Antigua Coffee and Chocolate Workshop from Quetzal Port

Make your own chocolate, then taste coffee at every stage of roasting

A hands-on class from Quetzal Port where you make chocolate truffles while learning how the Maya discovered cacao, then tour a coffee plantation to watch the wet mill, dry mill, roasting and packaging before tasting the finished cup. The experience includes a sightseeing stop in colonial Antigua Guatemala and runs for seven hours with hotel pickup and a live guide in English or Spanish.

Step-by-step itinerary

Coffee and chocolate workshop with sightseeing

• Pickup at cruise terminal
• Drive to Antigua (1h 45m)
• Tour coffee process and degustation
• Chocolate making workshop
• Sightseeing main square and Merced Church
• Drive back to cruise terminal

The experience

Antigua Guatemala sits about 1 hour 45 minutes inland from the cruise terminal. Your guide picks you up at the welcome hut and drives you to a working coffee plantation, where you walk through each stage of production: the wet mill where beans are fermented and cleaned, the dry mill where they're sorted and hulled, the roasting facility where the beans turn from green to brown, and the packaging line. You taste a cup of real, 100% pure Antigua coffee at the end of the tour. The coffee this region is known for.

After the plantation, you move into a 45-minute chocolate workshop. You make your own truffles from scratch while the guide explains how the Maya first discovered cacao and how the beans were processed into a drink centuries before chocolate became a European delicacy. This is hands-on: you're tempering, shaping and finishing the chocolates yourself, not watching a demonstration.

On the drive back to the cruise terminal, you stop in Antigua Guatemala for a sightseeing tour of the colonial city: the main square and the Merced Church are the two stops. All schedules adjust to your ship's arrival and departure, so the class can run in the morning, afternoon or whenever your port call allows. Land transport, the guide, all fees and taxes are included.

What’s included

• Land transportation from Quetzal Port to the coffee plantation, chocolate workshop and Antigua Guatemala.
• a 45-minute hands-on chocolate workshop where you make truffles.
• a complete coffee plantation tour with wet mill, dry mill, roasting and packaging.
• a tasting of 100% pure Antigua coffee.
• a sightseeing tour of colonial Antigua Guatemala with stops at the main square and Merced Church.
• a live guide in English or Spanish.
• all fees and taxes.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 07:30

AgesAdult (18 to 70 years) · Senior (71 to 90 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (7 to 12 years) · Infant (under 7): free

GroupUp to 10

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 2 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Guate Tours by Nelson.

Is this one for you?The pickup from Quetzal Port means you don't need a car or arrange transport yourself. Your guide meets you at the terminal and handles the drive to the plantation and back. This works well if you're staying on the ship or don't have a rental.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (7 to 12 years); Infant (under 7): free.

How long does the coffee plantation tour take?

The coffee plantation tour is part of the full experience and includes watching the wet mill, dry mill, roasting and packaging before you taste a finished cup. The entire class from pickup to return to the cruise terminal runs seven hours.

What exactly do I make in the chocolate workshop?

You make chocolate truffles from scratch during the 45-minute workshop. The guide teaches you the process the Maya used to discover cacao and how it was transformed into the chocolate eaten around the world today.

Does the class include lunch or snacks?

The class includes the coffee tasting and the chocolate you make. You'll taste a cup of real Antigua coffee at the plantation and finish your own truffles in the workshop.

Is transportation from the cruise terminal included?

Yes, pickup is included from the welcome hut at Quetzal Port. Your guide drives you to the coffee plantation, the chocolate workshop, and the sightseeing stops in Antigua Guatemala, then returns you to the terminal.