2-Day Exclusive Coffee and Cacao Experience

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2 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

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.

What's Included

Coffee Farm tour and Tasting,
Chocolate Farm tour and Tasting.
1 night of accommodation at Natural Reserve Cottage
Lunch (Optional[2])
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.
Mandatory Travel Insurance
Personal Expenses
Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
Tips for guides
Canopy – Intillacta
Walk with guide – Intillacta

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We'll pick you up from your hotel in Quito. For pickups in the valleys, airport area, we charge a small fee.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Middle of the World - Coffee Farm

    1 stop
  • 1
    Mitad Del Mundo

    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.

    Admission ticket included
    • Day 2

    Mindo - Chocolate tour

    1 stop
  • 2
    Mindo

    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.

    8 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

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

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Overnight Tours
Multi-day Tours
Bus Tours
Private Sightseeing Tours
Coffee & Tea Tours
Chocolate Tours
Car Tours
Food & Drink
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Cancellation Policy

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

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