This is a one day  Full day  trip  divided in  three very  different  stages.

Stage One: 

The Estuary  motorized canoe ride

We ride  90 minutes+  down an estuary  learning all about this fascinating eco-system The mangroves its interaction with global  weather,  their symbiosis with  the red  crab. And the astonishing  abundance of  birds in the area.

Stage  Two:

The Howler  Monkeys  trail.

A walk  througha dry  tropical  forest  where we learn  about this very  interesting eco-system  the abundance and variety of trees is really  somethign to  be enjoyed Then  as we  walk  we´ll  come across a group  of howler  monkeys asthey  move around within the area.

Stage  three:

The cacao Farm

A visit  t o a real cacao  farm  (an actual working cacao farm) where  to  begin with  we´ll have lunch  a traditional  ecuadorian  lunch with a delicious local appetizer the n Chicken  prepared in a very  traditional  manner  and they  will  always  surprise us  with  dessert  and a freshly brewed  coffee.

Then  of course the all  important : CACAO  EXPERIENCE we´ll walk  around the farm all about cacao  (chocolate raw material) sample the fresh  friut, then  learning  by  actually  doing, all  the process from  cacao  all  the way  to  chocolate bars.