“Joining the walking tour that leaves from Santa Cruz Backpacker Hostel's reception around 9am, the guide's detour past the Santa Cruz Cathedral before the heat set in turned a group of six strangers into a loose plan to share a taxi out to Lomas de Arena the following morning instead.”
Santa Cruz Backpacker Hostel runs walking tours from reception toward the Santa Cruz Cathedral and Zoo, backed by a shared kitchen, garden, 24-hour front desk and full-day security. Continental breakfast is served in the room, 12 kilometres from Viru Viru airport.
Adventure 360º Hostel pairs a fitness centre, sun terrace and lounge with a tour desk, on-site restaurant and buffet breakfast. With 306 reviews, the largest guest base of any hostel in the city, it sits under a kilometre from Parque El Arenal.
Book the walking tour the night before at Santa Cruz Backpacker Hostel, it fills the reception desk fast in the morning.
Wear real shoes for the Santa Cruz Backpacker Hostel tour, the walk to the cathedral and zoo covers real distance.
Ask Adventure 360º Hostel's tour desk about combining a city tour with an afternoon at the fitness centre or lounge.
Start any city tour before 9am here, the anillos get uncomfortably hot for walking by late morning.
Bring small bills for the Santa Cruz Zoo entrance if your tour stops there, card payment isn't always reliable.
