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Impact Trips
CHOBA CHOBA
Witness our impact in Peru
On our Impact Trips you will witness the influence of our
common Chocolate Revolution in the Alto Huayabamba by
living with our cacao farmers and co-founders and seeing
their extraordinary life and the excellent quality of their
work. You will discover where and how cacao is grown and
you will dive into the deep jungle of the Amazon.
The reason why we call it “Impact Trips” is because this
unforgettable adventure will create a life-changing impact
on you and the Choba Choba cacao farmers. It will illustrate
once more that a different chocolate world, where produ-
cers and consumers directly connect, is not only possible
but already being created by you both!
choba choba
IMPACT TRIPS
Impact Trips
12-days Adventure Trip
to the Alto Huayabamba
Trip Summary
PLACE
Alto Huayabamba, San Martin, Peru
DURATION
12 days (incl. 2 days traveling)
TRANSPORT
International + domestic flights
Private taxi and bus
Private boat
ACCOMMODATION
3-4 star hotels in Lima and Tarapoto
Guesthouse and homestay in farmers’ communities
PARTICIPANTS
12 people
GUIDE
Local guide
PRICE*
CHF 3’900.-
(CHF 500 additional for single traveller)
TRAVEL DATES
03.06.2020 – 14.06.2020
02.06.2021 – 13.06.2021
04.08.2021 – 15.08.2021
* any profits generated from these trips will be used to finance our impact projects in the Alto Huayabamba
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Choba Choba Impact Trips
Day 1
Flight to Lima
We take the morning flight from Zurich to Lima (approximately 16 hrs) where
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we arrive at night. Our guide will be welcoming you at the airport and the
transfer is organised to the hotel for a rest.
Day 2
Historical centre of
Lima -introduction to the
cocoa and the chocolate
world of Peru
In the morning, we’ll get acquainted with Peruvian culture visiting the
historical centre of Lima, strolling through the old town and marvel-
ling at the ‘City of Kings’ as it is known.
Just before going for a delicious typical Peruvian lunch, we’ll have our
first introduction to the cocoa and chocolate world of Peru. Amanda at
El Cacaotal will take us through the history and huge diversity of
Peruvian cocoa. Get your ears and taste buds ready, it’s a sensorial
tour!
In the afternoon, you’ll have either the option to rest or to discover with
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our guide the local scene of Barranco where artists, artisans meet to
give the neighbourhood its bohemian atmosphere.
We spend the night in Lima at the same hotel.
Day 3
Flight to Tarapoto:
explore town
In the morning, we fly to Tarapoto, the largest city in the Province of
San Martín. It is known as the ‘City of Palms’ and is surrounded by
Amazonian cloud forest.
Upon arrival, we will be transferred to the hotel where we check-in
and take a rest or start exploring the neighbourhood.
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Choba Choba Impact Trips
Day 4
Tarapoto-Juanjui boatride
to Pucallpillo: welcome
Apéro
On day 4, we travel from Tarapoto to Huicungo by car or bus where
we will have the chance to taste the delicious Juanes, a typical
Peruvian dish from the region. Huicungo, in the District of Mariscal
Cáceres, is a small town known for agriculture and as gateway to
the Nationalpark Rio Abiseo. In the afternoon, we will take a
beautiful 3-hours boat ride to Pucallpillo through rainforests
following the meandering Huayabamba river, a tributary of the
Amazon.
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There will be a Welcome Apéro prepared by Choba Choba
farmer-entrepreneurs upon our arrival. We will stay at their
houses whilst being in Pucallpillo as there are no hotels or
guesthouses.
Day 5
Getting to know each
other and cocoa training
In the morning, we’ll take the time to get to know each other.
Travelers and farmers will exchange about their lives or any
special talent they might have. Just a great way to break the ice
and start the adventure with the human dimension we want to
foster!
In the afternoon, you receive cocoa training and education: you’ll
get an introduction on the whole cocoa chain and the farmers will
explain the cocoa post-harvest process in the newly built Choba
Choba Post-Harvest Center. Later in the afternoon it gets
hands-on: you will be able to practice your harvesting and
fermentation skills! The farmers will also present the projects of
their farmer association and explain you why starting Choba
Choba was important to them. We will have a delicious meal
prepared by the farmers and spend the night at their houses.
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Choba Choba Impact Trips
Day 6
All about our
Nativo Project
In the morning, our agronomists Jimy and Mateo will give you a
comprehensive introduction into our Nativo Project! Just enough to
go well equipped for a discovery tour in the forest to explore and
learn about the different cocoa varieties and their ecosystems.
By the end of the morning, we take the boat to Santa Rosa, the
second village of the Choba Choba farmers and co-founders. Upon
arrival enjoy the welcome lunch prepared by Charito and her family.
