Playa los alemanes — Attraction in Parroquia Puerto Ayora

Beginning of the Punta Estrada neighborhood, it was in the 1920s, by the first settlers who were a family of Norwegians. Later, years 1935, German Families, there are still three families, three German families. Not only German families live, but also from the United States of America, Belgium, from continental Ecuador. Today there are may Hauses & several hotels, hostels, rental houses and restaurants. Through the Punta Estrada neighborhood you can reach a Playa del los Alemanes and Las Grietas. To get there you have to take a water taxi, which leaves from the public docks of Puerto Ayora. There are many attractions in Barrio Punta Estrada, as well as landscapes...

Alright if you're just looking for white sand to sit on and maybe a snorkel. Perfect for families as it protected and shallow. Just sit and watch them play in the water. Crowded at times. No shade. Walk through to get to Los Grietas. A resort backs up to the beach so guests come and go often. No facilities (toilets). No kiosks/vendors, so take snacks. USD0.80c by water taxi each way from the pier next to the supermarket. Five minute walk from water taxi...

Lovely small beach close to town - quite shallow for a proper swim but the sea life is amazing. When the tide is in and at its highest point and starting to go out again, I'd recommend snorkelling past the rocks that protect the bay as there are LOADS of white tipped sharks, black tipped sharks and sea turtles....