Tourist activities at the Quinta

Discover all the tourist activities accessible from the finca

Forest hiking Take a swin in our river Ecuadorian cooking classes

Forest hiking

Two rivers cross the property in which you can swim when the current is not too strong. From the main house a wide path leads down to the first river: "Silanche River". You will cross the river in a hanging basket suspended at 4 m/13 ft above the water. From here, you will hike about an hour to go through the primary forest and to reach a second valley where runs another river with crystalline waters. When the water level is low, on the other side of this river, a path will take you to a waterfall. Allow all morning for this hike.

Birdwatching

Close to the house there are two self-guided hiking trails where you can observe a multitude of birds and insects. One of the trails goes through the cocoa plantation, the butterfly greenhouse and carries on along the forest at the edge of the property. A few clear places are ideal to birdwatch. We have identified around 250 species of birds, symbols of the richness of the Ecuadorian Choco. Our reserve is the home of a group of monkeys (White-Throated Capuchin) that, luckily, can be spotted from time to time next to the butterfly greenhouse.

Visit of the Butterfly Greenhouse

The guided tour of the butterfly greenhouse lasts at least one hour but visitors can stay as long as they wish to photograph the butterflies and can go back as many times as they want during their stay. This activity can be done in rainy weather and it allows our guests to witness the complete life cycle of nearly 20 species of butterflies flying in the nearby forest.

Cooking lessons

We offer cooking classes using local and original products. Classes can be held in the morning or afternoon followed by a meal in which our guests will taste their own dish.

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The other activities of the Quinta de Goulaine

Discover also the other activities you can find at the Quinta de Goulaine

Guest house

Guest house

The Quinta de Goulaine is an untouched tropical forest of 50 hectares at 460 masl / 1,510 fasl. We have refurbished our wooden house, built a large bungalow to receive our guests. At the entrance of the property, you will discover our tropical fruits, our cocoa plantation and our butterfly farm.

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Our butterflies greenhouse

Our butterflies greenhouse

This is the best way for our visitors to observe hundreds of butterflies, flying freely in a greenhouse, whatever the climatic conditions. As well as this visit, I also organize hikes in the forest to observe butterflies in the wild.

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Organic cocoa

Organic cocoa

The western part of Ecuador is famous for its cocoa. In partnership with a French chocolatier, we wish to develop a chocolate made in our property, a vintage of a specific "terroir" since, until now, it only exists a regional chocolate.

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