Cacao, Cocoa, Chocolate: A Taste of the Solomon Islands
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Port
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$99
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Solomon Islands cocoa, from the cacao plant, has duly earned a fantastic reputation among boutique chocolate makers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
This tour will take you to the cacao plantations of Guadalcanal. On site, you will taste the cacao fruit and learn about the process of fermenting and roasting cacao beans into cocoa ready for export. Watch the roasting of cocoa for a natural and healthy tea.
Visit Honiara’s only chocolate shop for a chocolate tasting and to see and enjoy all things chocolate.
Notes:
Due to road conditions, travel may be bumpy. Limited tourism infrastructure is part of the charm here; you are trading breadth of guide experience for authentic interaction. Please bring your spirit of adventure and bear with any language difficulties or operational surprises that may crop up.