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Cacao Farm Excursion: Day Trip from Guayaquil for Chocolate Making and Organic Farming Experience
4.8
32 Ratings
Guayaquil
Embark on a 4-hour excursion from Guayaquil to a neighboring cacao farm. Learn about chocolate making, organic farming, and enjoy a delicious fresh lunch made from exotic fruits and rice.
Embark on a 4-hour excursion from Guayaquil to a neighboring cacao farm. Learn about chocolate making, organic farming, and enjoy a delicious fresh lunch made from exotic fruits and rice.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Guayaquil - Following the hotel pick-up, the journey will proceed to the Cacao Farm.
- Milagro - This is a traditional family farm situated just outside the city of Guayaquil, approximately 50 kilometers away. It is surrounded by a variety of fruit plantations, including oranges, bananas, star fruit, macadamia trees, lemons, and other fruit…
- Guayaquil - Following the hotel pick-up, the journey will proceed to the Cacao Farm.
- Milagro - This is a traditional family farm situated just outside the city of Guayaquil, approximately 50 kilometers away. It is surrounded by a variety of fruit plantations, including oranges, bananas, star fruit, macadamia trees, lemons, and other fruit trees, with cacao being the most significant. Many of these products will be used as ingredients for your lunch, and most are organic, harvested directly from the farm. You can enjoy tasting seasonal fruits during your visit.
- Milagro - Experience being a master chocolatier for a day. In the artisan workshop, you will not only grind your own cocoa but also learn the art of tempering: the secret technique that gives chocolate its shine, snap, and perfect solidity. You will also have the opportunity to unleash your creativity by crafting your own artisan chocolates using ingredients from the farm.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Lunch
- Food tasting
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Lunch
- Food tasting
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Escape to a genuine family farm located just 50km from Guayaquil. Uncover the mysteries of the Ecuadorian countryside through a sensory adventure where cacao takes center stage.
Highlights:
- Fruit Garden Tour: Wander through plantations of cacao, macadamia nuts, lemons, bananas, and exotic star fruit.
- Fresh Tastings: Relish seasonal fruits…
Escape to a genuine family farm located just 50km from Guayaquil. Uncover the mysteries of the Ecuadorian countryside through a sensory adventure where cacao takes center stage.
Highlights:
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Fruit Garden Tour: Wander through plantations of cacao, macadamia nuts, lemons, bananas, and exotic star fruit.
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Fresh Tastings: Relish seasonal fruits plucked directly from the trees during your stroll.
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Farm-to-Table Lunch: Delight in a traditional meal crafted with 100% organic ingredients sourced directly from the farm.
Experience the authentic taste of nature in a sustainable and inviting setting.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Its recommended to bring a bug repellent
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Guayaquil
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(32 Ratings)
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Debrad841
May 5, 2025
Wonderful authentic cocoa farm experience - We were on a short layover in Guayaquil on the way home from the Galapagos islands. We were fortunate to find this wonderful day tour, which exceeded our expectations in every way. Our guide, Francisco Did a great job of pointing out highlights along the drive and the Cocoa farm was really interesting. The Cumanda family that owns and operates the farm were so welcoming and friendly. We got to see and participate in the process of making chocolate bars and gained a new appreciation for all the work involved. Alexandra prepared a wonderful truly “farm to table” lunch. I highly recommend this tour and ask for Francisco to be your guide!
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Alina_w
Mar 12, 2025
10/10 experience! - Such a wonderful experience with very fun, welcoming, helpful people! We were able to see, learn about, and experience lots of unique plants and animals, including making chocolate from scratch. This is the type of experience you can only have in Ecuador and I’m glad I went for it. I appreciate how communicative and flexible the tour guide was - we felt informed, safe, and comfortable at every turn. If I ever come back, I’d want to do another tour!
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Isabella_g
Jan 25, 2025
Excellent! - Great experience. Visited a farm with lovely people who were really happy to share and show us around. We processed some cocoa beans. Then, a very tasty lunch at a restaurant in the town nearby. The guide was most gracious and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended! Great way to spend a day and explore.
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Audrey_s
Feb 16, 2024
Must See - Great experience - What an amazing tour. Surpassed my expectations. The Farm owner Shirley was extremely hospitable and informative. The lunch was so delicious. Will definitely plan to come back with the rest of my family
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Ravi_s
Dec 24, 2023
Trip to Cacao Plantation - Excellent experience, well organized and with an outstanding guide Jaime!
The tour was educational but a suitable dose for young children and tween/teens. The meal served was very good.
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Betty_b
Jun 5, 2023
Best tour in Guayaquil - Jaime was an amazing guide. We enjoyed the entire trip. The La Sagrada Familia farm was a wonderful place to tour and the hospitality was beyond our imagination.
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Jodia195
Mar 20, 2023
Amazing day! - James was an exceptional guide! The farm was beautiful and we learned so much about the chocolate making process. The lunch served at the "castle" was amazing! I highly recommend this experience!
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Susan_l
Feb 23, 2023
Very good but there was a few issues - boat - We booked trip to cacao farm but got upgraded to mangrove swamps as well. The attractions were a long way away - 2 hours by bus. The traffic was awful out of Guayaquil. Once we got near the swamps we had about 30 minutes on an unmade up road, the minibus shook and was bumpy and the air con wasn't brilliant.
The swamps were visited on a wooden boat, 6 of us on the tour, the guide and 2 helpers. The boat, canoe-like, was beyond basic, we had a life jacket and there was no other support. We clambered into the boat, no ramps, no rails etc. There was no support provision where we boarded the boat, no toilets, no water, no obvious first aid, no emergency provisions. The boat was wobbly until we got used to it. We saw some birds etc, not much but nothing is guaranteed. We got back safely, but if something had happened I just don't know how it would have been dealt with.
Next, onto the dry rain forest to see monkeys. The excellent local guide was very helpful (slight mobility issues) and we did see monkeys, it was beyond hot though.
Then onto the cacao farm which was great, it was a lovely friendly non-touristy set up. The lunch was delicious and it was lovely to see the fruits growing. We watched the whole process and we got involved at every stage, ending up making a bar of chocolate. We were able to purchase more chocolate and coffee and it was nice that it wasn't at all touristy.
It's poor that the guide fell asleep on the way home, we were expecting him to tell us more about Ecuador.
Overall, I wouldn't have booked had I known how far away it all was or how basic the boat was. The cacao farm was great though.
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Helen
May 25, 2025
Interesting but not as expected - We did not go to the farm expected/advertised. We went to a small farm with limited amenities. We did not get to experience full chocolate making finished. We then drove to a town for lunch - not farm to table meal from the farm! The guide was very nice but seemed to take us to a different location than expected. Rough - not at all structured - seemed to be trying to develop a new tour attraction.
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James_f
Mar 16, 2023
Suck it - We booked. Missed flight. Tried to move booking. We’re told no. You stole our money. Thanks for being so flexible.
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