Ayampe

Introduction

Ayampe has the most amazing stretch of beach in all of Ecuador. With empty warm surf and no crowds this place is slowly building up to be an amazing surf destination.

Sights and Activities

• Whale Watching
• Horseback Riding
• Snorkel or Diving
• Fishing
• Birdwatching
• Paragliding
• Waterfalls

Getting There

By Bus

Getting here is very easy, once you get to Guayaquil you can take a luxury bus from Terminal Terreste for US$5.50 to a town called Olon then change to the local bus for US$1.50 and then you will be here within 20 minutes. Total trip duration 3 hours of beautiful landscape viewing on the bus ride.

Keep Connected

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

The centre of most towns, cities and villages have telephone 'shops', advertised in the street as 'cabinas'. Go in, ask for a free phone booth and call. There is usually a digital display giving the cost (per second) of your call, whether local, national or international. Some mobile phone SIM cards of various networks have problems working in Ecuador - you can purchase a local network SIM (for an unlocked phone) for a few dollars in local mobile phone shops.

Post

Correos del Ecuador is the national postal service of Ecuador. It's fairly reliable to send postcards and letters to other countries, though count on at least 5 days up to weeks for it to arrive. In general, postal services to North America are much faster than to other western countries. Prices start at around $1 (up to 20 grams), but rise steeply after that. You can get stamps at post offices or small shops/kiosks. Post offices generally are open from 8:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday and 8:00am to noon on Saturdays, although there are slight variations throughout the country. If you are going to send heavier post or post which has more value, it might be better to contact private courier companies like DHL, TNT, UPS or FedEx, which are generally about the same price and much faster!