Mindo Chocolate Tour
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
El Quetzal de Mindo is the beginning of the Ruta de Cacao (Chocolate Route) in Ecuador. See the entire process of making chocolate at an artisan small batch scale. We begin at the cocoa tree, taste fresh fruit and see the entire process to the finished chocolate. We will end with a tasting of a variety of chocolate, our chocolate barbecue sauce and chocolate tea and of course our world famous brownie. Tours operates seven days per week from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. Every hour on the hour we will begin a new tour.
Inclusions
What's included
- Food tasting
What's not
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Itinerary
At the El Quetzal de Mindo Chocolate tour you will be met with a guide that will show you step-by-step how to make chocolate!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- All of our tours are at El Quetzal in Mindo. From the main square in Mindo El Quetzal is 2 blocks up the hill towards Casa de Cecilia.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Mindo Chocolate Makers
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
How it compares in Mindo
- Its from-price is 78% below the median of the 15 experiences we list in Mindo.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 15.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Mindo
Mindo, a small town in Ecuador's western Andes foothills, is cloud-forest country of hummingbirds, waterfalls, orchids, chocolate farms and river tubing.
Mindo is a small town in the cloud forest on the western slope of the Andes, north-west of Quito, in Pichincha province, at about 1,250 metres. The surrounding Mindo-Nambillo protected forest is a renowned birdwatching area, with hundreds of species, among them toucans, tanagers, hummingbirds and the Andean cock-of-the-rock, whose males gather to display at dawn.
Top-ranked sights in Mindo: Mindo Butterfly Farm (Mariposas de Mindo), Mindo's Cable Car (Tarabita de Mindo), Nambilla Waterfalls (Nambilla Cascadas).
