The largest city in Ecuador, Guayaquil is one of the country’s top destinations.
It’s an exciting city with a thriving nightlife and a wide range of activities and attractions. Whether you’re visiting for business or pleasure, there are a variety of things to keep you occupied here.
You can visit Machalilla Lake by boat from the city center or from the nearby Alausí Island. You can also hike or bike along the lush hillsides overlooking the lake.
And if you like shopping, there are hundreds of markets in town where you can buy anything from handmade crafts to local hand-woven textiles.
Thinking about adding Guayaquil to your itinerary? Check out the list of activities and attractions below so you can plan your trip accordingly
The 93 Most Popular Things To Do In Guayaquil, Ecuador
93. Monumento a Pedro Carbo
5.0
(1 review)Credit: Antonio Castillo, Google Maps
Location: R459+QJ6 Guayaquil
92. Monumento A Vicente Lecuna
4.0
(2 reviews)Credit: Luis Avilés, Google Maps
Location: R44C+C2P Guayaquil
91. Monumento a Antonio José De Sucre
4.6
(5 reviews)Credit: Padaguan, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: R449+3G7 Guayaquil
90. Parque Acuatico “Puerto Hondo”
4.3
(7 reviews)Credit: filipao delgado, Google Maps
89. Zoológico El Pantanal
4.2
(11 reviews)Credit: Fernando Espinoza, Google Maps
Location: Via a Daule Guayaquil
88. Monumento A La Fragua De Vulcano
4.9
(14 reviews)Credit: Amaury Laporte, License, Flickr
Location: R449+2JQ Guayaquil
Tel: 98-471-8133
87. Cerro El Carmen
4.3
(15 reviews)Credit: Fernando Mancero Coloma, License, Wikimedia commons
86. Muelle “Barco Pirata – Henry Morgan”
4.2
(25 reviews)Credit: César Paladines, Google Maps
Location: Pichincha 835 Guayaquil
85. El Mono Capuchino
4.6
(28 reviews)Credit: 彡[Kเvสrøᴍ๏]彡, Google Maps
Location: R4CC+MHM Av Pedro Menendez Gilbert Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/
84. Turibus en Guayaquil – Guayaquil CityTour
4.3
(29 reviews)Location: 10 de agosto y Guayaquil
Tel: 98-780-9592
Web Address: http://turibus.com.ec/
83. Antigua Cárcel Municipal
4.4
(29 reviews)Location: R48C+H6P Guayaquil
82. Malecón 2000 Garden
4.7
(34 reviews)Credit: Gladys Goya, Google Maps
Location: R47F+53V Guayaquil
81. Museo Luis A. Noboa Naranjo
4.3
(51 reviews)Location: R459+JF8 Francisco Paula de Icaza Guayaquil
Tel: 4 256 1893
Web Address: http://museoluisnoboanaranjo.com/
80. Safari Xtreme
4.5
(51 reviews)Credit: María Castro Aguilar, Google Maps
Location: Simon Bolivar Palacios Guayaquil
Tel: 4 252 4530
Web Address: http://malecon2000.com/diversion
79. Avenida 9 de Octubre
4.5
(54 reviews)Location: Provincia Libre de Guayaquil Paseo de las Colonias Extranjeras y Av 9 de Octubre Guayaquil
