位于赤道几内亚首都马拉博(Malabo)的芬卡·桑帕卡(Finca Sampaka)始建于1906年,距今已有超过100年的历史。这里不单是一座仍在大规模生产的农业基地,更是几内亚湾殖民历史与可可文化交织的活样本。庄园坐落在比奥科岛(Bioko Island)肥沃的火山土壤上,距离马拉博国际机场(SSG)仅约5分钟车程,对于初抵此地的旅行者来说,这里是了解这个石油国家另一面——农业传统的最佳起点。
庄园的名字Sampaka最早可以追溯到一位名叫塞缪尔·帕克(Samuel Parker)的利比里亚移民。他在19世纪末期定居于此,随着当地口音的演变,他的名字逐渐从Sam Peik变成了如今家喻户晓的Sampaka。这里曾是西班牙殖民时期规模最大的种植园之一,鼎盛时期占地面积达到将近1000公顷。如今漫步在庄园内,依然能看到那座标志性的绿色木质主楼。这座房子采用北欧松木建造,这种极具异域色彩的建筑材料在闷热潮湿的非洲海岛上矗立了百余年,至今仍保留着殖民时代的威严与沧桑感。
很多西班牙游客来到这里是为了追寻电影《棕榈树下的雪》(Palmeras en la Nieve)的影子,这部影片描述了殖民时期在几内亚湾种植园工作的悲欢离合,而芬卡·桑帕卡正是其重要的历史背景参考地。现在的庄园归属于CAMASA公司管理,在保留可可种植传统的同时,也开始向更多元化的农业转型,包括咖啡、黑胡椒和热带花卉的培育。这种混合种植模式不仅是为了商业利益,更是为了维持岛上脆弱的生态平衡。
如果你在周一到周五的上午时段前往,通常可以预约到庄园的导览服务。最直观的体验是从那一排排整齐的可可林开始的。导游会现场采摘成熟的可可果,让你亲眼看到包裹在白色果肉里的新鲜种子。接下来是庄园最核心的环节——干燥场。在这里,可可豆会被摊开在巨大的木质托盘上,利用非洲赤道的阳光进行自然脱水。这种传统的日晒工艺能够最大限度保留可可本身的果香,也是高品质可可豆与工业化产区的主要区别。随后,这些经过发酵和烘干的豆子会被送入小型加工车间,完成从原豆到手工巧克力的华丽转身。
庄园内的纪念品商店是所有甜食爱好者的天堂。这里的巧克力以Tree to Bar(从树头到排块)为核心理念,意味着所有原料都源自庄园自产。推荐尝试他们70%浓度的黑巧克力,口感非常纯正,带有比奥科岛火山岩土壤特有的微酸和烟草余韵。此外,庄园还开发了许多创新口味,比如加入当地特色姜片、香茅(Country Tea)甚至是黑胡椒的巧克力。如果你运气好,还能买到由可可豆壳制成的茶包,泡出来的茶汤透着浓郁的巧克力香气,却完全没有热量负担。
庄园的位置非常便捷,如果你住在马拉博市区,打车前往大约只需要10到15分钟,车费通常在1000到2000中非法郎(XAF)之间。开放时间方面,周一到周四是早上8点到下午5点,周五则会提前到下午3点闭园。说实话,周末通常不开放导览和商店,所以建议大家一定要错开周末前往,否则只能在门口看看那座老房子。到了之后如果没看到工作人员,可以直接去主办公区询问,那里的管理人员通常非常友好。
庄园内部植被茂密,即便在树荫下也非常闷热,而且蚊虫较多,建议穿着透气性好的长裤并带上防蚊喷雾。价格方面,这里的手工巧克力排块价格大约在3000到5000中非法郎左右,虽然比超市里的工业巧克力贵一些,但考虑到其独特的手工工艺和扶持本地社区的意义,这绝对是赤道几内亚最有诚意的伴手礼。需要提醒的是,由于几内亚湾气候炎热,买完巧克力后最好尽快回酒店放入冰箱,或者在回程当天的最后时刻购买。
如果你只是去商店买巧克力,直接在营业时间内前往即可。但如果想要包含讲解和车间参观的完整导览,最好提前一天通过他们的官方社交媒体或电话预约,特别是对于人数超过4人的团体,预约能确保有懂外语的导游接待。
完全可以。这些巧克力是密封包装的,符合大多数国家的入境申报要求。不过要注意马拉博的高温,巧克力极易融化。建议在箱子里放一个简单的隔热袋,或者把巧克力放在手提行李中,利用飞机的空调环境来保护它的形状和口感。
他们的黑胡椒(Pimienta negra)非常出名,香味纯正,是当地主妇最爱的调味品。另外,庄园苗圃培育的热带兰花和装饰性盆栽也非常漂亮,不过植物类产品很难带出境,建议就在现场欣赏或是在庄园附设的咖啡厅里喝一杯地产咖啡。
纯购物是不收门票的。带讲解的庄园导览费用通常在10000中非法郎左右,具体价格会根据季节和包含的品鉴内容有所变动,建议出发前通过庄园官网确认最新信息。
Alvaro Almagro Colorado Good morning The information on the schedule is surprising. At the entrance there is a sign that says Attention to the public, hours from 08:00 to 16:00 from Monday to Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday. I went this morning at 12:05 and they told me that it is closed for staff rest and food. I ask why it doesn't say so on the sign where they have the schedules posted and they don't know. Is it difficult to enter the correct information? , I had to return with a cost of 2000xfa due to bad information from Casa Mallo. Oh? On the website they say that they are open until 5:00 p.m. What is the correct schedule? It costs a lot to get good information and put a little love into things. We tourists appreciate it
Will Crocktow Tree to bar chocolate factory and so much more! If you do one thing in Malabo it should be this. The one hour tour contains an incredible variety of experiences from botany lessons to scenic beauty to history to a wild variety of machinery both old and new. Of course much of this is accompanied by delicious aromas and eventually you get to taste the different flavours of chocolate, many of which feature the spices you've seen growing in the gardens during your tour. The tour is reasonably priced at 10000 CFA but the best thing is that you get that money back if you spend it in the shop at the end, which is of course very easy to do! Our guide was also excellent and I just can't fault anything with this place, it was a perfect experience.
Make it simple but significant Historical place to visit where cocoa an coffee is harvested since 1907, interesting tour with guide takes one hour with good explanation, after visit there 8s a shop where you can purchase products of the finca. Definitely recommend Historical place to visit where cocoa and coffee have been harvested since 1907, an interesting tour with a guide takes an hour with a good explanation, after the tour there is 8s a shop where you can buy products from the finca. I really recommend The history of the visit must be based on cocoa and coffee from 1907, an interesting guided tour that lasts for a while with a good spy, but the visit is a negotiation which is possible to acquire the product from the finca. Consiglio lively
Walid Mahdaoui …. A must do !
Phaino Aletha One of the first places to go on Bioko island for sure. It is a great educational experience and also a great example of how to help build up local populations. I brought students here and we saw how the owners and farmers and government work together for the betterment of the society and farmer's lives. It is inspirational. The owners are tremendous people, very humble and down to earth. There is also a movie about the finca. Great introduction to EG and its history.