La Leyenda de Chocolate Tour


3 hours
Free cancellation
2 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

You will join a festive experience with local musicians playing while you pitch in to make Ecuadorian drinking chocolate by hand. Participants will have a chance to help roast, shell, grind and make the chocolate beverage that Ecuadorians drank thousands of years ago all to the beat of a local musician.

Inclusions

  • cacao beverage tasting

What to expect

Starts at El Quetzal de Mindo in Mindo, Ecuador 

Trek back in time about 5, 600 years where cocoa originated in the Amazon basin of Ecuador. While Ecuadorian drummers play local music. Participants are invited to pick up an instrument and play, if they like. 

We will all pitch in and roast cocoa beans over a wood fire, hand shell the cocoa beans and hand grind the warm beans with a stone grinder. We add spices and flavorings that were used 3, 000 years ago to flavor our beverage. You will get a chance to mix the beverage until frothy and

serve the beverage to the participants to enjoy an authentic chocolate. After we drink our beverage we are invited to hang out, dance, sing and enjoy. Food and beverages are available for purchase. 

Free parking available

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Birgit L
January 2023

Leuke chocolade proeverij, interessante rondleiding. Kost 10 dollar pp. Aan het einde mag je zoveel chocolade eten als je maar wil:)

MichelleP5615
August 2019

Es una experiencia interactiva, en donde uno participa en la elaboración del chocolate ancestral. Muy divertido e interesante. Al final podemos tomar la bebida de chocolate con canela. Hay como agregar Miel y aji. Sugerencia: cambien las cucharitas de plástico por unas metálicas.

Paul Celi V
November 2017

Una actividad que vale mucho la pena para saber y conocer acerca de la producción del chocolate, el guía que nos atendió fue una persona muy agradable y muy servicial se los recomiendo.

Alisinab
March 2018

We went to El Quetzal de Mindo for a late lunch visiting the river in Mindo. The restaurant is very well located and close to main square in Mindo. I definitely recommend the steak in coffee sauce for lunch. My friends had Quinoto and Shrimp and one tasted better than the other! Try their home-ma...

WesternPhil
December 2017

We stayed at El Quetzal through AirBNB, which included Breakfast and the two tours, which was very convenient. The staff is very helpful and friendly and assisted in getting us rides to the activities outside of town (shout out to Jessica!) For Breakfast the Eggs Benedict over fried plantains was...

Z4116ASkathrynf
April 2023

We loved this. Our guide, Angel, was terrific. I loved hearing about the importance of the ceremony. The music was excellent. We loved that we participated in making the chocolate drink. It was so fun.

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