78. villa españa 2
4.1
(57 reviews)Location: W4P4+C74 Via a la Costa Guayaquil
77. Monumento al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús | Guayaquil.
4.7
(66 reviews)Credit: Fernando Mancero Coloma, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: R498+WGF Guayaquil
76. Patrimonial Cemetery Of The Charity Board Of Guayaquil (General Cemetery)
4.5
(94 reviews)Location: Jose Mascote 101 y Guayaquil
Tel: 4 229 3849
Web Address: https://cementeriopatrimonial.org.ec/
75. Forest Protector Prosperina
4.7
(96 reviews)Credit: Carlos Villacís, Google Maps
Location: R2WQ+RCH Guayaquil
Web Address: http://bosqueprotector.espol.edu.ec/
74. Miniature Museum: Guayaquil in History
4.5
(98 reviews)Credit: Nahomy Payan, Google Maps
Location: R47F+J7C Guayaquil
Tel: 4 256 3078
Web Address: http://malecon.org.ec/
73. Iglesia del Cerro Santa Ana
4.4
(99 reviews)Credit: Andrew Magill, License, Flickr
Location: Diego Noboa y Arteta Escalon 444 Cerro Santa Ana Guayaquil
72. Playita Del Guasmo
4.0
(102 reviews)Web Address: http://turismo.guayaquil.gob.ec/
71. Monumento a Guayas y Quil
4.5
(117 reviews)Credit: patricio zambrano, Google Maps
Location: R4WC+374 Guayaquil
70. Área Nacional de Recreación Isla Santay
4.4
(122 reviews)Credit: Oscar Eduardo Padilla Álvarez, Google Maps
Location: Unnamed Rd.
Tel: 4 232 0391
69. Casa Marin
4.7
(131 reviews)Credit: Casa Marin, Google Maps
Location: Numa Pompilio Llona 177 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 601 3303
Web Address: http://casamarin.art/
68. Parque Acuatico “El Fortin”
4.0
(139 reviews)Credit: Gibson Ortega Elizalde, Google Maps
Location: Parque Multiproposito “El Fortin” 090802 C N O Guayaquil
Tel: 96-790-6338
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/diversion-y-esparcimiento/parques-acuaticos/parque-acuatico-el-fortin
67. Municipal Jerusalén Park
4.8
(153 reviews)Credit: Omar Bajaña G, Google Maps
Location: R3FW+P68 Victor Emilio Estrada Guayaquil
Web Address: http://parquejerusalen.com/
66. Historical Archive of Guayas
4.4
(156 reviews)Location: Av de las Americas 317 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 239 4441
65. Museo Naval Contemporáneo
4.6
(160 reviews)Credit: Denny Morán, Google Maps
Location: Jose Maria Urbina Viteri Guayaquil
Tel: 4 244 9699
64. Parque Acuatico “Metropolitano”
4.0
(166 reviews)Credit: Gibson Ortega Elizalde, Google Maps
Location: W28J+JJX Calle NO Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/diversion-y-esparcimiento/parques-acuaticos
63. Ecovillage “Santay Island”
4.5
(173 reviews)Credit: Nestor Pluas Minda, Google Maps
Location: Q4CJ+Q7W Unnamed Road Guayaquil
62. Puerto Santa Ana Park
4.8
(183 reviews)Credit: Nathaly Andrade, Google Maps
Location: R4CF+CQM 1er Callejon 11 NO Guayaquil
Tel: 98-530-1338
61. Museo del Café
4.7
(203 reviews)Credit: Museo del Café, Google Maps
Location: Sotavento Paseo de Espana Edificio Sotavento PB Pa de Espana Guayaquil
60. Villamil Playas
4.5
(207 reviews)59. Christ Square
4.3
(227 reviews)Credit: Kleber T., Google Maps
Location: Q3GM+CPX Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es
58. Parroquia Santo Domingo de Guzmán – Iglesia Católica San Vicente Ferrer
4.6
(281 reviews)Credit: Carlos Abate, Google Maps
Location: Av Vicente Rocafuerte Bejarano Centro Guayaquil
Tel: 4 454 7229
Web Address: https://facebook.com/Parroquia-Santo-Domingo-de-Guayaquil-Iglesia-San-Vicente-Ferrer-105042124225832/
