaw (Papagayo) – a species in critical danger in Ecuador and the symbol of Cerro Blanco
- Eight species of amphibians
- 12 species of reptiles
PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
- Duration: 4 hours
- Language: English
- Included: Chips, juice box, seasonal fruit
- Remarks/requirements: Comfortable hiking shoes, rain coat, light cotton clothing (long sleeves and long trousers preferably) / Insect repellent and sun screen strongly suggested, above all during the rainy season from January to April.
- Note - Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed. The order of sights/pathways visited may vary.
- Walking information: Irregular and unpaved terrain. Medium hike - about 5 km (3 miles), but with ascents and descents. January to May is the rainy season in the Coastal Region and the terrain could be muddy and slippery.
- Wheelchair accessible: No