Isla Santay

Isla Santay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Isla Santay

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Isla Santay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -2.22452, -79.85573. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Isla Santay

• Rotonda statue to Simon Bolivar and San Martin · church · Guayas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Parque Seminario · fort · Guayas · ~6 km · Must-see
• St. Peter the Apostle Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral · church · Guayas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Luis Adolfo Noboa Naranjo Museum · museum · Guayas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo · museum · Guayas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Parque La Victoria · fort · Guayas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Parque Centenario · fort · Guayas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Columna de los Próceres del 9 de octubre · fort · Guayas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Faro del Cerro Santa Ana · viewpoint · Guayas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Museo Presley Norton · museum · Guayas · ~8 km · Must-see
• Parque Histórico de Guayaquil · park · Guayas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Guayaquil Ecuador Temple · church · Guayas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cerro Blanco Forest · sanctuary · Guayas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute · sanctuary · Guayas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Isla El Gallo · river spot · Guayas · ~3 km
• Río Guayas · river spot · Guayas · ~4 km
• Museo Memorial BAE "Abdón Calderón" · museum · Guayas · ~5 km
• Museo Memorial “Abdón Calderón” · museum · Guayas · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Isla Santay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Isla Santay

• Cerro Blanco Forest · sanctuary · Guayas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute · sanctuary · Guayas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Cajas · sanctuary · Azuay · ~119 km · Must-see
• Zoo El Pantanal · sanctuary · Guayas · ~34 km
• Poza de los Patos · sanctuary · Guayas · ~43 km
• Poza de Lagartos · sanctuary · Guayas · ~52 km
• Isla de La Campana · sanctuary · Guayas · ~61 km
• Refugio de Vida Silvestre Manglares El Morro · sanctuary · Guayas · ~78 km
• Abras de Mantequilla · sanctuary · Los Ríos · ~103 km
• Technology Mouse · sanctuary · Guayas · ~5 km

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