57. Torre Morisca
4.7
(288 reviews)Credit: Arabsalam, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: R439+PR7 y Malecon Simon Bolivar Diez de Agosto Guayaquil
56. Faro Las Peñas (Viewpoint 360)
4.8
(291 reviews)Credit: carlos MsGr, Google Maps
Location: Sergeant Buitron 384 Guayaquil
55. Museo Nahim Isaías
4.5
(301 reviews)Location: Pedro Carbo Guayaquil
Tel: 4 232 4182
54. Presley Norton Museum
4.5
(303 reviews)Credit: Fernando Alvarado, Google Maps
Location: Av 9 de Octubre 200 y Guayaquil
Tel: 4 229 3423
Web Address: https://museos.culturaypatrimonio.gob.ec/redmuseos/index.php/museos/itemlocales/itemmuseopresley
53. Sendero parque samanes
4.6
(312 reviews)Credit: Santiago Rodas, Google Maps
Location: V3VQ+XVP Guayaquil
52. Museo de la Música Popular Julio Jaramillo
4.7
(314 reviews)Credit: Melissa López, Google Maps
Location: Astillero Numa Pompilio Llona 3 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 207 5004
51. Parque Acuático “Isla Trinitaria”
4.0
(339 reviews)Location: Q35J+RJP Guayaquil
Tel: 99-672-8407
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/diversion-y-esparcimiento/parques-acuaticos/parque-acuatico-isla-trinitaria
50. Puente El Velero
4.5
(343 reviews)Credit: David Ceballos, License, Flickr
Location: R36X+9FX Guayaquil
49. Isla Mocolí
4.7
(343 reviews)Credit: María Del Castillo, Google Maps
48. Parque Acuatico “Laguna Del Sur”
4.1
(385 reviews)Credit: Luis Bermudes, Google Maps
Location: Calle 47A S 35 1 O 82 Guayaquil
Tel: 98-987-2884
47. Zona de Reserva Forestal – Senderos
4.4
(395 reviews)Credit: Luis Azogue, Google Maps
Location: V3WQ+PJX Guayaquil
46. Museo Del Bombero
4.8
(400 reviews)Credit: Gio Es Ca, Google Maps
Location: R48F+R24 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 371 4840
Web Address: https://bomberosguayaquil.gob.ec/
45. Bosque Aventura
4.5
(415 reviews)Credit: Bosque Aventura, Google Maps
Location: Km 33 Via a la Costa Guayaquil
Tel: 99-488-1844
Web Address: http://bosqueaventuraec.com/
44. Bosque Seco Protector Cerro Paraiso
4.6
(420 reviews)Credit: Cindy Cano, Google Maps
Location: R3HG+H4R Las Toronjas Guayaquil
Tel: 97-885-8813
43. Puente Peatonal y Ciclovía Guayaquil – Isla Santay
4.6
(421 reviews)Credit: Jaime Camacho, Google Maps
Location: Q4J8+VW3 Puente Peatonal & Ciclovia “Santay” Guayaquil
42. Safari Park
4.4
(427 reviews)Location: Av 9 de octubre y Tungurahua Guayaquil
Tel: 4 269 2693
Web Address: http://malecondelsalado.com/diversion
41. Historical Park Zoo
4.6
(520 reviews)Location: V44J+95M Av Paseo del Parque Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/naturaleza/afuera-de-guayaquil/parque-historico
40. Parque Acuatico “Parque Lineal – Avenida Barcelona”
4.5
(524 reviews)Location: R36P+97M C 4 SO Guayaquil
Tel: 98-270-7563
Web Address: https://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/content/parque-acuatico-de-la-avenida-barcelona
39. Parque Acuatico “Puerto Liza”
4.2
(525 reviews)Credit: Hector Gianclaudio Maridueña Guerrero, Google Maps
Location: Q3WQ+7V5 Venezuela Guayaquil
Tel: 99-147-7434
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/diversion-y-esparcimiento/parques-acuaticos/parque-acuatico-puerto-liza
38. Balneario y Centro Recreacional Puerto Hondo
4.2
(537 reviews)Location: Via a la Costa Guayaquil
Tel: 99-497-2872
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/diversion-y-esparcimiento/balnearios/balneario-y-centro-recreacional-puerto-hondo
