Overview
Until quite recently a scruffy Pacific port with a dubious reputation, Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city is a newly emergent commercial and cultural centre, showing off freshened up plazas and boulevards, a charming waterside malécon (promenade), good hotels and trendy restaurants. Always a flamboyant place in comparison with the upland cities, it has a vivacious atmosphere. The river Guayas is chock-a-bloc with boats jostling for space, some laden down with tropical fruits and sugar cane, others offering transport to distant villages. The historic quarter of Las Peñas nearby is an arty district with a tumble of toybox multicoloured houses, galleries and bars.
Holidays Guayaquil
Browse our exciting and inspiring range of holidays to Ecuador taking in the charming Pacific port of Guayaquil. Book now with Journey Latin America.
Group - Classic
Ecuador & Galapagos Islands / Galapagos Islands
Albatross: Ecuador’s highlands and Galapagos
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Private Journeys
Ecuador & Galapagos Islands / Galapagos Islands
Ecuador’s Andes and Galapagos Islands hop
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Group - Classic
Peru / Lake Titicaca / Ecuador & Galapagos Islands / Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Hawk: Peru and Galapagos
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Private Journeys
Ecuador & Galapagos Islands
Self-drive Ecuador: The Avenue of the Volcanoes
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Things to do
Explore Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, on a walking tour or visit the Manglares Churute Reserve. Book now with Journey Latin America.
Accommodation
Browse our range of hotels in the vibrant and charming Pacific port of Guayaquil in Ecuador. Book now with Journey Latin America.
Where to go when - our guide to Guayaquil
The weather in Guayaquil is wide and varied
Located on the banks of the river Guayas, which flows into the Pacific, Ecuador’s largest city and principal port of Guayaquil is a hot and humid place where the temperature seldom dips below 28°C all year round. As is characteristic of the southern Pacific strip in Ecuador, sunny days with heavy afternoon rains can be expected from January-April, when humidity levels are also extremely high. Outside of these months there is very little rainfall, although high humidity levels remain (70% and over) due to the city’s location on the river and the almost permanent dry season cloud cover. A modern and heavily populated city, most visitors just pass through for a night on the way to, or back from the Galapagos Islands so the weather here is of little consequence. However, good quality hotels, a pleasant and breezy malecon (riverside promenade) with its nearby arty hillside district of Las Penas offer enough of interest for a short visit whatever the time of the year.
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