Small Group Guayaquil and Cocoa Farm Full-Day Tour

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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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Ratings come from 122 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5A full day in Guayaquil complete with Chocolate!

  This tour was a perfect way to see the highlights of Guayaquil when you only have one full day in the area. It started out at a cocoa farm just outside the city. We learned about the entire process of making chocolate starting from flower to confection. A delicious 3-course lunch was included on the family’s farm. as well as a quick tour of the lush grounds. From the farm we went back to the city to visit the cathedral, the park where we said hello to the resident iguanas, Plaza del Centenario to learn about the founding figures behind this beautiful city, and finally a stroll on the Malecon. It was all led by our incredible guide, Allyson. We could have not done all this without her. Her patience, knowledge, friendliness, interpretation, and passion for her work was exceptional. Highly recommend this tour, it’s well worth every penny.

  Sylvia_TAugust 2026via Viator

• 5What a great way to dive...

  What a great way to dive into some Ecuadorian culture with a local guide. We really felt like we were getting an insiders look at a place we had very little understanding of. Our guide, Allyson, was a true ambassador for Guayaquil and Ecuador. The cacao farm and chocolate experience was first rate as was the lunch. An amazing experience from start to finish.

  Claire_MMay 2026via Viator

• 5A wonderful Tour

  The tour was wonderful and informative. This was the one thing my son wanted to do on the trip and he keeps saying it was his favorite part of our week in Ecuador and the Galapagos. Mario was knowledge and extremely accommodating to what we needed. My son got hot and he found a place with air conditioning so he could cool down. We were supposed to do the city walking tour but my son wanted to spend more time at the cacao farm and he had no issues spending as much time as we wanted at the farm. During the drive back my son fell asleep so instead of the walking tour of Guayaquil he changed it to a driving tour so I could still see the sights of the city. No complaints at all everything was wonderful.

  Kiel_SApril 2026via Viator

• 5Full Day Cacao Farm tour and make your own Chocolate!

  Highly recommend Mario! Mario is an amazing and very knowledgeable tour guide. He explained all the details of the cocoa farm process. The farm is lovely to visit. We made our own chocolate from scratch, roasting the beans and peeling them, then grinding to a paste in a hand grinder. We tasted unique drinks. The lunch was delightful, so tasty with a beautiful presentation. We made our own chocolate bars with different fixings as desired. The chocolate is excellent! We met the cocoa farm owners and were able to purchase chocolate bars at a very reasonable price. Heading back to Guayaquil, Mario showed us the highlights of a church, a beautiful street, and the iguana park. Mario shared the history of the city and was able to answer all our questions about life in Ecuador. We spent a full day from 10 am to 6pm with Mario. Thank you Mario, we love your country!

  Maureen_CNovember 2025via Viator

• 5Great visit

  Mario was very thorough, knowledgeable and thoughtful on this tour. We easily made it up 444 steps for the view was nice.

  Simone MOctober 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Awesome guide and the tour changed the way I think about chocolate.

  My wife and I did a full day Guayaquil tour with Antonio Escobar. We started off with an excursion not too far out of the city in a cocoa farm where we see a range of local fruits and get to experience harvesting, roasting, grinding and tempering of cocoa to its finish product. We were guided by Rosa with Antonio translating along the way. We tasted the fruit at each process and it was an eye opener. Lunch at the farm was yummy. Antonio then brought us around the city, cathedral, iguana park, Malecon and the old districts. He gave great descriptions and historical information of the region and showed us a side of the city that we would not have experienced otherwise by ourselves. Throughout the tour Antonio made us feel safe and well looked after. Thank you for this wonderful experience of your city.

  jiayuann2016August 2025via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Guayaquil

• Its from-price is 27% above the median of the 15 city tours we list in Guayaquil.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 15.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Guayaquil

Guayaquil is Ecuador's largest city and main port, a hot, humid river city with a landscaped waterfront and a hillside of coloured houses.

Guayaquil sits on the estuary of the Guayas River on the Pacific side of Ecuador. The Malecón 2000, a long riverside promenade, runs past gardens, museums, a clock tower and a viewing wheel. At the northern end, the Las Peñas quarter climbs Cerro Santa Ana, its coloured wooden houses lining a stairway of more than 400 steps that ends at a lighthouse and chapel.

Top-ranked sights in Guayaquil: Seminario Park (Parque de las Iguanas), Malecon 2000, Guayaquil Historical Park (Parque Histórico).

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