Top Guayaquil Dining Experiences

Foodies visiting Guayaquil—this one’s for you! Enjoy the ultimate gastronomic experience to help you learn about Ecuadorian dishes, without doing any prior research. During the experience, you can discover fun facts about local ingredients that you’d miss out on otherwise, with an exciting exploration of the municipal markets. Then, enjoy a chance to prepare and taste a range of traditional dishes, which may include shrimp ceviche and “yapingacho” (Ecuadorian pancakes).

This half day experience allows you to visit an organic farm with several plantations where you can choose the products of the harvest to prepare your own food. This is a fun and educational way to learn more about Ecuadorian cuisine, where you will learn to make typical dishes with natural and fresh ingredients. You will be surprised how easy and tasty it is to cook with products from the farm to your table. Then we will participate in an entertaining and educational experience to learn more about the wonderful world of chocolate. Discover how cocoa is grown, harvested, fermented and dried, the most valued in the world for its quality and flavor. Taste the cocoa fruit and learn about its properties and health benefits. Participate in an artisan chocolate workshop, where you will learn how to roast, grind, refine, temper cocoa and create your own chocolate bars or chocolates with different flavors and percentages of chocolate. You will be an expert chocolatier!

Glide up the estuary in a motorised canoe to see the peaceful local mangrove forest. Spot native birds and aquatic creatures living amongst the trees with the help of your guide. Visit a cacao farm to harvest and sample your own cacao and tropical fruit. Learn about the chocolate making process before enjoying a delicious traditional Ecuadorian lunch and chocolate dessert.