Cocoa Farm Cooking Class from Guayaquil: Make Chocolate

Pick your own ingredients, cook lunch, craft chocolate from cocoa you harvest

A half-day cooking and chocolate-making class at an organic cocoa farm outside Guayaquil where you harvest ingredients for an Ecuadorian meal, then learn the full process of turning fermented cocoa into finished chocolate bars. The class runs five hours with a guide in English or Spanish, private transport from your hotel, lunch, snacks and all materials included. Minimum age is 12.

The experience

The farm sits in the coastal region where Ecuador grows some of the world's most valued cocoa. You start by walking the plantations and choosing the organic vegetables and herbs you'll cook with: the ingredients come straight from the ground to your kitchen. Then you move into the cooking class itself, where you learn to prepare typical Ecuadorian dishes: chicken stew with beer and naranjilla, ceviche with fresh fish, yuca fritters, fried plantain. You cook alongside your guide, who teaches the techniques and the stories behind each dish, and then you eat what you made.

After lunch, the focus shifts to chocolate. You'll taste the raw cocoa fruit and learn what makes this region's cocoa prized: the fermentation, the drying, the flavor compounds that develop. Then you move into the artisan workshop where you roast the beans, grind them, refine the paste, temper the chocolate and shape it into bars or bonbons. You choose the cocoa percentages and flavors you want, so each person leaves with chocolate they made themselves. By the end of the afternoon, you've moved from harvest to finished product.

What’s included

• Private transport from your hotel with an air-conditioned vehicle.
• a live guide in English or Spanish.
• all farm ingredients and cooking equipment.
• lunch you prepare in the class.
• snacks.
• bottled water.
• all materials for the chocolate workshop.
• and entry to the farm.

Options for this experience

2 options

Last Minute PriceUp to 6 per booking · Guide in English or Spanish · 10:00Private Experience: A private tour run exclusively for your group, with personalized attention from your local cooking class and cacao guide. Visit an organic cacao farm. Walk through the plantations. Take a cooking class with local dishes. Join a chocolate-making workshop. Duration: 5 hours. Half-Day Tour (about 4–5 hours): The experience lasts around 4 to 5 hours, including transfers and the cooking class. Private SUV (seats 4 passengers): a 2025 Hyundai Creta, a modern, comfortable SUV with air conditioning, cozy seats and ample luggage space. Pickup is included.

Couples or friends tourUp to 10 per booking · Guide in English or Spanish · 08:30, 09:00 and 10:00Harvests, crops and cooking: Discover the cultivation of crops, and how the cacao fruit is magically transformed into elegant, nutritious chocolate. Ecuadorian cooking classes: A flavor experience blending the essence of Ecuadorian cuisine with the perfection of chocolate. Duration: 5 hours. Cooking lessons: Spend a day full of culinary experiences, from cultivation to the table. Pickup is included.

You pick the guide language when booking.

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:30, 09:00 and 10:00

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AgesAdult (12 to 75 years) · Under 12: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 11 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 15 days ago

Operated by Yamil Saman Cabrera

Is this one for you?Book this if you want hands-on cooking instruction with real Ecuadorian ingredients and a complete chocolate-making workshop in one morning. The farm setting and the ingredient-picking step make this different from a cooking class in the city, and the five-hour length fits between a leisurely breakfast and an afternoon elsewhere in Guayaquil.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What Ecuadorian dishes do I actually cook in this class?

You prepare chicken stew with beer and naranjilla, ceviche with marinated fish, yuca fritters and fried fish with plantains. Your guide teaches you the techniques for each one, and you eat the dishes you've cooked as lunch.

Do I need cooking experience to take this class?

No. The class is designed for people new to Ecuadorian food and cooking. Your guide walks you through each step, and the farm provides all the ingredients and tools you need.

What happens in the chocolate workshop?

You learn the full process: roasting the cocoa beans, grinding them into paste, refining the texture, tempering the chocolate and shaping it into bars or bonbons. You choose the cocoa percentage and flavors, so you leave with chocolate you made yourself.

How long does the whole experience take?

The class runs five hours from pickup at your hotel. It includes the farm tour and ingredient selection, the cooking class and lunch, the cocoa education, the chocolate workshop, and the drive back to Guayaquil.

Is transport from my hotel included?

Yes. Private transport in an air-conditioned vehicle is included, with pickup and drop-off at your hotel. The guide travels with you and speaks English or Spanish.