Cacao Plantation and Chocolate Factory Tour

Sightseeing  :  Dominican Republic  :  Duarte  :  San Francisco De Macoris  :  Half-day Tours

Enjoy an original Dominican cacao and chocolate tour at a farm La Esmeralda! Visit an organic cacao plantation and learn all the secrets hidden behind quality chocolate. Follow your sense of smell to our chocolate factory, where you will learn about the making of exquisite chocolate and how to make your own chocolate!The local cacao expert guide will guide you through each one of the steps in processing high-quality cacao. Beginning with the first step sowing, you will learn how to sow your own cacao plant, and continue to learn about the harvest, cutting and extraction of the grains in a cacao pod. Next, you will learn about the post-harvest process: fermentation and drying, which are determining factors in the quality of the chocolate.

You will also learn about the Dominican Republic ecosystem and what allows it to have the perfect conditions for growing fine cacao which evolves into the best quality chocolates.

After that, you will enter La Esmeralda Chocolate Factory, where enchanted by the different scents of chocolate, you will discover each of the steps in creating a chocolate bar. You’ll also be able to make your own chocolate!

Surrounded by the cacao trees and nature and while listening to traditional music, you will be able to enjoy an exquisite Dominican lunch.