Ecuador · Agricultural Tours

8-Hour Cacao Plantation and Bird Watching Tour in Guayaquil

8 Hours Round trip from Guayaquil Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore cacao plantations and learn how la Pepa de Oro is picked, dried, and processed
02 Roast and grind dry cacao beans to make hot cocoa
03 Take a motor-powered canoe ride through the Mangrove Forest
04 Spot exotic aquatic birds such as Roseate Spoonbill, Cocoi Heron, Neotropic Cormorant, and Pancho Diablo
05 See Hill Howler Monkeys in the wild
06 Enjoy a 3-course country lunch at the cacao plantation

Visit cacao plantations to understand how la Pepa de Oro (Golden Seed) is picked, dried, and processed. Enjoy the cacao you help prepare here, then top the experience off with a 3-course country lunch. You will also take a motor-powered canoe ride through the mangroves to observe exotic aquatic birds and the Mangrove Forest.

Look out for various exotic species, including the Roseate Spoonbill, Cocoi Heron, Neotropic Cormorant, and Pancho Diablo, and even Hill Howler Monkeys in the wild.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Guayaquil

Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Cacao Plantation, Mangroves, and Bird Watching

Depart from your hotel or another location of your choice.
Take a motor-powered canoe ride, depending on the tide.
Explore the Mangrove Forest and observe aquatic birds. Look out for various exotic species, including the Roseate Spoonbill, Cocoi Heron, Neotropic Cormorant, and Pancho Diablo, and even Hill Howler Monkeys in the wild.
Enjoy a country lunch at the cacao plantation.
Take a cacao plantation tour and learn where chocolate comes from. Roast dry cacao beans, then grind them to make hot cocoa.

Head back to Guayaquil.

The route