Best tour ever! - This was the best private tour I have taken… And I have taken a lot of them. Francisco was so informative and so much fun. We started the tour when Francisco and driver picked us up at our hotel. Along the highway heading to the Cocoa farm. We stopped at open air fruit stands. Francisco talk to the vendors and we were able to try a lot of different fruits we had never had before. We were greeted at the chocolate farm by the owners daughter-in-law. She too was very informative and very personable. We walked all around this huge farm and she showed us all the different fruits that they grew and explained how everything was done. We got to see the cocoa bean before it was opened. Then she opened the bean and all the little cocoa beans were inside. We learned that it was quite a process to get the beans out of the pod, dry them, roast them and grind them. We were even allowed to do some roasting and grinding, and then we did tasting of the grindings. She picked bananas off of a tree, and we dipped them into the grindings. What a treat she told us about all the machinery that helps them process the beans. And took us into the building where they pour the chocolate for the bars. We were then invited to a home-cooked meal at the owner’s house. What a delicious treat that was she even made us desserts. If I ever get back to Ecuador, I will definitely contact Francisco to take another tour. What a great guide he is.

A Whole New Appreciation for Chocolate. From farm to chocolate bar this was amazing! - This cacao farm visit was an absolute highlight of our trip and easily one of our favorites. Touring a working cacao farm with more than 30 different fruit trees was both fascinating and inspiring. We learned so much about the agricultural side of cacao—from the different plant varieties and harvesting methods to bean processing and the chocolate-making process. One of the most interesting things we learned was that cacao can absorb aromas from neighboring fruit trees, which is why the farm is planted with such incredible biodiversity—vanilla, lime, orange, mango, and so much more. This diversity gives each farm its own unique flavor fingerprint, something we had never considered before and now deeply appreciate. The experience was educational, immersive, and truly heaven for chocolate lovers. To top it all off, the family who runs the farm welcomed us with incredible hospitality and prepared a delicious lunch in their home, making the day even more special. If you have an extra day and want to explore inland beyond Guayaquil, this experience is a must. We left with a whole new appreciation for chocolate and a deeper understanding of how to savor and taste it properly. Huge thanks to our guide Eddy and our wonderful hosts, Rody and Alexa—they were amazing.

Wonderful Cocoa farm experience! Highly Recommended! - My husband, daughter and I visited Guayaquil for Thanksgiving Holiday. We booked the cocoa farm tour with Francisco after having an exceptional time him with on the city highlights tour. Simon was our farm experience tour guide. He was fluent in English (lived for may years in Canada), knowledgeable about almost everything and so much fun to spend the day with. At the farm, we were served a delicious lunch of local foods prepared on site in the family kitchen, toured the farm and then dove right into a hands on chocolate making experience---from bean to bar!

Nothing but the best!! - What an amazing day. We tasted several types of fruit while walking through and learning about this amazing farm. The best part was learning how to make chocolate from start to finish. The tour ended with a wonderful lunch of Ecuadorian specialties hosted by the farm. Francisco was our guide and shared so much of his culture and knowledge with us. By the end of the tour we hated to leave. Do yourself a favor and spend the day with amazing people and make sure you request Francisco as your guide.

Real artifical way of Cacao - Very friendöy farmer family where we have seen the WHOLE process to make chocolate by hand and all these different fruits...wow...and all to taste

Must Do Perfect half day Tour - What a Wonderful Experience! If there was a garden of Eden today this farm in my opinion must be close! Fruit trees of all kinds and lots of cocoa pods! Learning the process of making of the chocolate from scratch is fascinating and REALLY fantastic taste! What an honor to meet the family that works so hard and willing to share this experience with us all. Anyone of any age can enjoy this experience. Highly Recommend! We took this tour early in the morning before our evening flight. Need to allow 5 to 6 hours for this tour.

Great Day - The tour of the farm and the visit to the entire chocolate production process were really a wonderful experience and a lot of fun. Our tour guide Toni was very friendly and knowledgeable, so we not only learned a lot about the farm, but also about Guayaquil. We were always in contact with Francisco in advance, which also worked very well. Their passion for tourism in Guayaquil and Ecuador is remarkable! The owners (Rody and Alexandra) of the farm gave us an incredibly warm welcome and made our stay fantastic. The farm is run with a lot of passion and you can feel this passion when they talk about the different activities on the farm. It is a wonderful place to experience fantastic, authentic and regional products. It was great fun to make and taste the chocolate from A to Z :) It was a pleasure to meet all the people mentioned and we hope that many more people will have the same positive impression as we did. We can really recommend it to everyone!

The guide Fransico was... - The guide Fransico was very knowledgeable and gave a good information during the drive to the farm. The farm guides were very nice and knowledgeable and shared all the info of the cocoa farm and fruits around it. We were lucky to pick some fruits and eat fresh along with watching cocoa farming and trying the cocoa beans fresh from the tree. We also made the cocoa from farm to table with making a chocolate bar. The cooking experience with Alexandra was really good too and learn some cooking tips. Being vegetarian they had arranged a delicious vegetarian food for lunch.

Great tour! - Excellent tour of Guayaquil! Fernando is knowledgeable, kind, patient and funny. Knows the best place for chocolate, explained local history. 10/10 would go with this company again.

Authentic Coco farm tour with cooking lesson and lunch! - We were on a short layover on the way home from visiting the Galapagos Islands. I feel so blessed that we found this wonderful tour to spend our last day in Guayaquil. Our guide, Francisco, picked us up at our hotel in a very comfortable and air-conditioned car for the drive to the Coco farm. Along the way, he pointed out the wonderful wildlife we saw along the way and shared some of Ecuador‘s history. The Coco farm we visited was owned and operated by a local family while we toward the farm, a wonderful lunch was prepared for us. This is truly an authentic experience to see how cocoa beans are grown harvested, roasted, and prepared. We got to participate in making chocolate bars as well if you are looking for an authentic experience while in GayaquiI I highly recommend this tour with Francisco. He speaks excellent English and Spanish.