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Isla de la Plata is a small island off Ecuador's central coast, near the town of Puerto López. Part of Machalilla National Park, the uninhabited island features beaches, headlands and shrubland. It's known for its many marine birds, like blue-footed and masked boobies, plus Galapagos albatrosses. Trails run from Drake Bay to sheer clifftops overlooking waters that attract manta rays and migratory humpback whales.
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Isla de la Plata is a small island off Ecuador's central coast, near the town of Puerto López. Part of Machalilla National Park, the uninhabited island features beaches, headlands and shrubland. It's known for its many marine birds, like blue-footed and masked boobies, plus Galapagos albatrosses. Trails run from Drake Bay to sheer clifftops overlooking waters that attract manta rays and migratory humpback whales.

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4.8
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5.0
6y

Beautiful place where you can experience nature. Be prepared for a hike that could be tough at the beginning when climbing up some steep stairs. Not too bad though and definitely nothing to scare anybody away. After the steps the views are amazing, the wildlife is incredible and overall a superb experience. There's a washroom available at the beginning of the excursion. Make sure to use it as there are no bathrooms anywhere else.

This island is considered a protected area and tourists can only come with the company of a tour guide. The tours include snorkeling around the island which was unbelievable! We loved the...

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5.0
7y

Beautiful island with a lot of wildlidlfe like birds, snakes and other smale reptiles. Be aware to take a pet, sunscreen and insect repelient in rain saison. There might be a lot of 'non poison' insects/muscitos which are anoying. You have several hiking trails on the island which you can take dependent on the time you have. Also you can combine it with snorkling trip where you will see stingrays, pufferfish and a...

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4.0
2y

Por feriado de carnaval los Tours están a $45 por persona (según locales, eso es demasiado caro y nos agarraron de patos, lo real hubiera sido $30-$35).

Si el clima no está bueno, el trayecto de ida en bote es SUPER turbio y se pueden llegar a marear/vomitar. Quienes se marean rápido está bueno que se tomen una pastilla para la náusea. Cuando fuimos, había un lado del bote en el que todos se mojaron, proteger bien celulares y cosas electrónicas.

Al llegar a la isla, en la orilla para bajarse del yate HAY DEMASIADAS ROCAS. Si no quieren lastimarte los pies, les aconsejo llevar zapatos de agua. Una vez en la isla se hace senderismo. Con respecto a los senderos, es un trayecto de alrededor 2 horas subida y bajada, en mi familia se le dificultó a las personas que tenían sobrepeso. Zapatos cómodos, bloqueador solar y una licra para el roce de las piernas es vital! (Reapliquen bloqueador solar)

Una vez en los senderos se puede apreciar la fauna de la isla como piqueros patas azules y los enmascarados, hermoso para tomar foto y apreciar la naturaleza. Tener cuidado al querer tomarse fotos en acantilados, porque las rocas se desmoronan (esto nos comentó el guía). Si el clima esta feo, no se verá casi nada al hacer Snorkeling, sin embargo, si es una buena experiencia...

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Remco Van kampenRemco Van kampen
Beautiful island with a lot of wildlidlfe like birds, snakes and other smale reptiles. Be aware to take a pet, sunscreen and insect repelient in rain saison. There might be a lot of 'non poison' insects/muscitos which are anoying. You have several hiking trails on the island which you can take dependent on the time you have. Also you can combine it with snorkling trip where you will see stingrays, pufferfish and a lot of turtles.
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fer ramirezfer ramirez
Hermosa experiencia visitar la isla de la plata, si flora y fauna. De camino se pueden ver ballenas!
Lori BLori B
Beautiful island to visit. Came during the off season (no whales) and it was still worth the visit- saw many baby blue-footed booby birds, took the “shorter” path to the cliff side that offered an incredible view. Hike was steep and little shade cover - straight up many steps at the beginning. Bring a hat, bathtub suit for snorkeling, good walking shoes, water bottle (no concessions on the island) and sunscreen.
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Beautiful island with a lot of wildlidlfe like birds, snakes and other smale reptiles. Be aware to take a pet, sunscreen and insect repelient in rain saison. There might be a lot of 'non poison' insects/muscitos which are anoying. You have several hiking trails on the island which you can take dependent on the time you have. Also you can combine it with snorkling trip where you will see stingrays, pufferfish and a lot of turtles.
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Hermosa experiencia visitar la isla de la plata, si flora y fauna. De camino se pueden ver ballenas!
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Beautiful island to visit. Came during the off season (no whales) and it was still worth the visit- saw many baby blue-footed booby birds, took the “shorter” path to the cliff side that offered an incredible view. Hike was steep and little shade cover - straight up many steps at the beginning. Bring a hat, bathtub suit for snorkeling, good walking shoes, water bottle (no concessions on the island) and sunscreen.
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