A complete cacao experience
Make your own chocolate
Length
1 Day
Ship type
Empowering women
Group size
0 Passengers
A complete cacao experience
You will visit a cocoa farm to learn about the cultivation and production of cocoa pods. Harvest ripe pods and taste the raw beans. See how the pods are then dried, fermented and prepared.
Then, for a true artisanal chocolate experience, collect ingredients such as cinnamon, vanilla, sugar cane, peppermint, anise and milk. Learn about the drying and grading process, toast and grind your own cocoa beans, and make delicious chocolate that's unlike any other you will have ever tasted!
The community you will be visiting
Sinchi Warmi is a project located in the Ecuadorian Amazon, run entirely by Indigenous people, the majority of which are women. In fact, Sinchi Warmi means “strong women,” and their work is a means of expressing and preserving the unique culture, gastronomy, and traditions of this part of the country, as well as empowering the women of the Kichwas community.
Along with staying in the lodge, travelers are rewarded with an up-close of experience of Amazonian culture. They are able to participate in a guayusa ritual, a sacred plant of the Amazon, as well as learn about cocoa and chocolate, and … Read more about Sinchi Warmi
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Cocoa farm
Misahualli • Cocoa farm
You will visit a cocoa farm to learn about the cultivation and production of cocoa pods. Harvest ripe pods and taste the raw beans. See how the pods are then dried, fermented and prepared.
Then, for a true artisanal chocolate experience, collect ingredients such as cinnamon, vanilla, sugar cane, peppermint, anise and milk. Learn about the drying and grading process, toast and grind your own cocoa beans, and make delicious chocolate that's unlike any other you will have ever tasted!
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Single Room Supplement
When booking online, you can choose the option to "Upgrade to single occupancy". This will guarantee you the whole cabin to yourself, for an additional fee. If you don't select this option, then another traveler of the same sex might be placed into the same cabin with you.
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A complete cacao experience
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