Belize
Hands-on tour of the process of harvesting and preparing cacao as well as the significance for the Mayan culture. We enjoyed it and recommend it.
12USD pp for the hour long tour, includes lots of tasting. :)
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We found it much to expensive (tour and products). So we skipped it. We as World Traveler saw a lot of Chocolate farms. Unfortunately the US Tourists ruin the prices here, like everywhere in the world (sorry US guys 😉), but this is just one very clear example. Wait until Guatemala or South America, there are a lot of Chocolate Farms. Much cheeper and more charming.
Report Check-InWe came here for the chocolate making demonstration and loved it, $14 BZ per person (they accept PayPal if you don’t have cash on you). We walked here in 100 degree heat so we were ragged when we arrived and they were so nice, offering us water and turning the fans for us. We learned a lot in the demonstration and enjoyed mixing up the drinking chocolate. They also sell the raw Cacau nibs, cocoa powder made in house, and chocolate tea leaves, among other things.
Report Check-InWe loved the “tour” which is more a presentation. Lots of tastings and explanations about the “real” chocolate.
It takes a whole 45min to 1 hour depending on the questions and you taste cacao beans at different stages of their preparation, 2 cacao drinks, plus cacao wine.
For us, it was worth the 12$US.
Plus: the cacao nibs cookies they sell at the shop and the raw cacao nibs are absolutely amazing.
Report Check-InAgree with the first review, a really fun and interesting tour. We did the 1 hour tour which cost 24 Belize per person (every hour on the hour-ish). It’s very hands on, lots of tasting, very informative. Highly recommended.
Report Check-InHands-on tour of the process of harvesting and preparing cacao as well as the significance for the Mayan culture. We enjoyed it and recommend it.
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