About 1 hour north of Olon, you can find the splendid Bay of Los Frailes! Combine it in a Day Trip with a Visit to the Agua Blanca Community & Museum
At about 45 minutes distance from Olon if you let us drive you there in our 2016 vehicle, or 1 to 1,5 hours by bus, you can find one of the most beautiful unspoiled horse-shoe beaches of Ecuador: Los Frailes! Being part of the Machalilla National Park, entrance is free but only allowed from 9am to 4pm. The completely natural reserve harbors a huge variety of tiny little birds in a very typical dry-forest that only blooms a month or two per year. In that period, you can also see swarms and swarms of colorful butterflies everywhere!
The fantastic views of the sheltered bay make for some perfect holiday pictures! The nice 'surf' of the waves breaking on the beach are a great way to cool down, and there is almost always a nice breeze coming from the sea! Be careful tho, you will surely need a lot of sunscreen here...
Aguas Blancas is a historical site, with a small museum, guided tours for cultural and bird-watching, in the middle of the dry forest. Just once a year, the entire region is completely green, which is enough for thousands of birds to stay here all year waiting for the rain! Inside the Aguas Blancas complex, you can find some touristic facilities as well, such as natural bud-baths that are supposedly very good for your skin! The mud is for sale too, at a low cost, so make sure not to miss this opportunity!
Rincón d'Olón can arrange transport and a tourguide for you, just send us a message to make your reservation!
Activities in Olon include:
Dolphin Encounters (Any time of year)
Horseback Riding & Tours (Any time of year)
Visits to the famous and picturesque 'Los Frailes' Bay
Tours to Cultural and Historical Sites
such as Valdivia and Aguas Blancas: incredibly dry forests, populated by huge quantities birds.
Visits to the 'Isla de la Plata'
'Silver Island' or 'poor-man's Galapagos', wildlife that only exists here & on the Galapagos.
Snorkelling, Scuba-diving, Para-Sailing, Jet-ski Rental & more Water-sports
& more!
Other locations near Olon include:
Oloncito, Olon Beach & Ventura Resort (Urbanizations)
Sanctuario de Olon
Church and Boarding School located on top of the famous Montañita rock
Cascadas de Olon
In the rainy season
Cascadas de Dos Mangas
All year long
Dos Mangas Nature Reserve
La Cura de Santa Maria del Fiat
Boarding School that sells Cured Meats & Pastries
Colegio Agricultural de Olon
High-school that grows a nice variety of traditional and local plants
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