Mindo Chocolate Tour
Recommended by 95% of travelers
Mindo, Ecuador
- 1 hour (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Mindo, known for its coffee and chocolate production, sits just off the main road between Quito and Esmeraldas. On this chocolate-centric tour, get a behind-the-scenes look at the chocolate-making process from bean to bar at a small-batch factory. Taste fresh fruit straight from a cocoa tree and finish with a tasting of several varieties of chocolate.
- See inside an artisan small-batch chocolate factory
- Chocolate tasting, with other local food and beverage for purchase
- Multiple departure times to fit your busy itinerary
- Intimate small-group means more chances to ask questions
What's Included
- Food tasting
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Mindo Chocolate Makers9 de Octubre, Mindo 170167, Ecuador
All of our tours are at El Quetzal in Mindo. From the main square in Mindo El Quetzal is 2 blocks up the hill towards Casa de Cecilia.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
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Mindo
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 128 reviews
Brandon_C, Mar 2026
Got a slightly late start but they gave us some great hot chocolate for free make up for it. Fantastic! Once the tour got started, we only had three in our group but he spent over an hour with us describing all the nuances of producing chocolate and giving us numerous samples of the finished product. Highly recommended!
Jessica_T, Feb 2025
El Mindo Chocolate tour was amazing!!! Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and thorough. We were the only ones so we had a private tour which lasted a little over an hr. We got to try 9 different types of chocolates and a brownie and they were all amazing!! They also have a restaurant there and we had a petso, tomato sandwich which was delicious, but the chocolate martini was definitely the best! Would definitely check this out when you come for a visit!!
Tmima_G, Dec 2023
Sergio was amazing from the beginning: energetic, knowledgeable, and very friendly.
The flow of the tour was very appropriate. The combination of sit down for an initial taste of the beans from a fresh cacao , the walk in the garden to understand the trees and the flora in the area, to the processing steps and back to the tasting of real chocolate. Well designed!
From $12.00
per personup to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