37. “Guamote” Park
4.0
(560 reviews)Location: Guayaquil
36. El Museo del Cacao
4.8
(572 reviews)Credit: Javier Castillo, Google Maps
Location: Imbabura 201 Guayaquil
35. Malecon Puerto Santa Ana
4.8
(583 reviews)Credit: Luis Bermudes, Google Maps
Location: R4CF+7RH Guayaquil
34. Play Land Park
4.1
(593 reviews)Location: V4W3+MX2 Explanada parque de Guayaquil
Tel: 93-944-2555
33. El Lago Park
4.4
(612 reviews)Location: QWG3+888 Via a la Costa Guayaquil
Web Address: http://areasprotegidas.ambiente.gob.ec/es/areas-protegidas/%C3%A1rea-nacional-de-recreaci%C3%B3n-parque-lago
32. Water Park “Good Friday”
4.2
(727 reviews)Location: Q33R+QWP Av 10 S O Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/diversion-y-esparcimiento/parques-acuaticos/parque-acuatico-viernes-santo
31. Parque Acuatico “Juan Montalvo”
4.2
(730 reviews)Location: V3GH+V3M Ave NO Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/diversion-y-esparcimiento/parques-acuaticos/parque-acuatico-cooperativo-juan-montalvo
30. Laguna Park
4.4
(748 reviews)Credit: Laguna Park, Google Maps
Location: 090115 Guayaquil
Tel: 99-734-4003
Web Address: https://maps.google.com/
29. Histórico Guayaquil cantón Samborondón Park
4.7
(815 reviews)Credit: Freddy eduardo, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Parking lot Avenida Rio Esmeraldas Parque Historico Guayaquil Samborondon Guayaquil
28. CDLA El Limonal
4.2
(873 reviews)Credit: Luis Alberto Gutierrez, Google Maps
Location: V499+P68 Guayaquil
Tel: 99-300-0330
27. Guayaquil Municipal Museum
4.7
(910 reviews)Credit: Anderson England, Google Maps
Location: R438+QXWCalle Sucre entre calle y calle Pedro Carbo
Tel: 4 259 4800
Web Address: http://guayaquil.gob.ec/cultura
26. Iglesia San Alejo
4.5
(910 reviews)Credit: Kevin Lopez, Google Maps
Location: Eloy Alfaro 302 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 251 4866
Web Address: https://facebook.com/sanalejoec
25. Parque Acuático “Sauces 6”
4.3
(911 reviews)Credit: Kevin Joe Cadena Intriago, Google Maps
Location: 12do Pasaje Av 3A N E 90 2040 Guayaquil
Tel: 99-511-5821
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/diversion-y-esparcimiento/parques-acuaticos/parque-acuatico-sauces-6
24. Botanical Garden
4.3
(984 reviews)Credit: Angie Drake, License, Flickr
Location: C 24B NO 59 2005 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 289 9689
Web Address: http://bgci.org/garden.php
23. Museo El Fortín
4.5
(1,190 reviews)Location: Escalon 384 Sgto Buitron Guayaquil
22. Basílica Menor Católica Nuestra Señora de La Merced | Guayaquil
4.7
(1,265 reviews)Credit: Facundo Pinargote, Google Maps
Location: R469+2MJ Victor Manuel Rendon Guayaquil
Tel: 4 230 5509
21. Hemicycle De La Rotonda
4.7
(1,309 reviews)Credit: Oleh Buniaiev, Google Maps
Location: Paseo de las Colonias Extranjeras 100 y Avenida 9 de Octubre Provincia Libre de Guayaquil
Web Address: http://malecon2000.org/
20. Templo de Guayaquil Ecuador
4.9
(1,323 reviews)Credit: PhoenixTeam1, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: C Rosendo Mariduena 88 45 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 371 8100
Web Address: https://churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/guayaquil-ecuador-temple
19. “La Perla” Ferris wheel
4.6
(1,341 reviews)Credit: Ernesto Ruano, Google Maps
Location: R47F+MJ5 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 230 0185
