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Bahía de Caráquez, officially known as San Antonio de Caraquez and founded under the name of Villa de San Antonio de la Bahía de Caráquez or simply known today as Bahía, formerly called Bahía de los
Caras during the period of the Spanish conquest, is a coastal city belonging to the Sucre county, in the Ecuadorianprovince of Manabí |
tour to Bahia & canoa
This tour will take us to the north part of Manabí, we could start either from Crucita or San Clemente, you pick, Crucita has a wonderful view from the hill, also we will watch the paragliding guys, in the other hand we have San Clemente, which is a fishing village, there are a few hotels and they have a nice beach, we continue to Bahia, beautiful town, this town has a bridge which connects Bahia de Caraquez to San Vicente it was built in 2010, we will stop by a restaurant that is called Puerto Amistad owned by Frank an expat who has lived there for 9 years, he also owns the small marina, after we will go to Canoa our final stop, this is a nice beach similar to Montanita, a beautiful beach very popular among the surfers and people who enjoy to party, it is also well known by its artisans; you will be able to buy some handcraft if you'd like.
Canoa
Canoa is a pleasant, laid-back fishing village on the Pacific coast of Ecuador in the Manabi province. Popular with travellers and yet not over-run by them, it's an excellent place to chill-out for a few days on the beach or practice your surfing skills. Get in Every 30 minutes there is a bus connection with San Vicente. From here you will need to take a boat across the mouth of the Chone river to get to Bahia de Caraquez. You can either jump on the car ferry (free) or pay a small fare to go across in one of the small motor boats which leave from the jetties. From Bahia 4 busses daily leave to Quito (two in the morning (6:30AM, 9AM) and two in the evening).There are now direct buses to Quito and guayaquil to and from Canoa. There is also a bus route up the coast to Pedernales The Sundown Inn web site has excellent maps of Canoa and the region.
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