ECO COCOA FARM TOURS

ECO COCOA FARM TOURS ACTVITIES·       Duration of Tour (hours) 3-4hrs ·       Welcome with water ·       Welcome with fresh coconuts ·       Welcome with fresh palm wine·       Welcome Talk and outline of the entire day’s program ·       Traditional Welcome Ceremony ·       History of the farm and some background to Cocoa Farming in Ghana. ·       Guided Walking Tour of the Farm ·       Demonstration of cocoa bean planting, pollination, harvesting, fermentation and preparation process ·       Opportunity to see intercropping of food crops with cocoa (plantain, orange, cassava, sugarcane etc.) and rare hard wood species – (Emre, Ofram, Odum etc). ·       Visit to the banks of the Surum stream which borders the edges of the farm. ·       Visit to the lush bamboo groove which grows along the banks of the stream. ·       Visit to natural spring water source which comes from underground rock and opportunity to see traditional water source conservation methods. ·       Visit to seed farm for cocoa seedlings·       Demonstration of breaking of cocoa pod and onset of cocoa bean fermentation process . You will have an opportunity to try your hand at this and sample fresh cocoa beans. ·       Demonstration of cocoa beans drying process and tasting of raw, sun-dried cocoa beans. ·       Sampling of freshly cut farm fruit to include a selection from sugar cane, oranges, guanabana, bananas, coconuts, pineapples. ·       Chocolate Beverage & Chocolate Snack on outbound trip·       Snack Pack (Sandwich/ Wrap ) ·       Fresh coconuts provided for snack ·       Take-away Lunch Pack  ( Menu selection )  ·       Fresh fruit refreshments on the Farm (throughout the Tour) ·       Refreshment pit-stops during tour  – water provided ·       Cocoa products on departure from farm ·       Souvenirs & Goody Bag on departure from farm ·       Opportunity to purchase cocoa products at the Farm Shop