ҮйБардык иш-аракеттерFood & Culture

🧘 Bean-to-Bar Chocolate & Mayan Cacao Workshop

Roast, grind and mold your own chocolate the Mayan way — history lesson included, bars to take home.

Баасы
$35–$79
Узактыгы
1.5-2 hours
Жыл мезгили
Year-round
Бул үчүн ылайыктуу
Families

Эмнени күтүүгө болот

  • Workshops at Ah Cacao-style ateliers, Kakaw museums and hacienda-format venues (Hacienda Sotuta de Peón day trips go deeper)
  • Process: roast cacao beans on comal, grind on a metate, spice with chile/vanilla, mold bars to take home
  • History module: cacao as Mayan currency and ceremonial drink
  • 1.5-2 hr downtown workshops $35-65; combined chocolate + tequila + coffee tastings ~$45-79
  • Kid-friendly — one of the few culture products that works for age 5+
  • Some Chichén/Coba tours bundle a cacao stop at Yaxunah-style communities
  • Vegan-friendly by default
💵 Баасын текшерүү: Downtown workshops $35-65; tasting-flight combos $45-79; hotel-hosted versions to $99

Билүү пайдалуу

Expect to pay between $35 and $79 USD per person depending on the operator, group size, and what is bundled in. For reference: Downtown workshops $35-65; tasting-flight combos $45-79; hotel-hosted versions to $99.

Plan for 1.5-2 hours. Times vary slightly by operator and pickup location, and hotel pickup adds transfer time at each end.

No — this runs year-round in Playa del Carmen. December–April brings the driest weather and biggest crowds; September–October is quietest with the best prices.

It is one of the most family-friendly picks in Playa del Carmen; kids are welcome and child pricing usually applies.

Bring an appetite and comfortable shoes — tastings and transport between stops are included.

Food and city experiences are all-weather.

A day or two ahead is usually enough outside holiday weeks, and booking direct often lets you pick the exact departure time you want.

Many operators include round-trip transport from Playa del Carmen hotels or a central meeting point on 5th Avenue; others charge a small supplement or are self-drive. We confirm pickup details with your booking request before you pay anything.

Workshops at Ah Cacao-style ateliers, Kakaw museums and hacienda-format venues (Hacienda Sotuta de Peón day trips go deeper) Process: roast cacao beans on comal, grind on a metate, spice with chile/vanilla, mold bars to take home History module: cacao as Mayan currency and ceremonial drink
дан $35–$79 USD

Бизге сиздин күндөрүңүздү айтыңыз, биз оператор менен жеткиликтүүлүктү жана эң мыкты учурдагы бааны тастыктайбыз. Алдыга төлөм жок, маржа жок.

Биз бир нече сааттын ичинде электрондук почта аркылуу жооп беребиз, жеткиликтүүлүгү жана так баасы менен.
  • ✓ Көпчүлүк турлар акысыз токтотулат
  • ✓ Бизге алдын ала төлөм жок — операторго төлөңүз
  • ✓ Бул жээкте жашаган чыныгы адамдар

Photo: EverJean, CC BY 2.0, via flickr

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