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La Esmeralda Tour: Explore Organic Cacao Plantation and Chocolate Factory
4.9
26 Ratings
San Francisco de Macorís
Explore La Esmeralda, an organic cacao plantation, and uncover the secrets behind premium chocolate. Let your sense of smell guide you to our chocolate factory, where you will discover the art of crafting exquisite chocolate and even learn how to create your own!
Explore La Esmeralda, an organic cacao plantation, and uncover the secrets behind premium chocolate. Let your sense of smell guide you to our chocolate factory, where you will discover the art of crafting exquisite chocolate and even learn how to create your own!
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- El Sendero del Cacao - Accompanied by a local cacao expert and guide, participants will explore each stage of processing premium cacao. The journey begins with understanding the sowing process, including how to plant a cacao seedling. Next, the harvesting phase is covered, detailing the cutting and extraction of cacao beans from the pod. The…
- El Sendero del Cacao - Accompanied by a local cacao expert and guide, participants will explore each stage of processing premium cacao. The journey begins with understanding the sowing process, including how to plant a cacao seedling. Next, the harvesting phase is covered, detailing the cutting and extraction of cacao beans from the pod. The experience concludes with insights into the post-harvest process, such as fermentation and drying.
Participants will also gain knowledge about the Dominican Republic’s ecosystem, which provides ideal conditions for cultivating high-quality cacao that transforms into exceptional chocolate.
Following this, visitors will tour La Esmeralda Chocolate Factory, where they will learn about the entire process of crafting a chocolate bar. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to create their own chocolate!
What's Included
- Cup of Local Hot Chocolate
- Lunch
- Local guide
- Transportation if chosen
- Cup of Local Hot Chocolate
- Lunch
- Local guide
- Transportation if chosen
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Dress code is smart- no casual clothes (i.e. jeans, sportswear, joggers or sneakers)
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Dress code is smart- no casual clothes (i.e. jeans, sportswear, joggers or sneakers)
Location
El Sendero del Cacao
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
4.9
(26 Ratings)
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Katriyag2020
Jul 30, 2024
Very impressed! - The tour was fantastic and informative with Oscar! We showed up 20 mins late due to traffic and they still accepted us for the tour. My friend and I were the only ones on the tour and Oscar answered all of our many questions along with sharing interesting facts about San Francisco de Macoris! We had a lot of chocolate and we're shown each step in the chocolate making process. All the staff were very nice. I would highly recommend the tour in Spanish as it is more in depth than in other languages.
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Yanireyc2024
Apr 29, 2024
Recommended 100% - An excellent experience to go with as a family, we learned a lot and the food at the end of the tour was delicious. The staff is very friendly and attentive.
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Road65880040217
Mar 22, 2024
A must visit! - We were thrilled! All of our questions were answered and today I can show a video where we produced cocoa ourselves with music accompaniment!
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Ernestolz6160ok
Jan 5, 2024
Great chocolate tour - It was a fun family-friendly experience. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and always willing to answer our questions. The chocolate was really good! I would recommend this to both locals and foreigners.
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F893cajenniferd
Nov 12, 2023
Do it! Educational and entertaining. - Loved it. Our family had a great time. It was both educational and entertaining. The information is given in spanish... we had to translate bits for our kids 5 and 7 who otherwise would not understand.
But it was a great experience. Do it! You will not regret it. Staff are very pleasant and knowledgeable. We saw all steps of cocoa making from planting to eating. Old traditional methods are also highlighted. Gift shop prices are very reasonable, not outrageous as in other highly toured sites.
Our group was of about 4-5 families. But we all had plenty of room to try everything and ask questions. There were other large school groups on site as well... that did not interfere with our tour as the place is very large.
Buy the chocolate! Buy the soap! Enjoying a piece of their chocolate as I type this now!
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Veronica1970quintana
Aug 29, 2023
Loved it! - Loved this place, we ate vacía from the tree, mango, figs and Cana. Dances to music smashing the cacao. Staff friendly, learn so much about chocolate. Organic and delicious. Lunch after was awesome! Loved the finca and the rain:) also the huge roaster walking patrolling the grounds:)
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894ariannac
Aug 4, 2023
A special day in Republica Dominicana - We had a very special tour! I really recommend you do it if you want to spend some time differently and learn some things on cocoa and chocolate.
The staff was really kind and friendly.
The hacienda is 2 hours far from Santo Domingo but the trip is worth it.
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Hanjun_x
Jan 1, 2023
Fun experience - We got to see the process from planting a cocoa tree to making a chocolate bar. The fresh cocoa fruit is tasty!
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Jb66_wi
Sep 2, 2022
Great experience for the whole family. We learned many new things we did not know about cacao and chocolate. - The team was very friendly and knowledgeable. We learned a lot about cacao and chocolate. And the result was simply delicious :-)
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Elizabethbp5538eb
Jun 29, 2023
Wonderful program, could improve communication - This is the Kahkow farm tour. If you are coming from Santo Domingo, this is an all day excursion. I was not aware of this, so just want to share with fellow English speakers. We reserved transportation with the tour. Confirmation of the vehicle or driver was not sent to us in advance, so pickup was a confusing process. We left our colonial zone hotel at 7:30am and arrived at the farm at 10:30am. The tour was a highly valuable interactive educational experience. The guide was happy to answer our questions and show us how everything worked. The chocolate products and lunch were delightful. Pre-made chocolate was given to us at the end of the day. We left the farm at 1:30pm. Our drivers stopped for their lunch on our way back. We arrived at our hotel again around 5pm.
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