You will love the afternoon program: Cocoa and chocolate tasting
will not only treat you with some extraordinary aromas, but also
allow you to compare several cocoa varieties and understand why
different varieties make a distinct chocolate. You will also be
introduced to the chocolate-making process. We will spend a restful
night at farmer Oswaldo and Charito’s guesthouse.
Day 7
Boat trip to El Breo
waterfall
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Early in the morning we will visit the magical El Breo waterfall,
located at the heart of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Gran
Pajatén. Our boat ride will bring us upstream the Huayabamba river
through deep jungle and if you’re lucky, you’ll spot a yellow-tailed
woolly monkey, endemic to this place. You’ll be amazed by the
diversity of birds and butterflies and the impressive waterfalls will
no doubt enchant you! Later in the afternoon we will return to Santa
Rosa where we will have dinner and stay for another night.
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Day 8
We are all
Choba Choba
In the morning, we’ll spend time together with the farmers to
discuss about our community of change-makers. The farmers will
share with you why they felt change was needed, why they started
Choba Choba and what their hopes and expectations for the future
are. They will be also very keen on knowing why you, as consumer
and person, are interested in Choba Choba? What are the changes
you want to see and contribute to? This will give birth to an exciting
and constructive exchange on the new chocolate world we want to
co-create – the core mission of Choba Choba.
In the afternoon, we’ll have more time to enjoy the beautiful and
wild surrounding nature.
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Relaxing day with fun
activities and goodbye
dinner
Day 9 is booked for a relaxing day at the cocoa farm with optional fun
activities like river swimming, donut-riding (on rubber tires), fishing,
cocoa harvesting, or hiking for those with endless energy who want
to keep exploring the surrounding jungle.
In the late afternoon, we’ll organise a feedback session with our
hosts. The farmers are always keen to hear your impressions, what
you liked most or what they could improve about the jungle stay in
the future.
In the evening, we will have a celebration and goodbye dinner in
Santa Rosa and will spend the last night at Oswaldo and Charito’s
guesthouse.
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Choba Choba Impact Trips
Day 10
Discover our export
partner in cosy Lamas,
return to Tarapoto-flight
to Lima
On day 10 we leave early by boat back to Juanjui, the district capital.
From there, we will be taken to Lamas, a small picturesque town with
a fresher climate, where we will have lunch and delicious coffee,
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grown in the region and famous for its taste. We’ll visit Oro Verde, our
local export partner and you’ll gain more knowledge on what happens
with our cocoa in between the farms and the harbour of Lima.
In the early afternoon, we travel to Tarapoto by car or bus where we
board the domestic flight to Lima. In Lima, transfer to the hotel for a
rest.
Day 11
Museum of historical
memory
We visit the Centre for Remembrance, Tolerance and Social
Inclusion (LUM), a museum of historical memory opened in 2014.
This will allow you to better understand the time of terrorism and
Peru’s civil war that also severely affected life and people in the Alto
Huayabamba valley.
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In the afternoon, we’ll have some more time to discover Lima and
then take the night flight back to Zurich, full of wonderful memories
and adventure stories to tell back home.
Day 12
Return home
Arrival in Zurich and goodbye to the group.
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Choba Choba Impact Trips
12 days adventure trip to Alto Huayabamba
Included in the trip
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS Zurich - Lima
Lima - Zurich
including airport taxes and carbon offset
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS Lima – Tarapoto | Tarapoto – Lima
including airport taxes
PRIVATE TRANSPORT Private transfer from Tarapoto to Juanjui and back
BOAT TRANSFERS Juanjui - Pucallpillo
Pucallpillo - Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa - Juanjui
BOAT EXCURSION Day trip to El Breo
ACCOMODATION IN 3* or 4* hotels in Lima and Tarapoto (with breakfast)
LIMA AND TARPOTO
ACCOMODATION IN Guesthouse in Santa Rosa and homestay in Pucallpillo (both with full board)
ALTO HUAYABAMBA
MUSEUMS Entrance fee
ALL ACTIVITIES IN THE
ALTO HUAYABAMBA
LOCAL GUIDES AND English, German
TRANSLATOR
Not included Requirements
in the trip
LUNCH AND DINNERS IN LIMA OVERALL GOOD HEALTH
AND TARAPOTO
TRAVEL INSURANCE
TRAVEL INSURANCE (CANCELLATION,
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE)
VACCINATIONS
TIPS
Yellow fever, Diptheria, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis, Measles,
Hepatitis (A & B)
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Further information & contact:
www.chobachoba.com/trips
trips@chobachoba.com
PARTNERS
As part of their corporate social responsibility program, KLM supports Choba Choba with the organisation of this trip.
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