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2-Day Exclusive Coffee and Cacao Experience

5.0(2)2 daysQuito✓ Free cancellationPrivate tour
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Length

2 days

Itinerary

2 days planned

Group

Private

Guides

English, Spanish

Overview

Dive into the world of coffee and chocolate! Drive to the cloud forest where you will learn about the life cycle of coffee beans on the coffee plantation. Treat your taste buds to the delicious flavour of freshly ground Ecuadorian Fino de Aroma Coffee. Indulge in the world’s best gourmet chocolate on the cacao plantation in the Mashpi cloud forest. Here, a local expert will show you all of the steps necessary to make a delicious chocolate bar, starting with the cacao pod off the tree and ending with a tasting of the exotic flavour combinations that this chocolatier has created. Your adrenaline will rise while you canopy through the cloud forest. An expert in all things canopy and the local ecosystem gives you a national geographic like explanation about the endemic species, fauna and ecosystem.

Day by day itinerary

  1. 1Middle of the World - Coffee Farm⌄

    EXPERIENCE the effects of walking the equator line in the Intiñan museum (Mitad del Mundo) and learn about Ecuador indigenous cultures. BECOME a coffee expert. See how the fruit of the coffee farm, through a process of fermentation, gets transformed into your favorite cup of coffee. Enjoy a tasting session while overlooking the green cloud forest. SPEND the night in pristine Intillacta, where biologists and nature conservationists try to conserve the unique ecosystem called Chocó. RELAX in the peaceful area of the unexplored cloud forest and try the exotic local fruits and vegetables that are freshly picked for your delicious dinner.

    Meals: Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Overnight at Natural Reserve Cottage

  2. 2Mindo - Chocolate tour⌄

    WHOOSH through the tall trees of the cloud forest (optional activity) on the first ziplines of Ecuador, used to study birds and species of the area. Or enjoy a peaceful walk in the area. INDULGE, taste and smell the world’s tastiest chocolate on the Organic Cacao Farm of Masphi. REVEAL the cacao farming secrets with the local guide who shows you around on the farm. SWIM in the refreshing pristine river or stroll around Mashpi village before heading back to Quito.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

What's included

  • ✓Coffee Farm tour and Tasting,
  • ✓Chocolate Farm tour and Tasting.
  • ✓1 night of accommodation at Natural Reserve Cottage
  • ✓Lunch
  • ✓Dinner
  • ✓Mitad del Mundo Museum- Equator,
  • ✓Breakfast
  • ✓24/7 support from our team.
  • ✓Private transportation
  • ✓Coffee and/or Tea
  • ✓Local guide during museum visit.

Not included

  • ✕Mandatory Travel Insurance
  • ✕Personal Expenses
  • ✕Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
  • ✕Tips for guides
  • ✕Canopy – Intillacta
  • ✕Walk with guide – Intillacta

Good to know

Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

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