Hacienda Cacaoymango Chocolate Making & Tropical Fruit Tour

Taste 50 tropical fruits, craft chocolate with your own fruit toppings, and explore vanilla greenhouses on a full-day nature tour

Full-day tour of Hacienda Cacaoymango near Guayaquil with bilingual guide and hotel pickup, where you make artisanal chocolate in the workshop, taste and learn about around 50 tropical fruits grown on the property, and visit Cerro Pereque Chico's vanilla greenhouses to see cultivation, harvest and fermentation. Includes three-course lunch, welcome drink, and private transportation between sites.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Hacienda and vanilla greenhouses

• Visit Hacienda Cacaoymango farm
• Taste tropical fruits and coffee plants
• Prepare artisanal chocolate in workshop
• Enjoy three-course lunch by chef Jamil
• Tour vanilla greenhouses at Cerro Pereque Chico
• Learn vanilla cultivation and processing

The experience

Hacienda Cacaoymango is a family farm built around chocolate-making and the crops that grow on its land. The day starts with a welcome drink, then moves through the working property where coffee, vanilla, rice and around 50 tropical fruits grow. You taste each one and learn how it's processed, from plant to harvest to what lands on the plate. A bilingual guide walks you through the farm, naming what you're standing in front of and explaining the work that goes into it.

In Alberto's chocolate workshop, you prepare artisanal chocolate yourself, decorating it with dehydrated fruits to your liking. Before that, chef Jamil serves a three-course lunch (starter, main and dessert), made from ingredients grown on the hacienda. The meal sits at the center of the day, breaking up the morning's tasting and the afternoon's hands-on work.

After lunch, the tour moves to Cerro Pereque Chico in the Churute Mangroves reserve, where some of the region's largest vanilla crops grow in greenhouses. You walk through the growing operation with experts who show you cultivation, harvesting, fermentation treatment and drying: the steps that turn a vanilla plant into the spice. Hotel pickup and drop-off bracket the whole day, and private transportation connects each site.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• private transportation between Hacienda Cacaoymango and Cerro Pereque Chico.
• bilingual guide.
• welcome drink upon arrival.
• three-course lunch prepared by chef Jamil with starter, main course and dessert.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (18 to 69 years) · Senior (70 to 90 years) · Youth (8 to 17 years) · Child (3 to 7 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 13 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by Ecuador Farm Tours

Is this one for you?You make the chocolate and taste the fruits yourself rather than watching a demonstration, so the day works best for travelers who want hands-on involvement with what they're learning. The full itinerary (farm walk, tasting, lunch, chocolate workshop, vanilla greenhouses) suits a full morning and afternoon. A shorter visit won't fit all of it.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (8 to 17 years); Child (3 to 7 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What tropical fruits will I get to taste on the hacienda?

Around 50 tropical fruits grow on Hacienda Cacaoymango, and you taste each one while learning how it's processed. The exact varieties change with the season, but the farm grows a wide range of what thrives in the region.

Do I make the chocolate myself, or watch someone else make it?

You make the chocolate yourself in Alberto's chocolate workshop. You prepare it from cacao and decorate it with dehydrated fruits to your liking, so you leave with something you've made.

What's included in the three-course lunch?

Chef Jamil prepares a three-course meal with starter, main course and dessert, all made from ingredients grown on the hacienda. The lunch is included in the tour price.

How long does the vanilla greenhouse tour take?

The full day runs 5 to 6 hours total, with the vanilla greenhouse visit at Cerro Pereque Chico making up the afternoon portion. You learn about cultivation, harvest, fermentation and drying from the experts who manage the crops.

Is hotel pickup included, and what time does the day start?

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included in the tour price. A bilingual guide and private transportation connect all the sites throughout the day.