Chocolate & Coffee farm Cruiseship Tour in Manta
Overview
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This is our favorite tour. Mixing amazing flavors with stunning natural environments. You will be stunned by the views at the Coffee farm and amazed by the taste of the local gourmet choclate products. This is a great light activity tour that requires a little walking and is very easily accessed throughout. Which makes it a favorite with our cruise ship clients.
In the farm we included coffe free and chocolate.
maximum number of travelers 12
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Pacoche
We will start the day with a visit to a secluded and tranquil coffee farm located right in the middle of the Pacoche Rainforest. The views, pure air and peace are worth the trip alone for me, but we have much more for you. The Ecuadorian Coffee bean, while not as famous as the Columbian variety, is known for its fruity undertones and is a booming business, as more and more coffee lovers discover them. We will take you through the cultivation, harvest and production with an interactive exhibition. We are fortunate enough to have one of only 2 beachfront drying beds in the world at this farm. This gives the coffee beans a delicious seaside flavor that can´t be replicated. After touring the scenic farm and seeing the bean process you can try out some great coffee. Take a moment to relax in the time-honored local hammocks and explore the fruit-filled garden. Odds are you will see hummingbirds as well as quite often you can hear or even see howler Monkeys.
Lighthouse San Lorenzo
Faro San Lorenzo
Options
CRUISESHIP SHARED GROUP TOUR
Pickup included
PRIVATE TOUR - JUST FOR YOU
CUSTOMIZED FLEXIBLE ACTIVITIES: Guide at your complete disposition for the day and will tailor the activities to your interests and energy levels. Tailored to your interests: We can also better the tour by making some extra stops, like at a local brewery for example. PRIVATE SEDAN, SUV OR MINIBUS: You will have a modern sedan, SUV or minibus with a licensed driver as well as a separate guide. Pickup included
What‘s Included
Bottled water
Snacks
Air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch will cost $5 to $10 per person
Pickup points
Manta Airport
Manta Ecuador
Oro Verde Manta
Malecon de Manta y Calle 23 Manta Ecuador
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
37 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A Fantastic Tour of Local Companies
Steve W,Apr 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour. You get to visit a third generation Montecristi Panama hat factory. Learn how they make them. We watched as a woman who has been weaving the hats for 54 years working on a hat. Then you see how they steam press the shape of a traditional fedora. Then you have time to shop for one if you want. Everyone there was super helpful. After Montecristi you head to a lookout point with a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean. Then you visit a artisanal coffee plantation and store. You learn how to make several styles of coffee and try a couple. Next lunch is at a restaurant on the beach. It's not included in the cost of the tour, but it is super cheap and huge portions. Might want to split a dish. Lastly you visit a artisan chocolate factory and store. Learn how they make a traditional coffee from the past and chocolate from today. You also get to try several chocolate samples and have the opportunity to buy some. All the stores you visit are locally owned and a small business. Great tour and great guide Tony and driver Caesar. Highly recommend this tour.
Manta
Dennis B,Apr 5, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00A great experience. Christian was outstanding and much needed as a translator. The only negative was too much dead time waiting for our turn at the different locations. Too many tours at the same locations at the same time.
Great Coffee tour
JerryO405,Apr 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I learned more about coffee than I thought there was to know. Chris was an excellent tour guide, very knowledgable and passionate about Ecudor. Woild recommend for others, not much walking.
Great informative tour
Peter D,Apr 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide, Chris, was excellent. He was personable and spoke English as good as any American, since he is an American expat. He was also fluent in Spanish and could translate some of the local presenters for us. We learned a lot about Ecuador, coffee, chocolate, Panama hats and we got to see a lot of the city and nearby towns.
Excellent worth doing.
Nigel R,Apr 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Tony was excellent, all the places he took us was very good and we enjoyed every stop. I would recommend this tour. Driver was very good.
Wonderful small group tour
sjdaven3,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Christian! He shared much about his life in Ecuador and also much about the indigenous people and the uniqueness of the land. We had a private tour of the Paroche Coffee farm with an informative demonstration of the different ways to make a cup of coffee. We also had demonstrations of Panama hat weaving in Montecristi and visited the chocolate factory in Manta . The samples of chocolate were delicious and generous! Our group was small and we received wonderful individual attention!
A great little tour. Pedro is amazing.
T9843XOgrahamm,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great tour with Pedro. We had a fun day. First we saw how Panama hats are made, which was very informative. Then on to a local chocolate maker. We tasted different types of chocolate, made hot chocolate drink from scratch and saw the workings of the small factory. Then lunch and onto a coffee plantation, with a very informative guide and tasting of different types of coffee. Really enjoyed the whole experience, much more than expected. Well done Pedro and your young helper.
Great day off the ship
Cathryn G,Mar 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great day with Pedro! He met us at the cruise terminal with a sign with our family name so he was easy to find. We got a note a few days before the tour to be at the terminal at 8:15 and upon disembarkation found out we had to take a bus down the pier which made us about 2-3 min late. No worries! Pedro was there. We joined with the rest of our group for a total of eight of us in a van that held 12 people. So it was a comfortable ride. We started the day learning about Panama hats and we visited the chocolate factory, followed by lunch and the coffee plantation. All of the stops were very enjoyable. No one at the Panama hat store spoke English and so Pedro had to interpret. That was the only downside. I really liked the chocolate stop because we were able to learn the traditional method of making it and tour the factory to see how it is made today. We also were able to taste quite a bit. We had a nice lunch that offered lots of local choices like bolon or pastillito, but also some more traditional choices like a ham and cheese sandwich or fries. So there was something for everyone. We finished the day at the coffee plantation which was really interesting and informative. Pedro was very nice and my son was the only child in the group so he received lots of special attention and that made us very happy.
Educational and fun tour.
Suzanne O,Mar 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fun tour, learned a lot about chocolate and coffee and hats. Knowledgable guides.
Great guide, great products, but kind of a large group.
ursulasS9100JC,Mar 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Pedro was a fantastic guide. All businesses were small-batch family businesses with great quality products and demonstrations. My only complaint is the group was 16 people so it was a little unwieldy, ran behind, and we didn't get time to shop at the coffee farm. We cut it pretty close getting back to the ship. I do recommend this tour as the experiences were great, but consider booking privately.
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