Eden Chocolate Tour with Lunch: Make Your Own Bonbons

Roast cocoa beans, grind them, and shape chocolate you made yourself

The Eden Chocolate Tour is a hands-on class where you roast and grind cocoa beans, learn the conching and refining process, and make your own chocolate bonbons at an organic plantation near La Fortuna. The experience runs two and a half hours and includes a tasting of five different chocolates, caramelized cocoa seeds, a cacao tea, and a typical Costa Rican lunch afterward. A live guide in English or Spanish leads the whole thing.

The Experience

The tour starts in the cocoa plantation itself, where you see the cocoa flowers and trees growing, then watch the fermentation and sun-drying process that turns raw beans into something usable. That first part grounds you in where chocolate actually comes from — not a factory floor, but soil and sun and time. Then you move into the ranch to do the work yourself: roasting the beans, grinding them, learning how conching and refining turn ground cocoa into the smooth paste that becomes chocolate. By the end of that sequence, you shape your own bonbons by hand.

The tasting runs through five different chocolates the plantation makes, plus caramelized cocoa seeds and a cacao tea brewed from the plant itself. These are not samples you rush through; they are the flavors that define what Eden does. After the chocolate part wraps, you sit down to a Costa Rican lunch made by people who work at the plantation — not a catering spread, but food tied to the place you have spent the morning.

The whole experience fits into two and a half hours. A guide in English or Spanish walks you through each step, so you are not figuring out the process alone. The plantation is set on rustic, natural ground where birds and animals move through, which changes the feel of the morning from a workshop to something closer to being outside.

What’s included

• The experience includes a guide in English or Spanish.
• a tasting of five different chocolates, one caramelized cocoa bean, and a cacao tea.
• lunch made by the plantation team.
• and the chance to roast, grind and shape your own chocolate bonbons.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendly

Operated by Eden Chocolate Tour

Is this one for you?The tour picks you up and brings you to the plantation, so you do not need a car or need to find the place yourself — the guide handles the route and the timing, which matters if you are staying in town without your own transport.

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Top questions

What exactly do I make during the chocolate tour?

You roast cocoa beans, grind them, and shape chocolate bonbons by hand. The guide walks you through the roasting, grinding, conching and refining steps so you understand how each one changes the cocoa into finished chocolate.

How many different chocolates do I get to taste?

You taste five different chocolates the plantation makes, plus caramelized cocoa seeds and a cacao tea. These tastings happen after you finish making your own bonbons.

Is lunch included, and what kind of food is it?

Lunch is included and it is a typical Costa Rican meal made by people who work at Eden. It comes at the end of the chocolate experience.

How long does the whole tour take?

The tour runs two and a half hours from start to finish, covering the plantation walk, the roasting and grinding, making bonbons, tasting, and lunch.

What language does the guide speak?

The guide leads the tour in English or Spanish, so you can choose which one suits you when you book.

Is this tour accessible if I use a wheelchair?

Yes, the plantation is wheelchair accessible and the transportation options are also wheelchair accessible. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller.