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Traditional Chocolate Making in Belize 20% OFF

Location Hopkins, Belize
$88
$110
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The Traditional Chocolate Making in Belize offers a unique glimpse into the Mayan culture through the art of chocolate creation. This immersive 3-hour experience allows you to create your own chocolate from cacao beans, all while learning about their historical significance.

  • 🍫 Visit a local cacao farm to see fresh cacao pods straight from the tree, surrounded by the sweet fleshy fruit.
  • 🪨 Participate in the entire process of traditional chocolate making, including grinding cacao into a paste using a mortar and pestle.
  • 📚 Discover the history and importance of cacao in Mayan culture, including its historical role as currency.
  • 🥥 Taste organic chocolate handmade by you, with the chocolate paste setting in the fridge for a delicious treat.
  • 🚶‍♂️ Enjoy a short walk to the cacao farm, where you’ll learn about the cultivation of cacao trees from local farmers in Maya Center Village.
  • 🌱 Get a detailed explanation from a trained farmer on how cacao beans are extracted, fermented, and dried for chocolate making.
  • 🔥 Roast your own cacao beans on a clay griddle, experiencing the traditional methods used by the Mayans.
  • 🎉 Grind cacao beans on a Mayan grinding stone, watching your chocolate come to life in this hands-on and fun process.
  • 🚐 Pickup is included, along with an air-conditioned vehicle for your comfort during the tour.
  • 💧 Bottled water is provided, ensuring you stay refreshed throughout this educational adventure.

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Traditional Chocolate Making in Belize
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Bottled water

  • Che'il Mayan Products
    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.

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Traditional Chocolate Making in Belize 20% OFF

    Location Hopkins, Belize
    $88
    $110
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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