Cacao Farm and Hands-On Chocolate Making with 3-Course Meal in Guayaquil
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From $200.00
11 reviews (4.82)
Price varies by group size
Lowest Price GuaranteePricing Info: Per Person
Duration: 8 hours
Departs: Quito, Quito
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Hacienda La Danesa produces dairy, cacao and teak with over 145 years of rich heritage and history, located about an hour drive from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Family-owned and managed by the third generation Olsen family, the farm offers a unique selection of tailor-made activities for guests, including horseback riding trails, cacao plantation and hands-on artisan chocolate making and other hacienda-related programs such as Biking and Milking; all included in your rate. The menu is mostly traditional Ecuadorian cuisine mixed with a pinch of fresh international influence to bring exceptionally transcendent flavours to the table.
What's Included
3-course lunch
All activities except Horse Riding, Tubing, Cooking and Chocolate Workshop, Massages
Local guide (Spanish Speaking- Please considering hiring the tour with a Bilingual English Guide for a better appreciation)
Private Tour
Use of bicycle
Use of helmet
What's Not Included
Accommodatiom
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Horseback riding
Massages
Other experiences not listed in the program
Traveler Information
- CHILD: Age: 0 - 12
- ADULT: Age: 13 - 99
Additional Info
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Reviews
Mario made our day very special. He was a great guide. We ate fresh roasted cocoa beans and ground it with some sugar. Yummy!! We rode fat tire bikes and John took us down the small river where we saw iguanas. I'm sure they had a few laughs about the granny's getting on the inner tubes.
We can't say enough about the food .....it was awesome!
It's a dairy farm and the cream cheese was made here for the passion fruit cheesecake
Thank you for the special day...:
A couple of disclaimers-
- You definitely need a guide if you do not speak Spanish. We hired Mario from “my trip to Ecuador” and he interpreted the entire cocoa farming experience as well as the tubing. There was an interpreter at the chocolate making portion only, but you would miss a lot of the earlier portion of the day if you only spoke English like us.
- alcohol is not included with lunch and this is not advertised at all. Considering that the day trip is pretty expensive (although worth it!), I find it strange that they charge $6 per bottle of Club, which you can get even on the Malecon for $3.
- horseback riding was not included/offered and I was completely under the impression we had that option.
Overall it was great and I would recommend it. However there were a couple of things listed above that made me give 4 stars instead of 5.
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