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Chocolate Making and Tasting at a Local Factory in San Jos
4.9
63 Ratings
San José
Guided by professionals, you will enjoyably uncover the full journey of cocoa transforming into chocolate. Additionally, you will be provided with all the necessary materials to produce and take home your own customized chocolates.
Guided by professionals, you will enjoyably uncover the full journey of cocoa transforming into chocolate. Additionally, you will be provided with all the necessary materials to produce and take home your own customized chocolates.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tapir Chocolates - This is a confectionery studio offering a comprehensive sampling of all cocoa derivatives. Initially, a succinct overview of cocoa’s history in the Americas is presented, accompanied by a tasting of raw cocoa fruit. Subsequently, participants sample cocoa seeds at various stages of refinement, including nibs, cocoa powder, cocoa…
- Tapir Chocolates - This is a confectionery studio offering a comprehensive sampling of all cocoa derivatives. Initially, a succinct overview of cocoa’s history in the Americas is presented, accompanied by a tasting of raw cocoa fruit. Subsequently, participants sample cocoa seeds at various stages of refinement, including nibs, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and chocolate beverages. Moving on to the contemporary realm of chocolate-making, guests will savor chocolates of varying cocoa intensities and then craft their unique chocolate blends, incorporating a variety of local ingredients and their personal touch of creativity. To conclude, eco-friendly packaging materials are provided, enabling attendees to wrap their handmade chocolates and take home a delightful souvenir of the experience.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Creative materials for eco-friendly packaging (boxes, wrapping paper, stickers, etc.)
- Inputs for personal use (caps, aprons, gloves)
- Equipment necessary to make chocolates (molds, spatulas, machines)
- Snacks
- Creative materials for eco-friendly packaging (boxes, wrapping paper, stickers, etc.)
- Inputs for personal use (caps, aprons, gloves)
- Equipment necessary to make chocolates (molds, spatulas, machines)
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Private transportation
Meal Options
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Chocolate Tasting - Fresh cocoa fruit; dry and roasted cocoa beans; cocoa nibs;
chocolates in different concentrations; cocoa drink.
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Chocolate Tasting - Fresh cocoa fruit; dry and roasted cocoa beans; cocoa nibs;
chocolates in different concentrations; cocoa drink.
Location
Tapir Chocolates
You can find our location as “Tapir Chocolates” in Google Maps, Waze or Uber. Yellow Gates.
Is the Street 29, Av 7 & 9.
Costarican direction: From "Parque Francia" 150mts North, is a white house, the only one with yellow gates (in front of the Kinder Garden).
Barrio Escalante, San José, Costa Rica.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(63 Ratings)
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Grizel
Mar 20, 2025
Great chocolate making - I appreciate Mauricio knowledge and expertise in helping us learn about cacao. I enjoyed the class very much and am happy with the production of chocolate bars that we made. Indeed a fun class to take
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136kennedyr
Mar 4, 2025
Chocolate-making in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 - An AMAZING experience you can't get anywhere else! The chocolatier reintroduced everyone to chocolate through history, then topped it all off with a tactile lesson in chocolate-making. From prepping chocolate bars, customizing with desired pices and fruit, to even designing the packaging for our home-made chocolate bars! Thank you Mauricio for the best day in Costa Rica ❤️
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692rileyk
Feb 26, 2025
Fun afternoon in San Jose - This was a great way to spend an afternoon in San Jose! Mauricio -- our chocolatier and guide -- taught us the history and story of chocolate and cacao farming in Costa Rica. We tried the cacao at different stages of production and then had the opportunity to make our own chocolate bars. He was fun and informative. I'd definitely recommend if you're looking for something fun in San Jose!
It is a bit difficult to find. It's just a few doors down on the same side of the street as the bar.
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John_w
Feb 25, 2025
It was a fun and... - It was a fun and informative session with Mauricio. He has a lot of knowledge about the history of cacao and chocolate making. It was a lot of fun tasting different chocolates and making my own chocolate bars.
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Helen_l
Feb 20, 2025
Excellent - It was wonderful experience the tour guide was amazing we really had a fantastic time i would recommend it to anyone
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Excursion276533
Feb 16, 2025
Great chocolate making tour - This chocolate making tour was so fun! Highly recommend if looking for something to do in San Jose! Delicious chocolate!!
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Claudelle_j
Feb 15, 2025
Great activity! - Very nice experience! We made 2 chocolate bars each and left with them! We had some explanations on how chocolate is made and then we proceed on the making
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Yfeisty1
Feb 7, 2025
Great chocolate, great fun! - Mauricio is a terrific host and teacher! We enjoyed every minute of the experience, and are now enjoying every bite of the chocolate bars we made! highly recommended!
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O7412atdonnac
Feb 6, 2025
Perfect experience! - This was a fun experience! Mauricio is wise, funny and fun. I learned a lot and had a great time! Making my own chocolate was a unique experience.
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Safiya_c
Feb 10, 2025
Scam - The owner canceled at the very last minute sending out an email 2 hours before the scheduled time. That’s an inconvenience when travel time for me was over that. The initial reason provided on the phone was “they didn’t have enough supplies to host anymore people.” When I advised I booked through viator, the reasoning changed to “the business like others in the neighborhood didn’t have water supply so they couldn’t host the class.” When asked, no other business on the street or across the street had a similar experience. So it seemed like a lie. They also have yet to process a refund despite cancelling the class. So this seems like a scam. Save your money and go somewhere else
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