Chocolate origins tour
This tour is one of our treasures, since this reveals the mystery on the origin that relies on Ecuadorian chocolate.
The highest quality chocolate was born from a rainforest conservation project started in Ecuador in 2007 and through a nonprofit foundation Third Millennium Alliance. The chocolate this soil produces comes from the oldest trees which study traced genetics as far back as 5,300 years according Carbon-14 data and the theobromine found in pods by Francisco Valdez, in one of his archeological researches; these kind of trees were thought extinct until the results from this study were revealed, proving their purity reaches the 100%, taking of genotypes, Ecuador is the only country producing cocoa beans at 100% of purity. In this tour, we will process our own chocolate from collecting the cocoa beans to making our own chocolate bar, we will visit one of the 14 plantations in Rocafuerte, that produces the highest quality of cocoa beans used for making the most exquisite chocolate bars. This chocolate experience is unique, we will experience what Hernan Cortez did, when he drank the beverage of the Gods when we make our own. Highly recommended to cruise ship travelers. Free pick up from your hotel in Manta. Get a discount in your group of 10 participants! |
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Full refund on cancelations requested 48 hours prior the tour.
Itinerary: We start at 8:30am, or we will adjust the departure to the cruise ships arrival. Visit the chocolate plantation, collect beans and roast them. Lunch at the local restaurant and introduction to one of our local dishes. Visit to the factory, make our own chocolate products and the actual factory. Includes: Transportation, bilingual tour guide, bottled water, chocolate sample from the processed product and transportation, a snack a the plantation, seasonal fruits, coffee and lunch, hot chocolate. Cost of the tour per person: $90 |