Mayan Chocolate Making & Waterfall Swimming from Placencia

Make your own Mayan chocolate bar, then cool off in the waterfall

A half-day class in Placencia where you visit a small organic cacao farm, learn the history of the beans and how they're extracted from the pods, then make your own chocolate on traditional grinding stones at an indoor facility before swimming at a nearby waterfall. An English-speaking guide leads the experience and pickup from Placencia Village is included.

What’s included

• Pickup from Placencia Village in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• access to the cacao farm with the farmer's explanation of bean extraction and organic growing methods.
• chocolate-making instruction on traditional grinding stones.
• the Mayan chocolate bar you make.
• a stop at the nearby waterfall for swimming.
• an English-speaking guide throughout.

Times

• Every day except Saturday 08:00
• Saturday 08:00 10:00

Before you book

Group Up to 15 1 private ›

Live guide English Another language? ›

Meeting point and pickup Hotel pickup included.

Book up to 12h before

Ages Up to age 75

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund. It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Confirmation Confirmation within 48 h

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Stroller-friendly

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The experience

Placencia Village is where the tour departs, heading first to a small cacao farm where the farmer walks you through his organic operation: how the beans grow inside the pods, how they're extracted, and what makes the crop work on his land. This isn't a quick stop. The farmer gives you the full history so you understand what you're working with before you ever touch it.

From the farm you head to a small indoor chocolate facility where the actual making happens. You'll learn to grind the beans on traditional stones, the same method Mayan people used centuries ago, and by the end of it you're holding a chocolate bar you made yourself. The process moves from raw cacao to finished product in the same afternoon, so the connection between the farm and what lands in your hands stays clear.

After the chocolate work, the tour stops at a nearby waterfall to swim and cool off. The whole experience runs about four hours from start to finish, with an air-conditioned vehicle moving you between stops.

Top questions

What exactly do I learn to make at the chocolate facility?

You learn to grind cacao beans on traditional grinding stones and make your own Mayan chocolate bar, using the same methods that have been used for centuries in the region.

Does the farmer explain how cacao is grown and harvested?

Yes. The farmer gives you a complete history of his organic cacao farm and a detailed explanation of how the beans are extracted from the pods, so you understand the crop before you work with it.

Is swimming at the waterfall included in the tour?

The tour stops at a nearby waterfall after the chocolate-making session, so you can swim and cool off before heading back to Placencia Village.

Do I need to arrange my own pickup?

No. Pickup from Placencia Village is included, and you'll travel in an air-conditioned vehicle between the farm, the chocolate facility, and the waterfall.

Can I bring young children on this tour?

Yes. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, so families with little ones can join the experience.