Chocolate Workshop in Cozumel: Make a Mayan Bar

Roll cacao into a chocolate bar using the recipe the Mayans created.

The Mayan Cacao Company in Cozumel is a 90-minute chocolate workshop where you learn to make a handmade chocolate bar using the authentic Mayan recipe. You work with cacao ingredients in a tropical setting, discovering the history of chocolate in the land where it originated. The workshop runs in English and Spanish, and children from age 5 are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Learn and make Mayan chocolate

• Discover origins of cacao
• Learn Mayan chocolate recipe
• Make your own chocolate bar

The Experience

If you land in Cozumel with a free afternoon or want to step away from the beach for a couple of hours, this workshop trades the usual tourist stops for something you actually make. You arrive at The Mayan Cacao Company and move straight into the work: the guide walks you through the Mayan recipe, hands you the ingredients, and you roll your own chocolate bar. It takes about 90 minutes from start to finish, and you leave with the bar you made.

The setting matters here—the company sits in a tropical space that frames the whole thing as more than a craft class. You're learning the history of cacao in the place where the Mayans first used it, so the location and the lesson fit together. The guide speaks English or Spanish, so language isn't a barrier, and kids from age 5 can join in and make their own bar alongside adults.

Bring the chocolate bar back to your hotel or your ship. It's small enough to pack, and it's the kind of souvenir that actually came from your hands, not a shelf.

What’s included

• All cacao ingredients for making your chocolate bar.
• instruction from a live guide in English or Spanish.
• the handmade chocolate bar you create.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by THE MAYAN CACAO COMPANY

Is this one for you?The workshop sits at The Mayan Cacao Company in Cozumel, so you don't need a car or a guide to get there—it's a fixed location you can reach on your own or by taxi. If you're staying elsewhere on the island or arriving without transport, this keeps the afternoon simple: show up, make chocolate, leave with something real.

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Top questions

Can I bring my kids to the chocolate workshop in Cozumel?

Children from age 5 can join the workshop and make their own chocolate bar. Infants can come if they sit on an adult's lap, and strollers are welcome if you need one.

What do I actually make during the 90-minute workshop?

You make a handmade chocolate bar using the authentic Mayan recipe. The guide teaches you the steps, you work with the cacao ingredients provided, and you roll and finish your own bar to take home.

Is the guide in English, or do I need to speak Spanish?

The workshop runs in both English and Spanish, so you can join in whichever language you speak.

What's included in the chocolate workshop price?

The workshop includes all the ingredients you need to make your chocolate bar and the instruction from the guide. The bar you make is yours to take home.

How long does the whole workshop take?

The workshop runs for 90 minutes from the time you arrive until you leave with your finished chocolate bar.