Olon and its surroundings
Hiking or horseback riding through the long beach is one of the best ways to relax and enjoy the sea water, sand and its breeze.
In Olón, people enjoy nature, a pristine, long and wide beach with white sand. Surfing and swimming is not only a popular past time amoung the younger visitors but also those young at heart. Even though Olón is not as busy as Montañita, it attracts many tourists looking for a place to relax, to rest and to be in harmony with nature.
The church sanctuary and its lookout is one of the most visited places by tourists. The views of the town, the mountains, the beach and the ocean are astonishing.
In San Pedro, half an hour south of Olón, paragliding can be practiced almost daily.
Olón is also surrounded by mountains and forest where wild life and many exotic birds can be seen.There, in the beautiful mountains there are cascades and rock pools where people can refresh themselves among nature and wonderful old trees.
Access to the cascades is neither easy nor hard but is worth the effort.
Ayangue and Salango, towns located half an hour south and north of Olón, are great places to do snorkeling and practicing scuba diving.
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In Puerto López, 45 minutes north of Olón, from June to October is the whale watching season. From the west part of the town, many boats departure every day to observe whales or visit la Plata Island (the poor’s man Galapagos).
The town of Aguas Blancas apart from the museum has a big sulfuric water pool of volcanic origin. The water smells a little but its medicinal properties and benefits for the visitor’s skin are well known. Some visitors called it the eternal youth pool.
Los Frailes is one of the best, in its natural state, preserved beaches of Ecuador.
Isla de la Plata, two hours by boat from Puerto López, is a natural sanctuary for sea birds mammals and reptiles. Blue foot booties, frigates, pelicans, sea lions and many varieties of fish and turtles can be seen.
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