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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

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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €37 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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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 in historic places
    • Enjoy a typical lunch in a beautiful place, in a colonial setting
    • Tour the colonial city – Quito's historic centre
    • 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
€18.71 x 2 Travellers€37.42
Total
Price is €37.43

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Pick-up from your accommodation is included
  • Inclusions
    Guided tour with stories, information, legends, and more
  • Inclusions
    Visit special places in city centre Quito, such as historical sites, churches, plazas, 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
    Transport in the city, depending on your place of accommodation and your choice of mode of transport

What you can expect

  • Quito's historic centre 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 handed 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 from Quito's history.

Location

Activity location

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    • Quito
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Quito
    • Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador