Hotel Del Wawa Mancora

Adios Ecuador, beinvenidos Peru! We managed to avoid any dramas at the Ecuador-Peru border and thankfully we decided to splash out on a good bus company who allow you to stay on board through the immigration process. The border town was craziness but very interesting when you are viewing it from the top deck of the bus. We arrived in Mancora around 8pm - a long travel day after leaving Montanita at 5am. We didnt change much money at the border because they rip you off and as such, our accomod...

As anticipated, I had a successful beach visit to close out my trip. I spent 7 days in Mancora, Peru, which is very close to the border with Ecuador and a world-known (which I did not really know before) for surfing & kite surfing. The morning waves tend to be good for surfing & then when the afternoon winds pick up, the kite surfers all come out. I took very few pictures, because my days sort of looked like this ---- go to yoga at beautiful resort on the beach with all glass facing ...

Early start. We made our way via taxi to the Ruta Orenses bus terminal. The guy at our hostel was really good at organising a taxi for us and confirming the price beforehand. The 4 hour trip to Machala (Ecuador) cost us $5 USD. After getting the tickets, Taj went and found brekkie. After a short wait, we jumped on the bus. The journey was pretty uneventful, although we had started to prepare ourselves psychologically for the border crossing! Once arriving in Machala, we went in search of some...

We woke up to a scorching hot day on the beach - yeah! We hada nice brekkie at the restaurant next door - Green Eggs and Ham. Nice! (thanks for the tip Jay). Time for relaxin' on da beach.... Sun lounger, great book... life is good. After a morning in the sun, we had sushi for lunch and fresh fish for dinner. We then discovered a great beer. Large bottles of Cuzqueña for 5 soles which is about $2. We then went to a bar (naturally) where we met Carlos and had some more beers. We moved on anoth...

After our stressful border crossing we needed to time to relax and restore our faith in humanity and Mancora was a perfect little place to do this. Within the first few kilometres after leaving Tumbes we started noticing a drastic change in the landscape. The lush green mountainous environment had changed to a dry, hilly and dusty landscape covered in patches of scrub brush. Mancora is a popular holiday destination for Peruvians and foreigners alike and has a few dozen hotels and hostels dott...