Summer Cacao Farm Tour Kyoto chocolate brand “dari K” is holding a tour to the cacao producing island of S ulawesi, Indonesia.

[Summer cacao farm tour] Kyoto chocolate brand “dari K” is holding a tour to the cacao producing island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. ​
Dari K Co., Ltd. Press release: March 25, 2025 [Summer Cacao Farm Tour] Kyoto chocolate brand “dari K” is holding a tour to the cacao producing island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. 6 nights and 8 days from Saturday, July 26, 2025. Go on a journey to experience the cacao production areas upstream of chocolate. The chocolate brand “dari K” developed by Dari K Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Representative: Ryosuke Kokubo) will hold a “Cacao Farm Study Tour” for 6 nights and 8 days from Saturday, July 26, 2025 to Saturday, August 2, 2025.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-0d3511fb9536aee0c2e74ebcc7826707-1620×1080.jpg Harvested cacao berries ■ What is a cacao farm study tour? This tour allows you to visit a farm in Indonesia, one of the world’s leading cacao producing countries, and learn about cacao cultivation, fermentation, and other processes up close, and experience the lives of farmers and their connections with the local community. Dari K, a chocolate specialty store based in Sulawesi that works with farmers from cacao beans, will guide you. ■ Experiences and discoveries that can only be achieved by visiting the local area Cacao, the raw material for chocolate, is actually a fruit. On this tour, you will be able to harvest cacao berries at the farm and enjoy the fresh cacao fruit (cacao pulp). This tour allows you to observe the post-harvest “fermentation” process that determines the taste of chocolate, conduct direct interviews with cacao farmers, and learn about the ingenuity used locally to produce high-quality cacao.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-a62da6e7db04778e4266c86d4f144dc0-1620×1080.jpg Cacao pulp tasting In addition to learning about the process from cultivation to post-harvest, you can also interact with local people through a walk through the market and a chocolate-making workshop at an elementary school attended by the children of cacao farmers. For dinner, you can enjoy home-cooked meals prepared at the home of a cacao farmer. Why not join us on a tour where you can experience Sulawesi’s rich nature and the warmth of its people?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-127305ac000f5aa0e36a56ef7e564e62-1620×1080.jpg Chocolate making workshop at elementary school ■ Event overview “8-day Indonesian cacao farm study tour with dari K” [Destination] Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Porewali Mandar Regency [Date and time] July 26, 2025 (Saturday) – August 2, 2025 (Saturday) [Number of people wanted] 24 people (minimum number of participants: 17 people) [Early bird deadline] Wednesday, April 30, 2025 [Final deadline] Saturday, May 31, 2025 [Departure decision] Friday, May 23, 2025 *If the number of applicants is less than the minimum number of participants, the event will not be held. ■ Tour dates 【Day 1】7/26(Sat) Fly from Japan to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. On the first day, we stayed at a hotel next to the Jakarta airport. 【Day 2】7/27 (Sun) From Jakarta, take a flight to Makassar, a city on Sulawesi island with cocoa farms. After arriving, we took a bus to Porewali, a farm area, and had a welcome dinner in the evening.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-e1c52b591bf1482ba86e42df829d358c-3360×2240.jpg Indonesian food image 【Day 3】7/28(Monday) A lecture on dari K’s local efforts and key points for enjoying cacao farms to the fullest. Afterwards, we visited the farm and saw how cacao is grown. At the workshop, you will see the process of turning cacao beans into chocolate. For dinner, enjoy home-cooked meals prepared by cacao farmers.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-53f86f11ebb51dadbd78b57db4b9061d-2218×1478.jpg Cacao harvest
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-f7f843ee91b50d553b45462edfc32231-1620×1080.jpg Sorting of cacao 【Day 4】7/29(Tue) At a local elementary school, we tried making chocolate from cacao beans with the children. After lunch, we visited a cacao farmer’s home and watched them grow seedlings. 【Day 5】7/30(Wed) After visiting the Porewari market and traditional sweets workshop, we will see some traditional performing arts of the area. A day where you can experience local life and culture.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-6aec368fcb6023d72d0f716373d091ee-1620×1080.jpg Porewali market
