Ziplining in Placencia with Belize Zoo & Jungle ATV

You grind raw cocoa beans on a Mayan stone tool and eat the chocolate you made.

This combined activity in Placencia pairs ziplining through the jungle canopy with an ATV ride through the rainforest and a hands-on chocolate-making session at a working cocoa farm. A guide leads the whole day in English or Spanish, with hotel pickup included. You'll taste fresh cocoa straight from the plant, operate a traditional stone grinder to make 100% natural chocolate, and sample tropical fruits picked directly off trees during the ATV portion.

Step-by-step itinerary

Chocolate making and jungle ATV tour

• Visit cocoa farm and meet farmers
• Taste raw cocoa bean and learn harvesting
• Make and taste natural chocolate
• Ride ATV through Belizean rainforest
• Sample fresh fruits from trees

The experience

The day starts at a cocoa farm where you meet the farmers and walk the rows to see how the beans grow. You taste a raw cocoa pod fresh from the plant, then learn the family traditions passed down for generations. In the second half of the farm visit, you use a Matate, a flat Mayan stone tool, to grind roasted cocoa beans by hand into chocolate. All the ingredients are natural with no additives or wax. You choose the cocoa percentage you want (most guests pick 85% dark) and take home what you make.

After chocolate, you move to the ATV portion. You ride through the lush rainforest canopy on your own vehicle (single or double seater, your choice) at whatever pace suits you. The guide stops along the way to point out the flora and fauna, and you can pick and taste fresh fruits straight off the trees: coconuts, soursop, blackberries, bananas and more. The whole experience runs 4 to 5 hours and includes an air-conditioned vehicle for transport, bottled water, and all facility fees.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• bottled water throughout the day.
• all landing and facility fees.
• a live guide in English or Spanish.
• access to the cocoa farm and chocolate-making tools.
• the chocolate you make.
• ATV rental for the jungle portion.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 07:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (8 to 59 years) · Child (3 to 7 years) · Under 3: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 30 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyNot recommended during pregnancy

Operated by Royal Belizean Adventures

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to combine ziplining and ATV riding in a single day: both activities run back-to-back with one guide, so you move straight from the farm into the jungle without switching between separate tours.

Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 7 years). Children under 3 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly do I do during the chocolate-making part?

You start by tasting raw roasted cocoa beans, then use a Matate, a traditional Mayan stone grinding tool, to crush the beans by hand into chocolate. You choose your preferred cocoa percentage (most guests select 85% dark), and since all ingredients are 100% natural with no additives, you end up with real chocolate you made yourself and can take home.

Can I pick the fruit myself during the ATV ride, or does the guide just show it to me?

You pick and sample the fruit yourself straight off the trees. The guide stops at different spots along the rainforest route so you can taste coconuts, soursop, blackberries, cocoa, bananas and other fresh fruits growing there.

Do I drive the ATV myself, or does someone else operate it?

You drive the ATV yourself. You can choose a single or double seater depending on your preference, and you set the pace. Go fast or slow as you explore the rainforest with the guide.

Is hotel pickup included from Placencia?

Yes, hotel pickup is included. An air-conditioned vehicle will collect you and return you after the activity ends.