Private Tour
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Start your morning while observing a variety of exceptional hummingbirds on our stop at the hummingbird viewpoint, and enjoy the scenery of the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest.
Visit a family-owned coffee plantation where we will reveal all its coffee-making secrets, and you will have another flavorful tasting of an awarded specialty coffee.
We will head to Mindo, a beautiful town located in the cloud forest, where you'll become a cacao expert on your visit to the cacao workshop. Ever had a 100% pure chocolate?
Our guide will explain to you the fascinating process of chocolate making, from the cacao bean on the tree to everyone’s favorite sweet, followed by a delicious chocolate tasting.
This is an eye-opening experience to see where these products come from!
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Quito
We will pick you up from your place in downtown Quito to start our adventure!
El Pahuma Orchid Reserve
We will make our first stop at a hummingbird viewpoint to spot these marvelous birds. Enjoy the amazing views and the hummingbirds flying around while drinking a fresh organic juice.
English speaking guide for the whole tour
Lunch
Coffee Plantation Farm Visit and Tasting
Private transportation w/ pick up-drop off at your hotel in Quito downtown
Chocolate Workshop Visit and Tasting
Personal Expenses
Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
Optional activities
Tips for guides
Select a pickup point
Pickup included
10 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
bronnie12345,,Jun 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Incredible tour and worth every penny! Our guide, Alex, was such a knowledgable and fun guide and made the experience so enjoyable. After 5 months of travelling, we can easily say this tour is one of the favourites we’ve done. We loved how authentic and community-focused it was, and how Takiri pick the coffee and chocolate locations carefully, so you get the chance to support local businesses as well as stuffing your face with delicious chocolate and coffee. Thank you so much again for the experience, hopefully we will be back one day!




Grace W,,Mar 9, 2024
- Review from Viator
Our day trip out of Quito to visit the cloud forest, a hummingbird center, an organic coffee farm, and a cacao farm was spectacular! The trip was carefully and thoughtfully planned, and our driver/guide Abel was warm, knowledgeable, kind, and witty. We loved it!
DespinaMaria M,,Dec 18, 2023
- Review from Viator
Telmo did a great job driving and even translating a little for us on this multi-stop excursion. First we stopped for some juice at Los Armadillos and watched the many different hummingbirds, which was fascinating. I’ve never seen that many different colors and sizes! Then we went to Frajares for a coffee demo, tasting, and tour. Maria Fuentes (?) was an excellent guide, and even though she only spoke Spanish and we knew very little Spanish, she made sure we understood everything and answered our questions (sometimes with Telmo’s help translating). She was very organized and knowledgeable, and also very personable, which made this tour very enjoyable. Our last stop was El Quetzal for chocolate tour, tasting, and lunch. Carolina was our guide, and again, was very organized, knowledgeable, and personable, and she gave us plenty of different types of chocolates to try and explained what we would taste and feel (in terms of texture) for each… and sometimes she’s let us taste first and tell her what we experienced. Very interesting learning about the differences between the Ecuadorian Nacional and CCN51 types of cacao. The lunch was also delicious, with a perfect brownie for dessert! Our al fresco dining experience with some amusing colorful birds in the trees nearby was a perfect way to end our last stop. Telmo then transported us safely back to our hotel, giving us tidbits along the way. Excellent excursion that we would do again and again!
Trent D,,Jan 12, 2023
- Review from Viator
Our guide was incredible! He was attentive and gave us lots of local history and information during the drives between locations. The small local coffee and cacao farms were also very informative and the coffee and chocolate were excellent. I am very glad we chose a day to do this tour!
Jackie S,,Oct 23, 2022
- Review from Viator
Angel was very good at explaining the history of Ecuador and Quito’s culture. He was very attentive to our questions or requests. Having previously been to both places, he had a great relationship with the staff and owners. We were warmly welcomed.

zachtravels42,,Jun 30, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
Angel was awesome and really made it a special day tour. He went out of his way to make it enjoyable and explained each and everything we were looking at. Highly recommend!
Giftpereira,,Jan 21, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
I want to thank Takiri Travel for providing new knowledge for me and my husband, allowing us to know the process of coffee and cocoa production! Takiri, thank you so much! It was a renaissance for us!

534margauxs,,Mar 9, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
I first did a trip to the Galapagos Islands with Takiri. I was so impressed that I decided to book this day tour from Quito. It was amaaaazing. We first stopped at this tiny hole in the wall kinda place to check out these cute little hummingbirds flying around while you're having a drink. Then we headed to a coffee farm that was in the most beautiful setting: rolling hills, cloud forest. It's one of those place that you'll see in magazines. We tried different coffee drinks (delicious!) and walked around the farm, seeing the whole process of tree to drink. We even participated in some of these activities. Then we went to a small chocolate farm. The tour was interesting, but omg: we tried so much chocolate (and cacao drink), and even the seeds etc. Understanding the chocolate making process, and tasting it at different stages: I'll never look at it in quite the same way. Totally recommend this tour!!
Mkstrr,,Aug 22, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
We did the coffee + cacao day tour from Quito. Our guide/driver Ivan was fantastic, with loads of information about the area and about Ecuador in general. The coffee plantation was the highlight - a really nice venue, and fascinating to see it all in so much details (the dogs Nala and Max were pretty cool too). The cacao factory and the hummingbird stop were great too! Highly recommend!!




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