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-ca60be9a93ccbeeb4e0326f7f62b4630-3360×2240.jpg Traditional costume experience (only for those who wish) 【Day 6】7/31(Thu) Go to Makassar where the airport is. Watch the sunset on the beach and enjoy your final evening with a farewell dinner. 【Day 7】8/1(Fri) After breakfast, we held a review session of the entire tour. Lunch at a local coffee shop. shopping etc. 【Day 8】8/2(Sat) Return to Japan and arrive at Haneda Airport early in the morning. ■ Tour participation fee You can choose from two options: participating from Haneda Airport or participating from Sultan Hasanuddin
International Airport in Makassar. [Tokyo (Haneda) departure/arrival] 357,000 yen/person (tax included) The travel price does not include overseas travel insurance costs, fuel surcharges, airport
taxes/airport facility usage fees, domestic transportation costs, and personal expenses. [Local departure/arrival] 238,000 yen/person (tax included) The travel price does not include overseas travel insurance costs, fuel surcharges, airport taxes/airport facility usage fees, domestic transportation costs in Japan, transportation costs to Makassar, and personal expenses. *If you would like a single room, we will charge an additional 40,000 yen to the above price. *Please obtain your own VISA (online or upon arrival) ■ Discount (cannot be combined) ・“Early bird discount” for those who apply by the end of April. 10,000 yen off. ・“Student Discount” for students. 10,000 yen off. ■ Tour application Please apply using the form below.
https://n-tabeat.jtb.co.jp/tabeat/List.aspx?uflg=0&tourno=291115a97ea94d159c382b26&back=1 You can also check the tour details here
https://www.dari-k.com/news_post/tour202507 ■ Tour guide/staff Two dari K staff members and an Indonesian expert will guide you. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-c6607c4abcf81ee87070d5cdd4207d57-755×756.jpg Kokoro Adachi Dari K Co., Ltd. Management Strategy Department Joined the company in 2014 and lived in Sulawesi as a representative at KIC, a local subsidiary, from 2017 to 2022. While staying with a farmer, he connects cacao farmers with dari K and works hard to procure cacao beans. Currently belongs to the Business Strategy Department and is in charge of coordination work for the local subsidiary KIC. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-771af0b32deeeb19b66db6be440ac5d9-1080×1080.jpg Airi Kikukawa Dari K Co., Ltd. Management Strategy Department In 2016, interned at J E E F Japan Environmental Forum Indonesia Office. Engaged in supporting sustainable tourism development in Malasari village in Gunung Harimun Salak National Park. Since 2018, he has been in charge of travel and outing web media at JTB Publishing Co., Ltd. From 2022, he will be in charge of public relations and online shop at dari K.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/56176/34/56176-34-3f400b3b81907e3920b1fb898070b10d-1635×1636.jpg Kazuhisa Matsui Representative of Matsui Glocal LLC For 23 years until 2008, he was engaged in Indonesian regional research at the Institute of Developing Economies, and currently works as a consultant connecting Japan and Indonesia. So far, he has lived in Makassar, Sulawesi for a total of eight and a half years, including as a JICA expert (regional development policy advisor). He has served as an interpreter and coordinator for dari K’s cacao farmer tours since the first one. Specializes in Indonesian political and economic analysis, general regional development policy, multicultural coexistence, facilitation, etc. ■ Chocolate brand “dari K” dari K’s chocolate is made from cacao grown with care by farmers in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Using carefully selected ingredients and a simple recipe, we have achieved the original taste of fruity cacao. Based on the concept of “all-win chocolate that brings smiles to people’s lives: those who make it, those who eat it, and nature.”, we aim to make sustainable efforts by working with farmers to trade high-quality cacao at a fair price. Representative: Ryosuke Kokubo Address: 72-2 Shichiku Nishi-Takanawa-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 603-8205 (Head Office) Established: 2011 Homepage: https://www.dari-k.com