Your guest house in the Ecuadorian Choco

Oasis of charm and tranquility in the wild of the Ecuadorian Choco.

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.
This project was born in France where we acquired our know-how in welcoming guests while preserving the environment. Butterflies are a childhood and a family passion and it seemed important to us to contribute to the preservation of this forest, unique in biodiversity and not as well-known as the Amazonian forest.

Our accommodations

You can choose from three simple and comfortable rooms in the main house with a shared bathroom. In the bungalow, close to the house, we have two double bedrooms with balconies overlooking the forest with a bathroom each. We have designed the furniture ourselves and decorated the rooms in harmony with the surrounding nature. Everything has been thought of to ensure that our guests can rest and relax. You will feel the family atmosphere!

The best of the quinta

Our open-plan kitchen and dining room overlooking the forest is the ideal place where we cook a simple local flavoured cuisine, typical dishes such as "palmito ceviche, grilled fish with plantain and cassava", as well as desserts like: Esmeraldas chocolate mousse or our specialty: the mandarin lemon tart, where we also get together to exchange our experiences of the day. Fresh fruit juices, wines and craft beers are also available to accompany your meals.

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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

Tourist activities

Tourist activities

The place is ideal to rest and relax; however, several activities are available for nature lovers. For safety reasons you will be accompanied by a guide who will do his utmost to show you an amazing diversity of the local wildlife.

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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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