Tropical Route, Avocados and Mangoes: A Delicious exploration
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Mezquitilla
Embark on a tropical route and indulge in the delicious flavors of avocados and mangoes. Explore a plantation, learn about the trees, and savor a fruit tasting. Discover Vélez-Málaga's historic city and visit Trops, a leading tropical fruit cooperative. Enjoy a delicious lunch and shop for local products.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Mezquitilla - Firstly we visit a huge avocados and mangoes plantation with a lovely Mediterranean see view. You will be amazed by this exotic landscape and learn everything about these trees and we will make a delicious tasting with fruits from the plantation. You will love this explosion of flavours!
We will pick you up and will take you to a huge avocados and mangoes plantation with a lovely Mediterranean see view. You will be amazed by this exotic landscape and our guide will provide you with a lot of information about this fruits and why are them so important for the local economy. - Velez-Malaga - After the visit we will drive you to Vélez-Málaga, capital of la Axarquía and of the tropical fruits. There we will take you for a guided tour over the most important spots of this historic city. You will visit the most important monuments and learn with our licensed guide about the history of this town and of Andalusia in general.
- Trapiche - To put the cap on this complete morning we will drive you to Trops, an agricultural cooperative leader in production and commercialisation of tropical fruits in Europe. You will learn about how many pieces of fruit they commercialise, all the process of packaging and the countries they export our fruits. No doubt we will also have a wonderful tropical fruit tasting after the visit!
Lastly and to top up our energy levels we will go to a restaurant to taste a delicious menu. After a busy day visiting monuments, learning about the history of Vélez-Málaga and specially about tropical fruits we will take you back to your lodging with a sweet taste in your mouth.
What's Included
- Lunch included with a menu and one drink per person, with accommodation for special requests and allergies
- Exclusive small group tour accommodating 2 to 8 people
- Convenient pick-up/drop-off from Torre del Mar to Nerja in a Mercedes Vito van, with options for other locations
- Explore a tropical fruits agricultural cooperative
- Enjoy the expertise of an official multilingual guide who is also your driver
- Discover the history and beauty of Vélez-Málaga on a guided tour
- Experience an authentic avocados and mangoes plantation visit
What's Not Included
- Any other expenses non-related to the activity
- Any other aspect not mentioned above
Additional Information
Do you relish guacamole or mango dip? If yes, then prepare to be taken aback by the splendid flavors of these mouth-watering fruits! Initially, we’ll journey to a sizeable orchard of avocados and mangoes, blessed with an enchanting view of the Mediterranean Sea. The exotic panorama of this landscape would surely astonish and you’ll gain insights about these trees. What’s more, we’ll arrange a delightful tasting of fruits harvested directly from the plantation - a surefire treat for your taste buds!
Post this excursion, we proceed towards Vélez-Málaga, famously known as the capital of La Axarquía and tropical fruits. Here, we organize a well-guided tour of the city’s key historic spots. As a highlight towards the end of the day, we’ll take you on a trip to Trops, a leading agricultural cooperative renowned for the production and marketing of tropical fruits around Europe. Get to discover the intricacies of the packing process and the list of countries importing these delicious fruits. Finally, we conclude the day with a meal at a local restaurant where you’ll have the option to purchase native products from a nearby store.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Bring comfortable shoes and with enthusiasm to walk
- If you get sick easily in cars, we recommend to bring with you some anti-sickness medication to prevent it
- Bring a water bottle along with you
- If you come in hot months make sure to use sun screen. Most of our trips outdoors, so it is very important to protect yourself from the sun.
Location
Mezquitilla
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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287natalyam
Apr 19, 2024
Learning about many different tropical fruits - not just mangoes and avocadoes - We had an amazing tour with Cipriano, he is a truly gifted guide. Small group of 6 people, comfortable transportation, lots of laughter and sunshine. Highly recommend.
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Q9653mllenaw
Feb 2, 2023
Interesting info about tropical fruits and Velez Malaga - We had a lovely day and became experts in tropical fruits. At least for one day;) It was a lot of information to take in.
And the historic information of Velez Malaga made us want to visit the city again.
The part we liked best was the plantation. Interesting to understand how a family runs the business. And we could really feel Cipris passion for his city
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10tommyf
Dec 18, 2022
A wonderful experience - I travelled with my daughter and we really enjoyed to see the plantation and to taste the fruit directly from the tree.
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314mariannen
Mar 13, 2022
Fantastic tropical tour - TROPICAL ROUTE
We where 4 norwegian persons who did participate in a trip to a tropical garden with mangos and avocados. Afterward we had a sighseeing in Velez Malaga. It was a very interesting tour where we were told about the different types of mangos and avocados. Afterwards we had the oportunity to taste them. The guide spoke very good english and was a very simpatic person. In Velez Malaga he showed us two beautifull churches and we had a very nice view over the town. At the end of the day he took us to a restaurant where we got a very good lunsj.
I would very much recommand this trip to other tourists.
Marianne Naess
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Rachelle8
Feb 17, 2022
This tour will be the highlight of your visit to the Malaga area!! - A MUST do if you are in the area! Highly recommend - for national and international visitors. The content of the tour was interesting, fun and educational. Cipriano's knowledge, passion, friendliness and flexibility is what makes this particular tour unique guaranteeing a spectacular time! The itinerary had a nice balance - something for everyone; I am a foodie so the avocado/mango and lunch were my favorite parts. My husband enjoys history so learning about a few of the historical places in Velez-Malaga were interesting to him while not "too much" for me. Due to the small size of the tour (8 people max) by the end of it we not only had a wonderful time learning about the area but we left feeling like we made new friends. A very nice touch was that after the tour, Cipriano's partner, Maria, sent us a video of the days events giving us a nice memento of the day. If we had had more time we would have done other Ole tours that were offered. Will do when we return! Also, Cipriano has an excellent command of English (German too) which was important to us because my husband does not speak Spanish.
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Laraine_k
Sep 29, 2021
A unique experience with good food. - The tropical fruit tour was unique and very interesting. Cipriano is very knowledgeable about avocados and mangos, as well as history. His passion for the fruits and the area where he lives is contagious. The lunch with two local specialties was delicious. A great to way to learn about and taste these Mediterranean fruits with terrific views of the sea.
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Malikse86
Oct 9, 2020
Exceeded our expectations by miles - We had such a great experience with Cipriano. Much better than we expected. We had a lovely tour at the Mango and Avocado plantation, also got some lovely tasting with a lot of surprises.
Then we had a small tour to some historical places in Velez-Malaga where Cipriano is an amazing speaker and have so much historical knowledge. We ended the tour with s lovely lunch. We will definitely go back with Cipriano and Ole Trips.
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