Cacao Plantation and Chocolate Factory Tour- Chocolate Lovers
Description
Enjoy an original Dominican cacao and chocolate tour at our farm La Esmeralda! Visit an organic cacao plantation and learn all the secrets hidden behind quality chocolate. Follow your sense of smell to our chocolate factory, where you will learn about the making of exquisite chocolate and how to make your own chocolate! With this tour you will also learn how to taste a chocolate with all your senses with our expert!
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Itinerary
With your local cacao expert and guide you will learn about each one of the steps in processing high-quality cacao. First you will learn about the sowing process and how to sow your own cacao plant. From there you will learn about the harvesting process, which includes cutting and extraction of the grains in a cacao pod. Finally, you will learn about the post-harvest process including fermentation and drying.. You will also learn about the Dominican Republic ecosystem and how it produces perfect conditions for growing fine cacao which evolves into the best quality chocolate. After that, you will enter La Esmeralda Chocolate Factory, where you will discover each of the steps in creating a chocolate bar. You’ll also be able to make your own chocolate! With this tour you will also participate in a chocolate tasting where you will learn how to properly taste chocolate with all your senses. Your chocolate expert will guide you through the tasting of several different types of chocolate!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Dress code is smart- no casual clothes (i.e. jeans, sportswear, joggers or sneakers)
Reviews(15)
Everything was excellent, from the welcome to the end of the tour! You learn a lot about cocoa and its benefits. The staff was exceptional, and the place was spotless, well organized and perfect for photos. The day I went it was raining, and they were kind enough to offer umbrellas so that the tour was not uncomfortable because of the rain.
It is a nice place. The day we visited there was a school group which greatly encouraged the experience. And the chocolate part was too rushed. I DID NOT ENJOY OR FEEL WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE 5 SENSES IS. Even so, 5 Stars because I am sure that the quality of their product is well worth it and they continue to develop the growth of local culture.
Personal attention - profesional presentation - delicious food - exquisite chocolate - fun with family
It is a wonderful experience to see the whole process from planting to harvesting. The staff and attention are exquisite. They must improve the transport route to get from Santo Domingo to the farm because it was very poor, the driver did not even know where we were going and arrived late to find us, the guagua was not comfortable. The transport experience was HORRIBLE. Then for this inconvenience we were given to go to KKOE in Santo Domingo to learn how to make soaps, and it was wonderful the experience too. The experience starts from the journey, not just on the estate.
We did the Chocolate Lovers tour and got to see both the traditional and modern ways of making chocolate. The hacienda is beautiful, the people are wonderfully friendly, and the lunch they served us was just delicious. This was definitely worth the drive up from Santo Domingo.
Amazing experience, connection with nature, the staff is amazing, passionate and fun. If you love chocolate and even if you dont, the trip is so worth doing! Thanks you Gregory, Maribel and Janet, yoir made our experience an awesome one! Proud dominican!
The staff is great, the tour was very informative and we did learn a lot. it was a really great experience for the family
Thank you! We hope to hear from you soon!!
A very cool experience! Suitable for all ages. Excellent attention from the staff! We were a very small group, we were a little late and yet they were very friendly and understanding. The tour by the guides excellent explanations and very kind to answer all our questions and ask us the choir too 😂👍🏻 It is advisable to go when it is not raining to enjoy better, unfortunately it was raining many days before our visit and the same day we arrived but this did not prevent the tour.
Muchas Gracias!! Estamos para servirles!! Esperamos verle pronto!
Such a fun and informative tour! All the employees worked hard to make sure that we had a great time. Even though it wasn’t harvest season, we were able see and understand how cacao becomes chocolate. The cacao forest was beautiful and we loved making our own chocolate, sampling as we went along. We also enjoyed seeing how cacao was produced in the past. Lunch was also delicious. I also felt very safe touring during covid. Precautions were strictly enforced. Thanks for a wonderful visit!
This tour was excellent, the attentions, punctuality, explanations and Service were much better than my expectations. We had a private tour practically and both adults and children learned and enjoyed a great morning. Thank you so much!! I would love to come back!!
Buen día, Gracias por tomar de tu tiempo de escribirnos su experiencia, para nosotros un placer saber que nuestro tour lleno sus expectativas y la de sus acompañantes, Esperamos que se repita la visita. Saludos,
