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A burlap sack filled with cocoa beans. 1
A pile of chocolate shavings. 2
A café counter with a chalkboard menu advertising 'Canelazo con Licor de Cacao' and 'Free Toco del Cacao'. 3
Four rectangular chocolate bars on a white surface. 4
A chalkboard sign advertising a free tour of the cacao tree. 5
By Cesar - geographer and local guide

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is P 2,671 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Taste typical food, sweets, and traditional drinks of your choice
    • Enjoy a typical lunch in a beautiful place, in a colonial setting
    • Tour the colonial city – Quito's historic center
    • Enjoy a fine chocolate experience with the world's best cocoa

Activity location

    • Quito
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Quito
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

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Sweets, cravings and history in colonial Quito

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English
Price details
P 1,335.58 x 2 TravelersP 2,671.16
Total
Price is P 2,671.16

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Pick-up from your accommodation is included
  • Inclusions
    Guided tour with stories, information, legends, and more
  • Inclusions
    Visits to special places in downtown Quito, such as historical sites, churches, squares, and old houses
  • Inclusions
    Visits to places where you can try all these traditional foods and sweets
  • Exclusions
    Prices of entrance tickets to sites and meals, as all activities can be chosen during the sightseeing tour
  • Exclusions
    Transportation in the city, depending on your place of accommodation and your choice of mode of transportation

What you can expect

  • Quito's historic center hosts an enormous number of heritage sites, including places, art, buildings, churches, squares, and more, among which there are many traditions and foods that are part of its history.
    Ice cream dating back to the 19th century,
    Sweets, traditional pastries
    Sandwiches made with a recipe passed down through generations
    Historic coffee shops in 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century houses
    Experiences with high-quality fine chocolate, its process, and its history
    Places with atmosphere and stories,
    Typical Ecuadorian lunch
    Empanadas, traditional snacks
    You can choose everything you want to try at different historical and heritage sites related to the history of Quito.

Location

Activity location

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    • Quito
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Quito
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador