The Organic Cacao Tour

General information

Destination
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Program details

The Dominican Republic is the number one exporter of organic cocoa in the world. Cocoa, an indigenous product of the Americas, has been since the beginning of the European settlement of the island a commodity in the economy of this first country of the new world. An integral part of the Dominican diet, the quality of our cocoa is part of the best chocolates in the world. The tour will take you to the old sugar plains of north Santo Domingo, which is now a free spirited and cultural haven where a cluster of independent local farmers produce some of the country's highest quality cocoa beans. You will appreciate all stages of cocoa growing, select some beans and participate in all the steps of the process. The trip will continue at the Guillen brothers farm/atelier where a group of chocolatiers will roast, hand grind cocoa and make chocolate for your enjoyment. The trip will follow with a meal cooked outdoors with your pick of meats and roots vegetables and your choice of Dominican beers and cacao wine. The tour will end with a musical festival of Dominican-African rhythms inspired by sugarcane and drums.