Learn about our Traditional Chocolate Making Tour
The Chocolate Making Sessions at a living Mayan Museum offers you the BEST of Real Mayan Culture and its authenticity. Experience the traditional Mayan way of making chocolate from bean to bar. Cacao Beans are grown by local farmers in Maya Center Village and is certified Organic.
Take a short walk to the cacao farm to learn about how cacao trees are cultivated.. The trained farmer will give you a detailed explanation and process of how the beans are extracted from the pods and then fermented and finally dried and ready to be processed into chocolate. You will roast your own cacao beans on the clay griddle, just like how the Mayans did.
Making chocolate on the Mayan grinding stone is a lot of fun! The cacao beans being ground on the grinding stone gets magical as you witness your chocolate beginning to unfold. What is more exciting is that you get to eat your own chocolate! The tour is very educational and hands on. You have got to do it.
TOUR COMBO OPTIONS
Cockscomb Guided Hike (lunch included)
- Chocolate Making Tour can be combined with Cockscomb Guided Hike (lunch included).
Tour Price:
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$175 USD per person (2 people)
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$140 USD per person (3 or more people)
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Our Tour Pricing
- 2 PAX: $75.00 USD Per Person
- 3 or more : $60.00 USD Per Person
What to bring?
Hat, Camera, Water, Insect repellant and Sunscreen
Dress: Short or long pants and comfortable sturdy footwear
Our tour duration:
Departs: 8:30/10:30 am or 12:30/2:30 PM
duration 2.5 hours
Intensity: Easy
Recommended by many friends & families
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why don’t we have an automated booking system?
We have found through experience that the old-fashioned way of interacting and discussing specific adventures with each potential guest enables us to best deliver you the adventures of a lifetime! It is very difficult to implement an automated system that can navigate through all the variables, but our friendly staff will be happy to walk you through creating the best itinerary for you.