Aug 18, 2025
Blanket, beyond the tourist postcard - Fortunately, the tour is not intended as a juxtaposed succession of routes, spaces and repetitive information. There are people who love their work, and Fernando, the guide, is one of them. His punctuality, friendliness and knowledge enriched a personalized experience that included a visit to the coast, the seafood market, a shipyard, the rainforest and respective hat and chocolate factories. Iconic moments: a freshly captured cherna brought to shore in a small boat, a wooden skeleton being polished by a bunch of carpenters to become a boat; a shy herd of howler monkeys in the middle of the jungle; an on-site demonstration of the conformation of a Panama hut and a tasting of pure chocolate in a craft factory. In a few hours, and thanks to the empathy of the actors at every step of the way, the result cannot be better: a real journey of introspection to a Blanket that goes beyond the tourist postcard.
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Apr 5, 2025
Trip to Ecuador - Best tour guide I’ve ever had super friendly, great conversations 100% recommend I was so happy with this trip it’s the best tour I have ever gotten
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Mar 31, 2025
Great tour for cruise passengers - The tour was similar in scope and price to what was offered by the cruise ship, but going in a small group made this tour better. We enjoyed the stops, especially the hat factory. The museum was closed so the tour guide substituted with a stop at a vegetable ivory (button) family business. I would like to have went a little faster on the rainforest hike since it was hot and because there were no animals to be seen in the hot part on the day. Also, there were 2 ships in port and it would have been nice to group tourists from the same ship together, especially since we were able to input arrival info when we purchased the excursion. The trip was delayed by 45 minutes while waiting on the other ship to arrive. Eventually, we left without some of the guests after waiting those 45 minutes. My recommendation to the company would be to group by ship, give a 15-minute grace period, and then get going. Alejandro was a fantastic guide, both on the bus and during our stops.
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Jul 13, 2023
Amazing Experience - This was an interesting tour. Fernando was an amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable. The background he provided to each site we visited made it come alive. We will always remember this experience. Wish the hauling monkeys came out to see them...next time
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Jul 9, 2023
Awesome tour! Perfect amount of time to see the must-sees. - This tour was exactly what we were looking for! We were so happy to get to see the fish market, the rain forest, Montecristi, and more while driving around! Fernando was the best tour guide. Very informative, and he did he very best to ensure that we saw monkeys on our tour which was a must for us!! He was great. He has lots of connections with all of the locals which made the tour super smooth.
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Apr 14, 2023
Stunning day trip - We enjoyed our tour yesterday so much and learned a lot about the area and Ecuador in general. Great tour guide and yummie food.
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Feb 8, 2023
Great guide and very informative. Highly recommend. - Rainforest was beautiful. Great guide. Guide informative. Good history of area was given. Highly recommend.
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Apr 1, 2024
A bit cramped but an interesting and worthwhile trip - The trip began well as we promptly spotted the company representatives and gave our names. We were asked to wait with the other guests until all were present. 45 minutes later we were still waiting and losing patience with the two travellers who had not turned up. Eventually it was decided, not unreasonably, to leave without them. Only then did we discover that the two missing persons were ourselves since our names had not been checked off. But things did improve after that. Although the bus was clearly not designed for a six foot three gringo, other passengers also struggled with the cramped seating. However, the well-planned itinerary and the enthusiastic commentary did help to distract from the discomfort and there were several walkabouts to stretch our legs. Our guide responded to a question about chocolate from one of the guests and took the initiative to fit in an extra stop, which was a nice gesture. Overall the trip was very interesting and worthwhile.
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Mar 30, 2025
Mixed Experience - Pros: great guide, smaller (20 person) van with water and great AC, well organized pickup at Terminal.
Cons: No fauna seen on rain forest tour except for a beetle. That tour shortened by half. Montecristi downtown and shopping was limited solely to an intensely crowded hat “factory “ / shop. No amplification of tour guide commentary so you needed to be very close by to hear. Suggest seating near front of the bus.
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Apr 12, 2021
Major rip off. - The tour was a major rip off. The guide was late and we went to the rain forest first (despite paying extra for the pickup given our location) causing us to miss the fish market. There was very little cultural information or knowledge sharing that happened. The guide at the rainforest was great as was the hat making experience but these things can all be done alone for maybe $12. Overall was very disappointed, especially when i said thank you at the end and the guide’s response was “you owe me money” (which in fact was not the case). Would not book again.
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