18. Mirador Cerro Paraiso
4.6
(1,961 reviews)Credit: Jesus Banchon, Google Maps
Location: R3CP+47Q Ing Jorge Perrone Galarza Guayaquil
Tel: 99-633-8154
17. Mirador Bellavista
4.6
(2,578 reviews)Credit: Evelyn Heras, Google Maps
Location: R3CP+J8R Guayaquil
16. Iglesia de San Francisco
4.6
(2,716 reviews)Credit: Erickmacr, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: R459+57G Guayaquil
Tel: 4 232 0088
Web Address: https://facebook.com/sanfranciscoguayaquil/
15. Parque Pdte. Clemente Yerovi Indaburu
4.4
(2,975 reviews)Credit: Leandro Parrales, Google Maps
Location: Av del Periodista 328 Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/es/plazas-y-parques/del-norte-de-la-ciudad/parque-clemente-yerovi
14. Zoo el Pantanal
4.6
(4,177 reviews)Credit: juan carlos cisneros, Google Maps
Location: Via a Daule Km Guayaquil
Tel: 99-410-4973
Web Address: http://zoologicoelpantanal.com/
13. Plaza Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno
4.5
(6,992 reviews)Credit: Francisco Q.S, Google Maps
Location: Blvd 9 de Octubre Guayaquil
Tel: 4 252 4530
Web Address: http://malecondelsalado.com/area-para-eventos
12. Forestal Park
4.3
(8,316 reviews)Credit: Giovanni Molina, Google Maps
Location: Avenida Quito y Guayaquil
Tel: 96-977-7647
11. Plaza Guayarte
4.6
(8,497 reviews)Credit: MARIA GALUD DEL CASTILLO MURILLO, Google Maps
Location: Parque Lineal Guayaquil
Tel: 98-497-9573
10. Parque Centenario
4.3
(12,503 reviews)Credit: Murray Foubister, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Pedro Moncayo & Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/
Our Top picks
9. Santa Ana Hill
4.6
(63 reviews)Credit: Flavio Zaborne Olive…, License, Wikimedia commons
8. Museo Antropologico y de Arte Contemporaneo
4.6
(933 reviews)Location: Simon Bolivar Palacios 206 Guayaquil
Tel: 4 230 9400
Web Address: https://museos.culturaypatrimonio.gob.ec/redmuseos/maac/
7. Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco
4.6
(980 reviews)Location: Guayaquil Salinas Km Guayaquil
Tel: 98-622-5077
Web Address: http://bosquecerroblanco.org/
6. Catedral Católica Metropolitana de Guayaquil
4.7
(2,682 reviews)Location: e Ago y Ballen Chimborazo Guayaquil
Tel: 4 251 2865
5. Malecón del Salado
4.6
(3,950 reviews)Credit: Michel3ro, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: 2do Callejon 5 NO Guayaquil
Tel: 4 269 2693
Web Address: http://malecon2000.org/
4. Guayaquil Historical Park
4.7
(8,050 reviews)Credit: Xatufan, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Av Rio Esmeraldas Samborondon
3. Parque Seminario
4.6
(11,961 reviews)Credit: Silva pedro, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Chimborazo Guayaquil
Web Address: http://guayaquilesmidestino.com/en/squares-and-parks/downtown/seminario-park
2. Parque Samanes
4.6
(29,114 reviews)Location: V4W3+HC8 Av Paseo del Parque Guayaquil
Tel: 4 371 4940
Web Address: https://m.facebook.com/parquesamanes
1. Malecón 2000
4.6
(72,193 reviews)Credit: Sebastian Reategui, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Malecon Av Vicente Rocafuerte Bejarano Guayaquil
Tel: 99-307-5347
Web Address: http://malecon.org.ec/
Final Words:
Thank you for reading our list of the best things to do in Guayaquil, Ecuador! We hope it helped you plan the perfect itinerary for your next trip to this fantastic destination. Happy travels!
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